Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Fl. c. Pritchett, Superintendent of Public
Instruction-Webb Finley, Chairman
of the Executive Committee.


Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Aug. I4.-Upou the re-
assembling of the convention this afternoon the
chair declared nominations for superintendent
Of public instruction in order.
H C. Pritchett of Walker county was placed
in nomination by w. S. Fly of Gonzales.
a. j. Roberts of Hill county was nominated
by B. D. Tarleton of the same county.
Jacob Bickler OF Galveston was nominated by
F. NJ. Spencer of Galveston.
Ben Allen of Kaufman was nominated by W.
H. Allen of Kaufman.
j. A. Cranberry OF Cass was nominated by j.
L. Sheppard OF CasS,
Alex Hogg of Tarrant was nominated by E. G.
senter of Tarrant.
Smith Ragsdale of Milan nominated by
]. Nj. Rosbrough OF Bexar.
j. Mcleod of Hunt was nominated by F. P.
Alexander of Hunt.
]. L. WRllpole of Lamar was no minated by j.
NJ. Bard OF Lamar.
c. H. Tate of McLennan was nominated by R.
H. Harrison OF NJ cLennan.
D. P. Hurley of Parker was nominated by w.
H. D. Murrat of Parker.
The delegates wanted to finish the business and
go home and they
The first ballot, which proved test OF the
strength of the different candidates, was as fol-
lows:
Pritchett, III.
Roberts, 74L9.
Bickler, 164i5-
Cranberry, 80.
Hogg 20.
Ragsdale, 1O4.
Mcleod, 1914.
Wsllpole, A.
Tate, 10.
Hurley, 20.
Allen. 123l%.
This vote, however, was never announced as
the changing commenced o. once.
Professor Cranberry was withdrawn by J. l..
Shepherd of Camp.
Mr.. Munford of Tarrant withdrew the name or
Professor Hogg.
Mr.. Biard Of Lamar withdrew Professor Wall
pole.
Here a break took place and the delegations
began to change their votes. In the stampede
that took place Pritchett corralled most of the
wandering votes, and his friends became very
enthusiastic. The friends of Messrs. Ragsdale,
Hurley and Roberts withdrew those gentlemen
amid applause and the stampede continued.
Professor Tate withdrawn and the Prltchett
forces continued to swell. After the withdraw
ing and vote changing ceased the first ballot was
announced as follows:
PritChett, 359.
Bicker. POS.
Mcleod, 81.
Professor Mcleod having been Withdrawn the
SECOND BALLET STOOD
Pritchett, 4lO.
Bickler, 245.
Allen, 2IO.
After the third ballot had been taken and be-
fore IL was announced, Professor Allen was
withdrawn. The delegates then began the
changing act again. Some OF Aliens votes
went to one candidate and some to the other.
and while some of the Bickler delegates went
gates also deserted, going to Bickler TarTant
county chan ged her fourteen votes to Pritchett
and the applause was deafening. This ballot re.
suited in the nomination of Professor Pritchett
by vote of 574 TO 2S2.
The gentleman rendered his hearty thanks to
the convention and was loudly applauded.
Professor Bickler also spoke TO the Democ-
racy. He said he had remained in the race I'M
til q two-thirds vote was secured by his oppo-
nent because he Democrat. He said 1t
was true he was German, but that he was also
an American and Texan. He warmly thanked
his friends for standing by him so nobly.
FINLEY RENoMINATED-
B. D. Tarletor of Hill nominated Webb Finley
of Smith as his own successor for chairman OF
the Democratic executive committee. He said
Finley had been charged with betraying his
party to its enemies and that this convention
must rebuke the falsehood and SANDER. He
said the Democratic party of Texas was to-day
purer than it had ever been before.
T. ]. Brown of Grayson seconded the nomina-
ton Of Finley, and on motion of Delegate Rob
inson of Fayette Mr.. Finley was declared elected
by reclamation, number of delegates scream
ing ''No' with all their might On motion Of
an enthusiastic delegate it was declared that the
convention Endorsed and approved the past adj
ministration of Mr.. Finley.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen were then selected as
members of the executive committee:
First district-George W. O'Brien OF Jefer-
son county.
Second dtscrict-H. III. knight OF Panola
Third district-Auwry Starr of Harrison
county.
Fourth district-R. L. Harvey of Bowie
county.
Fifth district-Hiram Hass OF Franklin
county.
sixth DISTRICT. n. Jones of Smith county.
Seventh district-J. Y. Gooch OF Anderson
county.
Eighth district-M. Y. Randolph of Madison
county.
Ninth district, F. a. Mccall of Montgomery
county.
Tenth district, James Mcdonald of Galveston
county.
Eleventh district, J. c. Kendred of Colorado
county.
Twelfth district, B. G. Bryan of Washington
Thirteenth district, E. R. Sinks OF Lee
Fourteenth district-A. C. Brietz of Brazos
county.
Fifteenth district-w. NJ. White Of Freestons
county.
Sixteenth district-o. E. Gilbert of Dallas
Seventeenth district-william Bush of Collin
county.
Eighteenth district-Don Bliss of Grayson
county.
Nineteenth district-w. j. Swain of Clay
county.
Twentieth district-Ben P. Ayres of Tarrant
county.
Twenty-frst district-w. F. Ramsey of John
son county.
Twenty-second district-w. C. o'Bryan of
McLennan county.
Twenty third district-Frank Andrews of Bell
county.
Twenty-fourth district-Joseph W. Robertson
Of Williamson county.