San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-26

Houston and Harris county, w,
give our heartfelt gratitude for tn,
old-fashioned southern hospitality
melted out to us. And, Mr.. Mayor
beg to assure you that you may
assure your people that we hav,
not brought our razors, six-shoot
ers or bowie knives, and that WI
shall go away loaded with remem
brances OF your goodness to us.
"On behalf Of the aged men whC
are bashful and excessively timid
l desire to tender the ladies g
clumsily.fashioned garland OF GOD
bless you,' and earnest apprecia
tions for the beautiful decorations
these lovely flowers, In addition
to these neutrality-suspicious.
bouquets you grace our convention
hall with your presence. Truly
we have cause for congratulation,
"Again thanking you, and again
shaking hands with your mayor, !
give way to the business of the
convention"
Secretary Newcomb then read the
following from the executive com.
mittee: Your state executive
committee respectfully recommend
the following named gentlemen as
your temporary officers: Lock S.
Mcdaniel, chairman A. b. Norton,
w. S. Nevins, secretaries, and sug-
gest that the following be the order
OF business for temporary organi-
zation:
First-Election of president.
standardization of secretaries.
Third-Appointments of COM
mittees, to-wit: committee on Gre
dentials; committee on permanent
organization; on order of business !;
committee on resolutions.
The foregoing committees to be
composed Of one delegate FIR ON
each congressional district repre-
sented, to be presented by the del
egates from the district.
The report was adopted and the
chair appointed Seth B. Strong, of
Houston and w. S. Nevins, of Ell
Paso, to escort Chairman McDan-
lei to the stage.
Judge Mcdaniel delivered stir
ring address, and, in substance,
said he thanked the convention
for the compliment paid him by
the executive committee and the
kind manner in which the conVen-
ton had adopted the suggestion of
the committee. In accepting the
trust he said he felt the RESPONSE
bility Of the position, and in the
of a convention there
was always some work to be done,
but he hoped that there would be
no pickering, nor bitter feelings en-
gendered. He also thanked the
mayor Of the greatest city of Texas
for his kind words of welcome of |
the convention. The best interests
Of the state, he said, demanded |
that there shall be built up a party |
TO compete with the democratic |
party, that Texas may be made to
prosper by party effort. The
speaker referred to the beautiful
floral decorations in the hall and
The emblematic lilies, suggestive
If purity and lofty motives. There
vas a time, he said, when he
vent to republican conventions
Ind got out of the back window
Ind then was ashamed that he had
'ver been there. 81 am proud to
,e here" he continued, "with these
mblems of purity and confronted
~ these ladies OF Houston, the
wives and daughters of Texas re-
,ublicans."
He referred to the first inception
4 the Lily White movement, when
Or. Max Urwitz tore the republi-
an badges from his breast and
aid it was to him that the first
Ionor belonged. Had it not been
or the action Of DR.. Urwitz, the
'arty would have gone on as it had
or the past thirty years.
Calls were made for DR.. Urwitz
nd the chair appointed s. l.. Hahn I
nd T. l.. Wren to escort him to
he stage. Chairman Mcdaniel in '
reduced DIR. Urwitz as the original
Lily White" "Father Urwitz."
DR.. Urwitz said it was the proud
st moment of his life. He referred {
D the meeting Of the San Jacinto
eroes in Galveston and said that
his convention bore the same rela-
lon to the republican party as did
hose heroes to the freedom of the {
epablic of sxas. The republican