The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-23
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AS soon as 1t was over 7. H. Bow
man of Howard county got the foo
and read a resolution of appreciation
for the half century of patriotic labori
J performed by Judge Reagan, coupled
with hope that his lease OF life might
last to reach the century mark. II
was adopted by rising vote.
The vote was then announced as
follows: Denman, SS4; Hume, 326;
Stedman, 2O7. 1t was now $50 p. m.
and Senator Swayne of Fort Worth
moved to adjourn until Sp M, but
the motion was voted down and the
log rollers began to rustic again. 1t
was evident that the Stedman mana>
gers were simply keeping him in the
race to delay the game. They fore
saw defeat but they were working on
the quiet against Hume becauss as
one of their leaders put it they pro.
posed to get even with the Hume fol.
lowing for contributing towards the
defeat of Camp for lieutenant gov
ernOr.
The third ballot had hardly started
however, until there appeared u tend
ency TO scatter to Hume, and Judge
b. NJ. Baker OF Canadian fastened to
the platform and withdrew the name
OF Stedman, This was received with
applause and balloting was resumed.
There was a 10 minutes wraDgle over
the vote of Sabine county, two dele
gates claiming the right to east the
vote-one for Hume and the other for
Steadman. The chair was asked to
rule on the question of proxies given
orally. He ruled that the delegate
claiming to have the proxy would be
allowed to vote it. When Hunt county
was called it requested that it be
passed, and after the call of the roll
had been completed it announced its
IA votes and Immediately changed
them to Hume for the pur.
pose of creating a stampede
The attempt was unsuccessful, how
ever, for several counties Immediately
changed from Hume to Denmau and
the unterrilied Democracy in conven.
ton assembled resolved itself into a
mob of bowling dervishes for some 10
or 10 minutes again. When sufficient
order had been restored to hear a
mans voice above the din, Hrayson
county changed its 90 votes for Den
man and there was more bowling
| Finally the secretary completed his
additions and the chairman announce
ed that Denman had received 457
votes and Hume ADO. Denman hav-
ing received the majority of the votes
cast was declared the nominee of the
convention and the nomination was
made by reclamation and the conven-
ton adjourned until $50 p. III.
NIGHT SESSION,
The convention reassembled at 9;4j
O'clock for the night session. The
chair announced an invitation for the
convention to attend base ball game
tomorrow afternoon which was &C
copied. Nominations for the judge
ships of the criminal court of appeals
being in order, Mr.. Beverly of Collins
withdrew NJ. II. Gornett without pre-
senting his name to it for considera-
ton The convention was afraid of
lengthy nominations and an effort to
do away with any speechmaking pro-
duced another pandemonium. Ere
quent yells of "a point of order" pro-
duced corresponding degree of dis
order. Shouts and yells from every
quarter made the welkin ring and the
noise was kept up for at least 10 min
utes Comparative order was finally
gained by carrying the motion to have
no nominating speeches. The names
of the following gentlemen were then
presented to the convention for con.
sideration: e, d. Mcclellan of Fan
min, W, l. Davidson of Williamson, j.
NJ. Hurt OF Dallas, +. j. Simkins of
Navarro, John N. Henderson of
BRACES, Il. II. Phelps of Fayette. The
ballot proceeded amid the greatest
and most disgraceful confusion.
Phelps of Fdyette and McOlelland of
Faunin were withdrawn before the re.
suit was cast ur, it being apparent
that they were not in the race, and Il
wild changing of votes began. TIE
chairman attempted to catch the
changes, but they came so quick that
he soon gave it up as q hopeless task.
Hurt, Davidson and Henderson were
clearly elected, however but there
was an evident attempt to confuse
matters so as to prevent a stampede to
Henderson and force another ballot.
The most disgraceful scene of the
convention occurred and the chair lost
all control of affairs. For half an hour
1t seemed as if the unterrHed Democ.
racy of Texas had determined to make
all kinds of fool of itself, w. z.
Hudgins of Bowie county finally get
the floor and stated that he had placed
McClelland in nomination and that
his name had been withdrawn without
authority and demanded that the re-
suit be announced. Il. NJ Lusk Of
Fannin mounted a chair AMI stated
that Mr.. Hudgins vas mistaken and
began to talk, while everybody hall
lowed. He kept it up for Is minutes
but could not be heard. Shaw of Red
river county undertook to pull Lusk
down but the latter kept up his har-
angue and still the row continued.
The chair ruled that changes of
votes We're in order but it was impos
sible to keep track of the many hops
with which the secretary was bonn
barded, and q. p. Mead Of Fort Worth
got upon the platform and announced
that he had kept tab on the vote and
that it stood: Hurt 569, Davidson
$50, Henderson $40, Simkins $50, and
moved that Hurt, Davidson and Hen
derson be nominated by reclamation
He put the question himself and il
carried.
The chair ruled thai Mr.. Mead haC
no authority to put any vote an
called for the result as figured out by
the secretary. At this juncture
, gentleman from Collin Wanted I,