Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-01


county, was loudly called for and res
ponded in fine speech. He had ex-
perienced enough to know that he did
not want to return to the days of re-
construction. We will honor our.
selves by nominating Mills, and l
trust there will be no doubt of his re-
election, He urged every democrat
to be on his guard, let every patriot
be at the polls. The eyes of the
whole country are turned to this dis.
trict.
The committee submitted report
as follows: Bell county is entitled to
ID votes; Burleson, S: Falls, I; Lime
stone, 6; McLennan, 10; Milan, 9;
Navarro, 10; Washington, s. For
permanent chairman, A. C.. Isaacs, Of
Milan; permanent secretary, B. Bryan,
of Washington county; ]. H. Bull,
igeant-at.aims.
Mr.. Tyler appointed Hon. l.. c.
Alexander to escort DIR. Isaacs to the
chair. The doctor acknowledged his
election in a brief and appropriate
speech.
Col. D. C. Giddirgs then secured
the recognition of the chair and placed
in nomination for Congress, Hon.
Roger Q. Mills. He could proceed
no further, for when the name of
Mills fell from his lips the Convention
arose to its feet as one nan and sec.
onded the nomination. The motion
of Hon. l.. c. Alexander to make the
nomination by reclamation and a
rising vote, was the signal for another
outburst of enthusiasm, during which
some enthusiastic delegates shouted
Goodbye, Jones'"
The chairman then appointed the
following committee to notify Col.
Mills of his nomination:-Capt. NJ
ID. Herring and l.. c. Alexander, Of
McLennan; J.. E. Routt of Washing.
ton; A. ]. Lewis, of Milan; J. w
Embree, OF Bell; Geo A. King, o.
Falls; w. A. Kincaid, Of Limestone
: Geo. F. Jester, of Navarro. 1t wa:
announced that Coll Mills would be al
the park at I:I5 to receive formal no.
LITIGATION of his nomination.
On motion of Judge l.. C. Alexan-
, der the convention unanimously cleo.
ted Hon. w. w. Searcy, of Washing
ton county, chairman of the district
for the ensuing two years. The con
ventlon then adjourned sine die.
PROCESSION.
The procession was formed at II
O'Clock under the instructions o
Grand Marshal, ]. B. Baker. TIL,
formation of the procession was a.
follows:
Procession moved to Austin Az
enue, out Austin Avenue to Elev
} enth, down Eleventh to Webster, GU
Webster TO Thirteenth, down Thir
teenth to Padgitt Park.
First Division-Under comman,
Of Grand Marshal, James B. Baker
formed on the corner of the publ,
Square and S. Third street, continu
ing down South side of Square t.
Second ST., and down S. End Street.
Second. Division, under comman
. of First Assistant Ed. B. Levy
formed on corner of South third an
Franklin, and continued down S. thir
street.
Third Dvislon-Under oomman,
of Second Assistant John G. Winter
formed on corner of S. Third an
: Franklin street, and continued u
, Franklin to Fourth ST. then down
Fourth.
3 Fourth Division-Under comman
! of Third Assistant X. II. Roger.
formed on corner of S. Fourth an
, Franklin and continued up Franklin t
: Fifth St. thence down Fifth Stree
The crowd at the park was simpl
e overwhelming. Limit of time pre-
:. cludes the NEWS giving synopsis c
Col. Mills speech, this evening, but
. can be said that he is speaking to a
:. enthusiastic an audience as he eve
!. faced,
Y Bill Sterrett of the Dallas News
mere.
Obrien Moore, of the st, Louis Re
:, public Is here to take I'm the cor
u ventiOn,
4 The Democrats are here.
S Joe Wheeler, Bell county's oil
A wheel horse Is q delegate.
speaker Geo. &. Pendleton IL here
= Hon. Tom. II. Bonnor of Tyler
y. here.
!. Old Clint Giddings is whet
|. horse.
h Capt. George A. King, of Falls,
/" among the Mills delegates.
y Col. William Ferguson, of the Sa
n Antonio Times Is here.
Capt. Rnoch Breeding, of the Rocl
n, dale Messenger, Is on the Mia
y county delelatiOn.
~ Capt. j. +. Fuller of the Bette
~ News, Is one of Bell county's dol
gates, 4