The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-23
FOURTH BALLOT.

Wilson ............ ................ DOL
Phelps... ..........., ............ $40
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Mari was withdrawn before the fifth
ballot commenced, and before it con-
Guided Phelps, also, leaving Judge White
without further opposition, whereupon he
was declared nominated by reclamation.
Marr's supporters went mainly to White,
putting Phelps away behind White before
the ballot had half concluded.
Nominations being next in order for
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
the incumbent, General Hogg, was nomi-
mated by reclamation with the widest
enthusiasm, equaling that with which the
nomination of Governor Ross was greeted,
and showing the universal popularity of
the attorDey-general. He was nominated
in fine speech by Mr.. N. W. Findley, of
Tyler.
General Hogg was loudly called for and
responded at length in one of his best and
characteristic efforts, eliciting frequent
and rapturous applause. The convention
was fairly thrilled by his mastery exposi-
ton of state affairs. He alluded to the
fact that affairs of the most vital concern
weres.snproved upon in his department,
without the action of which the avenues
of Justice would be stifed and the stat
utes, in many respects, remain INFESTED
and their usefulness not realized. "Not
obstructing," he said, "but opening the
way now and then without precedent, l
have attempted to serve the constitu-
tional purposes of the Office, so that
the laws should take the place of
those evils which were detrimental to the
public interest. / stand under the par
donable consciousness that the action !
took was never inspired nor accelerated
by any motive of policy at the expense of
duty or principle. And he had, he said,
done some work in hitherto unexplored
regions that were bewildered by ominous
and apparently insurmountable obstruc-
tions. Failure meant professional ruin;
success vouchsafed the establishment of
principles. The results so far
are satisfactory, Notwithstanding
that the effects have been declared by
critics to have grown out of mistaken
zeal and proven a deadly boomerang"
Applause, laughter and cries of "Give it
to them, general"
He complimented the bar and the con-
sentative press and masses of the democ-
racy for their cooperation in his work.
The cormorant and the commune, he con-
tended, feared the law. The democratic
party has enacted and sustained whole
some laws, and provides pure tribunals
for their enforcement, and all citizens
should bow and welcome their supremacy,
without question as to their
policy or results. In the future, as in the
past, the democratic party will make the
laws for Texas, and will endorse her ser
wants who with fidelity enforce them. Not
wishing, he concluded, to claim the valu-
able time of the convention, he thanked
them for the high compliment paid him,
and here, he added, in the face of this vast
assembage of democracys represent
atives, I pledge the people of Texas a
record two years from now that can be
read in the light of law undimmed by
passion or prejudice and unbent by foul
schemes or considerations of policy. I'm
mense applause and hurrahs for Hogg.
THE NOMINATION. FOB COMPTROLLER
Being next in order, Hon. John d. Mo
Call was nominated by District Attorney
Robertson, of Travis, and the announce
ment was greeted with such bursts of ap-
plause from almost the entire convention
as foreboded little chance for General
Claiborne, of Galveston, who was nomi-
mated by Judge Alexander, of Waco.
That gentleman's candidacy, in fact, ore
ated such a slight ripple upon the surface
of the political waters that his name was
withdrawn before even the vote of Calves
ton was reached, and Mr.. Mccall was
nominated by reclamation, and the an
nouncement was greeted with the greatest
applause.
The sun was about setting in
the horizon when nominations for
state treasurer we're declared in order,
and, notwithstanding the convention was
tired and excited and clamoring to adj
jourD, Colonel Mott, of Galveston,
promptly assembled the platform aud
nominated Colonel Lubbock for the
Office.
Colonel Jess Loving, of Sherman, was
nominated by Mr.. Foster, Of Grayson,
when, as it wss understood, the Exposi-
ton hall was not provided with lights for
night proceedings, the conven