San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-05
FOR HARMONY.
ALL FACTIONS DESIRE TO BE
LEFT IN.
Knocking at the Door OF the State
ConventiOn-They WIN Present
Their Gard Next Time.

SdEu NtAb
In response to a call, RiSche's opera
| house was at II o'clock yesterday morn
ing filled with citizens of San Antonio md
Bexar county to attend mass NEE ting
for the purpose Of recognizing the demo-
cratic party of this county. Much enthu-
siasm was manifested on the part of al
in attendance and the convention
throughout kept up great interest.
At II o'clock negro band seated them
selves on the platform and rendered two
selections, after which Mr.. Upson called
the convention to order, making a short
speech relative to the object of the meet
ing, the great necessity of solid demo-
crat ring" and what the citizens Of Bexar
county and San Antonio should do to
protect their own interests. He received
loud applause.
n o. Green nominated Hon. J. r.
Fleming for chairman and he was elected.
He made brief, though pointed speech
| and his arguments were heard by the con-
Vention with a great deal of interest.
For secretaries, Albert Stoves, b. f.
McNulty and w. Simpson were nomina-
ted and elected, taking their place on the
stage.
S. G. Newton then handed in resolu-
| tions to the effect that ten men be APP
| pointed to arrange on member
ship and permanent organization,
which resolution was adopted, The
chair then appointed the following to act
| as committee on the above stated mat
| ters; General Young, chairman; p. F.
| Blair, Charles Hugo, James Epson, j.
| Minter, II B. Salaway, T. s. Williamson,
| c. H. Maytield, Ed Lyon and ii. M. Aub-
rev W. oomm,..00 than ro.,.o, for oo.,on
| and numerous calls for a speech from
General McLeary, who was seated in the
| rear of the stage, were heard. He made
| lengthy, though seemingly interesting
| talk, in which he said that his idea of re-
| organizing was to organize clubs of from
25 to 500 in each precinct, said clubs to
| elect one delegate to every 25 members to
| the state convention. He also gave a
brief account of his trip to the Chicago
| convention, saying that Texas went solid
| 30 votes for Cleveland, but this, it will be
remembered, was on the second ballot.
seven OF the Texas delegates being in ia
vor of other candidates on the casting of
| the first ballot.
+. Ii. Berry, comparative new conner
in the city, from Mississippi, was escort
| ed 10 the stage and after an Introductory,
entertained the convention, giving his
| opinion, so far as he knew, on the democ-
racy of BeXar county and the state, and
how it should be united. stating that
where harmony existed, victory is quite
probable to follow.
The committee on permanent OrganiZa-
ton then reported the following officers:
Chairman, Judge j. K. Fleming; vice
presidents, Frank Grice, George Kalteyer,
General Bee, Nelson Mackey, Leo Tarle
| ton, j. III. McLeary, II. KiOlbassa, w.
| II. Weiss, b. }. Mauermann. +. G. Berry,
| Theo. Herman, n. o. Green. James Il.
French; secretaries, B f. McNulty, Will
| lard Simpson and Albert Stoves; assistant
secretaries, A. E. V: Wright, n. M. Smith
and Charles M. Barnes; Sergeant!at-
arms, Capt. Hall, and whoever he may
choose for his assistants.
5. q. Newton, Oscar BergStrom, A.
Stoves, II. s. Garfield and Ii. p. Bee,
were, on motion of 5. &. Newton, APP
pointed committee on resolutions, and
order Of business.
The convention, having run into the
noon hour, adjourned to meet, at 2:30in
the afternoon.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the chairman aid the first order
of business was the hearing OF the report
of the committee on resolutions. The
committee then handed in resolutions
relative to the workings of the late Lam
paSas convention, what must be done in
the state, BeXar county, etc.
DIR. Herman, J. R. Fleming, s G. New
ton, &. II. Kalteyer, A. Levy, George
Judson, Amos Jones, H. b. Salhway,
William Aubrey, Geo. w. Russ, ST., c
T. Hummel. W. c. Berry, J. P. Devine,
Albert Stoves, w. II. Weiss, f. A. Piper
and Joseph Zizick were appointed as
members of the executive committee
with Col. Epson as chairman.
Names of delegates were submitted by
the various heads of committees and
elected by the convention.
Resolution were read thanking the |
officers for the earnest way in which |
the worked at the convention and to |
Ernest RiSche for the use of The hail.
Col Epson, when reSO luton was read |
to the effect that he was the choice of the |
county for congressman, declined.
Non-important resolutions were pass,