San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED AND
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTIONS
PASSED.
A New County Executive Commit
tee is Elected and Other
important Business
Done,

county executive committee, called
the meeting to order and explained
that the convention was called for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
state convention to be held in Fort
Worth, September Goth, and for NOM
mating county officers. He then
called for nomination for chairman.
Mr.. Z. l.. Warburton nominated
Mr.. w. H. Bonnell.
Mr.. Ryder-Taylor nominated E. H.
Terrell.
On a rising vote Mr.. Terrell was
declared elected by vote of % to %.
Mr.. G. L. Sauer was elected secre-
tary by reclamation.
The following committee on creden-
tials was then appointed: w. II.
Huston, w. Hoefiing, w. H. BOnnell,
l.. w. Madarasz and w. w. Grimes.
The following committee on resolu-
tons was then appointed: George
Paschal, J. V. Dignowity, Nathan In
derwood, A. Santleben and w. J.
Locke.
This committee was instructed to
take charge of permanent organiza-
ton.
A recess of Is minutes was then Or
dered, and in the interval Mr.. j. p.
Newcomb arrived, and Mr.. J. r.
Shook moved that Mr.. Newcomb's
name be added to the committee.
This was parliamentary, but the
matter was placed in order and ulti-
mately Newcomb's name was added
to the committee.
After brief recess, the credential
committee reported on creden-
tials as published in the LIGHT, and
the following were added TO the pub
lished lists:
Precinct No. 11.-W. J. Locke, John
Inman, Robert Sledge.
Precinct No. 13.-TeX Edmondson,
J. w. Light.
Precinct No. 14.-Saul Rogers.
The basis of representation was de-
clared to be one vote in 25 as recorded
in the presidential vote.
On motion, Joe Umscheid and K. b.
Alexander were appointed sergeants-
alarms.
An unusual delay having occurred,
the secretary was instructed to go for
the resolution and permanent organi-
cation committee, and request the
members, if they could not agree to
bring in majority and minority
reports.
After some further delay the COM
mittee brought in the following
report.
PERMANENT OFFICES.
President-Chas. Sauer.
First Vice President-T. T. Van
Derhoven.
Second Vice President-Sam John
son.
Third Vice President-Dr. Theo.
Hertzberg.
Secretary-Ed. McAllister.
Assistant Secretary-Harry Terrell.
Sergeant at Arms-H. Collmann.
Second Sergeant at Arms-H. f.
Ellis.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, First, that we heartily
endorse the national platform and
ticket.
Second-That we invite our fellow
citizens of Bexar county and west
Texas to join with us in the support of
the ma Iional ticket as atfording the
only hope to preserve our material in,
terests and prevent the widespread
free trade in this country.
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the free list is to west Texas free trade
in the full sense of that term and
means destruction to the most inn
portant protected interest in our state
Fourth-That we favor the nOmina-
ton of a republican candidate for con-
gress in this district.
Fifth-That we favor the NOM
inatiOn of a full party
ticket for the state and our
delegates are hereby instructed to
this end.
SiXth-That we favor a plain and
emphatic plank in our state platform
against prohibition.
The report was adopted and the
new officers having been installed,
Mr.. Newcomb moved the order of
business be
lst. The election of a chairman of
county executive committee.
md. The election OF the county
election committee.
3rd. The election of delegates to
congressional election.
4th. Election of delegates to the
state convention.
9Th. The nominations for county
officers.
Mr.. E. H. Terrell objected to the
election OF congressional delegates as
| the Chicago delegates already had
those powers and were simply ad-
journed TO wait call of the chairman,