San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-21
AUSTIN CORRESPONDENTS.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20, 1892.
TO the IIGur "

Special to the LIGHT y
In pursuance TO call from Mr.. f. e.
Bartholomew, chairman Of the republican
executive committee of this district, the
republicans of the Ninth congressional
district met at the court house in this city
today for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for congress and presidential
elector, and to elect chairman Of this
district.
The meeting was called to order at II a.
m, and adjourned till 3 p. m.
The meeting was again called to order
at three o'clock by Chairman BarthOlo-
new, who stated the object of the con-
vention and asked for nominations for
| temporary chairman. Mr.. E. c. Barthol-
Omew was elected temporary chairman
and Mr.. r. II. Majors, secretary.
Hancock. Maynard and Diggs were APP
pointed as committee on credentials and
allotted the counties as follows: Burnett,
. votes: Travis, Is; Williamson, Z; HAYS.
10; Caldwell, 8; Bastrop9; Lee, 4; Wash
ington, 10; BurleSon, 6. All delegates
present were seated, and the temporary
| organization was made permanent.
The question arose as to whether or
! not the convention should nominate a
| candidate for the office of congreS Sman
| from this district. Mr.. Langford of
Williamson county advocated the repub-
licans nominating a ticket composed of
| republicans and stay by it. He said:
Give US congressman, give us preSi-
dent and let the governor go to h-r"|
| Mr.. Campbell was of the opinion that
| there were many capable republicans in
| this district and that ii the republican
| party nominated man that was COM
/ petent and staid by him he would be
| elected. Mr.. Holland was Of the opinion
that. as we had already gone in with the
third party and the democrats we might
| On fa RI hird
man for congress. Here Mr.. Holland
was interrupted on point Of order that
| he was not delegate to this convention;
| 1t was decided that he was entitled to the
| floor and continued that he was a repub-
| lican at Fort Worth and was condemned
because he did not want to vote for Clark
and he was still a republican and be
| lieved that Mr.. HonnOr, the nominee Of
| the third party, was a republican al
though he had accepted the nomination
| of the third party.
Mr.. Honnor was nominated for con-
| gresham ey a gentleman from Hays
| county. Mr.. Campbell, from BaStrop,
| said he was opposed to nominating a
third party man and thought they should
nominate republican or turn the people
loose and let them vote for their choice.
Mr.. Holland though5that II they had en-
dorSed Clark at Fort Worth, they ought
| to endorse third party man here. NJ
| Maynard was OF the same opinion an
gave his reasons. Mr.. Langford said that
he intended to see that they nominated a
| republican. Mr.. Mckinley was not in
favor of leaving the republican party,
but thought that Mr.. Honor was the best
man they could nominate.
/ The question being put as to whether
| or not they should endorse Mr. HOnnOr,
was unanimously decided in the atlirma-
| tive.
| M nov. ,L;,.x lo;,. g. .ou,I.... -.
| elector for this district, Mr.. Kncaid of
| Williamson county was nominated by Mr..
| Langdon in a neat little speech. Mr..
| Campbell, Of BaStrOp, and ii. b. Hancock.
| of this city, were also non mated and both
| withdrawing, Mr.. Kincaid was unani
mouSly declared the nominee.
| Col DeGreSS was nominated and elect
ed chairman of the republican executive
committee of this district. A motion TO
adjourn carried.
| The senatorial convention of the Goth
| senatorial district was now called to order
by Chairman Ii. b. Hancock who stated
| that the object Of this convention was TO
nominate state senator for this district
| and elect a chairman Of the Goth Sena-
tOriaI district for the next two years.
1t was decided not to nominate can
| didate but to endorse one and Mr.. Walter
| Tips of this city, democratic nominee was
endorsed on motion to that effect.
The next thing being the election OF
chairman, Mr.. II. b. Hancock was nOmi.
mated and elected by reclamation.
| 1t being decided not to endorse anyone
! in particular for the Office of district
| judge, the convention adjourned.
| The opera season opened here Saturday
night with VIM. A. Brady's After Dark,
| which showed TO a good house. There
was some very commendable work done
and the audience appIauded literally.
| The Danish singers are worthy of special
| mention and were recalled three times.
| The celebrated minStrels did not amount
Lto much. The Grimes Cellar Door COM
lpany held the boards last Saturday night
but the audience were not very appre-
Ebiative. Sweet Sadie ScaElon, the Irish
Enightingale, will be here Monday eve
lining.
! A fifty thousand dollar printing con-
tract was awarded to the Ben. c. Jones
/ Printing company of this city today for
| printing the supreme court records.
Mr.. f. W. Jett, a cotton buyer on
| South Congress avenue, reports cotton
! coming in quite slow, with not muCh bet
ter prospects for prices. His daily re-
ceiptS for the last week have averaged
| one hundred and fifty bales per day, for
which he paid from Gis to 81.
KER.