San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-27
THEY SQUEAL
BECAUSE EDITOR GRICE HIT
THEM so HARD, AND TELL
THEIR LITTLE TAEE
OF WOE.
On With the Dance and the Band
Will Now Play Annie Rooney.
by special request.


To Editor Frank Grice, of the San Anto-
MO Express:
Sir-Having taken advantage of your
connection with the Express, OF which, it
is generally conceded in this community,
you are the controlling spirit and prin-
eipal owner, to publish your version Of
what transpred at the two Kerrville SEN
a,Orial conventions and in our opinion
unjustly reflect upon the action OF the
Schramm delegation as such, and upon us
as individuals we hereby request you to
publish in the Express this communica-
differ with you as to what transpired and
who had the right side of the questions
under the circumstances. The position
taken by the Schramm delegation was:
First-0ur convention and executive
committee was and is composed of both
Clark and Hogs followers, and our vari-
Gus delegations were uninstructcd.
Second-Each member of an uninstruct-
ed delegation in case of a split in the
party resulting in separate convention
has a right to demand copy OF his Gre
dentialS and present them wherever his
Judgment may dictate and demand repre-
sentation for, and is accountable alone TO
his constituency.
Third-The cath senatorial district is
composed Of three counties wherein the
democratic ranks majority have in
structed for Hogg: to wit: Medina having
three votes, Bandera . votes, and Kerr
having votes; total votes:-and two
counties where instructions were given
for Clark, to wit: Kendall having one
vote and Gillespie having three: tota
votes. Leaving out BeXar county the
Hogg counties had the necessary two
thirds to make a nomination less one
third of one vote.
Fourth-Medina county being repre-
scented by an unpreiudiced, conservative
delegation was willing to suppress the
Clark and Hogg contest in the district,
join with the Clark counties In conven-
ton and effect joint nomination, re-
CARELESS of the Clark and Hogg fight,
thus avoiding complcating the congress
Sional race. and tne danger of allowing
the election of the third party candidate.
Fifth-Bandera county was not repre-
scented by any of its elected delegates, but
by the son-in-law of one of the chosen
delegates, who held the individual proxy
of his father-in law, but his credentials
did not show that the convention athor-
lied proxies to the senatorial convention.
This left the control of the nomination OF
a Clark democrat in the hands OF Giles
pie county with 3, Kendall with l, and
Medina with 3 votes, making votes
against from Kerr, more than sufficient
to nominate Clark democrat. This be-
ing the state of affairs, the Schramm del
egation explained the situation to DR..
Durruck, who was the delegate from Gill
lespie county. and asked him to take part
in the Camp convention, and thus secure
the nomination Of Clark dem
ocrat by both factions of the
democratic party; thus weld and
not widen the breech existing. DR..
Durrock never refused until the last mo-
ment to join in this purpose, but at last
did so for some reason unknown TO us.
Without his cooperation the nomination
of Clark democrat by both factors was
impossible. He preferred to assist in
widening the breech and nominated Mr.
Lewis. a Clark man, while the Camp con-
vention nominated Mr.. Robinson, Hogg
man.
The Schramm delegation proposed to
present the name OF "A Clark democrat to
the joint convention and effect his NOM
ination IL practicable, but did not pro-
pose, nor would our prospective candidate
have accepted the nomination from one
convention alone, not being willing to en-
danger the prospects OF the congressional
nominee whose strongest followers were
to be found 10 the counties named, which
instructed for HOgg, nor run the risk of
electing third party man to represent
this senatorial district for the next four
years in the legislature, however small
that risk may be. Respectfully.
HENRY +. VERNON,
JOSEPH RYAN.
EDGAR SCHRAMM.