The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-17
THE SKIRMISH IN THE RURAL
DISTRICTS AND CITY
YESTERDAY.
HAMILTON FOR DISTRICT At
T0RNEY.
The Vote as Far as Heard From is Against
Hogg-Summary of the Vote The
Contt st Hot and Close.

ulCdtlou up 10 CLOCK tnlS morning
was that the county had gone against
Hogg. Following is the result of the
days fight:
~ FIRST WARD.
re The following delegates were elected
to the county conventions r. E.
Caperton, Walter Caldwell, Ben
Marshall, w. H. Salge, A. H. Graham.
The meeting instructed for R. M.
Hall for governor, John D. Mccall for
comptroller, w. B. Workman for
treasurer and E. d. Linn for COM
missioner general land Office.
R. Q. Shelley was elected chairman
for ensuing two years.
SECOND WARD.
The Second ward elected the follow
ing delegates who go uninstructed for
governor: John w. Maddox, VIM. F.
North, F. M. Maddox, Franz Fiset, B.
S. Pillow and John Sheehan.
The meeting instructed for Workman
for treasurer, Mccall for comptroller
and Jos. ID. Savers for congress.
d. F.Wright was elected Democratic
chairman of the Second ward for the
coming two years.
THIRD WARD.
A. P. Woodbridge was elected chair
man and B. F. Hughes secretary
The delegates elected were Frank
Morris, Jules Bornefeld, j. w. Max
we'll, w. E. Armstrong and John
Lawrence.
The ward instructed for Hogg,
Workman and Mccall, and for Ed.
Linn for land commissioner.
FOURTH WARD.
The following delegates were elected
w. [. Johnson, John Houghton, r..
w. Gregory, w. D. Shelley, Rhoads
Fisher, u. Il. Fillmore, G. A. Wheatley
II. d. Patrick, j. B. Billeisen, David
Wilson, John G. Boak, J. d. Rober-
deau.
Delegates are instructed for the fol
lowing gentlemen: Workman, Mccall
and G. j. Fisher for justice of the
peace.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this con-
Vention that we endorse the course of our
representative in congress, Hon. Joseph d.
Sayers, and that the delegates from this
ward to the county convention are hereby
: Instructed to support for delegates to the
/ congressional convention, only such men as
will use all honorable means to secure his
denomination.
FIFTH WARD.
w. j. Oliphant, chairman, was
called to order, and four delegates
were elected as follows: Albert Town
send, HI. A. Linn, P. DeCordova and
H. E. Shelley.
w. B. Workman was endorsed for
treasurer, John d. Mccall for comp
troller and Terrell for the legislature.
SIXTH WARD.
The Sixth ward elected the follow
ing delegates:
w. H. Tobin, R. w. Finley, Col.
Holland, ]. R. Hamilton, DIR. Ever
hart, j. w. Hill, J. R. Carl, ]. S. Craw-
ford, Jas. Brady, J. w. Johnson, Fred
Weeden, d. E. Russell, DR.. Sheppard.
Instructed unanimously for John
d. Mccall for comptroller, w. B. Wor-
than for treasu. er, Joseph d. Savers
for congress, j. r. Hamilton for dis
trict attorney, Judge Stuart and c. j..
Fisher for justice of the peace, j. S.
Hogg for governor, first: last and all
the time, A. w. Terrell and N. A. Daw-
son for representatives.
The following resolution was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved by the Democracy of the Sixth
ward, in convention assembled, That we
heartily endorse and instruct our delegates
for w. b. Workman for State treasurer.
As chief clerk of the State treasury, Mr..
Workman is too we'll known to the people
of Texas to need any eulogy from us.
Our acquaintance is not only confined to
him as a Jewel otficial-his home hos been
in this ward of the city during his service IN
the State treasury, and we, his neighbors,
know the man and warmly join hands with
his friends at his old home III Hopkins
county and earnestly commend him to the
Democracy of Texas for the nomination for
State treasurer.
SEVENTH WARD.
&. A. Groos, chairman, ana 1nos. IL.
Wheless, secretary.
Instructed for VIM. Won Rosenberg
for county judge, G. NJ. Sawyer for
constable precinct No. 3, Geo. S. Wal
ton for county attorney, John D.
Mccall for state comptroller, w. B.
Workman for state treasurer. j. d.
Savers for congress.
c. A. Groos was elected chairman Of
the Seventh ward for the ensuing two
years.
Following is the list of delegates to
precinct and county conventions:
J. P. Kirk, Geo. P. Assman, Leslie
Price, Dennis Corwin, G. A. Groos, w.
d. Patton, M. NJ. McInnis, Thos. ID.
Wheless. Delegation is solid against
Hogg.
EIGHTH WARD.
ECol. S. G. Sneed, chairman; Geo.
L. Robertson, secretary, and Groom'
Lee, sergeant at arms.
The following delegates were
elected:
S. G. Sneed, w. B. Walker, j. ).
Butts, Geo. L. Robertson, o. A. Cald-