The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-08

eacn organized county duly repre-
sented which has held a regular con
ventiou shall he entitled to at least
one vote.
Second-Each unorganized county
which has held a regular convention
within the body of such county and
is represented by properly accredited
delegates, or delegate, shall be emit.
tied to one vote. But no unorganized
county shall be entitled to
any vote or representation in the con.
vention by virtue of any convention
held in any organized county, wheth-
or or not such county may be attached
to any other county for judicial or
other purposes; and in no event shall
| any organized county be entitled to
any additional representation or vote
in the convention by virtue of any
unorganized county attached to it for
Judicial or other purposes.
Third-No county in which there is
bona fide contest, shall participate
in the temporary organization of the
convention. BY bona tide contest is
meant contest wherein more than
one set of delegates are seeking ad-
mission and recognition in the con-
vent1on and base their claims thereto
upon credentials properly certified to
by the officers of the county conven-
ton, held in the county, by virtue of
which they seek admissions; such con-
test having risen in the county at the
time named by the regular county
Democratic chairman in his call for a
county Democratic convention, or
where recognition is sought by more
than one set of delegates from more
than one convention actually called by
chairman, and held in the county as
Democratic conventions
FouIth-In the election o. all tenn.
porary officers of the convention,
whenever more than one candidate is
placed in nomination for the same po-
sition, the vote thereon shall be taken
by counties by roll call of all the
counties entitled to vote, and shall
also so be taken when called by three
or more delegates of the convention,
upon all questions and candidates.
Rule four provided for the manner
OF taking the vote, is in strict accord
with all presidents and is especially
sustained by the action of Democratic |
state convention of this state held in
1856, at Galveston, Bryan T. Barry,
chairman, when II. r. Bonner and |
K. M. Wynne, were candidates for
temporary chairman (see Galveston
News, Aug. IL, 1867 and elso in the
Democratic state convention held in
Dallas in 1888, Henry Exall chair
man, when Bonner and Pendleton
were candidates for temporary chair
man (see Galveston News, Aug. Is,
1881 in each of which instances the
vote was taken by call OF counties.
1t is clear that the rules promul-
gated by the executive committee and
the ruling of Chairman Finley under
it were fully sustained by the preced-
ents of the party when assembled in
convention. This rule is based upon
the necessities of the case as we'll as
upon justice and fair dealing. 1t
would be impossible to take a viva
voce.. vote in the election of tempo
rary chairman when there were two .
and especially would this
be true in so large body as the Dem.
ocratic convention held in Houston. .
The objection made to the vote and :
the attempt to appeal from the decis- ,
ion of the chair was but an effort to =
resort to an unorganized body, COM =,
posed largely of persons not right :,
fully members thereof, in order to y
override and override the rules and ?
regulations prescribed by the regu-
larly constituted authority of the =
party, the executive committee. =
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. q
The chairman OF the local commit t
tee, Which provided the hall for the L
accommodation of the convention, de.
llvered the address of welcome, and o
turned over the hall to the executive b
delivering the gavel to it's t.
chairman, N. w. Finley, who made Il
The address usual upon such occas- II
ons, and announced that nomina. o
ions for temporary chairman were in 0
order. fl
II. J. Brown, on the part of the g
friends of Governor Hogg, placed in Il
domination Hon. John l.. Sheppard "
If Pittsburg, Camp county, and A. l.. p
for the friends of Judge G.
lark, placed in nomination the Hon. 7
Jonathan Lane of Fayette county o
The chairman announced that there o
being two candidates nominated the tt
1ote should be taken by call of coun- a
les according to the resolu-
ions adopted by the execu-
i've committee. Mr.. Mat VI
ock moved that the election be !,
lad viva voce, whereupon Mr.. Brown G.
made the point of order that there v
eing two candidates, the vote must h
10 taken under the rules of the COM q,
ni6tee and according to precedent, by a.
call of counties. Many delegates ii
allied for a vote by counties. The n
hartman, Mr.. Finley, sustained the d
oint of order, and ordered the call by I
ounties. Mr.. Matlock announced that
e appealed from the decision of the II
hair. The chairman stated that he Fl
eclined to entertain the appeal, as 81
here was no organized body to which a
could be taken. The chairman then Z,
rdered the secretary of the executive OF
to call the roll of the n
ounties, when Mr.. Matlock and a o
lumber of other gentlemen began to Il
peak The chairman used the gavel, n
nd announced to Mr.. Matlock and ii
theirs that they were out of order, b
nd that no gentleman would be &C
ecognized during the call of the roll a
f counties. These gentlemen refused d