San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-27
CONVENTION ENDS.
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMIT.
TEE FOR THE 18th CHOSEN.
Ratification at Mission Garden
Judge Noonan's Speech, etc.

The afternoon session of the RepUbi
can congressional convention wound up
the work of that memorable convention.
Chairman BrOadbent called the meetSng
to order at o'clock Saturday afternoon,
ana announced that the committee APP
pointed to notify Judge NoOnan of his
nomination was ready to report. Judge
Ogden, in be half of the committee, in
formed the convention of Judge Noon
ans acceptance, statingIthat the nomi-
nee's letter of acceptance would be given
for publication shortly.
On motion of Hon. Z. II. Terrell the
chairman appointed committee of three
to select an executive committee of six
from Bear county for this cOngresSion-
al district. The chair appointed c. w
Ogden. Z II. Terrell and r. NJ. Moore.
These gentlemen selected the following
executive committee: Hans L. Degener.
Ireorge Paschal James P. NewcOmb, q -.
!. StarDeS. +. II. Terrell and &. W. Og-
den. which committee will select from its
members the chairman of the executive
committee. the following members from
outside count. nS were 'thrU added t. the
committee: Z. :. BrOaGbeut, of Val
Verde: H. Buniy. Of Kerr: Joe Tweedy,
OF Tom Green: A 0. Cooley, Of Gillespie:
DR.. Robinson. Of Bandera; Dr. Lane, of
Maverick: {. W. STANDARD, lOf Kinney;
=. q. Perner. of Crockett: T. Kuausen-
berger, of Sutton: Rudolph Rungp. OF
Mason. and Al. Mcdonnell, Of Edwards
On motion of {. w. Ogden the cOnYen.
tiOn adjourned sine die. and Convention
hall resOuuded with three cheers for Geo
II. NOOnan for conventions choice fol-
Congress.
At the ratification meeting held at Mis-
sion garden Saturday night the large hal
was decorated and band OF music was il
attendance. Toe large hall was packed
many ladies being 10 the audience.
Mr.. Nat SulZbacher, president Of BeXal
County Republican League, introduced
Judge NOOuan, the nominee, who Spok
as follows:
Il thank you, gentlemen, for the re
cepJion given me, and also thank tn
convention for the honor conferred upO
me in nominating me for the Office" sal
he.
1t is a long time since have taken al
interest in politics, but | have Away
held that the policy OF the Republtca
party was the basis upon which our civ
liberties are founded. The free trad
theory was incorporated in the Demo
cratic party in 1872 and no man can adou
tho>e principles without adopting tina
theory IN toto"
he referred TO the Wilson bill, sayin
that this law will go into effect next Mon
day, and that every sensible man know
what 1t means to the country.
You nave taken the stand that fire.
trade is detrimental to this country. Tn
men who manufacture goods in the mort
must in case of free trade reduce the l.
boTers' wages 10 order TO meet their TO
eign competitors, and reduction of wage
is not the policy or aim of the people
this country. Do you desire that yO,
friends or relatives shall labor at 10
wages when 1t has been the policy of lei
islators of this country to prevent a r.
duction of labor" (Cries Of "Nol")
He referred to the cattle and sheen il
dustries, saying that free trade theoriI
were responsible for their ruin. TT
sheep and cattle men, once In good ci
cumstapces," said he, ARE now reduc
to almost poverty, simply because OF 4
whims and caprices Of the politicians
the east. This is not a matter for /