The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-16

free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at ratio of 16 to l by interna-
tional agreement If possible, but indie.
pendent of the policy of any nation
refusing to go into such agreement.
The letter and resolutions were also
read and referred to the committee on
resolutions.
AT this point Chairman Burney of
the committee on credentials an
nounced that his committee was leady
to report. He was recognized by the
chair, and mounting the chair, read
the following, which was adopted
without discussion.
| To Hon. ]. Z. Fleming, Temporary Chairman
| State Democratic Conventions
Sir-I am instructed by your COM
mittee an credentials and basis of rep.
resentation to report as follows: For
basis of representation for the vote
in this convention we recommend the
vote cast in 1892 for the Democratic
presidential electors, and that each
county represented in this convention
be entitled to cast one vote for
every 800 votes and fraction of
| $50 votes and over for said
presidential electors, provided that
each county represented be entitled
to one vote. Your committee fur
ther recommends that no proxies be
allowed in this convention except
wherein the same have been expressly
authorized by the county convention
of the county from which proxies pur.
port to come. Shelby county was al
lowed one more vote, giving them six
instead of five, it having been shown
that there had been mistake In MAX
ing returns of the vote for presidential
electors to the secretary of state.
The following counties were not
represented: Kimble, Cochran, Gray,
Liveoak, Ochiltree.
In the Bexar county contest tn
committee through the chair reported
as follows: Your committee further
instruct me to report that they, after
having given the contestants q free,
full and fair hearing, have by unan.
imous vote adopted q resolution seat
ing what is known as the Callahan
delegates; as the delegates entitled to
cast the vote of BeXar county in this
convention.
Following the adoption of the re-
port, a resolution was read specifically
endorsing the Intervention of federal
authority in cases parallel with the
recent Chicago troubles. This ex-
cited the ire of gentleman from
Kaufman county who said that his
name was Pompano and he asked that
/ 1t be referred to the resolution COM
mittee of some Republican conven-
tion. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on resolutions of the present con-
vention, however.
Mr.. Smith of Menard county also
had resolution which he wanted
read, but he was shut off by the pass.
age of resolution referring all reso-
and the chairman informed Mr.. Smith
that he could see his resolution in the
papers tomorrow.
AT this point the chairman of the
committee on permanent organization
was recognized and read the report OF
his committee which was adopted
without discussion. The report was
as follows:
To Hon ]. r. Fleming temporary chairman:
Your committee on permanent Or
ganization present the following re-
port: We recommend Hon. w. r..
Handy of Travis county for perma-
nent chairman of this convention and
the following gentlemen, one from
each senatorial district, for vice
chairman:
First-R. d. Hart, Brown county.
Second-M. G. McKendry, Red
River.
Third-Travis Henderson, Lamar.
| Han
Fifth-M. M. Brooks, Hunt.
Sixth-I. II. Orland, Dallas.
Seventh-John T. BUR, Upshur.
Eighth. d. Rudd, Harrison.
Ninth-James Garrity, Navarro.
Tenth-H. p. Brown, Johnson.
Eleventh-R. H. Ktngsbury, Nc
! ennap.
Twelfth-J. w. Blake, Limestone.
Thirteenth-James 1, Parkins, Cher
okee.
Fourteenth-C.L. Goodman @ range.
Fifteenth-H. H. Boone, Grimes.
Sixteenth-Ed Montgomery, Wal
Ter.
Walter Gresham Gal
weston.
Eighteenth-C d. Barto, Colorado
Nineteenth-C. M. Williams, Burle-
son.
rwentieth-Dr. r.. M. Swearengen
Travis.
Twenty. frst-Ferg Kyle, Hays.
\ Twenty-second- Mathis Go
1 lad. r.
Twenty-third-E A. Atlee, Webb
Twenty y-fourth-Frank Grice, Bexaf
Ywenty-fifth - w. A, III. Miller
LlanO.
Twenty-sixth - l.. B. Russell
COmanche.
Twepty-seventh Johns, Bosque
Twenty-elghth-R. l.. Ball, Mitch
ell.
Twenty-ninth-A. X. Swan, Clay
Thirtieth-A. G.. Maddox, Parker
Thirty-tirst-Ernory G. Smith, Den
ton.
We recommend for permanen
secretary of this convention Hon
w. l. Sargent of Navarro county
with authority to appoint two read
ing clerks, and we recommend th
following gentlemen for assistant sec
retaries: Spencer Hutchison of Har
ris county; Rebel Johnson. Smitl
Z county; Ben McNulty, Bexar county