San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-03
DELAYED LETTER.
A Few Matters on the Deep Water
ConVen anton.
DENVER, August 80.

Daily LIGHT:
Atop. m, it is in order to say that
we have met the enemy and we are
not theirs.
Texas was divided as usual and the
Galveston crowd got in their work IL
the committee on permanent Organi'
Zation, the Texas members of com
mittee, all GalvestOnians, voting con-
trary to instructions and nominating
Noel, of Kansas, for permanent chair
man, when they were instructed for
Gov. Thayer, of Nebraska, the Texas
vote deciding the nomination. A
fight was made by southwest Texas
upon the report and after four hours
hard fight the Galveston crowd were
whipped and Gov. Thayer, of Ne
braska, was elected permanent chair
man by vote of 2l7 against 1873. The
sentinels of the sand bar city are
| knocked out of time but come
| up smiling for the next round
| when the committee on resolution
report tomorrow.
Governor Thayer is dignified old
gentleman. A fine presiding officer,
a republican of course, for many years
conspicuous figure in congress and
will add lustre to the convention
and confer dignity upon its delibera-
tiOns.
Captain Story, as chairman of
committee on credentials, has done
good work.
Dana, of Denver, whom San
AntOnians will remember as a deep
water delegate, is permanent secre-
tary.
Senator Houston is the southwest
Texas member of the committee on
permanent resolution, and your
correspondent looks after the journals
and joins the rest of the boys
in lobbying for Arkansas Pass one
thousand copies of the statistical re-
port bear in large red type upon the
cover, these words:
SOUTHWEST TEXAS
asks to be awarded the contract on the
engineers estimates for a navigable
channel across Arkansas Bar p feet
Interstate deep water cOnYen ton will
ask congress to make the necessary
appropriation, southwest Texas pledge
themselves to have this deep water
harbor at Arkansas Pass ready for
business within two years.
They have created no little COM
ment and have provoked wide
enquiry.
the master strokes of the day were
Ex-Governor Gibbs challenge to Gal
weston and Kansas to enter fight for
craftsmanship, and Senator Gus
HOuston's speech in presenting the
gavel.
After Gov. Thayer had made his
speech upon taking the chair
at $3.50 p. m. Mr.. Houston speak
ing to question of privilege
presented the deep water convention
with a beautiful gavel solid ebony,
silver mounted, bearing the following
inscription:
"DENvER DEEP WATER CONVENTION,
BY
SAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS RAIL
WAY.
AUGUST 18TH, 1SSS.'
In presenting the gavel the speaker
made a most appropriate address re-
way in glowing terms and then
handed it to the chairman with the
remark that it was to be kept by him
and by him transmitted to his success
sor two years hence, at which time a
convention would be held at San An
tonic to celebrate the opening of Aran-
sas Pass by private capital to depth of
20 feet. The closing was boomerang
for Galveston and was received with
! the widest cheers.
Southwest Texas and the friends Of
Arkansas Pass are loaded for bar and
4 49, l.
or have plenty of bar meat for supper.
When the fight closes the report will
be made promptly. When that will
| be no one knows. There has been no
sight seeing, no recreation, but hard
work and incessant talking and fight
| ing. NJ.