The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07
COUNTY CONVENTION.
THE MEN WHO WILL CARRY THE DEM
OCRATIC FLAG.
Morris, Tips, Wheless, Mccall, Burleson
Hart, Won Rosenberg, Walker, Kirk,
Metz, Thrasher, Stewart, White
and Wallace the Lucky Ones.

Promp thy at 10 O'Clock, although
there were only about dozen dele
gates in the hall, Capt. S. G. Sneed,
chairman of the executive committee,
called the meeting to order. Nearly
all the delegates were down on the
streets and in the halls and corridors
of the building, while among them
the candidates were industriously
circulating. They soon filed into the
court room, however, and at 1910
Chairman Sneed arose and addressed
the delegates, reading the call in
explanation of the object of the
convention. He spoke Of the great
necessity for perfect organization OF
the party, alleging that at present the
party in this county was practically
without any organization at all. He
then announced that nominations for
temporary officers were in order, the
election resulting as follows:
For chairman, j. w. Biting OF
Manor, nominated by Mr.. ID. HI. Hew-
lett, elected by reclamation.
For secretary, Ed Kaufman, nomi-
mated by Geo. F. Pendexter.
For constable, Jas. M. Davis, noml-
mated by A. M. Belvin.
On motion of Mr.. Frank Maddox
the roll of voting boxes was called
each delegation to name one member
each for the committee on credentials
and permanent organization. The
committees are composed as follows
Credentials-E Cavileer, David
Jones, j e Wildbahn, A f Anderson,
r w Riley, - Reynaud, Il o Max
we'll, d H Worthington, J w Ruddy,
w Jolly, G d Patton, w Cate, Jack
Wilson. j w Young, DR. w A ALI
son, G ii Buck, r M Kidd, F S Miller,
j M Aten, Frank Clark, A b Wagner,
A Won Rosenberg, G III Powell,
J w Cloud, John f Hart A F Boyce,
81 Hume, r. w Powell, Jas d Sheeks,
VIII Maddox, J D Roberdeau, ID 1
Taylor, Chas T Raymond, w M
Brown, Jeff Johnson, E X Mclean,
Floyd McGowen, Davis.
Permanent organization and order
of business - Ed Burleson, RUDE
Hornsby, b G. Giles, Moore benson,
E w Holler. Thad Thomson. II E
Seekatz, d H Worthington, J w Rud-
,dy, w Jolly, Henry Bohls, j I'll Lob,
man, T L Tumey, J w Young, J I
Bonner, II P Washington, j M Cullen,
VIII Thaxton, Frank Clark, j p eau
lev, jill Miller, d H Hewlett, S
Simpson, H T Wilson, Il j Rouze, Jas
Cauiey, j p Schneider, s DeCordova,
Fred Carleton, ] H Houghton, R Il
Ward, DR. r S Way, H Ribbeck, ) y
Sneed, G III Allen, j K 2 McFall, L
Campbell and w b Thaxton.
There being contest pending be,
tween delegates from Waters and
Duval, both of which were present
neither was given place on the com
mittees.
On motion of DR.. Davis the conven
ton then took recess OF an houl
until II o'clock in order to give the
committees time to make up thel
reports.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At II O'Clock the convention was
AGAIN called to order, and after wal
of about twenty minutes the commit
tee on credentials came in and MADE
it's report, seating 1853 delegates, th'
only voting boxes not being rep
resented being that of Fall Greer
and Bull Creek school house with one
vote each.
The only contest was the one men
toned above between Duval anc
Waters, the committees report favor
ing the seating of the delegation from
the latter place. The report was
.adopted and the committee on perma
nent organization and order of bust
ness reported as follows:
For chairman-H. A. Linn.
For vice presidents-Frank Maddox
and w. B. Durham.
For secretary-E. r. Mclean ano
G. H. Allen.
For sergeants at-arms-James M
Davis, A. J. Thorp and L. ID. Miller
The report then went on to outline
the order of business, which can be
clearly seen from the following pro
ceedings:
The committee recommended thai
in all nominations for county officers
the roll of the voting boxes should be
called, and that two-thlrds OF tha'
vote should be necessary to nomi,
nation. The report was adopted and
the convention then proceeded to the
election of chairman Of the county
executive committee for the ensuing
two years.
Mr.. r. H. Ward, in a few neal
and appropriate remarks, place.
~, ,,op,ipatiOn the name o
CAPTAIN S. G. Sneed, paying
a glowing tribute to his ability anC
referring in most flattering terms tt
the splendid work he has done in pas
wears for the Democratic party, more
particularlyin the line of org anizing
The nominations were Immediately
closed and he was elected by accla
nation.
Capt. Sneed then took the stano
and offered the following resolutions