The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-08
Baker and MatIOrk Thanked
and Harmony Endorsed.
Committees from Each Precinct Selected
TO Choose Delegates to the State
and District Conventions.

court house was crowded with the
Democracy of McLennan county,
and James A. Harrison, chairman
of the Democratic executive com.
mittee, raped for order.
Mr.. Bart Moore nominated for
temporary charm IN Mr. Charles
Howard, of Moody. He vas elected
by reclamation.
r. IL. Kingsbury and Bart Moore
we're appointed committee to escort
the newly elected chairman to the
chair
James Hayes Qlarles was eIected
secretary on motion OF Mr.. w, c.,
O'Bryan, Of McGregor.
Dan Ford was elected temporary
sergeant at arms.
Hon w. w. Evans moved that a
committee of one from every JUS
tice precinct in the county except
No. ! which shall be allowed tvo
be selected on credentials. Adopted
Mr.. James / Moore moved that a
committee of one from each justice
precinct, except precinct No
1, which shallhave two, be selected
on basis of representations order of
business and permanent organiza-
zion.
Mr.. Bart Moore made The point
Of order that until the committee
OF credentials reported it would not
be known who were delegates.
The chair ruled the point we
taken.
Mr. James l. Moore conceded the
ruling TO be correct and Withdrew
mis- motion, saying he was only fol.
lowing the precedent set two years
ago.
h. II. Kingsbury-''If that pre-
cedent was followed You would not
be here" Laughter
The chair-'I am afraid if the
precedent were followed yon would
have no Chairman" daughter
The convention took a recess to
allow precincts to select members Of
che committee On credentials.
The following members of tire
committee on credentials were rs.
p>rted: Precinct No /, W. A.
foage, George Keeble; No, >, Col.
4. f. Ross; No. 3 NJ. K. Carroll;
No, George RENT; No. 5, John
.. Walton: No Dixon Connally;
No. Z, DR.. b. j. Brown; No. 8, Z.
r. Kirkland
Mr. W. ii. Leasing moved that
the committee on credentials he in.
structei to exclude all proxies.
Tabled
A motion Was made and carried
that Tom Primm and Tom Brown,
the two men who can ran for good
Offices without opposition, be re.
uuested to furnish the convention
with ice water. A few minutes
! alter the gentlemen appeared carry
ing between them large cooler of
ice water.
The committee on credentials re.
ported a long list of delegates
with The following representation;
waco, first ward, %; Waco, sec.
ond ward, 10; Waco, third ward,
%; Waco, fourth ward, 90; Waco,
nth ward, 5; Daughtrey's Dairy, .;
Robinson, 3; Duty's Store, :; Hew-
itt, 2; White Hall, 2; Poor House,
4; Harrison. 2; Battle, g.;
Chalk Bluff, 2, Robinson .hool
Houre (GhoIson,) 4; Ross, 3; West,
a.; China Springs, 8; Bosqueville,
); Patrick, 3; South Bosque3; Coke,
4 S uth Rosque School House, 3 !;
Lorena, 6; McGregor :, Bruce, ,;
Eddy, A; Moody, 10 Prairie Chapel,
J.; Crawford, 7; Bellview, /; Axtell,
3; Morgan School House, 4;
Harper's School House, ,, Audi.
torinra, /, Riesel, /; townsville, l.
Tbs report is. mot complete in
that Mart, Speegleville, Geneva and
Patton had not reported delegates.
The report as above gives a total
vote in the convention of 202. 1t
was q iopted.
The minority Of the committee
gu admitted the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, As the Geneva pre- ,inct