The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-19

ssh. Seconded by Mr.. Booth.
Mr.. Devil nominated Mr.. Charles G.
Caldwell, seconded by Mr.. Robinson.
MIA. Burleson spoke in support of the
nomination of DR.. Hill.
Brief speeches were made by all the
nominating parties.
In the meantime the several committees
reported the selections of delegates, who,
in accordance with the previous actions
of the convention, the chair declared to be
duly elected as follows
delegates to the state convention at
Dallas: Frank Morris, A. W. Terrell, Il.
L. Walker, j. NJ. Jackson, jr., j. E.
Wildbahm, T. A. Thomson, Felix Smith,
A.. H. Graham, E. I. Moore, Geo. F.
Pendexter, W. Won Rosenberg, ST., A. W.
| Townsend, @. E. Anderson, A. S. Roberts,
]. B. Norwood, JAS. 81. Robertson, W. d.
Williams, John Hancock, u. L. Fillmore,
w. M. Walton, Walter Caldwell, j. P.
Kirke. David Jones and R. NJ. Swear
ingen.
Delegates to the judicial convention:
A.. S. Burleson, E. j. Cavilier, Geo. Pen
dexter, A. H. Graham, I. W. Gregory, Lon
G. Hill, H. A. Linn, Joe Davis, D. W.
Doom, W. d. Williams, 7. H. Miller, H,
E. Shelley.
The following are the senatorial dele
gates:
A. H. Graham, F. NJ. Maddox, F. G.
Morris, T. W. Gregory, Il. E. Shelley, G.
R. Gibson, F. Z. Roach, A. S. Burleson,
J. II. Bevill, l.. B. Giles, l.. G. Hill and W.
G. Walsh.
T.W. Gregory, esq, offered resolution
instructing for Hon. A. S. Walker for as
sociate justice of the supreme court.
Adopted unanimously.
General Shelley offered a resolution
indorsing Hon. John D. Mccall for state
comptroller. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. A. M. jackson, IT,,
the twelve delegates to the senatorial CON
vention were instructed to vote for Capt.
B. Q, Giles for state senator.
Mr.. Lee Giles, his brother, moved a re-
consideration of the vote, as friends of
Judge Glasscock, Captain Giles opponent,
seemed dissatisfied with the viva voce
manner of instructions.
Captain Giles himself declared he would
not be candidate if he was not the choice
of his own county conven ton. APP
plause.
Captain Tom Sneed favored instructing
by precincts.
Mr.. Hill, of Austin, moved to lay the
motion to instruct upon the table. Lost
and the motion to instruct for Captain
Giles was adopted with applause.
Mr.. S. G. Sneed moved to instruct the
delegates to the judicial convention to
vote for Major Joe A. Stewart for district
attorney.
Substitute offered by Mr.. Pendexter,
however, was adopted instructing for
Hon. James H. Robertson for renomipa-
ton for that office.
General Shelley offered resolution in
structing for Colonel Fred Carleton for
district judge, but it was withdrawn.
Mr.. Thos. H. Whecless was appointed to
keep account of the vote, and the conven-
ton next proceeded to ballot for nomi-
nees for the legislature with the following
result emitting fractions Of a vote:
FIRST BALLOT.
DR.. l.. D. Hill, II; Gen. W. R. Handy,
81; Felix E. Smith, 81; G. R. Gibson, 81;
c. G. Caldwell, &c; Sheeks, 8. Necessary
to choice, 50.
Second ballot-Hill, 81; Handy, "a;
Smith, 90; Gibson, AZ; Caldwell, 10:
Sheeks, y.
Third ballot - (Meesrs. Caldwell and
Sheeks having been withdrawn). Hill, So:
Handy, 92; Smith, 68; Gibson, SO.
Colonel Gibson, after good naturally
thanking his friends for their votes, had
his name withdrawn.
Mr.. Smith proceeded to take the same
step, but his friends would not drop him
from the race.
The fourth ballot resulted Hill, Is;
Handy, 103, and Smith, II.
General Handy was declared nomi-
mated, and Mr.. Smith was nominated on
the fifth ballot by vote of So against
43 for Doctor Hill.
The action of the convention in in
struoting for Captain Giles induced Hon.
Geo. W. Glasscock, candidate for renomi-
nation for state senator from this district,
to withdraw from the contest, which he
did in manly terms, eliciting applause
from his friends in the convention. He
explained that the vote of the delegates
of Travis county would offset the
eight of Williamson and four of Burnet
county together, and that being choked
Off by the viva voce action of the conven-
ton he would withdraw from the canvass.
For county judge-Mr. Frank Maddox
placed in nomination ex-Assistant Attor-
ney-general JAS. H. Burts, which was sec
ondedsby Mr.. Galloway.
Mr.. Emory Smith nominated ex-State
Comptroller Wn. NJ. Brown; seconded by
Gen. R. L. Walker.
The vote resulted: First bsllot-Burts,
S212; Brown, 5415. No election, 50 votes
being requisite to choice.
Second ballot-Burts, 9712 Brown, 49,
Judge Burts was declared the nominee
of the convention.
Colonel Brown acknowledged his de-
feat gracefully in terms which were ap
plauded, and evidently left good i'm
preston.
For county attorney there were num-
Der of ballots, as follows:
First ballot-Geo. Walton, 81; H. H.
ChiIders, 81.
Second ballet-Walton, 81; Childers, 80.
Third ballot-Walton, 50; Childers, So.
Fourth ballot-Walton, 80; Childers, 81
and A. j. Gibson, 3.
Fifth Walton, 81: Childers, 40;
Gibson, 10.
Sixth ballot-Walton, ~; Childers, 43;
Gibson, "a.
Mr.. Gibson's name was Withdrawn by
Mr.. Gregory and Mr.. Walton was nomi-
mated on the seventh ballot, receiving
81 81 votes to 43 II for Mr.. Childers, his
vote being a Majority of all the votes cast,
on account of the vote of one delegation