The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-16
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Hon. j. D. Sayers Honored fol
the Third Time Without
Opposition.
Ringing Resolutions Which Fall
With a SickenIng Thud Upon
That BeXar County Pro-
tective Club,

Over fifty delegates to the congress
sional convention convened in the district
court room yesterday:
Hon. Oscar Bergstrom, chairman of
the executive committee of this, the Tenth
congressional district, called the meeting
to order at IL O'Clock, and announced that
the first business in order was tenn porary
organization.
Major John Holmes moved that Judge
q. L. Fillmore be declared temporary
chairman. Carried.
Mr.. Bergstrom moved that the chair
man appoint two temporary secretaries.
| Carried, and Mr.. j. j. Dickinson, of the
San Antonio Express, and W. M. Spence,
of Austin, were appointed.
Chairman Fillmore then announced that
the first business in order was the ap.
pointment of committees on permanent
organization, credentials aud resolutions.
Major Holmes moved that the tempo
rary organ ;zation be declared the perma-
nent, and that the convention proceed to
nominate candidate for congress.
Mr.. Schramn, of Bexar, suggested that
committee on credentials be appointed.
Colonel McLeary, of San Antonio, Of
fered substitute that the chairman ap-
point a committee on credentials to con-
sist of one member from each county.
Mr.. Randolph of Coleman, offered an
amendment that the chair appoint a
| committee on permanent organization
and resolutions.
The amendment was adopted and
Colonel McLeary's motion as amended
carried.
Chairman Fillmore then appointed the
committees as follows:
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
R. H. Ward, Burnett county.
Sam Lewis, Williamson county.
G. R. Gibson, Travis county.
H. NJ. Holmes, McCulloch county.
John j. Guion, Runnels county.
Scion Stewart, Kinney county.
H. M Garwood, Bastrop county.
Dan Pfeuffer, Comal county.
NJ. A. Martin, Coleman county.
Lewis Wood, Lampasas county.
NJ. G. Jackson, Llano county.
E. Redman, Menard county.
John T. Lytle, Medina county,
N. o. Green, Bexar county.
w. D. Williams, Uvalde county.
John A. Miller, Bandera county.
W. A. Wright, Blauco county.
S. B. Easley, Edwards coucty.
CREDENTIALS.
j. R. Hooper, Travis county.
H. NJ. Holmes, Kimball county.
John j. Guion, Runnels county.
L. O. Cain, Bastrop county.
Scion Stewart, Kinney county.
d. S. Chesshen, Williamson county.
r. II. Ward, Burnet county.
w. A. Wright, Blanco county.
Ed. Dryer, Bexar county.
7. H. Haynie, Lampasas county.
John j. Guion, Runnels county.
j, J. Collan, Coleman county.
l.. Henne, Comal county.
S. B. Easley, Edwards county.
j. A. Miller, Bandera county.
M. d. jackson, Llano county.
John L. Lytle, Medina county.
RESOLUTIONS.
j. w. Robertson, Travis county.
H. M, Holmes, Mason county.
John j. Guion, Runnels county.
Scion Stewart, Kinney county.
Chns. Crawford, Comal county.
s. Kelley, MoMullen county.
Ed De Montel, Medina county.
r. S. Bats, Bastrop county.
H. G. Randolph, Coleman county.
On motion of Mr.. GarwOod, of Bastrop
the convention took recess until l O'CLOCK
to give the committees time to prepare
their reports.
| AFTER RECESS.
Convention called to order by Chairman
Fillmore. The committee on ere,
dentials reported seating all the
| oil vi he
basis of representation to be one vote for
every 300 votes or fractional parts ovel
$50 votes, which gave the counties the fol
lowing votes:
Travis county is entitled to II votes
Comal county, votes; Blanco county,
votes; Bexar county, Is votes; Medina
county, 2 votes; Bandera county, 2 votes
Uvalde county, 2 votes Kinney county
1 vote; Edwards county, l vote; Ker
county, mot represented), 2 votes; Kendall
county; vote; Gillespie county, votes
Kimball county, vote; Burnett county 4
votes; Llano county, votes; Mason
county, 8 votes Menard county, l vote
Lampasas county, 3 votes; McCuiloct
county, 2 votes; Concho county, vote
Cole|an county, votes; Runnells county
l vote; Bastrop county, votes; William
son county, 8 votes; San Saba county,
votes. Total, So votes.
Report adopted.
The committee on permanent organiZa
ton reported as follows:
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
To the Hon. q. T. Fillmore, Temporary Chairman
Congressional Convention, Tenth Congressiona
District:
Your committee on permanent organi
cation beg leave to report the following a
permanent officers of this conventions:
For permanent president-Hon. j. Il
McLeary, Of Bexar.
For first -president-Hon r. II
Ward, of Burnet.
For second -presideut-Judge d. S
Chesser, of williamson.
For third e-president-Hon. NJ. A
Martin, of Coleman.
For secretary-J. j. CallaD, of Coleman
, Assistants-S. II. Dixon, of Travis; S. V
Pfeuffer, of Comal.
Sergeant at arms-Lee L. Shields, o
J Coleman.
Your committee further recommend tina
4 this convention not only slect Chairman
2 of this the Tenth congressional district, bu
! that it also elect an executive committee
e of eight members to assist the chairman
e said committee to be composed of mem
- bers from the different sections of tn