San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-24
Free Silver Convention.

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assembled this morning at $3.50
/ o'clock, and after several hours
discussion, adopted their platform
on which a row was precipitated
last night. The platform was
adopted after a few amendments
! and as adopted, declares for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio
OF l6 to /, regardless of the action
of foreign countries. The platform
also condemns republican follies.
At IL: 80 o'clock the roll is being
called as to whether or not four or
eight delegates shall be selected to
the Chicago convention.
At IL 40 O'clock the convention
have elected as electors-at-large,
Il. E. Smith and Winburn Pierce;
alternates, j. F. Onion, r. A.
Johns. The district electors were
selected as follows: First con-
gressional district, Il. G. Buffing-
ton second district, w. NJ. limbo
den; third district, Ned Morris;
fourth district, Howard F. Oneil /;
fifth district, E. l.. Agnew; sixth
district, F. p. Powell; seventh
district, d. III. Hardy; eighth dis
trict, M. M. Scott; ninth district,
F. b. Cochran; tenth district, 5.
H. Hopkins; eleventh district, A.
q. Thurmond twelfth district, Mil.
ton Mays; thirteenth, district, S.
II. Huff. The convention Is having
discussion in the matter OF elect
ing delegates-at-large, the bone Of
contention still being selection of
eight or four delegates, the cause
the trouble is that four delegates
does not give enough jobs for
applicants contending for the hon.
or.
At noon the convention decided
the matter of sending delegates to
Chicago and st. Louis by electing
as said delegates: Jno. N. Dun
can, of Smith county; Jno. N.
Blake, Of Limestone county; Con-
gresham Bailey, of Tarrant coun-
ty F.; Gov. G. A. Culberson, Jno. H.
Reagan, E. G. Senter, of Tarrant;
United States Senator Horace
Chiffon, of Tyler county; and
Ex-Governor Hogg, Of Travis
county.
Congressional district delegates
were elected as follows: First dis
trict, l.. Il. Dashiel, o. T. Holt !;
alternates, l.. ID. Lillard, It. B. Hall.
Second district, 7. M. Campbell,
| M. r. Gear; alternates, .W.Hsll,
A. HI. Baker, Jr. Third district.
II. B. Marsh, Ben. Tooney; alter
mates, r. Y. Andrews, j. ID. Cox.
Fourth district, Jno. l.. Sheppard,
Jake Hodges; alternates, b. It.
Robertson, S. E. Watson. Fifth
district, c. B. Randell, w. T. Bev-
erly; alternates, Geo. w. Barefoot,
DR.. j. p. Blunt. Sixth district,
d. w. OdelI, w. J. Hooks; alter
mates, S. A. Pool, r. s. Kimbrough.
Seventh district, H. p. Robertson,
Charles A. Coffield; alternates, c.
NJ. Graham, j. M. Kennedy. Eighth
district, j. M. Richards, Eugene
Moore; alternates, VIM. Caps, FL.
Snodgrass. Ninth district, JEFF
Johnson, Heber Stone; alternates,
j. E. Cooper, A. B. Burleson.
Tenth district, U. s. Robson, John
Lovejoy; alternates, Robert Borne
field, G. A. Hall. Eleventh district,
j. B. Dlbrell, R. A. Peasants; al
ternates, w. o. McCurdy, J. o.
Nicholson. Twelfth district, T. M.
Paschsl, w. w. Gatew God alter
mates. DIR. w. l.. Barker, J. o. Muir
ply. Thirteenth district, Fred
Cockrell, j. A. Templeton alter
mates, A. T. Gay, Ben Morris.
= At this point much'emotion was
occasioned by the appearance Of
huge picture of Bland coming
down the centre aisle of the con-
vention hall and at the same time
Col. Shepherd advanced to the
stage and moved to endorse Bland
for the presidency. This motion
was received with deafening cheers
while Senator Chiffon rushed to the
front of the platform to oppose his
endorsement. Col. Jno. Duncan
also opposed an endorsement Of
Bland and favored endorsing Ex-
Gov. Hogg for the presidency. A
general row was precipitated
aid the supporters OF the state ad-
miDistration and Hogg raised Cain
in their opposition to Bland and
at o'clock the debate is still on at
fever heat.
Judge John Reagan, also spoke on |
the Bland question, opposing any |
presidential instructions at all.
Dudley, chairman of the state eX- |
ecutive committee, spoke in advocacy |
of the Bland endorsement
Judge Bramlette introduced a re- |
solution stating in effect that Bland |
was the choice of the nennle of TeNaS L