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


Galveston. Toxaa August 7-Chairman
bentley this morning read the convcn-
Uon the rot A.; ard said no did not pro
Hnsc 20 have tho confusion OF yesterday
lie Instructed the sergeant AT arms 10
eject any man from the hail who fan 4
20 comply with the nrst request t, ke p
quiet
\ brother suggested that the nolso Of
yesterday was made by people sho were
no, delegates. lie suggested calling In the
police TO keep order.
The chairman sad It was a ,shs,ne that
populis'a couldn't behave themselves
However. he didn't want to call IN the
police, but promised the y invention thai
the assistance Of officers would he in
yokod Il they were no. orderly.
The chair further announced that h.
had requested motion 70 be made cut
ting on nomina ling speeches 1t was alb
soiu'clv foolish 20 nave six,y.one nom.
iuatng and secon1ing sn.-chos on ono
candidate last night. The motion as he
requested would lint; nominating speeches
to "ne for each canh date and two Soc
ondlnE speeches.
\ motion vas made that the friends NJ
each candidate have place ,-near the se.-
rotary to watch tho reading Of the roll
calls 80 aa 10 prevent tho liberalization
Of last night The chair sad thar was
All night with ut a mot ON. becnueo IN.
candidates could have their frlenjs IN
TOO platform. lie explained hoNsvcr
iha' the secretaries were not - blame fof
last rights error They simply aIlel m.
Two tally sheets together.
Chairman Bentley had blood In his
ty". ana was .vlArntly deeply dsgustel
Win ne dis'rder.y scenes Of yesterday.
lie "a q he wac nor going 20 permit snok
lng Yesterday. he was informed r.ncs
were lighted In less than two minutes
after he ordered no smoking lie regis-
tered ansther, RICK. II was ms chat
some OF the delegations al not caucus
as 70 their vote until their county was
reached on the roll call.
The second ballot for comptroller n IN
commenced. When the ballot was nearly
completed, ], W. Jarrett q Erath arose
and withdrew Words namc from consid-
GRAFTON At tho conclusion or the roll
/ Curruthcrs OF Bee county W ,hdrew Ter-
/ rells name.
Terrell appeared on tho platform anl
addressed tho convention. and said uoNt
| TO receiving the nomination himself II
gave hm tho most pleasure to have the
/ convention nominate T., o. McNzcn. They
| had lahored together IN Southwest rcAus
| In the cause of reform. lie said he would
! not support Mo'tzen because he IL ,itr-
| man hut because he If worthy gputir.
man and COED populist. The popul.st
party knows No Germans. no M.xirau4.
! but all good citizens regardless OF ma
! uOnaliiy, TcriSAl said he bad a standing
CHALLENGE to meet democratic speakers a.
auY time.
Burrcy u Kerr moved that noniunt %, 4,
speeches be limited to one for eicl ,nndi,
dito and Two sec ending speeches lie - Il
TINS, he sad, IN tho interest ot the pc pa,
who wanted 20 get through and 20 home
Word OF Lampnsts appeared on the
platform and thanked me convention H. r
! the interest that had been manircsieI in
, his candidicy for the comptroller hip llc
Ken,
T S,ump Ashhy sad he wanted 10 make
a. explanation lie thought n was due
: his frienda lIe said n seemed 10 h m
derstood that Ben Terrell voluntarily
. withdrew from the race Tor conrrcsa IN
years ago. Ashhy said MIR Terrell hab
, mvvsr sonsuitsd with him, but other
;, they thought 1crreh could no, he circtei
u ana i was decided to support Weldon
y MI Terrell was . true nopulist ana mad
" II TINS iunctura Harry Tracey ooDeat,al
y on the platform to submit the telegram,
$ TO be sent out TO other populist cony.n
= lions and read tho following nrepnrod h,
: the committee composed OF himself Rar
/. mott Gibbs and stump Ashhy:
I Reply TO the telegram from tho Louis
4 tlla conventions Texas proyidss a.,
I electoral ticket and declan~ No Watson
. no Bryan" ""'s'"
0 Reply to Kansas convention: .rex =.
o returns greetings. Will put a middle a. a.
: me road ELECTORAL ticket In the neid"
81 Reply to Georgia convention. "Texa