San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
FORT WORTH, April 25th, 1855.


FORT WORTH, April 25th, 1888.
Daily LIGHT:
The first days session closed with an
animated discussion over the report Of
the committee on credentials, during
which there ives music In the air, as
Dick Allen was on the warpath. After
some discussion, and scene that would
have done credit to a democratic con-
vention In Texas, the report OF the COM
mittee on credentials was sustained.
This seated the Quincy delegation from
Galveston and unseated the Harris
county contestants, OF whom DICK Allen
was chief fugleman.
Some galCOt, through ignorance or
cussedness, had. started the report
that there was a contesting delegation
ION Bexar )unty, and the report was
current in the Fort Worth press that
Jack Evans faction was seated, and
the Newcomb faction showed under.
In correction Of this error, w. s. Mess
mer, under cover of an enquiry, as to
whether q contest from Bexar county
had been reported to the committee on
credentials, emphasized the fact that the
Bexar county delegation was q unit, In
such q manner as to call down the
house.
The temporary chairman announcS
his committees on permanent organiTt
ton and platform, and the first days
session was over.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Session opened at 9 an. and w. 5.
Messmer, OF this journal, as chairman Of
committee on permanent organization,
reported Webster Flanagan for chair
man, and j. G. Martin for secretary.
The report was received with acclama-
lions, and the officers elect were con-
Quoted to their seats, and introduced to
the convention.
Chairman flanagan. in q brief, but
brilliant speech, referred to the republi-
can party, deprecated the drawing of
any political color line, and bringing his
gavel down with a rap that meant
business and called the convention to
order.
Judge Rosenthal, chairman Of the
committee on platform, reported. His
report which will appear In full In to-
morrow's issue, resffirmed the political
creed of the republican party, as enuD-
ciated in the Chicago national platform
Of 1884 upon matters OF tarif1, protection
OF home Industries and American labor;
denounced the free trade message OF
Grover Cleveland and the failure OF
the democratic party to redeem its
the concentration of all harbor apprO-
priations for the gulf coast of Texas at
one point. This plank of the platform
was splintered by the axes of Bexar
couf ~ delegation, E. H. Terrell and w.
S. Messmer voioing the sentiment Of
the delegation. and all southwest Texas.
in vigorous deDunoiatiOI. A simple
amendment by Judge Rector, OF Austin,
calling the attention Of congress to the
necessity of taking instant measures to
secure deep water on the Texas coast,
was adopted. AS thus amended, the
platform was adopted
The nomination and election of dele
gates at large to tho national conven-
ton to meet in Chicago June 9th, was
declared the next business in order. A
lively scene ensued, several prominent
names were presented to the cODven-
tior; eloquent speeches In support of the
nominations were made; persistent ef-
fort of Col. DEGREES to crowd through
two OF the nominees by reclamation sig
nally failed, and the election proceeded
BY call of counties. AS there were 49l
votes In the convention, it required 246
to elect. N. W. Quincy, OF Galveston, re-
oeived 1906 votes and Judge Rector. of
Austin, and C. Nj. Ferguson, Of Rich
mond, received each over 300 on the first
ballot and were declared elected as dele
gates at large. On the second ballot,
after few counties had been called, the
names of all candidates were withdrawn
in favor of Judge A. J. Rosenthall, of
LAGRANGE, who was declared elected by
reclamation to the remaining seat.
AS the opera house, in which the ses-
sions were held, could not be obtained
for an afternoon session, owing to the
Langtry engagement. an adjournment
was made to the court house to com
plete the business of the convention.
The election of chairman of the state
executive committee was the principal
business before the convention. The
court house did not have standing room
for the delegates, much less for the ad-
ditional hundreds who were in attend
ance at the convention, and business
was transacted under the most uncOm-
Portable conditions. Nobody seemed TO
know what was wanting or whom they
wanted, although large humber Of the
delegates were decidedly of the opinion
that the honor should fail 10 north
Texas, rs south Texas had secured
all the delegates at large to
the national convention. Southwest
Texas had intended to present
the name Of candidate, but 10
| Difference TO this sentiment reversed
that intention, and declared in favor Of
some representative republican from
North Texas. After little consulta-