The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-26
JOSEPH D. SAVERS
YESTERDAY IN THE CON-
vENTION BY a RISING VOTE.
The Committee On Resolutions Knocked the
smithereens Out Of Couple Of Res
clutions and Present Their
Own Version Of the
Matter.

Senator Garwood Hon. D. G. Cid
diDgs of Washington county was
eiec ed temporary chairman, and on
motion Mr.. Lee j. Roundtree of Hayes
county was elected secretary. Mr..
Bats moved that a committee on
credentials be selected consisting of
one delegate from each voting pre-.
cinct, and like committee be APP
pointed on permanent organization.
The motion was carried and the com
mittees selected as follows:
Credentials-A. R. Chew, John
Lloyd, E. p. Reynolds. J. w. Lick
son, Ed Heslep, L. b. Hill, J. G. Ran
kin, E. H. Bell.
Permanent organizstiOn-A. Y
Laramore, Il. n, Bryson, Capt.
Ferg Kyle, j. w. Dickson, Il. J. New
comb. E. T. Moore, w. d. Garrett and
II. M. Garwood.
On motion of Mr.. GarWoOd the cons
vention stood adjourned for 80 minutes
to enable the committees to get down
TO work.
Burnett county was the only one
without approximation on the floor.
AT 11:20 the convention assembled
and the committee on credentials re-
ported the names Of the delegates on.
titled to seats in the convention. Their
report was adopted.
Colonel Carleton offered esolution
as follows:
Resolved, That the several counties
represented in this convention be en-
titled to the following vote:
Travis ~, Burleson 4, Bastrop 5,
Caldwell 5, Hays 5, Washington s.
This resolution was adopted.
The committee on permanent Or
ganization reported as follows:
Your committee on permanent Or
ganization beg leave to recommend to
the convention our present temporary
officers as the permanent officers of
the convention.
We suggest the following order of
business:
First-Nomination for congress.
Second - Consideration of resolu-
tions.
ThiTd-The election of chairman
and associates of the executive COM
mittee for the ensuing two years, the
associates to be composed of two mem
bers from each county in the con-
gressional district, each county to
make its own selection.
The report was adopted.
Colonel Carleton moved III NJ com
mittee on resolutions be app0i ted 10
consider all resolutions, It carried,
and the committee as selected was as
follows: A, r. Chew, Fred Carleton,
M M Ferguson, +. r Ruywells, J
w. Dickson, Ed Hesless, ". B. Car
rett, w. E, Maynard,
Nominations for congress being next
in order Hon. Taylor Moore arose and
placed the name of Joseph d. Sayers
before the convention in brief but
ringing speech. The Bastrop delega-
ton seconded the nomination to a
man. On motion Joseph D. Sayera
was nominated by rising vote, every
man rising to his feet.
Mr.. Roundtree moved that commit
tee of one from each county be
appointed as q committee to notify
Mr., Sayers of his nomination. The
mot .on was carried and the commit
tee appointed as follows: A. s. Rob-
erts, A. R. Kone, II. NJ. Bryson, j. w.
Dickson, J. G. Rankin, j. H. Croft, Id
Hesless and A. Y. Larmore.
A letter was received and read from
Mr.. 2. DeCordovs, one OF the absent
delegates, who expressed regret at
his forced absence, but Endorsed Sayers
fret and last.
The nominations for the chairman,
ship of the executive committee fol
this congressional district for the
next two years being next in order
Mr.. Bats placed the name of Mr.
Thad A. Thompson before the conven
ton. On motion of Mr.. Frank Mad
dox Mr.. Thompson was elected by &C
elimination.
The next order of business being
the selection of two associates to con
fer with Mr.. Thompson, on this com
mittee, the various delegations So
lected the following committee: ThaC
A. Thompson, chairman, w. B
Walker, A. b. Storey, Capt. Fers
Kyle, Judge Ed P. Kane, Sam De
Cordova, DIR. Il. d. Hill, w. M. Fer
gu5OD, j. Il. "copper" VI. Cooki l.. ,
Feed, A. C. Murray, w. M. Stone, }
&. Rankin, j. E. Koutt, E. H. Bell
]. H. Croft, B. J. Fletcher, M. :. Mer
chant.
Senator Walter Tips stated thu
inasmuch as Buruet county had n
representative on the floor OWNS
to the fact that they had no
vet held their county convention
He nominated j. G. Cook and G. s
Reed as associates on the committe
| and the convention concurring wit
r his motion the gentlemen were adde
/ to the committee.
1 Captain Kyle arose and stated tn
this war for congressional homer
must be a tiercely waged one, tina
Major Hutchinson, Mr.. Sayero' Op
ponent on the POpulist ticket, was
hard man to beat, that he was one {
the mildest men that ever scuttled
ship or cut throat and that tn
Democrats must rally to the front
9 they want to defeat Major Hutehir
son and elect Joseph d. Sayels.
Several others spoke on the ques
ton of Sayers' race also, urging Den
ocracy to rally to the front III his SUI
port. Among the number of speaH
ers were DR. Swearipgen. Judg