San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-13
ANOTHER POLITICAL FARCE.
The Non-Partlsans have a Little
Circus at Krisch Hall.

"regardless of color, politics, or creed"
who took a hand in the questionable
game. The meeting was held in
Krisch hall in response to call and
! it was well attended. The working
men and their friends were in the as
cendant, but there was good show
ing of the opposition present who
were evidently very anxious and pre-
| pared for business. That opposition
consisted mainly of the Callaghan-
Casiano non-partisan party.
Mr.. J. Z. Fitzgerald called the meet
ing to order, stated its objects and
called for nominations for temporary
chairman. "Gatford" 'Gaford!" was
loudly shouted from all parts of the
hall, and Mr.. H. G. Gafford was elect
ed as temporary chairman. Ward
Henry was then elected secretary.
At the opening Mr.. Henry intro
duced the following resolution:
"Be it resolved, That a committee
of five members of this convention be
selected by the chair, whose duty it
shall be to select 20 delegates, includ-
| ing themselves, who are members Of
the workingmen's organization and
who have not participated as dele
gates or otherwise in the nOn-partisan
convention, who shall meet 50 demo-
Gratis and 80 republicans who were not
in said convention and select peo-
pies ticket; and
Whereas, we, as workingmen, or
either democrats or republicans;
therefore be it
Resolved, That in said convention
when assembled the two political par
ties, democratic and republican, shall
be entitled to so votes EACH"
This resolution was carried tri-
umphantly and then the chairman
and committee retired to appoint the
committee, recess of ten minutes be-
ing declared.
After the recess the meeting re-
sumed and the following were an
nounced as the committee to select
the fifty workingmen delegates:
J. E. Fitzgerald, p. w. Street, ]. w.
Downey, Jack Lyons, NJ. A. Higgins,
John Watkins, J. Brown, Ed. Barnes,
Ward Henry, NJ. Lopez and John
Robb.
This report vas adopted, when
Chairman Gattord raped order and
said, II declare this convention now
adjourned"
This evidently was misunderstood
by the opposition, who thought that
it was only temporary adjournment,
and they were mad, when they
learned that they had been euchered
out of an attempt to bring in certain
resolutions.
Prompted by City Editor Dickinson,
of the Express, Mr.. w. P. Linthicum
again called the meeting to order and
wanted to hold another meeting. The
supporters of the first meeting were
| present strong enough to have
| checked this aspiration, but they
looked on, laughed and let the non
partisans 90 ahead. They had ac-
complished their object and didn't
care a continental what was now
done.
w. H. Cade was elected chairman
of the new meeting and J. w. Gala
CHER secretary.
J. H. McKae wanted the chairman
to nominate committee to elect dele
gates to the peoples convention.
George Ball objected. He wanted
the meeting to select delegates. He
was drowned by opposition cries and
Necklaces resolution prevailed.
Dillon, J. McKae, Chas. Woerner, j.
Holt and H. Grundmann, to elect
twenty-five delegates.
Mr.. Kunzman then introduced the
following resolutions:
Resolved: That the meeting just
adjourned as the so-called working
mems meeting by their actions have
shown that they have acted in a most
| N lnln
gates appointed were not appointed by
the wOrkingmen of this city,
This was passed in derision for the
chairman did take the trouble to call
for a vote against it.
And the original promoters of the
meeting sat by and laughed heartily.
In response to calls NewcOmb,
Fayette Walker, Banks and Mars
gave brief addresses. Then the COM
mittee reported the following dele
gates:
w. Morales, F. Fischer, H. Jaeger,
VIM. Ziegler, A. Grundman, ID. w.
Luce, w. H. Cade, John Watkins, f.
p. Thompson, Hugo Scheutze, A.
Dierken, A. Battice, George Drake,
H. Craven, G. Nichols, w. Walsh,
Chas. WOerner, ;. A. Lee, John Gal
lagher, Jas. McKae, Ed. Dillon, Pete
Rothenfluch, Ed. Townsend, G. Stuff
man, G.. Marks.
This list was adopted. Mr.. Linthi-
cum then moved that nOn-partisan
ticket be endorsed. This was re-
ceived with volley of bowls, and
grOans, cries of Rats Rats! Put
: him out !" etc, and was dOwned
Nevertheless the chairman declared
the motion carried.
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