The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
MONETARY CONFERENCE.
GALVESTON CONVENTION.
An Organization Effected With F. M. N.
Noel in the Chair.
Special to the Statesman.


Noel in the Chair.
Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, Tex, May 81. The
Democratic county convention to elect
delegates to the Houston and Lam
pasas state conventions and also the
congressional, judicial, senatorial,
criminal district attorney and repre-
sentative conven ion. met in Turner
hall tonight and organized by the
election of F. NJ. N. Noel chairman, A.
J. Webber, secretary and VIM. john
son sergeant-at-arms.
A committee On permanent Crgani-
zation and procedure, and credentials
were appointed, when the convention
took a recess to give the committee
time to report. The committee on
permanent organization reported in
favor of retaining temporary organiza-
tion, and outlined the procedure of
the convention as follows:
First-Elect delegates to the gu
ernatorial convention at Houston,
then to the state convention at
Lampasas, then delegates to the
congressional, judicial, to nominate
Judges of court of appeals, senatorial.
representatives and criminal district
convention AID selection OF county
executive committee. The report was
unanimously adopted. The committee
on credentials submitted a majority
and a minority report. The latter
was a vigorous protest against the
methods adopted by the executive
committee at the late primary elec-
ton and alleged fraud and undemo-
cratic method, which prevented the
majority of Democrats of Galveston
county from exercising their lights as
such at the polls at the primary cleo
ton. On motion the report of the
minority was referred to the comfy
executive committee and the majority
renort was adopted.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Whereas, our sister county of Harris
having 13 votes in the state conven
tion and has 80 delegates to the state
convention to work for and advocate
the nomination OF the Waco giant, be
it resolved that Galveston county,
having IA votes in said convention
send by the vote of this conven-
tion 5G delegates TO the state
to advocate the nomina-
ton for Governor James S. Hogg of
Texas. In conformity with this resolu-
tion Sc delegates were elected to the
Houston convention, IA to the con-
vention at Lampasas, IA to the con-
convention and IA alter
mates, IA to the judicial, senatorial, repre-
and criminal district attorney
A county executive
was selected by one from
each ward and precinct, and Captain
James Mcdonald was elected chair
man.
A resolution was then adopted in
structing delegates to the Houston
to vote and work for the
nomination of Jas. s. Hogg as long as
there was hope for his nomination.
When this became impossible the del
egation were to cast their vote for Full
ton and vote for him until there was
no hope of his election. The delega-
I ion were also instructed to vote for
Culberson, Wortham and Mccall for
attorney general, treasurer and
comptr ller. The delegation to
the judicial convention was also
instructed to vote for a Galveston law
yer for Judge of the court of appeals.
The following resolution was then
and adopted amid much
Be it resolved, that vote of thanks
be rendered the Galveston News for
fha ahla and panarOus man.
ner in which this paper has
conducted the canvass for governor,
and the thanks of Governor Hogg's
friends are due this paper for the
means which it has resorted to to ac-
complsh his defeat, as owing to the in
telligence of the people of Texas and
this paper, as a political
factor, is potential only in the election
of honest men whom it opposes.
Rules for the government of future
elections were submitted which, after
considerable opposition from the mi
nority, and excepting an amendment
changing the time of registration
from the 1st to 18th of July to
October 1st to 18th, and that
no one should be allowed to vote at the
primaries unless he could produce
evidence that he had voted the Demo
cratic ticket from president down to
the convention,adiourned.
The congressional delegation is said
to be anti Gresham and this is alleged
to be due to Crowley's opposion.
while the senatorial delegation is be-
lieved to be favorable to Crowley for
the state senate.