San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-27
ghe 4ai1y Eight.
Office No. 4 East Commerce Street.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS REPUBLI-
CANS.

CANS.
The Boys Below the Colorado--The
Tenth District and the Old
Shoestring-A Shoulder
to Shoulder
Crowd.
Conversation with the members of the
Bexar county delegation just return
ed from Fort Worth, and with delegates
from Webb, Cameron, Medina, Kinney,
Kendall and Maverick counties. reveals
. harmony and unity Of purpose among
the republicans of these and adjacent
sections which augurs we'll for the fu-
ture. That incorporating old repub-
lican, Hon. A. j. Evans, led the Bexar
county delegation, and was ably second
ed by such men as K. II. Terrell,
delegate to the national convention;
Charles Ogden, chairman of the Tenth
congressional district and also chairman
of its executive committee; w. s. Mess
mer, chairman of the 18th senatorial
district and member of the state execu-
tive committee; l.. W. Maderasz, men,
Der for Bexar county of the state con-
mittee of thirty-three on platform and
ticket; VIM. H. Hoefling, Capt. J. NJ.
Locke, DR.. Fred Terrell. Joe Umecheid,
deputy sheriff of Bexar county, and j.
G. Cafe. Webb county was ably repre-
sented by G. q. Brewster, eleotOr of the
Seventh district and member of the COM
mittee of thirty-three; G. G. Pierce,
one OF the Invest republicans in
the shoestring district. K. S. Rentfro
OF Brownsville, member OF the commit
tee of thirty-three, and delegate to Chi
oago, looked closely after the interests of
Cameron county and was in hearty &C
cord with all the delegates below the
Colorado. Prof Herman Seele, of Co
NAL electer of this tenth congressional
district; Judge A. o. Cooley, of Fred
ericksburg, member Of committee OF
thirty-three; G. G. Vogel, OF Boerne. an
old republican editor, formerly of Hous-
ton, did good service for the party; Cas-
per Real, also of Kendall, an old Texan
and well known ranchman; G. A. Win
dus, of Kinney; ii. c. Heilig, Of Me-
of Runnels county and secretary
OF the tenth congressional dis
trict /; Judge Billings, Of Victoria;
A. p. TugwelI, of Eagle Pass and w. S.
Westhof, Of Dewitt county, were
among the number of those who stood
shoulder to shoulder with BeXar county,
in looking after the interests of south
west Texas. and so shaping the affairs
OF the convention as to place the old
tenth and seventh districts eyes to the
right, faces to the front and right foot
foremost In the coming campaign.
So far as the LIGHT could learn by con-
versation with several of these gentle
men, there was the most perfect unani-
nifty in all their councils, and a tacit
understanding that they would mutually
N FOL in
the interests of republicans In south
west Texas. All sectional feel
Ing, county jealousies and personal
rivalries, If there were any, seemed
swallowed up in the unanimous desire
for republican success. The hope was
generally expressed that new era was
dawning for the republican party in this
state. The &c ltlemen from Webb
County return h me full of enthusiasm,
determined to put such congressional
ticket in the field, as will break into the
solid democratic ranks OF this state. In
this endeavor they will be heartily
seconded by this congressional district,
which will also enter the race for con-
gressional honors with republican can
didate, and endeavOr to wrest the dis
triot from the hands of free trade Sayers.
The gentlemen whose names have
been referred to, were many OF them
prominent upon the floor of the conven-
ton. Hon. A. j. Evans was the author
OF the resolutions creating the commit
tee OF thirty.three, and his speech on
the amending of the platform, was prob
ably the ablest made before the conVen-
tion on any matter pertaining to its
business. The delegates all unite in the
opinion that the convention was one Of
the ablest ever assembled In the state:
that there was less pandering to preju- |
dlces, less counting of colored sympathy, |
fewer attempts at personal self-seeking, |
and stronger desire to conciliate all |
sections and factions by an honest,
straight-forwa and conservative |
course, than has characterized the
action of republican conventions in
this state for several years past. Taken |
as whole, the convention was decided |
success, and with proper care in the |
selection OF state, congressional and |
county tickets, the fall elections will |
show decidedly aggressive movement |
on the part of Texas republicans. Many |
good words are spoken for old Bexar |
county by the delegates from the souta- |
western portion OF the state, and the |
position taken by her delegates on the
floor of the convention upon all subjects
that engaged the attention of that body,
have reflected great credit upon the re-
publicans OF this city and county.
Thrown Out.
AS Mr.. B. f. Willis, an engineer at the