San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-15
SINE DIE.
THE HOGG CONVENTION AID
JOURNED.
And All the Delegates Have Left
The Closing Agony.

| order. The delegates were uncOmmOnly
! slow in coming into the hall and taking
! their seats. \ great number appeared in
their shirt sleeves. Everybody had fans
a delegate from Red River moved that
nomination speeches for superintendent
of public instruction be limited to five
minutes each and that only one second be
| allowed to the candidates.
A gentleman from Clay moved "A SubSti
tutc that nominating speeches be unlim-
| tied but that SecOnding speeches be linn
| tied. Tabled.
The original resolution was then passed
| and the chair then announced that the
next order of business was nominations
for the position of superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
II. c. Pritchett was put in nomination
by the Hon: ". 5. Fly. of Gonzales.
Prof. "A. j. Robert, of Hill county. was
put in nomination by Honorable b. ID.
Tarleton, of Hill county. He thought
that the kid element had had enough pa
trOnage and considered that the claims of
man who had passed the meridian of
life should be heard. He was trained in
the arts of peace and war alike: cultured
and educated
+. NJ. Spencer. of Galveston county
arose and put before the convention the
name of Prof Jacob Bickler, of Calves
ton, eulOgiZing his knowledge and eXccu-
tive ability.
VIM. II. Allan, of Kaufman county.
was introduced by the chair and nOmi-
mated Prof. Ben Allan, of that county.
The Hon. j. 5. Shepard, OF CasS county,
arose and nominated the Hon, j. a. II.
Grandbury of that county. The speaker
outlined the career of Mr.. Grandbury as
poor boy who had educated himself and
served the south through the war, and his
record as a teacher and democrat.
E. G. Center, of Tarrant county, arose
and placed in nomination the name of
Prof Alexander HOgg. The speaker up
held the record of Prof. HOgg as opposed
to the Blair educational bill and
his record as a democrat. The speaker
oVGrStepped his time. but relinquiShing
SecOndng speech, was allowed to con-
tinue for five minutes longer. The Hon.
j. NJ. ROSeborOugh, of BeXar county.
placed in nomination Prof. Smith Rags
dale, of Milan county.
The Hon. +. y. Alexander placed in
nomination Hon. j. NJ. Mcleod, of Hunt
county.
Mr.. James NJ. Beard, of Lamar. put in
nomination Mr.. j. l.. WaIpole, of the same
county.
MIR. X. II. Harrison. a delegate from
McLennan county, put in nomination the
L
Mr.. w. II. d. Murray put in nomination
the name of ID. p. Hurley.
Mr.. J.. j. Story seconded MIR. Pritchctt.
He corrected a report that Mr.. Pritchct
had been in favor of the Blair bill. and
affirmed that he was malteraDIy opposed
to il.
The Hon. T. l.. Hutchinson. Of Com
manchC county, seconded the nomination
of Mr. Robert
W. :. Robertson. of Faycttc county,
seconded the nomination of Prof. Jacob
BickICr.
Horace Cate. Of Webb county. arose
and seconded the nomination of Ben
Allen.
Hon. r. y. Stafford seconded the nomi-
datiOn of J. 4. II. Grandbury.
Mr.. w. j. Swain. of Clay county, Sec
onded the nomination of Smith RagSdal"
Mr.. Rice MaNcy, of GraysOn county,
seconded the nomination Of Prof. Nc
LeOd.
Mr.. w. T. GaSs. of Fannin county sec
Onded the nomination of Mr.. WalpOIo.
Mr.. Il. w. Truly. Of EaStIand, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Hurley.
Mr.. Tate had no second
All the speakers possessed a Tcmarka-
bic unanimty in abiding to this office as
the most important in the gift of the pcO-
pie. and every one Of them OVcTStepped
his time and had to be called to order by
Jnp audience or Jnc speaker.
The frequent cries of 'Bickler' were
ominOUs signs to the opposing candidates
and it was evident that he had strong sup
port, but the PTitchett mem were conf
dent. The great numbers of the nOmina-
ting and SecOnding speeches wearied the
crowd who made frequent and impatient
calls for the roll call, and before the sec
retarieS were ready number ofdelegateS
arose and began to read off the votes OF
their counties. The vote taking was at
last commenced The vote was Interrupt
ted by complaints af the noise made by
the lobbyists. The chair announced that
lobbying must be done more quietly or
the sergeant alarms would be instructed
TO do away with the lobbyists. A partisan
of Bickler attempted to have the vote of
Bandera county changed to him from
RagSdale after the vote had been cast
and the representative had left the hall,
but was detected.
The contest promised to be as long and
as bitterly fought as for that of treasurer,
and the tired delegates, eager TO get back
to their homes. began TO realize that. un-
less something happened to turn the tide
in favor of some candidate they would
be good to remain some for time longer,
when it was the expressed hope that the
convention should finish its business at
this session.
Before the vote was announced the
secretary read a notice calling a meeting
of the members of the press, on the stage,
Immediately after the adjournment of the
convention.
Just before the announcement of the
vote the name of Grandbury was with
drawn from the race, for the sake of
harmony in the democratic party The
chair desired all Withdrawals to be with
held until the announcement of the vote.
The Grandbury men transferred their
votes evenly among the various candi-