San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
1T IS A SPLIT.
100 Police Guarding the Conven.
ton Hall.

Texas Democracy wide Open-Tbere
will be Two Tickets IN the FieIdl
Pandemonium Reigns.
Special to the LIGHT
HOUSTON, August 1.-THE crisis In
the history of the Texas democracy
was precipitated by the action of
Chairman Finlay, OF the state execu.
tive committee, refusing to entertain
an appeal from his decision as to the
validity OF viva voce vote on Temporal
ry chairman. For nearly two hours sf.
tersuch refusal pandemonium reigned.
The Clark men were prompt to take
advantage of the situation and rushed
to the platform. They were met by
the Hogg party and each held on to
it's section of the stage. They were
met by the Hogg party and each held
on to it's section of the stage. There
were two temporary chairman elected.
and each faction proceeded to do bust
ness, with its own committee on
credentials, and will act independ-
emily of the other. The Rubicon has
been passed and there will
be no compromise. Clark has
thrown his gauntlet into the
face of the Hogg ringsters
and challenged them to mortal COM
bat. The Clark forces are very able.
His following includes the strongest
men of the party In the state. Such
men as Matlack, Lane, Walton, Judge
| Alexander, Epson, Paddock, Miller,
Garwood, etc., cannot be gagged, and
| they will carry this fight 10 the last
ditch, and meet the Hogg forces
| there.
Shepard is temporary chairman Of
the Hogg faction, and Lane of the
| Clark crowd. Both parties have
| completed temporary organization,
both claim possession of the con-
vention hall, and in the caucuses
heed last night both parties express a
determination to go through with
| what they have undertaken.
The whole basis of the split is upon
the question Cot procedure. Finlay
refused to put the vote viva voce, and
also refused to call names of counties
when the roll was called. AS to this
| ruling, Senator Garwood says: I'm
general parliamentary law there is
| absolutely nothing which gives pre-
siding officer the right to refuse to
put before the body over which he is
| presiding an appeal from his decision.
| There can not be unless he is under
| occasion. Finley's ruling was posi-
| lively revolutionary and our action is
simply counter revolution to meet
and effectually stop such methods in
| the Democratic party of Texas"
Ia 4f
are right and will maintain our
rights. The rulings of Web Finley
were nothing less than revolutionary
and cannot be sustained upon any
basis OF reasoning. In q tempo.
rary organization every accredited
delegate comes direct from the
people and is entitled to participate.
Until the report of the committee
on credentials it is not known
who is entitled to vote andeach
and all meet upon equal ground,
so far as the temporary organization
Is concerned. 1t is different after a
permanent organization has been
established, and basis of representa-
ton of the legitimate delegates to the
convention is established.
Major Walton, of Austin, directly
addressing the chair, said: mir. chair
man: Are you governed by the rules
and usages OF Democracy and of fair
ness and justice, or by your own ar
bitrary will and intolerance? Are
you determined to override the De-
mocracy OF Texas? What authority
have you TO treat US so? Will you an
swer? Dare you answer? Sir, you not
only override the democracy of Texas,
but the principles that have governed
the Democratic party for fifty years.
Well, IL may be, sir, that you will
have cause to remember this partial
ity and the manner in which you
have tried to drown the voice of the
Democracy today. While we are in
the minority, we come here with the
inten ton to submit to fair and honest
dealing, but by the God above US we
are determined not to submit
to such injustice as this. You
may put your men in the chair
that way to rule us, but by the gods
we will not submit to such dogma
tism and tyranny"
Police Watching the HOgg Pen.