The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Full and Harmonious Meeting
Yesterday.
Delegates Elected to the State
Convention and Resolutions
Adopted.

The county convention met yesterday
pursuant to call Of Hon. Wm. NJ. Brown,
chairman of the county democratic exec
ut.ye committee.
Mr.. Frank Morris w6s made secretary.
A committee on credentials was ap-
pointed, and reported, seating all d-le-
gates elected in the various wards and
precincts.
The committee also recommend that
twelve delegates be chosen by the conven-
ton to cast the vote of this county at the
Fort Worth and twelve other delegates to
ths congress on il conventions. And, upOn
permanent organization, recommend the
election of L. w. Smith as permanent
chairman and j. W. Cloud as permanent
secretary end N. j. Macarthur as assistant
secretary. The report was adopted.
Mr. f. G. Morris offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That this convention do low
proceed to the election of twelve dele
gates first to the Fort Worth state con
vention, and second, twelve delegates to
the congressional convention, and that a
ma ority vote shall be necessary to the
election of a delegate, and that the vote
be taken by wards and voting precincts.
Whereupon the following named gen
tlemen were elected delegates to the Fort
Worth state convention: +. q. Morris,
W. D. Williams, Walter Tips, W. B.
Workman, j. w. Robertson, j. G. Wilson,
S. G. Cranberry, Dr. h. NJ. SWearingen, A.
W.. Terrell, F. E. Smith, D. A. Todd and
Edgar Weidbahn.
The following to the congressional con-
ven'ion: u. T. Fillmore, M. Morris, L. s
Maxey, j. A. Hooper, Doctor II IL, q. E.
Anderson, A. s. Burleson, j. D. Sheeks, S.
Ii, Dixon, Gen. r. s. Walker, S. B. Giles
and E. Won Rosenberg.
Ex-Mayor Robertson offered the fol
lowing r solution, which was enthusiastic
ally ad opted:
Be it resolved by the democrats of
Travis county in convention assembled,
That we express our renewed confidence
and our abiding faith in the cardinal prin-
ciplts of the democratic party as declared
i'll the national platform adopted by the
Chicago convention in 1884, and upon
which the democratic party, led by the
inviucible Grover Cleveland, was placed
in lower, and by the will of the people
intrusted with the admins ration of the
government of this great and enlightened
republic.
And, be it further resolved that we de-
clare our full and unqualified indorse
m mt al approval of the wise and con-
servatiVe principles end politics of gov
ernment that have prevailed in our
tional affairs during the administra-
ton of Grover Cleveland as president Of
the United States, and we do most ear
nestly unite in the universal and uIani-
nous expression Of the will of the demo.
cratic party that swells up from every
state and territory of this union that
Grover Cleveland shall again bear our
standard to triumphant victory.
And be it resolved, That the very able,
practical and capable administration of
the public affairs of this state by Gov. L.
S. Ross merits and demands our fullest
approval and support, and we congratu-
late ourselves in common with the whole
people of this great state upon the fact
that the admins ration of our state gov
eminent has been so well directed and
successful that there is an accumulation
of surplus revenues in the treasury run
ming into the millione, and yet there has
been no increase in the burdens of taxa
tion and no reduction in expenditures for
necl ssary and useful purposes.
Mr.. Giles offered the following resolu-
tor, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the course of Hon. 10.
seph d. Sayers in congress meets our IN
qualified approval, and the delegates to
the congressional convention from this
county are hereby instructed to give him
united and hearty support for renomi-
nation.
The following resolutions, by Hon. John
j. Brown, were unanimously adopted
That the exercise of the taking power
by the general government should be
limited to the imposition of such taxes
only as are required to cover its reason
able expenditures and insure the steady
reduction and final discharge of the pub
lie debt.
That equality and justice demand that
the burde Sof the tariff should be ad-
justed so that any increase of price taken
from the consumer through the arbitrary
taxing power of government shall go in
the largest possible proportion into the
public treasury and not for the enrich
ment of particular individuals, classes or
combinations. Adjourned.