The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-13
THE HoGG CLUB.
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE MAKES ITS
REPORT TO THE CLUB.
The Legislative Candidates Will Not be
Opposed but Chairman S. G. Sneed
Seems to be in Trouble Some
Resolutions offered.

was called TO order lasG nlgnt at tne
court house by President J. H. Hen
derson. Mr.. John Phillips, secretary,
read the minutes OF the last meeting
and after their approval the cluu was
declared open for business.
The report Of the central committee
was then heard as follows, being read
by Judge Henderson. Before he
started on his report he stated
that Messrs. Tips, Wheless, Nc
Fall and Sneed had all been
waited on. AS per instructions from
the club all favored constitutional
commission. Mr.. Tips stated that he
had not or did not intend to take any
active stand. The other two said
that they had not or did not intend
to express themselves at all. Chair.
man Sneed said that his policy was
to keep Glands off,"
The report reads:
To the Central Democratic Club of Travis
County:
We, the central committee of the
Democracy of Travis county, who
were directed by your club to inquire
into the position of candidates Tips,
Wheless, McFall and chairman 5. &.
Sneed, beg to make the following re-
port:
First-From the best information
that we have been able to obtain,
neither of said candidates, nor said
chairman, is taking any active inter
est in the regular Democratic ticket
headed by Governor Hogg or the
ticket headed by Judge Clark.
Second-We believe it best at this
time that neither the central commit
tee nor this club take any steps to put
out candidates against said gentle
men, and that as to said
chairman: We believe that
is a proper question
to be submitted to the chairman OF
this senatorial district, as he is the
proper party in the first place to give
such matters attention; as was pro-
vided hy the executive committee of
the Democratic party of the state OF
Texas which met in Austin on the
first day of last September.
[Signed] j. HI. HENDERSON, Chrm.
JOHN w, PHILLIPS, Secty.
Judge Henderson stated that the
secretary had been instructed by the
committee to communicate with the
senatorial chairman, Mr.. Joseph w,
Robertson of Georgetown, and lay the
matter before him. On motion the re-
port was then unanimously adopted.
Chairman Archer, from the finance
committee, then reported that his
committee had succl eded in raising
$95. Additional subscriptions were
asked for and in all about $3.50 were
raised.
Judge Fillmore was called on for an
address, but declined, stating that he
was suffering from severe cold, but
he did urge thorough and earnest
work in the county.
MIR. George w. Walling was then
called on. He compared Clark to Hill
ano thought that the former should
follow the example of the latter and
SUPPORT the regular Democratic aomi'
nee, (meaning Hogg).
Judge Osceola Archer spoke ofleny
urging hard, earnest and organized
work. Said the Clarkites had been
led astray by certain ambitious ou'
disappointed leaders. Thought the
lovers of right and the supporters o.
aogg should be willing to speak
openl v and thus assert his manhood
Thought it possible that Clark mig ~
carry Travis county and therefore al
should do their utmost.
Mr.. Roche stated that he was MOI
satisfied with the report of the centra
committee. That it stated that those
men were non committal; and If they
were not for Hogg they were fol
Clark and if they voted for Clark anc
not for Hogg they deserved polltica
death. He moved that the motion oI
which the report was adopted be re
scinded but his motion was declared
out of order as he had not voted 10
the first motion. =,
Mr.. Joe B. Rogers offered the fol
lowing: ,.,
Resolved that where candidate
known to be supporter OF the Cla'i
ticket the members Of this CLUB are a
liberty to use their own discretion
and cast their votes where the.
The resolution ELECTED considerable
discussion, DR.. Daniels and Messrs
Roach and Gossard favoring it an
Judge Fillmore and DR.. Tobin oppos
inc it. A motion to lay on the taol
was lost by vote of q to 80; Judg
Archer then made strong address
, the club advising against the adol
: tion of the resolution pointing out tn
danger Of thus unbridling the hand
of the enemies of the party ana Ell
dangering the chances of the electlo
of our friends.
Mr.. Rogers then withdrew his rel
olution. n, =,
: nressing that it was the sense OF tn
, Club that the senatorial chairman, r
f move Chairman :. G. Sneed and al
, point a regular Democrat in his pla &C,
/, Fl was ruled out of order as being pr
/ yided for in the report of the centrs
: committee.
3 Mr.. L. B. Brooks, Judge Archer an
Q Mr.. Toe B. Rogers were appointed
8 committee to secure speakers. III
meeting then adjourned.