The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
FISHER, KEY, CoLLARD.
THEY ARE THE NOMINEES OF THE
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
The contesting Delegations from Bexar
County Refused Admission to the Con-
vention Entirely-The Proceedings
and How the Vote Stood.


with the contest from Bexar county.
A recess was therefore taken until 10
o'clock, but at that hour an additional
wait was made until 1915 when
the com i5', lot into the
room and offered their report
through their chairman, Col. K. r.
Lane, which was in substance as fol-
lows:
They recommended that the basis
of representation be one vote for every
800 votes or fraction thereof exceed
ing $50 cast for Governor Hogg at the
last election.
The contest from Coryell county had
beed adjusted by the contesting dele
cations, and the only contest the COM
mittee had to deal with was the now
famous Bexar county contest.
The report stated that as the COM
mittee had no evidence placed before
them which would lead them to be-
lieve that any one of the three con-
testing delegations had just claims for
recognition, they recommended that
none of them be seated.
Judge Hudson of Frio county moved
that all of the report be adopted with
the exception of that portion of it
which referred to the Bexar county
contest, thus seating all of the uncon-
tested delegations.
Mr.. r.. II. Ward of Travis moved as
substitute that the report Of the
committee be adopted in it's entirety.
Colonel Lane, chairman of the Gre
Dental committee stated that a mi
nority report was being prepared,
and that 1t would be ready in q few
minutes for presentation, and asked
that the convention wait on it.
Senator Tyler of Bell moved that q
recess of fifteen minutes be taken to
allow time for the completion of the
report, but the motion was lost
Senator Burney at that point enter,
ed the room with the minority report
whereupon Messrs. Hudson and Ward
withdrew their motions and the re.
port was read.
1t protested most forcibly against
the action of the majority of the COM
mittee in refusing to recognize the al
legged regular or Callaghan delegation
and concluded by recommending that
they be seated.
Judge Durrett of Bell moved the
adoption of the majority report, agair
excepting the Bexar proviso, which
motion prevailed.
Mr.. Ward of Travis Immediately
moved that the balance of the report
be adopted, and Judge Durrett moved
that the minority report be substi.
tuted for it. -a.f3s,
Judge Alexander of McLennau
moved that the substitute be tabled
and the call of counties being ordered
the call was proceeded with, result
ing, ayes $50, nays 20.
Ex-Governor Storey of Lockhart of
fered as q substitute for the pending
motion resolution that the three con
testing delegations be admitted t.
seats in the convention with equa
rights, but on motion of Judge Fur
man of Bell his resolution was tabled
by vote of 1859 to 70.
The question then recurring on Mr.
Wards motion to adopt the balance O
the report, the roll was called and the
motion was carried by vote of 20(
to 50.
The report of the committee on per
manent organization and order Of
business was then declared to be In
order and was read by Chairman j
w. Parker of Williamson county
They recommended for permanent Of
fcers:
Hon. r. l.. Bats of Bastrop for
chairman.
Marshal Burney of Atascosa for
secretary.
A. M. McFarlin and Jas. p. Hart
and G. M. Galloway of Travis county
for assistant secretaries.
r. r. White of Travis for sergeant
alarms.
They also recommended that the
order of business be as follows:
/. Nomination of a chief justice.
2. Nomination of two associate
justices.
8. Selection of an executive chair
man for the district and an executive
committee composed of one delegate
from each of the senatorial districts
or fraction thereof and the judicial
district.
That in making nominations the
roll of counties should be called; that
each county must vote when called
and that the two-third vote should
prevail.
NOMINATIONS.
Nominations were then declared in
order and the call of the counties be-
gan for the presentation of candidates.
When Frio county was called Judge
Hudson claimed the floor for the pur-
pose of yielding the floor to Col. E. r.
Lane of Live Oak, who placed in nomi-
nation the name of Judge d. p. Mari
of Frio county.
He was followed by Judge Cochran
of Tom Green, who in
turn yielded to Judge l.. G.
Alexander of Waco, who nominated
Judge Hal G. Fisher of San Angelo.
Both gentlemen made brilliant
speeches, presenting the claims Of
their candidates for preferment in a
most able and forcible manner.
AS the roll call proceeded it was
seen that Fisher was way in the lead,
but it was doubtful whether or not he
would receive the nomination on the
frat ballot There were 250 vOteg in