San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-12

chairman. He was declared elect
ed, though this illegal action wa
clearly voted down, the strsigh
Republicans being still in tn,
majority. Charley Ogden then tolt
Joe Shelley to act as sergean
alarms and that Ready Tool ant
members Of the police force of SAL
Antonio, at once assumed the IL
legal authority of clearing tn,
stage. Bart Crowther helped hin
and Col. Newcomb, Mr.. Heilborn
Martin Locke and the others were
hustled off the stage bodily, de
spite their protests that such as
saults were unwarraDted. After the
stage was thus cleared Alderman
Albert Beckmann came to the
front of the stage and tried tc
make a speech, but the convention
was of course in an uproar and no.
body could be heard.
Here the farcical attempt at or.
gsnizing the convention again was
attempted by Charley Ogden,
but failed to succeed, and
then another city official and
police officer, Assistant City Mar
shall Roberts, commanded the
peace, and upon his failure to get
order, Mayor Elmendorf appeared
on the stage and proceeded to run
the convention in favor Of Ogden
by proposing vote by division Of
the house. .
By this time the negro allies Of
office holders had collected in
greater mum bers, as the mob lead.
ers had been delaying the conven-
tion for this purpose. and when
the decision was acceded to by
the straights, for the sake OF har-
mony, the Heterogeneous collection
Of Democrats and Populists who
voted on the Ogden side of the
house, were counted, and though
in the minority the motion
was declared carried by the mayor
aud Ogden was declared elected.
The Beckmann convention then
to one end of the hall, and
their disapproval of
their treatment by the mayor and
his friends, and policemen and
Charley Ogden tried to begin his
In a few moments
he asked the sergeant-at arms to
clear the hall of the Beckman con-
but this was an impossible
task, notwithstanding Carow Their
threatened to give them "more
trouble"
Chairman Beckmann opened his
with calls for a COM
mittee on order Of business. The
organization was made
permanent and then a motion was
made that twenty delegates to the
state convention be selected by a
mittee. This was carried and
]. P. Nevcomb, VIM. Hoefling and
G. Runge were appointed as the
While they prepared
their report the convention
amused itself by calling for
speeches, being interrupted
by the appearance, again
Of Mayor Elmendorf's police
In the form Of Capt. Roberts, who
wanted them to keep quiet. His
appeals had no effect, however,
and Mr.. w. M. Locke arose, and in
a warm speech, gave his opinion of
the mode of stealing the conven-
ton In the interest of the Big Six
office holding combine.
The committee then submitted
the following list of delegates to
the state convention:
Geo. Heuermann, J. P. Newcomb,
A. ]. Evans, T. B. johnson, j. H.
Oldham, ]. p. Nelson, w. Nj. Locke,
Chas. Wernette, Ed. Froboese, 1.
n. Turner, Joe Beckmann, Albert
Beckmsnn, DIR. B. E. Hsdrs, Fred.
Kerble, 81. j. Vogler, G. K. Bren-
neman, w. Hoefling, Frank
Dignowity, Doctor Max. Lind
ner, A. II. Shafer, Louis Huth,
DR.. w. G. Robinson, Albert E..
Randolph Strohmeyer,
ALI. Dieckmann, G. A. Duerler,
Hans. l.. Deyener, J. j. Stevens,
Saml. l.. Hahn, R. Hanschke, H.
F. Eisfeld, Ben. Il. Goldbeck, j. G..
Starnes, VIM. Weems.
This was adopted. The list OF
delegates to the congressional con-
vention " as adopted as follows:
Otto Makemson. +. W. Bates,
Robert Hanschke, q. Runge, j. p.
Newcomb, IT. B. johnson, Ed, Rowe,
Otto Blumenthal, Fritz Grothsus,
Capt. ]. T. Winthrop, VIM. Hoefi-
ing, John Wickland, Chas. Wer-
nette, II. Schuetze, Nat Under
wood, Joe Beckmann, Albert Beck
mann, l.. Riram, George Morgan,
Joe Gravenburg, A. Sartor, Jr.,