San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-20
VICTORIA REPUBLICANS
Hold Large and Enthusiastic Conven-
ton TO Elect Delegates to Waco.
VICTORIA, Victoria Co., Texas,
August lG, 1856. I


Editor San Antonio LIGHT.
The republican county convention mel
here on saturday the 18th inst, and wa,
largely attended by white as well al
colOred republicans, for the purpose Of
selecting delegates to the state conven-
ton, to be held at Waco, on the 25th
inst, Mr.. w. II. Ellis in the chair.
Mr.. II. Billings, an old-time republi-
can, and who for a number OF years held
the position OF postmaster OF this town
under the republican administrations
was called upon to address the meeting,
which he did in short but
Impressive manner, and calling upon
every republican present to stand fast
by the old party, and to beware Of GER
tain democrats now who were tr wing to
edge in, and who very suddenly became
republicans few days before the meet
in Sr. Ed sstterlee . q, the next called
for speech, who stated In q few brief
remarks that he was prepared to stand
by the party, and requested all present
to do the same thing, and by so doing
that victory would be theirs.
After the above mentioned gentlemen
finished. all present, with one voice,
called and cheered for the chair
man, Mr.. w. II. Ellis, young
and very bright colored man, and who,
by the way, lie q graduate from Ten
nessee college. His speech was deliv-
cred in very able manner, which had
the effect Of bringing forth rounds Of APP
plause at the end of each sentence.
He began by saying: extend to you
| my hearty thanks and deep-felt graft
tude for this unexpected time at which
l appear before you as one Of its fellow
pifizpnl and 0anflaman nj Viz
toria county, as this Is q day set apart
for our county convention by the good
ness of God, l am here before you and
glad to see so many faces that illumi-
nate this assembly, and among the many
strange faces which | see among US to-
day, Ia that OF the representative Of the
SAN ANTONIO DAILY AND WEEKLY LIGHT,
and whose card / have the pleasure Of
holding In my hand, and before l pro-
coed further, permit me to Introduce
him to you, who has so kindly consented
to wait over at our request to take down
our proceedings, in order that the same
might be printed In that greatest Of re-
publican papers. And after several
other complimentary remarks for
the LIGHT, he proceeded to say,
Gentlemen, l have said and will say
now that come here to-day to discuss
no political question nor to enter upon
any political point OF our government
which men may differ upon, because this
is not fit occasion to express my politi
cal opinion, as this Is friendly county
convention to elect delegates to the state
convention to be held at Waco on the
25th Of the present month. 1t is our
duty to select good, honest, energetic
republican men, as our success greatly
depends on the selection of delegates to
the state convention. 1t is to your in
terest to select among your delegates
from the various precincts who are here
in the interest Of their people the best
men possible, men who have been true to
our party, men of character and ability,
and when you do this, then gentlemen,
you can safely say that you have done
your duty and carried out to the full let
ter the objects for which this meeting
was called and which received such
noble response. Fellow-citiZens, l say
to you to-day 1 have nothing new to
tell you; 1 have neither explanation
nor qualification to give you. propose
to you, friends of Victoria county to-
day, that l advocate no platform but the
one of my life and birth. have no as
surance but the one OF my reputation,
which is well-known to all Of you, and
what have been in the past l am at
present no more OF no less.
Upon those grounds, l stand hand in
hand with my county, and to the repub-
lican party | trust it will not be with
you as with the Jews In the days of
of their captivity in Babylon, offered
prayers to our God, turning their heads
towards Jerusalum, may you on your re-
turn home with your heads to-
wards the republican party, invoke
Gods blessing for its success in the COM
ing elections.
The speaker further said that there is
one thing certain that there Is nothing
to be expected from the democracy ia
Texas here, for instance, is the plat
form based on free-trade policy,
which. undoubtedly, it is, and what
man can look upon 1t otherwise, and
yet they will have the presumption
to come to you and ask your support.
The fact is, the party leaders, as a
Iule, never desert the party, they ex-
pect something, they have understand
ing with each other on which they agree
to work together.
The republican party Is earnestly and
honestly for protection, protection Of
industries, protection OF person and pro-
perty, and for every American citizen
whether he be In Mexico, United States,
democratic party tried to put protection
ideas into their platform. just to catch
votes. Will 1t catch votes? 1t will II
the plain, honest workingmen can be led
as sheep to the slaughter by men who
| esteem party success higher than any
thing else. There is strong hope for
the silver rays of republication to reign
in Texas II the republicans can
reach directly the laboring men