The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

| impression that Mr.. Call, the usaa won
wanted Mr. Cali 70 stand up and d;saSuse
'i r.. roll was called with ,hree candi;;
date In the neld. Can. Ro1rson ana
wMsH sll. tn. clark. were fna, s :. y,
sheets the chair announcSN ncmhs com com
naTtee on finance had cow 5s :arssn:
shs ihde e., ssasr popa1.casIss com
m mn;i Be S 70 ycly tb. Mr.. wm ca'a-
ME- to anoS Ss ss., ,Ss
for the court OF civil appeals. He. called
IN. meeting ns,s e. ire delegates for i's' 20
lsssIss rssal,sd; ReS.rise., sosif, Weed
and Rsyner looked happy.
A point Of order was raised that the
wSers Il ,s had s,, S' s haf vS Sdn9 a.
lest the result It didn't 20.
The chair announced that Jerome
KesTSy desired the prssepes Of ths s nsw
| immediately upon the taking OF the noon
Judge Hammond. chairman Of the Sec
ond supreme. judicial district. called
district at O'Clock. but s' wa. cut Of, on a
Ma Marc, Wil.ams requested the rad.
| ing. OF the counties in the Third supreme
| judicial district. and called Z conference
10 select a candidate to beat the demo-
Adjourned until . O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
For . wonder the convention reassem-
oled promptly at 2 o'clock and proceeded
to ballot for the other presidential eiector.
The second ballot resulted: Robertson
~. WOOD si5if. and there was no noniina-
| c. H.. Jenkins of Brown said DR.. Rob-
ertson had requested him to withdraw his
name. but his friends insisted upon his
1 running. But with due Difference 20 the
| wishes OF these friends he would with
| draw DR.. Robertson and moved the nom
| ination of Mr.. Wood by reclamation
| which vas done.
! The chair asked the district. 70 an
| nounce the names of their electors for
| the benefit OF the press Stump Ashbv
ssnF the to be se atrsS Of d n Sns WHAT
| ever TO do with the matter
B.rnay insisted that 1t was wfthin the
| province of he convention to call for the
names and formulate the flll electoral
| ticket.
Tho chair said he thought n would he a
good ming to get the names published
| ana Marion Williams announced he was
| collecting them quietly.
Evan Jones was called 10 the char.
| g. " jenkins chairman of the plat
form committee. offered to report and
1
BENTLEY presented the name of~s1oseph
: bradley of Abilene for chairman Of the
executive committee.
Stump Ashby took the stand and after
a characteristic Secondins apeech for
| Bradley and "a lot OF good words for John
boyd secretary of the Old executive com
| r!ti.c, he proceeded TO say that he want
ed Jack Elgin twho, by the way Is a fiI-
| s'onist) He then went en- to say some
| NOR" nice things about tho three, and
| sad II he had the seleo ton Of the central
| campaign COMMITTEES he would take John
| Eigin. John Boyd and J. r. Ilayner.
| Marion Williams interrupted II say tho
executive committee had already selected
| the central committee. Bentley made n
point of order, which was sustained, that
| the suggestion of who should constitute
the campaign committee was out-of or
der.
Harrington of Denton nominated John
! II. Boyd of Cooper county.
Stur.p Ashby arose To make another
| speech, In which he made an ElGin plea
but was called out OF order and the roll
call started.
A motion was made to suspend the rules
so as to elect the man receiving a ma
| iorttN OF the votes on the second ballot
II was ruled out of order and the seconI
roll call proceeded.
Several delegates wanted to chang
their votes. There was an objection mad
because. 1t was said, IT wasn't fair e
permit the friends OF candidates to wit
| ness tho footings made by the tellers an,
then come down on 'he floor and impor
tune delegates to change. Allen, th'
painting contractor from Travis, who bor
rowcd money from Il laborer to come L
the convention. arose In his seat wave'
his arms frantically. and said;
THAT Is an insult. Mr. Chairman.
lie was raped down and few change
from Bradley to Elgin recorded.
The result was. Elgin isi l-3, Bradle!
500 2-3 No election.
Chairman Terrell Informed Stump Ash
by how the ballot stood and sugseste
the withdrawal of Elgin 50 Elgin cam
forward and withdrew, saving he wout
not have been "A candidate had he know
he would have opposition. and he FEEL
sure Bradley would mako a good chair
man OF the executive committee. A mo
ton TO declare bradley elected by ac
clamation prevailed.
Nomination Tor two members of the eS
ccutiNe committee of the state at larg
were callet for. one delegate snsGestc
that nominating speeches be cut OH a
the delegates knew the men who would h
offered, and the mere announcement woul
be sufficient.
J offered the name of J. b. Rayner OF Rot
crtson county.
.iudge " oods OF Kanifman named Il. ]
Wood OF Dallas.
Bin Farmer of Hunt presented the nam
. of L. ID. Stusbury of Long'iew.
! Rayner said he wanted to Withdraw
but the chair refused to recognizes hil
> for that purpose. saying that withdraw.
, must come from the gentleman VII
| iamed him.
kayncr again arose Il a question OF psa
scnal priv ilege. saying IT had been his II
tcntion to withdraw becausc of the II
4 ference between himself and the oth
gentlemen presented. The only thing thu
J would make him stay in the race W.
a heCause the pnpnlisis were now able
r. elect their StLte ticket and If the neg
was given nothing the democrats woi
say "oh, yes. since the pops have goitS
: TO the point WHARF, hey can elect tick
n they deny the negro any representation
: that ne was stating n question OF pc
II tonal pr.Vilcgs.
. Vixen Rurlsson county was reached {
= tn" roll Robert Allen, a colored delceat
" gut dp and said: II want to see Stan
o bury" Stdnsbury arose on the platfor
a and the delegate said: '"rhats the ma
r burl.son votes Is for S.ansOury, IL +
g Rayner. Applausc)
= When Robertson county was reach
y Raynei said he would not vote the count