San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-13
THE HOGG CONVENTION,
NOT DEMOCRATS, NOR REPUB-
LICANS, BUT ALLIANCE.
And They Dictate to the DemOcra-
cy of Texas as Never Before
In the Lone Star State.

he committee on platform announced
thai a report would not be ready until 9
a. m. today.
The chairman said the credentials COM
mite would be ready to report in half an
hour.
An invitation from Arkansas City to
visit that place was put before the dele
gates.
A recess was taken for forty-fve min
uteS.
At7o'clock the convention adjourned
till 9 O'Clock for supper.
THE 9P. NJ. SESSION.
The delegates left the hall and reached
the various hotels and restaurants about
7:30 yesterday afternoon. Some went
without supper, some took their supper in
liquid form while those who took it solid
had only few minutes time to talk over
the situation and the prospects of their
favOrite candidates, before they were
compelled to file into the entrance of the
convention hall for the nine o'clock SeS-
sion.
Principally at the time stated, the tenn
pOrary chairman announced the ability
of the credential committee tOrepOrt, and
the same was read to the convention by
j. A. Templeton, of Clay county. They
recommended one vote for each county for
every 300 votes cast for governor in the
last election. After giving the accredited
number of votes by counties, the total
vote of the convention was found TO be
COS. This was adopted.
The committee on permanent OrganiZa-
ton then submitted report recommend
ing as follows:
For permanent chairman, Hon. J. c.
Hutchinson, of Harris county.
President: Hon. G.. W. O'Brien,
of Jefferson county; Hon. Scott Field, of
Robertson county: Hon. John p. Groom,
of Van Zandt county: Hon. John w.
Crawford, of Hopkins county: Hon. Al
vim Owsley, of Denton county: Hon. w.
H. Getzendamier, of Ellis county,: A. b.
Davidson, of Dewitt county; Everett
Lewis. of Gonzales county: j. NJ. Rose
borough, of Bell county; T. f. Sneed, of
Travis county: Il. Il. Webb. of Callahan
county.
Permanent secretary: Sam. II. Dixon,
OF Dallas county.
Assistant secretaries: Henry r. Early.
of Tarrant county: ed. Kaufman, of
Galveston county: 4. NJ. Kennedy, of
wall county: ;. l.. Samuel. McLennan
county: George II. Matthews, Nacog-
dOcheS county.
Sergcant-at-ArmS A. T. Walton,
Bee county: John :. Mcconnell. Tarrant
county; John f. Odem, johnson county.
And should the necessity arise, we rec
OmmCnd the appointment of assistants by
the president of the convention.
We recommend the following order of
business for the convention:
In ballOtiug for officers, the order of
balloting shall be as follows:
l. Governor.
>. Lieutenant Governor.
3. Attorney General.
4. Comptroller.
). Treasurer.
Il. Commissioner General Land Office.
:. Superintendent of Public Instruction.
8. The election of a state executive
committee, together with chairman
therefor.
The rules of the Texas legislature were
recommended for governing the cOnvcn-
ton, and the report was adopted.
The permanent president Hutchinson
then delivered a warm democratic
speech. After this the convention ad-
jOurned to a. m. today.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
Nine o'clock was the hour fixed upon
for opening OF this mornings session, but
long before that hour the hall commenced
filling with delegates, workers and candi-
dates and the hum of the various CONVEX
SatiOnS was loud enough to be annoying,
to say the least. The one small gallery
was crowded with many ladies and gentle
men of fashion, but only few could get
glimpse of the floor, the gallery having
no slope.
1t was considerably past the time when
Secretary Dixon raped on the desk and
holding up gold watch announced that
it had been found and was awaiting the
owner. The convention was then called to
order by Chairman HHtcheSOn. kilograms
for various delegates were announced
and distributed.
Chairman Hutchinson announced that
the first thing to come before the house
was the reception of the report of the
report of the committee on platform and
organization. Just here delegate from
Galveston arose with a motion to invite
the Hon. Mark Ellison, of Dallas, TO a
seat on the stand. The Hon. Mark is the
person with the wonderful yell which
was the envy of everybody that heard it,
The motion was put, and lost. AS the
chair announced the result, the disap-
pointed Mark gave vent to a yell that sur
passed all his former efforts. and excited
applause. The chair having announced
that the committee on platform and or
ganiZation would not be ready to report
the delegates, would be given liberty
to talk a few minutes after which
the chair hoped they would keep
quiet for the next "A hours.
The chair announced the names of sew
eral assistant ergeants-at-arms, who
had instruction to take charge of any del
egate who should Interfere with the bus
mess of the convention and to put
out of the hall all persons not
wearing a delegate badge.
The committee on platform then came
in and Speaker Brown announced
the report of the committee
On motion of one of the committee
Chairman Brown was selected to read the
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