The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-19
REPUBLICANS.
County Pow-wow Held Yesterday
in the Court House.
A Very Quiet Love Feast-Dele-
gates to the State Conviction.
Blame the FavorIte.

The republican county convention met
in the district court room yesterday at
noOI.
There were about 150 members present,
three fourths of whom we're cUlored.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
| Max Mas, VINO read the call, which stated
the object OF the meeting was to elect
fourteen deleg ate! and fourteen al'ernates
to the state convention which cOnvenes
at Fort WOrtl on the oath of this month.
The election of a chairman being in
order, Mr.. Q. w. Madison (cO'ored) was
unanimously elected. He thanked the
committee for the honor conf rred and
urged the republicans to stand together
in the state as he hoped they wonld all
over the country, and victory would be
theirs this year.
Mr., H. z. Hancock was unanimously
elected secretary.
On motion committee on credentials
was appointed, as follows: W. L. Easton,
K. W. Burns, j. W. Alexander, John HO!-
land and John Taylor.
committee OF five on permanent Or
ganizatiOn was also appointed.
The committee then retire J, and Judge
Rector was called on to make a speech,
which he did briefly, saying that it was
the hope of all rspub leans that their
party be suooessful in the great political
contest to come off this year, and he was
firmly convinced they would be.
Colonel DeGress was called on, and in
the course of his remarks took occasi II
to refer to the meeting of the Grand Army
of the Republic in this city, and to the
happy mingling of its members with the
cd Confederates of the John B.
Hood camp. die paid q glowing
tribute to the heroism of the southern
soldiers on the field. of bate. Referring
to politics and the presidential con te5t,he
said that the democracy had but one man
in all the country whom they could bring
out for the high position of president and
that was Grover Cleveland, while the re-
pubicans had hundreds. He believed
James g. Blaiue would be the standard
bearer of the republic ans, and if so he
would have the earnest support of every
republican in Texas, and he was confident
that he would suow under the democrats
this year.
Other speakers followed, all favoring
Blaine for president and so far as
the plumed knight is concerned
there was real love feast.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported, recommending that the
temporary organization be retained.
Report adopted.
The committee on credentials reported,
and it was adopted.
On motion, the following committee was
appointed to select and present to the
the hamns of delegates to at,
tend the state conventions:
4. A. Black, j. M, Snyder, Max Mas,
James Grumbles, Doctor Nea'e, w. d.
Kicker, Henry Russell, j. S. Watkins, W.
L. FISHER and Green Burton.
The committee retired, and soon after
the following names, and it was
adopted
j. c. DeGress, W. L. Fisher, Max Mas,
A. b, Palm, John B. Rector, w. E. Easton,
g. NJ. Campbell, j. M. Snyder, j. W. Madi-
son, IL. b. Hancock, H. L. Russell, L. A.
Black, Q. B. Neale, j. w. Alexander, Al.
Overton, L. @. Bartholomew, G. Ouneo, w.
B. Brush, Fritz Tegener, JAS. Grumbles,
Ed. Huppertz, @. A. Newning, Ed. Ander-
son, Burrell Shaw, j. w. Johnson, j. I.
Smith, G. +. Drake, j. p. Crane, Green
Burton.
On motion the convention adjourned to
meet subject to call of the chairman.
The meeting yesterday was the most
quiet the able and patriotic republicans
have held for years.