Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-07-23
NOTHING WAS DONE.
DELEGATES FEEL HURT OVER
THE CHANGE.
a hitter Feeling Exists Among tho Dole
gateH-Committee on Permanent OTgaR-
ization Reports, also Comm!ttoe on Flat
form and RESOLUTIONS

Il
day night anything but a pleasant feel
irg prevailed among the delegates
growing out of the bitter contest upon
the representation question. Until 2
o'c.3ck yesterday morning the dele
gates were about the hotel corridors
and on the streets excitedly discussing
the result and the effect it would have
upon the future of the district.
The charge had been freely made thai
the fight had been one between the ter
ritory contiguous to the Texas and Pa
c.1c and that to the Fort Worth and
Denver road, with Wise county along
the line of the latter backing the Texas
and Pacific contingent.
Yesterday morning al delegates were
rI2 and about at an early hour. Bitter
necs still prevailed, and the report was
st..l current that fun was brewing. Tha
converting of the convention demon
strated that foundation existed for it.
Chairman Tankers, ey smbl!rgly called
the convention to order. and announced
that the convention was ready to hear
the report of the committee on perna-
nent organization and order CT business
1t was presented and was as follows
Henrietta, Tex. July 16-To the
Hon. Sam Tankers,ey, temporary chair
man: We, your committee on perms'
nent organization and order CT bu9insss
respectfully beg .:sve to recommend tx
Following, to-wit;
/. That DIR. p G. Coleman. OF Mitchell
ccunty, be made permanent chairman.
2, That j, H Harper e, s. Hurt and r,
I. Truscote be made permanent secreta-
RES, and Capt. C. Warrington sergeant.
alarms.
8. Adoption Of the report of the com,
mittee on credentials and basis of rep.
relentat!on.
4. Adoption OF the report OF the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order OF business.
5. Adoption of the report of the com.
m'ttee on platform and resolutions.
6. Nomination OF candidate.
Z. That nomination speeches be limi-
ted to ten minutes and secondfng the
same to five minutes.
g. That each cand.datebe allowed hf-
teen minutes to address the coDven-
ton.
9. Balloting for and selection OF candi-
date for congress.
10. That the majority rule be adopted
to govern the proceedings of this con.
vention.
II. For the selection Of a chairman for
this congressional district for the ensu-
ing two years, and one executive com
mltteaman from each representative dis
trict, and the whole to compose the ex-
ecutive committee for the thirteenth
congressional district Of Texas.
Hon. w. p. Sebastian, of Brecken-
ridge, for the committee on resolutions
and platform, presented the report,
Henrietta, Tex, July 16.-To the Hon,
P. G. Coleman, chairman of the Demo-
cratic convention. We, your commit
tee on Platform and resolutions, respect
fully submit the following report:
/. We, the Democracy Of the thir-
tenth congressional district of Texas, in
convention assembled, pledge anew our
devotion to the time-honored princi-
pies OF the Democratic party as enunci-
ated in the national Democratic plat
for recently adopted in the city OF Chi
cago, upon which William j. Bryan, OF
Nebraska, was nominated for president
and Arthur Sewall, of Maine, for vice
president, to which platform and candi-
dates we give and peldge our most earn
est, enthusiastic support.
2. We most heartily indorse the adj
ministration OF Gov. C. A. Cu1berson as
WISE patriotic and statesman!ike, and
declare that his candidacy for renomi-
nation is worthy of and merits the sup
port of every true, loyal Democrat in
Texas. IA tN,N4NNF2
Signed by the committee B. Morris,
chairman; A. ]. Fires, secretary; Dan NJ.
oJnes, e. Douthit, w. w. Turney, L. NJ.
Logan, D. ]. Simpson, D. X. Scott. W.
P. Sebastian.
The next business in order was the
nomination of candidates, and the roll
was called.
Many names were placed in nomina-
ton. and forty ballots were taken, but
up to the time OF adjournment last night
NO selection was made.
Killed In Wen.