The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Held at Taylor Yesterday, Transact Busi-
ness and Msmorializs Judge stayton.

Judicial district OF Texas met in the
opera house at 10 o'clock q. u. :, Chair
man James l. Moore in the chair.
Chairman Moore was elected tempo
rary chairman and Will l.. Vinine
temporary secretary.
On motion of W. D. Cochran a CON-
mittee of three on credentials and
basis of representation was appointed
by the chair as follows: W. T. Hehey,
w. D. Cochran and j. G. Townes.
A committee on permanent organi-
zation was appointed by the chair as
follows: G.. w. Allen, ]. G. Cook and
j. G.. Winter.
The committees retired to prepare
reports.
After recess the committee on cre-
deptials and basis of representation
reported as follows: The committee
reported the names of the counties in
the district and the delegates present
entitled to representation, also the
basis of representation, and also rec.
commended that the two-thirds rule
ill
The report was read and adopted.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was adopted.
The committees report recommended
James l, Moore for permanent chair
man and Will l., Vining for permanent
secretary.
Nominations for chief justice were
declared to he in order, and w. D..
Cochran OF Tom Green county nomi-
mated the Hon. II. G. Fisher, the pres
ent incumbent, for said Office and
moved that he be declared the nomi-
nee by reclamation, which motion was
carried, aud Chairman Moore declared
the Hon. HI. @. Fisher to be the nOmi
nee for chief justice of the court of
civil appeals for the Third supreme
judicial district of Texas.
Hon. j. w. Parker nominated Hon.
. ames |. Moore for charm IN for
the ensuing two years, which motion
was seconded and duly carried.
The executive committee for the en-
suing two years was selected as fol-
lows.
Eleventh district, w. II. Hefley;
Tenth district, --; Twentieth
district, J. G. Cook; Twelfth district
II. N. Graham; Twenty-siXth district,
f. j. Snodgrass; Nineteenth district,
H. NJ. Garwood; Twenty first district,
j. w. Baines; Twenty fifth district,
d. ID. Wallace; Twenty-seventh dis
trict, Geo. w. Tyler,
Judge j. @. TONNES offered the fol-
lowing resolutions of respect for the
memory Of the Hon. j. w. S.aYton,
chief justice of the supreme court of
Texas, which were unanimously
adopted by standing vote, and a re-
quest was III ade that all daily papers
in the state be requested to publish
the same.
Whereas, We have heard with pro-
found sorrow the sad news of the
death of the Hon. j. w. Stayton, chief
justice of the state of Texas, we think
it not inappropriate to express, as
nearly as we may, our appreciation OF
his character and services and regret
at his removal from our midst; there
fore be it
Resolved, That, in the Judgment of
this convention, the Hol, j. w. Stay
ton, late chief justice of this state,
was truly good and great man.
That in every department of life he
came up to the highest standard; as a
man, he was pure, true and unselhsh;
as a lawyer, profound, able and hon-
orable; and az a judge, careful, wise
and just.
That by his long and faithful SER
vice as a member of our supreme
court he has permanently impressed
himself upon our state and her juris.
prudence and has won the love, res
spect and confidence of the bar to an
extent rarely attained even by the
most esteemed OF its members.
That we feel that his death has left
a vacancy in our midst which can not
now be filed, ana that no man in this
state, however pure his life, great his
ability or extensive his learning, can at
this time command, in as great de
gree, the loyal confidence of the en-
tire bar.
That we tender to his bereaved fam.
lily our most carr eat ~ inpathy in tiIeir
~ eat beIeavemenG and assure them
that the name and memory of their
illustrious dead will ever be cherished
by the bar and people OF this district
and of the whole state.
That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to his family and that the
leading papers of the state be re-
quested to publish same.
The motion was made and carried
and the convention stood adjourned
sine die.
The Democratic convention of the
Twenty sixth judicial district, com
posed of Williamson and Travis coun.
ties, was also held here today at II a.
H., with r L. Penn Esq as chairman
and j. 4. Flsager Esq. OF Georgetown
as secretary. Hon. A. s. Burleson of
Travis county was nominated by &C.
clamation for district attorney. The
executive committee elected for the
next two years is composed of X. l..
Penn of Taylor as chairman, j. E.
Cooper and J F. Taulbee of George
town and W. M. Walton and Thos. g.
Sneed of Travis. These two conven-
tions hronpht to Taylor today more