San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-07-12
Proceedings Of the Democratic County
Convention,

,chairms, NJ tho Jsuocratis executive com
militia. az Hays ,ouo,v anil h,ld In ths town
of Kyls ON s.,urlav Julv T. 1888. for ia,
nnrno.e n, aIao,i,g dslag.,a. N n demoerat
10 stats eon,,asao,al and rspressntatiy,
eonysntio, and a,so N transact sueb otbe,
business AZ NAV come before the conyen,
ton.
On motio, John II prit,hstt vas sIeoted
temporarv chairman and T. / Rountres
Temporary ssoretarv and they were after.
ward made permanent president and score,
tary. respeetfully. A committee ON oreien.
tials of one from zach preeinet WAS elected.
Cant Ferq Kyle aroso and In a brief
speech asked that the old democratic war.
horse and patnot. Major Israei b. Donaldson
he invited to occupy a scat on the platform.
The motion was unanimously adopted by n
standing vote of the convention and Capt.
Kyle and Ed j. L. Green were appointed,
by the chairman to escort Major Donaldson
To hin seat.
The secretary then road the report of the
ON credentials and basis of rep
rosontation as follows:
To ]. L. Pritchett. temporary chairman of
the democratic convention of HAYS Co.
We. your committee ON credentials and
basis Of representation, beg leave to report
that the following are delegates TO this con-
yeution:
Precinct No. John p. Kone, j, O..
Jouss. 8. ID. Mcbride, Ed l.. Green, I.
]. MoCarty. Il. G. Neiehbors. @. w. Rich.
ards. Jas. G. Storey. WIN, Chosen, W. II.
McKie and John E, Pritchett.
Prac;nct No. o-Fero KYLE w. l.. Steph.
on,on n II Word n T. Iiobtfoot- ]. n
Gofortb. @. @. Webb. VIM. DIVER. F. II.
Martin, Otto Groos, ID. NJ. Reagan, Jason
Wilson, W, w. Lock, Desha Bunton, Thos
Everett, @. B. Donaldson, b, H. Luckett.
Precinct No. al. Il. Burleson, s. L.
Tanner, NJ. English, George Adair, 7. ].
Estes, G.. Burns, Vim. NJ. Weaver, Oscar
Owens.
Precinct No. 4.-B. +. Stephenson, j. NJ.
Pounds, T. I. Williams, Ii, /. Burns, B. r.
Wilhita.
Precinct No. SIS. E. johnson. O. NJ.
Boyd Kyser, Jno. T. Gstlin.
The precincts are entitled to the follow
ing vote:
Precinct No. Ito votes.
Precinct No. 2-6 votes.
Precinct No. "a votes.
Precinct No. 4.-3 voles.
Precinct No. Cd votes.
Respectfully submitted,
WIN, GIEsRN,
Chairman Committee.
Report was adopted.
Mr. Cbas T, I,obtfoot arose and stated
hot be wos ;nstructed nv the deleootion
rom w;mberlv Drippinp Springs. Buds
nd y ,,;nor;,v of tho deleoa,;on from X vle
>, ..h Tho, .h;. .ony.,t;on now conse,t N
rant tho m;nor;,v the uriv;leoe of naming
nor,,on of tbe dsleoot,s tn tbs district con.
,o,.;or ,rhi.h will, ro,r;not. o candidate
or re,rose,,o,;v. in tho same nronort;on
- tho whole rrmber of deleoates ne the
,trono,b Il devs,ons mov be to this conven.
;on n. e,otoa .hot ,ho.o deooa,;ons w,.rs
,rno,od 70 ,ba Hon Gao n McGebee. as
cand;date for the next legislature of Tex.
10 from, sbo fact TINT he owned stock in q
,o,;o,o, hort be,;ev;no that the national
,,,;n, .r.tou uas . nuh,;c evi, and nm
A.. a,o, ND ,hot !, ,v.s NOT
-. .,, ,,o..ono, fao,;no that be onnossd
~ M,Sahoo ~ ost.d tho, tbe minority be
,,oved q vo;cs IN III. naming of the dele.
,ates to the coming representative conven-
ion.
Cant. Ferp KYLE then addressed the con-
,ention in opposition to the remarks made
" Mr.. Lightfoot ind strongly defended
dr. Meg ehee's position in the last legisla-
ure and stated that Mr.. McGehee had pub
ished his views in the newspapers on the
rational banking system and that he would
'ote for Coke, or Ireland or Terrell for U.
J. Senator, who are all known to be bitterly
opposed to this system. He is q democrat
md stands fairly and squarely an d honestly
,pon the democratic national platform as
,dopted by the st. Louis convention and
vas outspoken in his opposition to national
ranks. Capt. KYLE further stated that Mr..
dcGehee had made brilliant record in the
ast legislature and should be Endorsed BY
his convention for denomination in part
INV for the scars he now bears which he re-
,eived on battle fields in defense of his be-
owed Southland.
n n NJ pooaon o,so maae a faw re-