San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-04
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T The band was not present at the morn
ing session.
The banquet to the most prominent of
the party will take place tonight at Mis-
sion Garden.
The seventh congressional district will
hold their nominating caucus this after
noon
1t is reported in the house that the or
ganizatiOn committee have decided on
Wright. of Lamar, for permanent chair
man.
The friends of Flanagan are confident
OF his success in his race, and express
themselves as fully satisfied with the
forthcoming report of the credentials
committee.
j. Miner, of Paris, is here with the del
egateS, one of the speakers at the Mission
Garden last night. He is an able, fluent,
and above all, fearless speaker, making
many, friends through his last nights
speech.
About a dozen blue-coated, BRASS but
toned men hung around Convention
hall and fell asleep on account of nothing
to do.
Mr.. J. II. Stewart, the obliging colored
man who performed the office of tempo
rary secretary, is from Robinson instead
of Ouichita.
One colored delegate arose in his chair
calling in all seriousness for recognition:
What is your point?" inquired the chair
man. 'Fse got no pint; l jest want to
say a few words to Jim Newcomb." The
chairman squelched him in short order.
The delegation from the 10th congress
Sional district met in caucus this morning
and nominated w. ID. Mcdonnell. of Jack
county to contest the senatorial seat from
that district.
The credentials committee have had a
hard session, but it is understood the
BeXar contest will eventually be settled
by seating half of each contesting side.
1t is also said this is the way the Harris
county contest will go.
The alterations that have been made in
the hall are not an improvement, in fact
the acoustics have been materially in
jured, the seating space restricted and
the speakers stand so far away from the
center to make it difficult for the speaker
to be heard.
Among the colored delegates are some
who are as courteous gentlemen as enc
would wish to meet, but some are i'm
pressed with an undue sense of their i'm
portance.
Mr.. Henry Clay Grey, the coIored ed
itor of the Galveston Test, who made the
ASST blOl ludU III Il ldl St. nlUDUtT Oh III
stances the negro vote had been sold out.
was called to accoun by several brethren
this morning resulting in some vigorous
language on the platform during the re-
cess.
Just before supper last night, a LIGHT
man startled a batch of politicians at
the Southern, by ~propJunding the query
of What has become of Nat. Q. Hender-
SOM" The question was passed from lip
to lip, What has become of Nat. O.?
The irrepressible Nat" said Webb
Flanagan, that's so. | wonder what has
become of him: haven't seen him around
here yet"
Newspaper men present thus far are:
w. nj. Bamberge. Houston Weekly Tri-
bune; Robert Wiley, representing an
eastern paper syndicate, embracing the
New York Tribune, Manchester Gazette
and Lewiston Journal; G. II. Martin,
Texas Reporter: r. Hanschke. Freie
PreSse; Barnes, Daily Times; Field, Can
and the following col, red newspaper men:
7. c. Lucas, Beaumont Record; 7. H.
Hubbard, Austin Weekly News; j. o.
Hamilton, Austin National.
The Seventh congressional district del
egateS while they are in the city will take
some action looking to putting a man in
the field to beat Grain for congress in that
district. The diSgraceful conduct of
Grain in his recent affair with reporter
Moore, of the St. Louis Republic, has
stirred up a deep feeling of disgust among
his constituency, and it is very likely
that the republicans will succeed in
shelving him. They will centre upon a
man who will be nominated to succeed
him and il looks altogether blue for the
p]ugnaciOuS and imbibing congressman,
who has disgraced himself and the state.