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COUNTY CONVENTION.
Democrats Assemble, Elect Delegates and
Endorse Mill

| democrats Assemble ELECT OelessdJes ana
Endorse Mill
Pursuant to a call of the chairman
of the democratic executive commit
tee, the democratic party of Wash
ington county assembled in conven-
ton at Eldridge hall Saturday at 10
o'clock a. m.
In the absence of the chairman,
Mr.. Heber Stone, Mr. ". NJ. Ayeu
called the convention to order and
was elected temporary chairman, with
J. D. Campbell, Esq, as secretary ;
and on motion they were afterwards
made permanent chairman and sec
rotary.
On motion a committee of three
was appointed on credentials, viz:
Harry Haynes, 7. @. Clay and Hugo
Becker.
The committee retired to another
room and called the delegates by
precincts for credential, after which
they made the following report:
Precinct No. 1 =; entitled to FIVE
votes-Johu Ewing.
Precinct No. 2; entitled to seven
votes-J. B. Routt and J. E. Routt
Precinct No. 3; entitled to % votes
Harry Haynes, E. Reichardt, B. FL
bridge, D. Watson, J. D. Campbell,
D. G. Giddings, Jr., W. NJ. Ayen, W.
W. Searcy, F. W. Schuerenberg, R.
E. Pennington, George Tucker, W.
Zeiss, F. Weide, VIM. Wehmeyer, J.
J. Hoffman, Hugo Becker, J. R. Pen
nington, R. Hoffman, F. Haubelt,
Dave Williams, W. 81. Eldridge, R.
E. Luhn, H. K. Harrison, A. J. Bob
erson, L. J. Lockett.
Precinct No. 4; entitled to eight
votes-T. j. Burton, G. A. Broesche,
B. A. Watson, H. E. Schultz, W. G.
Broesche, John Gilmore, John John
son, A. McCutchan, Moritz Fischer.
Precinct No. 5; entitled to ten
votes-T. G. Clay, G. R. Seward,
Henry Smith.
Precinct No. 6; entitled to five
votes-Tom Fuicher, j. L. Bowers.
Precinct No. 7; entitled to six
votes-Mr. Wallace, Barry Sayles.
We find from precinct No. 4 con-
testing delegates, and after taking
testimony of the leaders of the con-
testing delegations, and with the
very best information before US, we
report the previously named dele
gates as the regular ones but recon-
mend that both delegations be al
lowed equal privilege of the con-
vention.
The report was adopted and
motion prevailed to elect two dele
gates from each precinct and three
from the county at large, to the
district convention which convenes
here on the 9th inst. for the purpose
of nominating representative for
the 72nd district to succeed Hon.
81. G. King.
Precinct No. lie. G. Hughes,
John Ewing.
Precinct No: 2.-Joe Small, J. E.
Routt.
Precinct No. 3.-Hugo Becker,
". W. Searcy.
Precinct No. 4.-Henry Fuchs,
T. J. Burton.
Precinct No. st. c, Clay, c. R,
Seward.
Precint No. Oh. R. Won Beiber-
stein, John Bowers.
Precinct No. 7.-B. G. Sayles, z.
6. Barton.
The delegates at large were Harry
Haynes, T. H. Lipscomb and D. G.
Giddings.
The following resolution, intro
duced by W. ". Searey, Esq, was
received with great applause and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Hon. r. @. Mills,
our present representative in the
lower house of congress, has served
the people faithfully for the past Is
years, is sound upon all democratic
measures, bold, honest and outspok-
en- in his convictions, has attained
for himself a national reputation as
a statesman and honored the state
that he has served so we'll; therefore,
be it
Resolved, By the democracy of
Washington county that the Hon.
R. Q. Mills is our choice for United
States senator and that our repre-
sentatives in the Texas legislature
are hereby instructed to use all hon
orable means to secure the election
of the Hon. R. Q. Mills to the sen
ate of the United States.
There being no further business
the convention adjourned.
Church Window Fell In.
The handsome colored plate glass
double-arched window that almost
filed the gable end of the second