The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
THE HOGG CONVENTION.

THE HOGG CONVENTION.
After a few hours of rest the dele
gates assembled at the convention
hall yesterday morning in amuch bet
ter humor than they left it. The seats
were not so fully occupied as they
were Wednesday as in many delega-
tions two or three members had been
left to act while the others had gone
home. The body was called to order
at 9:l5 o'clock by Chairman w. S. Fly
Pending business was motion of Mr.
Blake to lay upon the table the sub,
stitute of Mr.. Giddings for the ninth
section of the majority report on plat
form but this gave way for the time to
Mr.. George V. Todd Of Marion, who
rose .u.a gYs. |aa' .sageus bUon
Oil TO A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
The gentleman said: 'o'h '2 '
Mr.. Chairman wish to address
myself to a question of privilege.
Very much to my surprise the name
of G. S. Todd of Marion, I see this
morning is published in the Houston
Post as heading the list of the execu-
tive committee of Turner hall. Mr..
President and gentlemen, If the gen
tlemen who met at that place had
read the papers yesterday Ghey would
have found that G. S. Todd was APP.
pointed to act for the state Democratic
convention as a mem Der Of the COM
mittee on platform and resolutions
and / was engaged in humbly. and
faithfully trying to perform my duties
at the very time these parties were
rupturing or attempting to rupture
the ranks Of the true Democracy. |
have only a word to say. If
they u make this announcement
seriously and in good faith as to my
appointment on their committees,
they are in great straights in order to
get material to execute their will. If
it is to be regarded as a burlesque 1
here and now denounce their action
as a Islander upon me as a Democrat.
L believe they may have intended my
brother C. 8. Todd, " no was a Clark
man so long as it was legitimate to be
out. I know he Is as good a Democrat
as I am and know he will repudiate
the action imputed to him if 1t is he
that is meant. He will stand by the
action of the convention as long as 1
will"n 7' nh" u' "m3''e a7'Iii "o}
'f'i' JAKE HODGES MOUTH y 49,,
/ Mr., Blake withdrew his motion to
table the substitute in order to allow
Hon. Jake Hodges to speak tn the
question: He opposed the substitute
and advocated the right of the De-
mocracy of Texas to make platform
in accordance with their own views,
regardless of the national platform.
He objected to that part of the report
of the majority faYoring charter of
state banks but did not speak to that
point. aus bosIgy gldunp uoajgtu ~
Mr.. Blake then renewed his motion
to table the substitute to section 8,
the, free silver plank. The motion
was carried by ayote of ayes o497 1r6,
noes 25S To- pj hur anuGyiHl Nqr,ley
The question ; of the 70 majority
report was then put by counties
and the. report was adopted,
ayes an $685. It noes 1885, 20 E1A0"I
During the roll call Hon. Guy M
Bryan Of Brazoria occupied the chair,
.,lifg,A sCoRCHING PROTEST. ,o,1qeI
Mr.. Morgan Of Dallas upon all!
nouncement of the adoption of the ma.
jority report, on behalf of his, delega.
ton presented protest against the
action Of the convention as follows:
In the opinion Of the delegates Of Dali
las county in this convention the pl:t!
form adopted by this convention is SO
utterly subversive of all Democratic
ideas and principles of government
that no true Democrat could accept a
nomination for office on said platform
and in the opinion of said county
delegation This contention by
its 7 act 2n of open pose rebellion
against the organized Democracy Of
the Union in repudiating the platform
adopted by the national convention at
Chicago has released every Democrat
in Texas from all obligations to sup
port the nominees of this state con-
vention. Therefore said Dallas county
delegation deem it their duty to refer
the question as to what action they
ucSlle W tdho III 'icS u VI NJ euOh uhoA-
pected and revolutionary circumstan-
ces. Signed by Richard Morgan,
Dudley q. Wooten, Seth Shepard and
others. "''H 1895" 1920 ' .'.
"' RULED OUT OF ORDER.
Hon. Tom Brown of Grayson inter-
rupted the reading of the document
with point of order that
no such paper, rejecting as
it Ibid upon the body of
which its author was member,
should be placed on record as part
ofthe proceedings of the convention.
The point of order was sustained by
the chair and the gentlemen from
Dallas was ruled out of order. Dur
ing these proceedings the greatest
confusion prevailed, so that it was al
most impossible to distinguish voice
iandna babel of sound, and cries of
t'Bolts ibolt,'' HNownw out, $50
home to your people,"ls and other