The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-25
TRAVIS COUNTY SELECTS HER
DELEGATION TO FORT
WORTH,
TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION
THERE AUGUST 6.
Governors Hogg and Lubbock Make Some
Rank 16 to Silver Speeches, and Col
onel Burleson Captures the Meet
ing-Resolutions Adopted.


to be Democrats had meeting at tn,
court house yesterday noon for the pur
pose of selecting delegates to the silver
convention which meets in Fort Wortl
August 6. 1t purported to be county
convention, but outside of the cranks
here in town there We're very few present
and the county was rather poorly repre-
sented. When the convention was called
to order at noon there We're only IS pres
ent, many of them being spectators, but
later on as the meeting progressed a. large
number of spectators came in until by
o'clock there were about 200 men pres
ent Ex-Governors Hogg and Lubbocb
both made silver speeches, but District
Attorney Albert Burleson was really the
star of the occasion. He captured the
convention early in the action and was
very shortly placed in charge of the reso.
luton committee. 1t has been intimated
that Colonel Burleson intends to run fol
United States senator next time and it is
presumed that he was blazing his way yes.
terday; at any rate he developed he de.
veloped a wonderful 16 to / theory and
he will be one of the chosen apostles i'm
the future. After the appointment of
delegates and the adoption of some an
archistic resolutions the meeting adj
jOurned sine die.
The following gentlemen were noticed
in the crowd: Judge j. j. Faux, eX-Gov-
ernor Hogg, DIR. Swearngen, l.. l.. Eos
ter, John Trayham, Major Walton, DR..
Laurence, Jeff Johnson, l.. G.
Giles, Albert Burleson, Randolph Law
renee, Will Boswell L. L. Davis, Ed Cas-
sidy, Bob Connerly, Judge j. 2. White,
Bill Workman, Mon Sawyer, w. NJ.
Brown, DR.. f. Il. Daniel. Major Wheatley
j. r. Curl, DR.. Fields, DIR. Morley, Cap
tain Osceola Archer, Ex-Governor Lub-
book, DR.. Frank Rainey, Judge Cochran,
Col. A. j. Thorp. The detailed report
is as follows:
The dear 16 to 1 Democratic Populistic
silverites met yesterday noon in the
county court room for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the silver convention at
Fort Worth.
On motion of Judge Faux Judge J..
p. White was selected to call the meeting
to order. He did so, and stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting as given above.
DR.. j. A. Davis was elected secretary.
Albert Burleson made a motion that
q committee of five he appointed on reso-
lutions, whose duties it should also be
to select slate of delegates to attend the
Fort Worth convention, the committee
to report as soon as possible. The follow
ing committee of five was then appointed:
Albert lBurlesOn, Monroe Sawyer, w. NJ.
Brown, j.. l.. Foster, j. II. Curl.
Mr.. Burleson made a motion to increase
the committee to eight and appoint thereon
Colonel Faux, Il. NJ. Swearingen and eX-
Governor Hogg.
Governor Hogg arose and requested
that he be excused from the committee.
He said he was in hearty
sympathy with the movement
and was perfectly willing to support any
silver resolutions introduced but as he
desired to be ON the floor of the conven-
ton he did not care to serve ON the COM
mittee. The name of Mr.. III. IL. law
renee was then substituted for his.
MIR. Foster also arose and requested to
be excused from serving on the commit
tee and suggested the name of Mr.. Jeff
johnson as his substitute. The sugges-
tion was adopted and as finally accepted
the committee comprised the following
gentlemen: Messrs Albert Burleson,
Mon Sawyer, w. NJ. Brown, j. II. Curl,
II. NJ. Swearmgen, III. II. Lawrence, jeff
johnson and Col. J. j. Faux. This com
mittee repaired to an anti-room ito get up
its report and the convention rested on
arms, awaiting its return.
Finally MIR. Foster arose and stated
that he was tired of the deathlike still
ness that was reignimg supreme and he
moved that Governor Hogg be leard from
on the silver question: His suggestion
was adopted and Governor Hogg arose.
He stated that this Was the opening of
of 1hn irhih A luat
heard of and that was the ONE reason he
was here. That it was a fight between
American liberty and English flunkeyiSm.
Mat it was a fight in which there could
be no fence straddlng, that a man must
be either on the side of THE American
people or the side of the English money
men. He then reviewed the financial
,odition of the country and the action of
congress during the past two years and
urged his hearers to rally to the sunDort
IF 'the 16 to theory. He sand THAT if the
PATRIOTS would stand together this year
md next year that they would win the
light. by gatlims. He urged upon his hear
'rs THAT they must not straddle the fence
nut must either go with the American
people or the English dynasty. That
here was no call for Democrats to follow
| leader who had gotten off The Demo |
'ratic platform. That the platform pro-
1ided for an equal issue of gold and sill |
yer, and that while they might call 16 to / |
Democrats Popuists that he was here to
Jay that long before the Populists were
ever heard of the Democrats were follow |
ng the 16 to / policy, which was nothing |
more than following their daddies who
Established the silver ratio. He took n |
1de Swipe at trusts and syndicates, and |
'aid that he was i'm favor Of doing them
Up, and he was also i'm favor of giving |
.ohn Bull lesson, and he thought than |
his was the proper time to give ehaf |
essen. He urged that everybody should |
20 TO the Fort Worth convention ON
august 6, saying that it was their dirty
% go there and rallyl the weakening |
'rothers into line and fight the fight of |
u to to finish and give no quarters
o English funkeys.
lie closed his speech by making
lis usual talk about being ont of politics
'ut said he was always willing to rally
o the support of the party when the toe
in of war sounded, and he would always
Ne found at the seat of war.
Governor Lubbock was next called on
md coming TO the PLATFORM made one of
lis characteristic speeches, saying that
While he had never dived so deeply into
he discussion as had Judge Reagan L
md other celebrities, but he desired ii
distinctly understood that he was on the
ide of silver and had always been, and 4,
% gold bug, be he American or English,