The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-16
YESTERDAY WAS CULBERSON'S DAY,
The Adoption of the Majority Rule AL
most Assuring gs,His Nomination.
Governor Hogg Not Heard From
or the Floor and Firebrands
Incontinently Squelched.

DALLAS, Aug. l5.-When the con-
vention assembled for business this
morning at o'clock nearly all the
delegates were in attendance and the
scene was one of animation. The hall,
which will comfortably seat 1000 peo~
pie. was packed and jammed by the
delegates and spectators. The press
gallery was filled and quite a number
of ladies were seated on the elevated
tier of seats In the rear of the press
gallery. Down in the.".hall thousands
of fans were fiutterlng and the pers-
piring delegates mopped their fever
ed brows while the thermometer con-
tinued to crawl higher and higher.
The band played patriotic airs and
the crowd waited, but inasmuch as
most al the committees were still out
after all night sessions the business
transacted at the morning session was
of little Importance.
AS soon as Temporary Chairman
Fleming called the convention to
order Matlock of Tarrrnt rose and
stated that inasmuch as none of the
committees were ready to report he
moved an adjournment till 10 o'clock,
pending their appearance. The con-
vention had just met, however, and
did not care to adjourn, 80 that motion
was voted down with whoop.
Jno. d. Mccall was then loudly
called on for speech, but adhering
to his original intention not to speak,
he failed to show up on the rostrum.
The convention then settled back in
their seats aud during the next hour
the band stationed in the rear of the
press gallery played Dixie and othel
popular airs, to the evident delight of
the audience.
On motion, a committee of three,
with Matlock as chairman, was sent
out to ascertain when the various
committees would report to the con-
ventiou. and after some delay re-
turned and reported that the commit
tee on permanent organization would
report at noon, the credentials COM
mittee at two o'clock, and the plat
form committee could not tell when
they would come in, but probably
some time this afternoon.
A number of resolutions were
then fired in and submitted without
debate to the platform committee.
Among the resolutions was one look
iug to the simultaneous primaries and
conventions throughout the state.
Another was to the effect that United
states senators should be required to
submit their names to the people at
primaries and county conventions and
the man with the most instructions
should be dominated by the state con
ventiOn.
There Oeing nothing further before
the convention, motion was made
aud adopted to adjourn until 2o'eIock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2 p. m sharp Chairman Fleming
called the convention to order for tn
second time today and handed to tn
secretary telegram signed by r. y
Miner, w ]. Graham, L. j. Norwich
and 1909 other Democrats to be rear
to the convention and let it kn0S
that the Democracy Of Rusk count
demanded a platform fsvorin
free and unlimited coinage Of gold an
silver at ratio Of lG to l. After man
cries of "Who is Graham?" and "Wh
is Milner?' and some chez
ing and yelling the chairma
turned over to the secretary
letter from President A. J. Rose of th
state grange, accompanied by prea 4
BILE and resolutions a. opted at a NEE
ing of that organization, appealing,
! effect, to the assembled represent.
\ tivaa of the Dan1Ocplpv of Texas