The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-09

Meeks, W. T. Frazer.
Constables-Bud Booth, Eugene Robin
son, j. A. Smith.
County commissioners-William Wei
mer, John Lindstorm, Frank Glasscoct
William Frazer.
Chairman county executive committaa
William E. Easton.
The convention adjourned with "throa
cheers for HARRISON" emitting Morton bv
oversight
THE LABOR CONVENTION
Yesterday was the day set for the union
labor party to hold its county convention
They had made no announcements os
where they would meet, but STArFsMIy
reporter started ont on an exploring er.
petition, and finally located the patriots
at the Shipman house.
Thither he went, and, mounting the
stairs, he meekly inquired of an old gen.
tleman where the august body could be
found.
"Follow me-" he said, and turning into
a long corridor the reporter followed him.
The passage-way seemed endless, and the
reporter began to feel squeamish, as il
dawned upon him that possibly he was
being entrapped. Don't be alarmedn
said his guide, in what seemed to be-
deep, sepulchral tones, "it's long way
down to the meetin' ROOM"
"My FRIEND" said the meek reporter,
still dubious, "Im the religious reporter,
and not used to fooling around these out
Driveway places hunting up wicked polit-
ical congregations, and if I'm to be
sacrificed we'll hold family prayer.
meeting right here before we go any
further. assure you my intentions are
entirely honorable. I'm innocent of the
ways that are dark and things that are
crooked; have large and intensely inter
esting family, and will go no further-at
least not without family prayers-unti
I'm assured that I'll not be harmedw
"Oh, you'll rot be hurt" and the re-
porter and his guide, after making a few
more turns in the dimly lighted corridor,
were ushered into small room.
There were ten patriots in the room,
few haggard type cases belonging to
non-union, "rat" Office, few chairs, lot Of
rough benches and small table. On the
table were two large books, Labor and
Capital" few musty newspapers, some
ancient dust, together with gavel.
union labor meeting in non union office.
Strange mingling of denominations,
thought the religious reporter.
The able ten had been incubating some
time before the religious re-
porter put in an appearance and
had permanently organized by
electing Mr.. Geoege B. Jones chair
man and Mr.. F. A. Butler secretary.
They had also gazed out over the sea Of
available timber and selected the follow
ing gentlemen for the offices named, con-
ditioned that if the republican convention
would nominate them, the union labor
party, in turn would agree to nominations
made by the republicans for all the other
Offices:
For representative from the oity-Hon.
Joseph Spence.
For representative from the county-Mr.
George B. Jones, printer.
For sheriff-D. Pace.
For treasurer-Ed. Anderson.
Having got along comfortably thus far
with the services, the able body appointed
the following gentlemen com
mittee to convey the result
to the court house, where the republicans
were wrestling nightly with the heat and
odoriferous perspiration: F. A. Butler, E.
J. Hines, John Callfeld, j. P. Smith, E.
Spann and Nat Singleton.
The committee filed out and through
the long winding corridors, and, weighted
down with the responsibility of
saving the county from i'm
pending ruin, solemnly meandered
up the thoroughfares to the court house.
After sometime they solemply mean
dered back, and reported that the repub-
lcans had swallowed the ticket all but Mr.
Spence. For him they had substituted
Judge Sheeks.
The report of the committee was
then discussed, Patriot Singleton calmly
sailing into the action of the republicans
IN nominating Judge Sheeks.
Patriot McFarlaEd sa'd it was not ex-
actly as he would have it, but "We, the
unit labor party" he said, as he gazed
over the congregation of ten heads, must
act with some policy. We as independents
can do nothing now. The republicans
have accepted three of our men, now letus
accept Judge Sheeks.
Patriot Butler spoke in the same strain,
and the ticket was finally endorsed, the
vote standing to 2.
Patriot Butler then moved that the
chair appoint a committee, to consist OF
one patriot from each commissioners
precinct, with power to appoint com"
mittee for campaign purposes at each
polling place in the county.
Carried, and Patriots Gould Martin,
John Colfeld, j. P. Smith and E. Hines
were appointed.
Patriot Butler then suggested to the
congregation that a finance COMMITTEES
would be about the proper thing.
Then all the patriots looked dismal.
Patriot Mcfarland feelingly suggested
that postage stamp bill had
not been paid, and he would call prayerful
attention to it that d collection be taken
up at once.
Then the crowd looked dismal some
more.
The hat was passed around, ard 81 was
reported as the result.
motion then prevailed authorizing
the chairman to appoint finance COM
mlttee of five to raise funds for campaign
purposes, and it will be announced at
some future time.
printing committee, consisting OF
Patriots Batter, Mcfarland and Singleton,
was appointed. The benediction was pro-
nounced and the congregation of thirteen
souls, three members having came during
services, dispersed.