San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-30
ANOTHER SPLIT.
BExAR COUNTY DEMOCRATS TO
PIECES.
One Man Power Condemned by Gid
ana True Democrats at Satur-
days Convention.

Saturday afternoon exciting scenes were
taking place in the county convention of
the regular" democrats of Bexar county
assembled at Convention hall
The credentials committee came in
about lis o'clock and presented their re-
port. 1t provided for the seating Of all
delegates, even those from precincts 6 and
II, who contested the regularly appointed
delegates. who were Clark men. In these
contests each delegation was allowed to
cast one-half the votes. The Injustice of
this was apparent TO all,and Mr.. q. New =.
ton. from No. 6, offered substitute TO
10 the report, to seat the regular delega-
lions from precincts aud IL.
Mayor Callaghan moved that the sub
stitute be tabled. The motion was plainly
out of order, but Chairman Dryer, him
self a contestitg delegate from No. 6. pro-
ceeded, amid terrible clamOr, 10 put
Mayor Callaghan's motion TO table. Mr.
Newton attempted To speak and was
heard at length. He denied Mr.. Callag-
HANS right to make motion while he
had the floor
Iueu LII. Jun began. VIC. Berry "a Clark
delegate near the platform, supported Mr..
Newton and Vicente Martinez, a Hogg
delegate, started TO pull Mr.. Berry down
Berry raised his cane. IL was taken
from him by Sanitary. Inspector Flores.
City Weigher Sanchez held Martinez. The
delegates on both sides made a grand
rush to the place, and hats were lost, men
piled on one another and blow after blow
'~aS exchanged among The democrats.
Many OF the Hogg men were city officials,
nom Lne police and sanitary ranks, up,
and revolvers We're drawn but not used.
The crowd got so packed and maSSed to-
gether that little execution with chairs
or fists could be done. II the crowd could
have thinned out little, there would
have been most bloody free fight to re-
cord. Capt. Lee Hall and Recorder De-
vine, with several staunch Clark men,
were extremely wary and bold and finally
succeeded in restoring order somewhat
and getting delegates 10 keep their seats
Mr.. Newton then again arose and. spoke
10 his substitute TO The committee report.
but the chair put and declared carried
the motion of Mayor Callaghan 10 table
ii. The ayes only were called for, and
the noes were not even allowed vote
Here came the bolt of the Clark men,
Col. Epson arose and called on every
Clark man to leave the hall. They did so,
and the convention locked very small
when this large body withdrew. Among
those who left were Hon. ColumbI is Up
s oscar coSas FL B. "a Andrews Ra HTR
OSSoi DCi Fsuous W. u y,
Judge G.. A Kellar, b. F. Nc
Nulty, G. R. sullivan, 7. H. Micklejohn,
Joe. P. Devine, I. n. Devine, Capt. N.
Mackey, s. G. Newton, Judge j. r. Elem.
ing. Capt. Lee Hall, VIM. Aubrey and
Others. The Clark men went to the Bel
KNAPP armory and there Col. Epson ad
dressed them in .rousing speech, in
which he scored the leaders in the other
convention terribly. He said they had
sounded their political death kneil and
had dug their political graves. The ma
chine had run its course. Free democracy
In Bexar county was now wanted.
Speeches were made by w. G. Berry, s.
u. Newton, VIM: Aubrey, and Oscar
Bergstrom. The detection of this gentle
men from the machine was rather mat
Ter OF surprise to many and he was called
upon 10 make speech. He did So He
said the former convention was controll-
ed by few men against the intelligence of
the whole country. They had men there
who have no interestin the county. IL one
man Is 10 take charge of things and use
MeXicans TO cancel the intelligent vote il
is time 10 draw the liue.
- committee OF ten on credentials was
then appointed, and one of 10 On perman-
Reraansnt Organization reported as !
follows:
Pres.MGent-H. b. Andrews.
-presidents-C. Epson, n. o. Green,
N. Mackey, h. ID. Kampmann, L. P.
Peck, Jos. Boelhauwe, L. Z, Gemhler.
Secretary-G. r. Sullivan:
Assistant secTetary-B T. MeStilty:
A committee Of to be appointed to |
select 6e delegates TO the Lampasas,state
convention; 6s tosthe Houston conveu- |
tion; "a to the congressional and senate
rial convention and II to the judicial con-
vention. These delegates were ap-
pointed.
The credentials committee reported
seating the delegates elected at the pri
maries of May 81, except the contesting
delegations from precincts and II. This
was approved.
The executive committee was chosen as
follows: G. Epson, VIM. Aubrey, 5. G.
Newton, l.. Gempier, l.. Mahncke, l.. p.
Peck, C. +. A. Hummel, j. T. Devine,
Augustus Levy.
After instructing for Clark for governor,
and Hon. j. H. James for judge of the
court of appeals for the Third Judicial
district, the convention adjourned.
After the Clark men withdrew from the
Callaghan convention. the report of the
permanent organization committee was
prosecuted. This named the officers as
follows:
fresldent-Bryan Callaghan.
Vice eSidents-John c. Beck. Col. III.
Il. Andrews, j. NJ. Trainor, j. T-Quees-
enbury, W. c. McElwee, L. L. Whitaker,
l.. p. Peck, Ed. Gallum, j. l.. Camp. Limo
Sanchez, j. Il. Chavagnieux, Oscar Berg
stfom.
Secretary-Theo. Kunzmann assistant,
H. e. Hildebrandt.
Sergeant at-arms-J. T. Cardenas: as
sistants. f. N. Sanchez, Chas. Schreiner,
Paul Vogt.
A committee of 20 then selected dele
gates, so 10 Houston; so to Lampasas: so
to the judicial conventions: so TO these ma
torial and so 10 the flotorial convention.
The delegates were instructed for Hogg
for governor and for John d. Mccall for
comptroller. The chairman was author