The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11

Bell county, who placed in nominal
ton Judge X. B. Saunders of Bell
Judge A. b. Storey of Lockhart
placed in nomination Judge M. r.
Stringfellow of Caldwell.
L. j. Bell of Ell Paso placed in NOM
nation Judge w. f. Collard.
When Travis county was called and
Major Buck Walton arose, he was
greeted with loud and prolonged APP
plause. He said:
Mr.. Chairman aud Gentlemen of the Convention
The Judiciary is the most important
arm OF the government of a free peo-
pie. Upon it depends the maintain
ance OF right, the security of property
and the liberty of the citizens, for it to
be what 1T Is contemplated it shall be-,
1t should not be, cannot be and will
not be awed by power, however great,
nor swayed and influenced by fear or
favoritism, however strongly applied
and urged.
Outside the days of reconstruction
the Judiciary OF Texas has been an
honor to The state, and the age in
which we live, commencing as it does
with those grand old judicial honors,
Hemphill, Lipscomb and Wheeler,
who with their master minds
made lasting and undying impress
sions on our political history by
expounding constitutions and constru-
ing law, common, civil and statutory.
They departing, their nantes fell on
worthy sons who have worn them and
laid them aside unspotted as when
they received them.
1t now devolves on us of this con-
vention to name judges whose merits
entitle them to take their place in the
long line of great judges who have
preceded them. This cannot be done
unless we lay aside political rancor,
personal prejudice and individual
favoritism. Weare to select men who
as judges will hold the scales of 5
justice evenly balanced, and only
order the sword of execution to strike
when the law and the right command.
In behalf of those who
commission me L take
the profoundest pleasure in present.
ing to you the name of w. M. Key as
one who fills the conditions that quail
fy a man to be judge of any court of
last resort, and thoroughly qualified
to be a judge of the civil court of APP
peals. He is self-made man in the
prime of life, profound In the
knowledge of law, possessing nat
ural legal judicial mind of great in
dustry, patience and courtesy not to
be moved by power, fear or favor,
honost, capable, firm, prompt and
just. His record as judge Is before
the world in the Supreme Curt Re-
ports of Texas. They attest his full
fitness for the highest judicial position.
Those who know him personally
are deeply and unalterebly attached
to him, and earnestly urge his eleva-
tion and commend him to you as in
every way as man, lawyer and judge,
justly entitled to your cordial support
and unlimited trust and confidence.
Senator A tlee placed In nomination
Judge Dodd of Laredo.
The roll of counties was theu called,
resulting as follows:
Stringfellow .................... 55
saunders. ...,.............. 49 z-5
C0llaru. ............ .lV
Key. ................ 1888 2-3
Dodd. ...... .................. 5O
Chairman Bats, amid the widest
applause, declared Judges Key and
Collard the nominees ofthe party, and
on motion of Governor Storey their
nomination was made unanimous.
The only other business before the
convention was the selection of the
executive committee, and for chair
man, r.. b. Alternately of Gonzales and
w. ID. Wood of Hays were placed
the nomination. When the roll cal
was about half through Mr.. Woods
name was withdrawn and Mr.. Aber-
nathy was elected by reclamation.
The senatorial districts then an
nounced their committeeman as fol-
lows:
Ninth district. not represented.
Eleventh district, j. b. Earle,
Waco.
Twelfth district, w. r. Boyd.
Nineteenth district, G.. r.. Sinks,
Giddings.
Twentieth district, Geo. F. Pendex-
ter, Austin.
Twenty-first district, A. B. Storey,
Lockhart.
Twenty-second district, B. F. Bal
lard, Floresville.
Twenty-thiId district, s. H. Wood,
San Diego.
Twenty. fourth district, A. w. Mour-
sand, fredericksburg.
Twenty-fifth district, w. s. Hol-
man.
On motion of Judge Furman the con-
vention then stood adjourned cine die.
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