The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
THE DEMOCRATS OF TRAVIS COUNTY
HAVE A ROUsING TIME.
A Ringing and Characteristic Speech by
Maj. Buck Walton-The Action Of the
Travis County Delegation Rati-
fed Most Enthusiastically.

The meeting at the county cour
house last night was rousing sue
cess, the room at the opening hou
being filled to overlooking. The Cap
ital City band was in attendance ant
on the gallery before the meeting dis
coursed sweet music. Promptly a
$3.50 o'clock Col. VIM. p. Gaines rap
ped the meeting to order and declared
the first order of business to be the
selection of chairman.
Col. Geo, B. Iimpleman offered the
name of Mr.. w. H. Tobin, and Oh
motion his election was made by &C.
clamation, followed in the same way
by the selection of Mr.. G. f. Ander-
son for secretary. Major Buck
Walton was then called on for o state
ment as to the action of the Travis
delegation while in Houston. AS the
distinguished gentleman arose and
approached the stand, the crowd
broke into cheer after cheer, testify
ing to their appreciation of the noble
work he has done. He spoke in SUBJ
stance as follows:
FELLOW CITIzENs-I understand
that this meeting is called for the es-
pecial purpose of furnishing your del
egates 10 Houston an opportunity to
report to you the manner in which
they subserved your interests
while there as your representa-
tives, and as | have been called
on as the spokesman of the delegation
1 will endeavor to give you a detailed
account of our action.
This county in convention regularly
assembled nominated delegation to
attend the Houston convention COM
posed of your fellow citizens, and in
structed to use all fair and honorable
means to secure the nomination OF the
Hon. Geo. Clark. In good faith and
with an earnest desire wishes about
forty members of the delegation went
as your representatives = each and
every man being accredited by you,
and having as much right on the floor
OF the convention hall as
any of his fellows. Well we
all arrived in good time. On Monday
evening we had reliable information
that the executive committee of the
state of Texas, headed by Finley and
dominated by Hogg, had concluded
how the convention was to 3e worked.
For instance Monday afternoon Fin
ley and his committee met and con-
cluded that every delegate to the con-
vention, to secure admission to the
hall, should wear a badge that he
should give Out-or in other words
that your delegation should only be
admitted at Finley's pleasure. When
we understood that, your representa-
tves with the other Clark delegates
over thousand men, we
held a caucns.
Some of the passes had already
been distributed, and in fact some of
our friends had even accepted them,
not understanding their significance.
AT the caucus the matter was thor
oughly discussed and we concluded
that we would not wear the mark of
Finley, so word was passed along the
line for those who had on the badges
to tear them off and trample them I'M
der foot, which they did.
Finley's next move was to apply to
The city authorities of Houston for a
police force of fifty men to
police the Democratic convention
hall, but at that time they
refused to permit it. Tuesday morn
ing we assembled at Turner hall, and
from there marched to the convention
hall, 1000 strong proudly bearing aloft
the grand old Texas flag, ON which
was the picture of George Clark We
entered the hall, and 1 expect it is a
good thing the Hogg men did not at
tempt to keep us out.
Major Walton then narrated the
proceedings in the convention hall,
leading up to and following
the exciting rush to the platform with
Jonathan Lane on their shoulders.
The next morning, he continued,
nea ded by Lane we proceeded to the
hall and found that during the night
he Hogs had rooted upa barricade |