The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07

for any party action whatever to re-
guire all parties participant
ing in such primaries be-
fore the organization thereof to
enroll their names as Democrats
and in such enrolment pledge them
selves to support all the nominees of
the L emocratic party made in conven-
tion and also to subscribe to the funda-
mental principles of the Democratic
party.
Resolved, That the chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of
Travis county is required to prepare
proper forms in accordance with these
resolutions for the use of chairmen
of primary conventions for organizing
meetings.
Resolved, That no delegates shall
be admitted from primary Democratic
meetings in the next county conven-
ton not organized according 10 the
requirements Of these resolutions.
Resolved, That the chairman of
the primary Democratic meetings
are required and directed to transmit
to the chairman of the Democratic eX-
ecutive committee of the county re-
port of the proceedings of the primary
meetings held, and also the list of par
ties enrolling as Democrats in such
primary.
Resolved, That the Democratic ex-
ecutive committee of the county have
no authority to modify in any manner
or alter the rules herein laid down for
the organization of primary Demo-
cratic meetings.
Resolved, That the basis of repre-
sentation in the next county conven-
ton shall be one delegate for every
twenty-five votes of the highest vote
cast in the voting box for Democrat
ic nominee and one for portions of
twenty-five of thirteen votes and
over.
Judge TONNES then introduced
lengthy resolution, the tenor of which
was that the delegates to the judicial
and senatorial conventions be posi-
lively instructed to remain in the con-
vention until nomination is made
1t would, as explained by Judge
Townes, prevent the accomplishment
of the rumored report coming from
Williamson county that all the dele
gates in the judicial convention would
be turned loose.
1t stirred up considerable discus
sion, speeches in opposition being
made by r. H Ward and Fred Garlic
ton, the latter moving to lay the reso-
luton on the table.
Or the roll of precincts being called
the vote was as follows: Ayes 1O6 IL,
nays As l 2.
NOMINATIONS
The convention then settled down
to genuine hard work, it being the
nomination of county officers and the
giving of instructions to the delegates
who are to attend the judicial and
senatorial conventions.
Nominations for the judgship of the
Fifty-third judicial district were then
declared in order and the name of
Judge James H. Robertson, the pre-
sent incumbent, was placed in nomi-
nation by Mr.. Geo. F. Pendexter,
nominations were Immediately closed
and the roll was called resulting in
the nominee receiving 1853 votes, or
the unanimous vote of the convention.
The next matter taken up was the
instruction of delegates to the judicial
convention at Georgetown as between
Mr.. Frank G.. Morris and Judge N. A.
Rector for the judgeship of tho Tween
ty sixth judicial district.
Mr.. r. HI. Ward offered resolution
instructing the delegates for Mr.. Nor
ris and was followed by Judge
Townes, who offered substitute
striking out Norris name and insert
ing in lieu thereof the name of Judge
Rector. A motion to table the substi-
tute was made and the delegates at
once quieted down, recognizing that
the struggle was about to begin.
Slowly the roll was called and at it's
conclusion the result was announced
as follows: Morris 81, Rector 81.
On motion of Mr.. ID. H. Hewlett
the delegates were instructed to be
governed by the unit rule.
MI. Pendexter then presented the
name of Mr.. A. S. Burleson for dis
trict attorney at the same time with
drawing the name of Mr.. George S.
Walton at that gentlemans request.
He took the occasion to compliment
Mr.. Walton in the highest terms for
the clean and manly race he has made
and denied most emphatically that
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element as has been charged.
Mr.. Walton then took the stand
and in frank and straight
forward manner thanked his friends
for their loyal support and asked the
convention as personal favor to him
to make the nomination of Mr.. Burle
son unanimous, which was at once
done.
Delegates to the judicial convention
were then elected as follows:
A s Walker, ST., H E Shelley, Geo
f Pendexter, H A Linn, A w Town
send, d H Hewlett, Oceola Archer, r
H Ward, l. Peeler, Ed Kaufman,
s G Sneed and T w Gregory.
On motion of Capt. Sneed the
senatorial delegation was in
structed for Walter Tips
for state senator, after Mr.. Dowell' g
name had been withdrawn, at his re-
quest, by Mr.. d. HI. Hewlett, the
delegation is made up as follows:
r. H. Ward, Henry Bodies, VIM.
Won Rosenberg, ST., A. M. Jackson,
Jr., Sam DeCordova, w. M. Walton,
T. H. Miller, Frank Maddox, J. A.
Davis, A. H. Graham, Fred Carleton,
A. G. Goethe, J. j. Tobin, Sam Hill,