San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-06
CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
FORMULATED.
The Nominees Will Make the Race
Against the Democratic Phalanx
On a Straight-Out Platform
That Will Not Weaken
Beneath Them.

C"h IVA eAN
son, for acknowledgements.
The afternoon session was raped to
order at 2:3O p. M, when it was announc-
ed that the nomination for a~ttorney-gen-
eral was in order. A delegate took the
stand and presented the name of Bart
lett Sinclair, of Dallas. J. w. Walker, of
Harris, was also nominated. A delegate
from Ell PaSo, Gen. Malloy, nominated j.
d. Hague for the Office. The name of Mr..
Walker was withdrawn. Nominations
were then closed and the balloting began.
After a few counties had been called, Mr..
Sinclair withdrew his name and Mr..
Hague was elected by reclamation.
The nominations of comptroller were
declared in order. The name of
Mr.. Westhoff was presented. Wright
Quincy nominated r. f. Temple, of
El Paso and then withdrew the name.
The nominations were declared closed
and Mr.. VIM. Westoff, of Dewitt, was
elected comptroller by reclamation.
The nominations for treasurer were
opened by Mr.. Rosenthal, who, in an en-
thusiastic speech, nominated Mr.. John B.
Schmitz, of Denton, county. Mr.. Schmitz
was nominated by reclamation.
Judge Hayes, of Smith county, then
nominated Mr.. Il. l.. Wrenn, of Travis
county, for land commissioner
Judge Reeves, of Red River county,
nominated j. A. Mcdowell, of ChildreSS
county.
Nat. Q. Henderson withdrew the name
of Wrenn, and moved that Mcdowell be
nominated by reclamation. Carried.
This vas followed by the nomination
for superintendent of public instruction.
Rev. Green. of Galveston, nominated M.
Lindner, of BeXar. c. w. Il. EaStOn, OF
Dallas, was nominated and withdrawn.
DR.. Lindner was declared nominated by
reclamation.
The nomination of a chairman for the
state executive cOmmitte was declared in
order and Mr.. Rosenthal. of LaGrange.
arose and nominated J. {. DeGreSs. A. j.
Evans nominated Mr.. Lock McDanielS, of
Grimes county, in a rOuSing speech.
Richards. of Harris county, seconded
DeGreSS.
Judge Miner, of Lamar county, second
ed the nomination of Lock McDaniels.
Mr.. HaWley, of Galveston, arose n
presented the name of Mr.. j. NJ. McCOr-
mick, of Dallas county.
w. ii. Green in an excellent speech sec
OndCd the Mccormick nomination.
Nominations were closed. The queS-
ton was here put whether the largest
number of votes received or the majority
of votes cast should decide. The chair
decided that a plurality decides. This
decision was appealed from. The con-
ventiOn sustained the decision of the
chair. BallOtting was then taken up.
All went smoothly until Harris county was
reached. when amid considerable
confusion the roll was called. Mr..
M~cCOrmick's name was withdrawn
during the balloting. Mr.. RoSenthalS
motion at this iuncture, to suspend roll
ao1 thot phannps rnirlt no U,nIn NyaS
ruled out of order, and the ballot cOntin-
ued. After nearly all of the counties ha d
been called, Mr.. DeGreSS took the
stand and withdrew his name from
the race. He moved that McDanielS be
nominated by reclamation. Carried.
Mr.. Smith, of FL PasO, upon whom De-
GreSS in his withdrawal had cast relec-
tiOnS, attempted to reply, but his words
were drowned in the cries for McDaniels,
and order was not restored until the
chairman introduced Lock McDanielS.
He made a short enthusiastic address,
in which he defined his position. He
promised to put the republican party in
Texas in the best condition it can be put.
He would not NEEDLE with outside re-
publican politics. He asked that every
republican in Texas com and put his
shoulder to the wheel. He urged the
nominations of congressman in every dis
trict, and asked for the patronage of the
republican press in Texas. He wanted
the executive committee to be organized
before the convention closed, and retired
amid considerable applause.
Col. DeGreSS sprung to his feet and de-
manded the right to make a personal
explanation. He referred To the article in
the morning paper about Mr.. Hancock
and himself at the Mission Garden rccCp-
ton, denOuncing it as wrong.
Col. MallOy made Il strong plea for the
republican ticket just nominated. Here
Nat. q. Henderson demanded the COrrec-
ton of the item in the morning paper
that he took a drink of water, which
statement he declared as malicious and
false as he took nothing but pure whisky.
The nomination of secretary was de-
cIared in order. Edgar L. EastOn, of
Austin and W.. D.. Mcdonald, of Kautf-
mann, We're nominated: Nominations
were closed. BY a motion both were
elected secretaries, Mcdonald correspond
ing secretary and EaStOn secretary of the
executive committee.
A resolution was introduced by Judge
Rosenthal that Speaker Reed be en-
dorsed. Carried.
A resolution c%ondemning the road law
which lays a tax on muscle
exempts preachers, not in consid-
Grafton for any public service to-
the state. was introduced by Judge
Miner, of Paris. The motion to table the
resolution was lost. The motion to adopt
it was carried. A resolution endorsing
the Lodge election bill was also adopted.
Votes of thanks were given Chairman
Wright, Secretary Kolb and Col. DeGreSS.
The motion to adjourn sine die was
carried. The delegates enthusiastically
filed out of the hall and the great repub-
lican convention came to a close at 6 p. IN.
September 5th.
THR NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
After adjournment of the convention,