The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-18

YOUR dIuiploiy huAihSo' AOo
are fully equipped as his tool, but
your iniquity has found you out. How
about that International railway busi-
ness? Are you to carry out your bar
gain for the share you took in it? 1
want to know where is Roger Q. Mills?
Where is Roger Q. Mills, would like
to know? Mr.. Hogg is very heavy.
We want him to sit down on Mr..
Finley"
At this point the confusion grew
wol Sc and little knots of men formed
in various parts of the hall and were
addressed by some of the delegates.
MATLoCK WANTS TO KNOW.
Mr.. Matlock said he desired to ask
the chair whether he, the chairman,
had been appointed receiver of the
Democratic party of Texas. The gen.
tleman yet failed of recognition by the
chair.
Mr.. Alexander of Waco desired to
know by what authority the chair
man of the executive committee of the
state of Texas decided who are and
who are not delegates to this conven-
tion. What was being done the gen.
tleman denounced as without author
ity in precedent or otherwise,
Chairman Finley so far recognized
the speakers at this point as to say
that if the speakers would get some
one to ask their questions so that he
could hear and understand them he
would answer.
BUCK WALTON SKINS FINLEY.
Hon. w. M. Walton of Austin made
an attempt to obtain recognition and
all the throng around him seated
themselves when the chair stated his
former determination not to recognize
any gentleman during call of the roll.
Major Walton, in reply, said he
desired to appeal from the ruling of
the chair, and said: "Your action
has been arbitrary, and has no prece-
dent in any convention. Where does
the committee derive it's authority,
and by what rule for the action you
have taken? No rules have been pro-
mulgated and none have been adopt
ed, and we have repeatedly asked for
the reading of the rules, and you
have proceeded arbitrarily and your
action is nothing more than q
revolutionary proceeding. Where
does your committee get authority to
take the place of the voice of this con-
vention? You have simply usurped
the authority. 1t is simply usurpa-
tion of authority and has no founda-
tion in any deliberative body.
" POINT OF ORDER AGAIN.
Here Mr.. Matlock put the question
as to point of order, stating: "This
convention has called your attention
to a point of order. If you wish to
deal impartially, if you will just hear
me one moment this vote can bo
taken, but we will never submit to
such dictalion."
Mr.. Walton then said: "Mr. Chair.
man, I want to know whether or not
we can be heard. Whether in DEM
ocratic convention we are to submit to
such practices. We want to know by
what rule it is to be determined. 1t
seems to me that these rulings that
you have made shut off the voice of
the delegates of this convention, are
without precedent and you must not
do it.n
Mr.. Matlock: "I would like to ask
why it is that yeu can stand there and
whisper to your friends and will not
listen to man on the opposite
side. Never as long as water runs
down hill or fi"e burns have you ever
known of such thing, or will we
ever submit tosuch a thing. 1t is the
first time in the history of the state
that Democratic party was prevent
ed from voting in Democratic CON
vention. We stand here the regular
Democratic representatives. and you
stand there and say that we shall not
vote. L ask you by what authority
you state that the regular delegates
can not vote?"
During all this time the chairman,
whenever an opportunity was had,
received the votes of delegations and
in no way recognizing any of the
parties on the floor criticising his &C.
tion.
Mr.. Mr.. Matlock again appealed to
the chair for recognition in his efforts
to secure what he denominated the
rights of those he represented.
HooTED THE CHAIR.
The chair was here subjected to a
fire of hooting accompanied by finger
pointing and other demonstrations
which he bore with great equanimity
Mr.. Matlock here again demanded
recognition of his appeal from the