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

ing aud said he: "We will not sub
NIT without it,"
A voice-"Why don't you bolt?"
He and Miller continued to stand
upon their chairs as sentinels of the
Clark coherts. Matlock protested
against the arbitrary ruling of the
chair. Said he: "In the name of the
Democracy of Texas we protest against
such proceedings"
During all the confusion incident to
Mr.. Matlock's attempts to make him.
self heard and equally vigorous efforts
OF hundreds of voices to defeat those
attempts the counties were quietly
but slowly sending their votes to the
tellers who recorded them as received.
A GAME OF FREEZE-oUT.
For an hour the only votes cast by
the Hogg delegates were for Shep-
perd, while the Clark delegates voted
straight Tor Lane, but his name did
not appear on the roll. In the mean
time the vote on the motion for tenn
porary chairman was being taken by
the delegates from the different coun-
ties coming to the platform and Civ
ing their votes to the acting secretary
Mr.. Kaufman of Austin. 1t seemed
a question of freeze-out between Mat
lock and Miller on the one side and
Finley and his gavel on the other
with delegates generally party to the
situation by lending the full strength
of their lungs.
A CLARK QUARTETTE.
In the meantime Alexander Of
Waco and Zimpelman of Austin
mounted chairs in close proximity tc
Matlock and Miller, thus making 8
strong Clark quartette. The call o.
the roll Was proceeded with as we'll as
it could be with the confusion that
prevailed.
Matlock said he could make matters
very easy if the chair would only
hear him for one moment. The chair
however, refused to recognize any
delegate except those announcing the
vote of their respective counties.
WANTED TO SETTLE 1T.
Matlock to the chairman-"If you
will give me your ear for five minutes
this thing can be settled"
Chairman Finley said that Mr.. Mat
lock was by his efforts only making ii
more difficult to record the vote, but
that it was being recorded neverthe'
less and would be announced in due
time.
PROTESTS HARRIS COUNTY.
At this juncture s. Taliaterrc
mounted chair next to Matlock tc
challenge the vote of Harris county
He failed, however, to secure the cal
the chairman. The chair made some
announcement which was rendered
inaudible by the boots and cries of the
multitude, and all the attempts O
Mr.. Taliaferro to make himself hearC
were also unavailing.
GOT IN HIS TALK.
Mr.. Matlock said he desired the at
tertion of the chair to make motion
when yells to "Put him out" "Hur
rah for Hogg," "Sit down." were
raised all around him to drown his
voice. Mr.. Matlock stated "You
might as we'll be quiet. I am going
to make my talk. Isay Mr.. Chairman
that this being an assemblage OF the
Democratic party the Democrats O.
this state have right to fix their OWL
rules as to how Democratic nominee
shall be elected and who the tenn
porary secretary and Chairman shall
be. move, Mr.. chairman, that thii
nomination be made by viva .voce.'
The chairman refused to recognize
him, stating that no gentleman in thu
convention would be recognized unit
the ballot was taken and announced
Matlock, resuming: "Mr. Chair
man, 1 had the floor at the time thi
ballot was ordered to be taken anC
you had no right to say that 1 coulc
not be heard. The Democracy o
Texas does not and will not submit
to it,"
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
After repeated efforts of Mr.. Mat
lock, which were unavailing, to b.
recognized by the chairman, Mr.. Tall
aferro arose and stated that h
rose to a question of privilege, bu
was not recognized by the chairman
He then addressed the the secretary
and received some kind of information
as to the vote that had been cast by
Harris county.
HE ROASTS FINLEY.
During the time that Mr.. Matlocl
and Taliaferro were trying to get tn
attention of the chair, the chairman
having ordered the balloting to pro