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

TO do? If we go there 1t is, evident
we must take possession by force if at
all. How much or how little no one
knows. No serious result may follow
snd yet serious results may follow
from such action. 1 want this caucus
to determine calmly and as Demo.
Gratis what is best for the Democratic
party. Act with good Judgment and
if you tell me we must go and take
that hall | will be the first
to do what 1 can do to
take it, you tell me to hold the
convention Twill do that. In other
words, mean am here to obey the
demands of this caucus. If | have
strength and power to do SO. How
ever, whileI tell you that while you
will find | will carry out my promise
If you tell me to do so, believe it is
best for us to assemble here, stay and
transact our business. | see no bene-
fit to accrue to the Democracy of
Texas and tn the candidates who
will be put forth by going
down there and mixing with these
fellows in any shape or form. 1t will
be confusion from start to finish. You
will be called boilers. 1t makes no
difference If they call us hard names.
l think we can call them by as hard
names as they can aud with great
deal more Justice. rely upon this
light we are making not so much on
what has been done in this conven-
ton so much upon what they have
already done or may do, but it is a
deep-seated conviction in my mind
that the Democracy has been prosti-
tuted and corrupted by Hoggism in
Texas. GApplause]. People in the
country care very little about what
the convention does They want to
know which party represents the
principles and carries them forward
to the best interest of the people of
Texas. ..t' -i1 "'t
1t has occurred to me that if we go
before the people and tell them what
has been done here that they will be-
lieve us and approve of what has been
done, not only on account of what
they have done but on account of
what they have not done. But we
can count on the purity and states
manship and intelligence of the men
who will lead our ticket and the
policy we advocate. Now hope you
will be cool and act as good Demo-
Gratis and as men of brains, because
we have more brains right here now
than there is in the whole Hogg party
of Texas The caucus resolved itself
into convention and adjourned I'M
til 8 o'clock 81 Eaa ii7W tJh Hoh Jd
-t"|'p" AFTERNOON SESSION. sil n gu
At o'clock Chairman j. Lane call.
ed the convention to order again, and
Rev. w. C.. Young OF Dalles invoked
divine blessings on the officers and
members of the convention, and d.
vine guidance in all its proceedings
Hon. III. NJ Garwood Of the committee
on credentials su omitted the report Of
the committee, which was adopted.
The report fixed a basis of representa-
tion an one vote for each 800 votes cast
for the last. Democratic candidate for
governor and one for each fraction
over $50. 1t closed as follows.
1--WE further report with great
pleasure that 900 there are 6lono
division in ,ur ranks, and alltcontests
from Bexar and other counties have
been amicably adjusted by those
claiming to represent those counties
without action by the committee and
we now present a united front, and
we believe an invincible 2phalanxo to
the enemies of pure Democracy in
Texas, and refer to the report Of the
contesting delegation from Bexar
hereto annexed, showing harmony
among the Democrats of said county
1ab PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. n,1g
The following report from the COM
mittee on permanent organization was
adopted itg=ls rs 1913 quiIs8 ,Jluuo
j. Lane of Fayette, chairman;J as.H.
Quarles OF MeLennan, secretary, B "A.
Ragland of Morris and b., f. cMcNul-
ty of Bexar, assistant secretaries;
Thomas A. 80 Langham, sergeant-at,
arms; w. M. Walton of Travis, HIM.
Garwood of Bastrop, rs. s., Stone of
Austin, b. b. Paddock of 1arrant, O..
Upson, o. Bexar, w. p. Hamblen of
Harris presidents. .awdluos edi %
The committee on platform was
granted further time, ,ai .5IssqJ nrig(
j. G. Winter of McLennan offered a
resolution setting forth that as the
convention is the guest, OF Houston
that no discussion be had regarding
the refusal of the city police to adj
NIT members of the convention to the
main hall as it would be uunbecoming
the dignity of the convention to do So.
| Adopted. ydi al eGjl 5osIIh q ri ggGst
Col. WrP ;. Gaines of Travis addressed
tho convention, He related how he
was fired bodily from the main con-
vention hall into the street. ,o reislyi
Other addresses were heard. u-o,a o.,
! a, motion was made that the leaders
of the fight against Hogg two years
ago be invited to address the conyenr
ton. Every one seemed to know
what was meant and the crowd went
wild. This demonstration brought
forward lua s.od qJJIsdyf sMmrsl9'
| s2qsr JUDGE GUSTAyE COOK, 90 l!sd
who made q strong address and said
he was with the convention and
would fight for it's nominees. Never
was man rendered an ovation of APP
plause such as was given Judge Cook
as he finished. tf aHl.-.''. ID ~.
AS the platform committee would
not be able to report until late the
convention adjourned till $3.50 O'Clock.
| NIGHT SESSION. .,rr 4
Chairman Lane called the conven-
ton to order at $3.50 and read tele-
gram from Hillsboro saying that the
Clark and Hogg men of Hill county