San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-26
UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION HELD
HERE TODAY.
Judges James, Neill and Fly Nomi-
mated for Election to Their Pres
emit Observation-Disclosures in At
tendance.

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this morning for the purpose o
making nominations for one chic
justice and two associate justices
for the Fourth Court of Civil APP
peals. The meeting was called to
order by B. r. Alternately, of Con.
zales, chairman of the Democratic
Executive committee of this dis
trict, and E. M. Hicks, of Laredo,
was elected temporary secretary.
The following gentlemen were
appointed committee on creden-
tials and basis of representation !:
William Burgess Of FL Paso coun.
ty, w. j. Bowen of La Sale county,
HI. c.. Carter of Val Verde county,
Scion Stewart of Maverick county,
f. r. Tarver of Webb county,
Samuel H. Hopkins Of Gonzales
county.
This committee reported the
following delegates in attendance
at the convention: Atascosa
county, w. H. Smith and T.
L. Richardson Bandera, G. J. Fee;
FL Paso, w. M. Caldwell, Wynd-
ham Kemp, VIM. HI. Burgess;
Encinal, E. M. Hicks; Gillespie,
p. j. Lewis; Gonzales, B. r. Aber-
nathy, Thomas McNeal, w. M.
Fly, S. H. Hopkins; Guadalupe,
Paul Wipprecht; JEFF Davis,
Wyndham Kemp; Kendall coun-
ty, John Reinhardt; La Sale, w.
J. Bowen; Maverick, Scion Stew
art; Pecos, w. p. Mathews; Val
Verde, H. G. Carter, d. G. Franks;
Webb, E. r. Tarver, E. M. Hicks
and Bethel Coopwood.
The following were appointed
committee on permanent organiza-
ton: Bethel Coopwood, of Webb
county; Thomas McNeal of Con
zales; w. ]. Bowen, of LaSalle;
Judge w. Kemp, of Ell Paso; Will
liam Fly, of Gonzales; J. Rein
hardt, of Kendall; Judge w. H.
Smith, of Atascosa.
This committee reported as fol-
lows: ave recommend that Hon.
B. r. Alternately be made perma-
| nent chairman and H.Hildebrandt
be made permanent secretary.
and T. l.. Richardson, sergeant-at.
! arms; that the order of business
be, first, the nomination of one
chief Justice and two associate
| justices of the Court of Civil APP
peals Of the Fourth Supreme Ju-
dicial district; second, the selec-
ton of an executive committee to
be composed of a chairman and
| one member from each county
| composing the district" =
The following was also read at
the convention and adopted:
"At a meeting of the Democratic
county convention of Bexar county
held in this city at Convention
hall on June %, of which the Hon.
Geo. w. Russ was chairman, the
| following resolution was adopted
unanimously:
"Resolved, that this convention,
recognizing the learning, integrity,
industry and ability of the Hon. j.
H. James, Hon. H. H.
Neill and Hon. w. S. Fly,
present judges of the Civil Court of
Appeals of the Fourth Supreme
Judicial district, hereby instruct
the delegates of this convention to
the judicial convention to cast
their votes solidly for them, and to
use their best endeavors to secure
| their nominations"
Bethel COOpwOod of Webb cOun
| ty arose and nominated Hon. John
H. James for chief justice, and
Hon. H. H. Neill and Hon. w. S.
Fly for associate justices. The
nomination was carried unani-
mously.
Chairman Hicks then introduced
B. r. Alternately, chairman of the
Democratic Executive committee,
and he announced the convention
ready for business.
General J. III. McLeary, Judge
w. H. Smith, and Hon. Bethel
Coopwood were then appointed a
committee to notify Judges James
Neill and Fly of their nominations
They returned in a few minutes
and General McLeary said that the
gentlemen accepted the nomina.
tions, and that they made good
speeches.
A. w. Seeligson was selected as
chairman of the Judicial EXecu
tive committee of BeXar county.