San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-11
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
THE AUSTIN MEETING-a LARGE
GATHERING AND A LONG
SESSION.
Proceedings and Results and OF T.
look for the Fall.

Proceedings and Results and OF t.
look for the Fall.
The labors of the State Rep blican
convention, at Austin, came TO close
about s O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
winding up the most turbulent and
stormy session that has been held by
the party since 1882. The attendance
was unusually large, there being 645
votes In the convention. proxies not
allowed outside the counties in which
they reside. The proceedings vi the
executive committee were to the full
as spirited as those of the convention
proper and the four days. work were
as hard aud exhausting as those of
any convention ever held In this
state. The accommodations for the
holding of the convention were ex.
ceediDgly unsatisfactory. The dis
lance from the city center was over .
mile, the seating capacity of the
house entirely inadequate to the de-
mands OF the convention, and no COM
mlttee rooms.
The bonors of the convention fell to
Hon. John B. Rector, who was made
temporary and permanent chairman,
and TO Kolp, OF Iowa Park, who was
made temporary and permanent
secretary.
The action of the State Ex-
ecutive committee, seating all
delegations bearing prima IA
Gle credentials and permitting
their participation In preliminary Or
ganlzation, was an action In the in
tel est of more perfect accord with
the usages of the National convention,
but it miscarried of It's purpose and
was taken advantage of by those who
bored the convention until after the
lines of battle were drawn and the re-
suit became apparent. when q change
of base was taken and the Galveston
Dallas com bination was left out In the
cold.
The committee on creden tials was
headed by Judge Rosenthal, of Fay
cite, and when its report was adopt
ed it was go late that the convention
adjourned, after appointing commit
tee on permanent organization and re-
solutions.
Wednesday was consumed In the
nomination Of delegates to the Nation
al convention, and the shades of even
ing were falling before the conven-
lion adjourned for supper. Reassem-
bled about $50 and It was 1:30 q. m
before the eight delegates at large to
the National convention were elected.
They are: John Il. Rector, w. +.
Crawford, Lock Mcdaniel, A. J.
Rosenthal, N. w. Quincy, A. Ashbury,
Fred Chase and G. M. Ferguson, the
four first named being whites and the
others colored delegates. The cleo
ton Of G. M. Ferguson was affected
by hasty inclination of some of the
white delegates against Quincy and
only intensified the bitterness Of the
feud between them. The seating of
Wright N. Cuney's old enemy, U. M.
Ferguson In the National convention
along side of himselfis the most bitter
dose that the Galveston collector Of
customs has had administered for
many days.
Convention met late Thursday
morning, the previous nights session
having been 30 protracted. The cleo
ton of alternates was in order and as
the ballot proceeded it was evident
that the men who had been showed
under OH Wednesday were out OF the
drifts. A full anti Cupey list of al
ternates was elected viz: X. NJ. Moore,
San Antonio, w. Burke, A ID. Abner,
Robert A. Kerr, J w. Mckinley, d.
Taylor, Il. w. front and George Z.
Wilson. a. ID. A 6ner is the colored
professor who made such q bitter
att ,ck upon the political methods of
Mr.. Quincy from the platform on the
previous day.
The business of the convention
closed y the election OF four electors
at large. Robt. b RentfrO, l.. j..
Campbell, q. q. Jackson, w. X.
Kolp.
An attempt was made during the
entire day TO punish Chairman Nc
Daniel tor breaking through the ring
on the fret ballot for delegates at
large, by electing a new chairman and
presenting fall convention for the
nomination OF state officers, but the
com 3iDation that had been formed
against Galveston and Dallas was too
strong and the attempt was
abandoned rs impossible at o. IN.
after being canvased In every way by
button hole caucus Tor twelve long
hours.
The executive committee Will de-
eide upon the time and place of hold
ing the next convention, for the
election or State Executive Com.
mittee chairman, and the nomination
of slate ticket.
The Pan handle was present with
many able representatives. sfaupch
republicans, and the probabilities are
that i'm the next convention that SEQ
ton of the state will be even more
numerously represented.
MATCHES AND JEMELRY