San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-12

nun. -. VI. SOOh, 70.
25th. f. Hampell, %:
10Th. Ed. ID. Linn, %:
27th. j. Il. Wells, %:
18th. Ed. Dwyer &c:
10Th. j. Nj. PresSIer, 40
Both. j. NJ. Doyle, 20:
3lSt. III. P. Birmingham IS.
This gives the total vote of the state
democracy some 9O6 votes in the cOnven-
ton.
After roll call, which showed fifteen
members present, and the reading of the
minutes by Secretary kaufman, of Gal
weston, the matter of seating the dele
gates and providing them with badges.
| was taken up. 1t was suggested that the
badges should not be given out indiScrim-
inately, lest it might create confusion and
disturbance in the hall by it's becoming
too crowded. As the local committee had
ESQ badges, In the hall there were LOCO
seats, and the democracy only casts 9C6
| votes in convention. it was decided to al
| low the chairman of each senatorial dis
| trict twice as many badges as his district
| had votes.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. A. b..
| Watkins, and slightly modified to read as
| follows was adopted:
| Resolved, That committee be APP
| pointed to recommend to the state demo-
| cratic convention that some plan be
| adopted for the settlement of local trouble
| III the party threatening diSOrganiZatiOn
and the election of Independents to office.
A. r. Watkins, w. II. Leasing, T.
Smith and w. n. Finley were chosen as
the committee.
Mr. Watkins presented another resOlu-
ton. asking that the executive commit
tee recommend to the state convention
the legaliZing of the primaries.
Judge w. III. Leasing introduced sub
Stltute recognizing the primaries as pro-
| motive of fraud and injury to the demo-
cratic party, and recommending that
| they be abolished. This was tabled by
vote of 10 to 3.
fed to read that the committee might at
It's discretion recommend TO the state
convention the legalizing of primaries,
and was adopted.
A vote of thanks was given to the local
committee for the manner in which they
discharged their duties vote of
thanks was also rendered the chairman
and secretary. after which the meeting
adjourned,
ELEVENTH DISTRICT CAUCUS
The caucus of the Eleventh. senatorial
district. was called by Il e Colorado county
delegation to boom c. f. Barnett. of Wei
mar, for the office of lieutcnant-g governor.
Owing TO the non arrival OF Mr.. Barnett.
the action OF indOrSing him was postponed
until afternoon. when someone will be Sc
lected to nominate him. Mr.. Barnett has
in the past two days developed consider
able strength. The BeXar county delega-
ton has gone for him. and he promises to
combine the opposition to PendIeton.
Mark Ellison. OF Dallas. has a state
reputation for the most powerful voice
among the attending delegates, and his
famous hog call is used TO great effect.
BENAR CAUCUS.
The BeNar delegation held a caucus
this morning in the rooms of Epson and
BprgStrOm i'm the Kampmann building
Bryan Callaghan presided.
1t was moved thatthe caucus determine
the candidates that the delegation would
support for stat offices, and j. :. HOgg
for Governor. f. d. Barnett for Lieuten-
ant Governor, CulbGrSOn for Attorney
General, II. E. McCullOch for Treasurer
Mccall, for Comptroller. Linn for Land
Commissioner. Bicklcr for Superintend-
dent of public education were chosen.
TIE OPENING SESSION.
This morning at little after daylight
the democratic forces began awakening,
and soon any number of bars adj iacent to
the hotels were busy dispensing early
morning refreshments. One barkeeper
says he opened up at o'clock and was
run almost to death on cocktails till $50.
hall were soon alive, (fguratiVely speak
ing although great many delegates
were held back by little caucuSeS of their
delegations. and did not arrive at the
hall until just before the opening. One
delegation held its caucus on the steps of
the First Presbyterian church and seemed
as perfectly at home as they would be in
their native arbOrS at a barbecue.
The streets about convention hall had
been deeply laid with SawduSt to aid the
acoustics of the convention hall, and it
was a very wise precaution. In
side the hall was treated the same
way. The speakers platform and
other places provided for the
press were nicely decorated by reporters
of the daily press. The scene in the hall
was a perfect hubbub until the band be-
gan playing, which made it worse. Little
meetings were held in various parts OF
the hall and spread eagle OrationS re-
sounded from all sides. which were min
gled with the voice of Secretary S. I'll.
Dickinson, executive committee, who
early began calling the roll of the eXecu-
tive committee. The press gang, both To-
cal and visitors, were crowded on the
platform and given badges and whatever
place they could find. The noisy unOr
ganized meeting was intensified into. pan
demOnium when the band struck up
Dixie and everybody cheered.
Rev. DR.. Il. +. c. TimminS, of Tyler,
invoked the blessing of the Most High on
the convention, which rose to the call of
the secretary. We BeSeech, the Almighty
God, to help us to lay aside all personal
differences and let us remember that
the God of San Jacinto inspire
us. God bless the delegates, our country,
our undertakings to build up its re-
sources, etc. He ended by repeating the