The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-17

committee on credentials was ready
to report, and Chairman Rosenthal
was introduced and read the result OF
their deliberations. The report was
in several sections, and seated all the
Quincy delegates. Chairman Rector
ruled that the report was to be divided
and the different sections voted on
separately. Mr.. Renfro appealed
from the decision OF the chair, but the
chair was sustained. The voting then
commenced, and everything went
along smoothly until the section OF
the report relating to the Fort Bend
contest was reached. The committee
found the charges in the protest
against the Fort Bend delegates
sent up by that county not sustained.
This brought G. M. Ferguson, the
leader of the protestants, to his feet.
Chairman Rosenthal of the commit
tee on credentials raised the point Of
order that as Ferguson was not dele
gate he could not address the conven-
ton, but the point was declared not
well taken by Chairman Rector.
Ferguson stated that he was not
only not delegate, but that he did
not claim to be one. He was in Aus
tin at the request of the honest Re-
publicans of Fort Bend county to pro-
test against the admission to the con-
vention of the delegation of Democrats
selected by fraud in that county. He
denounced the delegates in unmeas-
ured terms as Jaybird Democrats,
thieves, scoundrels, etc. He was not
| in Austin as a contestant for seat in
the convention, but was here to un.
seat the nine Democratic "niggers"
and he was trying his best to do it.
| On the motion to adopt the report of
the committee on this section the ayes
and nays were called. The delegates
then turned themselves loose and
howled and yelled until it seemed
almost as if the roof would certainly
come Off,
The brass band was then turned on
them and finally sufficient quiet was
obtained to proceed with the roll call.
IL resulted in the delegates being
seated. Ayes, 4S3 IL; nays, las 1-2.
The balance of the sections were
then acted upon and then the report
as o whole adopted, not single
change having been made, and re-
sulting in the seating of all the Quincy
delegates.
On motion of Judge Burnett COM
mittee of twenty on res olutions and a
committee of fifteen on permanent Or
ganization were then appointed, and
the convention adjourned until 3
o'clock.
The committee on permanent or
ganization is composed of Messrs. J.
Z. DeGress, j. M. Mccormick, n. w.
Quincy, j. w. Hearne, j. M. Kindred,
Fred Chase, DIR. j. S. Stevens, Judge
Norton, w. f.. EastOn, A. l.. Lud-
weiter, j. G. Shermack, r.. Wattsen,
Col, Patten, Sam Johnson and Rev.
II. Watts.
The following is q Committee on
Resolutions:
Judge Burnett, chairman; Lock Me-
Daniel, r. Is. Burbridge, j. p. Oster-
house, w. X. Makenson, II. B. Rent
fro, Webster Flanagan, A. Asberry,
Walter Burton, Melvin Prade, Or.
Arch Cochran, J. d. Wilson, j. w.
Burke, Henry Terrell, j. S. Tibbitt,
II. b. Handbook, Sam Wright. II. f.
Campbell, Warren Rud, A. Richard.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was after 4 o'clock when the del
egates were again called TO order by
Chairman Rector, who announced
that the committee on permanent Or
ganization was ready to report.
Through their chairman they then re-
ported rs follows:
For permanent chairman j. n.
Burnett.
For permanent secretary-Kolp.
The report was adopted and Judge
Burnett was conducted to the stand,
In q few words he thanked the con-
vention for the honor thus conferred,
but stated that he would be unable to
attend to the duties of the office, and
therenpon withdrew his name.
Judge Rector was then nominated
for permanent chairman and elected
by unanimous vote.
The committee ON resolutions then
reported as follows, which report was
adopted amid great cheering, with
only two dissenting votes from the
back of the hall. 1t was:
Resolved, That we reat1irm our de-
votion to the principles of the Ma
tional Republican party as enumerated
by its national convention.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the administration of President Har-
rison as honest, able, statesmaniike
and patriotic; and, that as Texans we
gratefully remember his recommends
ton and support of deep water har-
Dor on the gulf coast, and of recipro-
cal trade relations with the states OF
Central and South America.
Resolved, That the delegates elect
ed by this convention are hereby in
structed to cast the vote of Texas for
Benjamin Harrison for president.
Nominations of the eight delegates
to be selected to the National conven-
ton were then declared to be Ia order
and the following gentlemen were
presented: