The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
PRECINCT PRIMARIES.
Delegates Elected and Resolutions
Passed.
The City Practically Unanimously
Endorses Joseph D. Sayers.

FIRST WARD.
Mr.. O,ceo'a Archer acted as chairman
snd W. +. Luokie as secretary.
The following gentlemen were elected
delegates to the county convention to be
held May -: Patrick Scott, A. Zilker,
Milton Morris, A. H. Graham, George
Keller, Phil Meyer, Robert West. Mr.. A.
II. Graham was elected permanent chair
man. The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
That the delegates of the First ward be
instructed that it be the sense and humor
of this convention to have its delegates
who have been duly elected and presented
with their credentials as representing the
unbiased sentiments of the democratic
voters OF the First ward.
Resolved, That the delegates of the
| First ward be instructed to vote only for
such delegates at the county convention
on May Il, for the state convention at Fort
Worth, as are in sympathy wi the in
alienable rights which the United States
constitution guarantees its citizens, ire
spective of class and creed, and they OPP
pose that prohibitory fanaticism which
was buried deep in oblivion by an out
ragged and indignant commonwealth; and,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the delegates from the
First ward be, and are hereby, instructed
| to vote only for such delegates to the state
convention who are opposed on principle
to all fanatical and sumptury laws.
SECOND WARD.
VIZ. North called the meeting in the
Second ward to order, and was elected
chairman; G. E. Anderson elected secre-
tary. The following delegates were
elected to the county convention: 7. S.
Maxcy, DR.. r. NJ. Swearingen, W. F. North,
]. d Sh, eks, B. S. Pillow, Walter Tips
and G.. L. An ]erson. A resolution was
passed unanimously indorsing the con-
gressional record of Hon. j. D. Sayers.
THIRD WARD.
Meeting called to order By Colonel
Carleton. Judge Sheek5 was elected
chairman, and Mr.. r. S. Harrison sec
rotary. Delegates elected as follows: j..
D. Sheaks, j. A. Hooper, F. G. Morris, R.
S. Harrison. The following resolution
passed:
Resolved, That the delegates to the
county convention are hereby instructed
to vote as a unit, and to vote for no del
egate to the congressional convent on
who will not pledge himself to vote for
the Hon. Joseph b. Sayers, first, last and
all the time, for congress from this con-
greSsional dis riot,
F.URTH WARD.
The meeting in this ward was called to
order by General Shelley. Mr.. John H.
Houghton was made chairman, and Mr..
| W. Ziller, secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Finley commi tee
of seven was named to suggest names for
nomination for delegates, and the follow
ing committee was appoiuted Messrs.
Kaufman, Won Rosenberg, Patrick, Bill
leisep, Gregory, Collect and Walker.
Motion by General Shelley that com
mittee appoint five delegates was adopted,
and the following were selected: Joseph
Schuber, General Shelley, Judge Fillmore,
&. W. Finley and Wm. johnson. The
chairman of the meeting, Mr.. Houghton,
was added.
A resolution offered by Mr.. T. W. Greg
DRY was adopted, as follows:
Resolved, That We, the democrats of
the Fourth ward, in convention assembled
indorse the course of the Hon. Joe D.
Savers, end instruct our delegates to the
county convention to use all honorable
means to secure his renom nation by the
democratic party.
Thanks were rendered Mr.. Joe Good
man for the use of the building,
FIFTH WARD.
Nainr y naCordovo cboirrnop. WIN
Lambert, secretary.
Captain W. Won Rosenberg, ST., offered
the following resolution, which warmed
up the meeting for while. A motion to
table was lost, and the resolution was
then adopted:
Resolved, That this meeting elect dele
gates to the county convention by ballot.
Resolved, That preceding the bGlloting
the persons nominated are requested to
state their position towards prohibition.
The requirements of the resolution were
| complied with, and the following dele
gates were elected: Johu W. Robertson,
A. S. Walker, jr, A. W. Townsend and
Will Lambert.
\ resolution offered by Mr.. A. NJ. Jack
son, jr., indotsing the course of Congress
man Sayers, and instructing for him, was
unanimously adopted.
The mention of the names of Cleveland
and Sayers was received with applause.
sIXTH WARD.
At this ward meeting c. R. Gibson was
chosen chairman and G. NJ. Galloway sec
rotary. On motion, committee of five
was appointed by the chair to select six
delegates to the county convention, to be
held May y. The following gentlemen
were selected by said committee as dele
gates c. R. Gibson, Captain English, ].
l.. Hume, Ernest Won Rosenberg. j. j.
Tobin and W. B. Workman. The follow
ing were selected by the same committee
as alternates: l.. Marcusa. j. W. Max
well. c. NJ. Hill, A. H. Cook and c. II.
Randolph.
Il was moved and carried that demo
cratic clsb be organized in the Sixth
ward, and committee composed of the
following gentlemen. J. l.. Hume, z. II.
Gerhard, and W. B. Workman, were
appointed to canvass the ward to ascertain
the number of democrats who would afiil-
late with said club and work in the inter
est of its organization. The meeting was
addressed by the chairman. who urged
concert of action and organization, etc.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
"Be it resolved, by the Sixth ward demo-
cratic urinary meeting that THAR dsla-