San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-15
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Meets and Fraternizes, Preliminary
to Going to Work.

Il
to Going to Work.
The newly formed executive COM
| mittee held a meeting last night IN
| the parlOrs of the Southern hotel. The
meeting was called to order by Chair
man Finley, who stated that the prin-
cipal object in calling them together
was for the purpose of letting them
them get acquainted with each other
and to outline the work and policy
of the party during the coming cam
paign.
One thing, he said, that he wanted
done was to transfer some of his work
to the chairmen of the senatorial COM
mittees. This was to APPOINT all coun-
ty chairmen, and he further required
the senatorial district chairman to
assume personal supervision of all
matters in his district, to quiet all
trouble and to me responsible for all
matters therein. He did not regard
the position of chairman OF senatorial
districts as one of pure ornament, but
as one of responsibility.
The next campaign was then dis
cussed by Mr.. Finley. 1t was import
ant that the coming campaign be Wig
orously prosecuted. The committee
men would have considerable to do
with selecting campaign orators, and
he wanted to particularly impress up
on them the necessity of avoiding poor
speakers, and suggested meeting OF
the committee and nominees on the
state ticket to meet him at Austin at
some time designated by the commit
tee for the purpose of laying out the
work and to secure some system III
prosecuting the campaign.
A question was raised as to whether
the chairman of the senatorial dis
tricts aud a member of the executive
committee could exist in the same dis
triCt. 1t was cited that in several dis
tricts the district chairman had called
the senatorial convention independ-
ent of the executive committeeman,
and Mr.. Finley was asked If the
committeeman was not entitled to
call the convent ton to order and effect
its temporary organization. Mr.. Fin
ley held that the chairman of sena-
torial districts and the executive
committeeman from that district
should be one and the same, and
should have charge and control of
all matters affecting the party in the
district but advised the gentlemen
in whose districts this state of affairs
existed to acquiesce in the action of
the district chairmen so as to avoid
causing confusion.
A motion to have all district con-
ventions called before the state con-
vention was made, and caused con-
siderable discussion. Up to this time
the committee had been without a
secretary. Mr.. J. NJ. Jones arose and
called attention to this part and
nominated Mr.. j. Mr.. Presler of
Comanche county for that post
Mr.. Presler was elected.
A motion was introduced making
it rule that executive committee
men consult with the county chair
men in reference to the time and
place Of holding district conventions.
This provoked considerable discuss
ION and ended in the matter being
left to the pleasure OF the committee
men.
1t was moved that subcommittee
of five be appointed to meet at some
convenient place to map out the work.
The chair objected and wanted all
the committee to meet him at Austin
date to be fixed later. He reminded,
the committee men of their duties,
and called attention to the fact that
at the last meeting called two years
ago, he and another delegate met all
by themselves and hoped that such
would never occur again.
The question Of permanent secre-
| tary for committee was brought up,
and, the chair named Mr.. Ed. Kauff-
mann, former secretary, who was
| elected. The committee then ad-
call.