San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23

lican congressional district con-
vention in this city on the 9th
inst, for the purpose OF electing
two delegates and two alternates
to the st. Louis convention, Is gen.
orally approved throughout the
district.
This convention is called by the
joint chairmen who called the con-
vention that nominated Noonan,
and its success augers well for it's
complete recognition at st. Louis.
It is to be regretted that Mr..
Ogden, who has proven himself an
enthusiastic republican, should
have switched to the Allison move
ment and ventured to assume the
authority to call a convention to
elect delegates to st. Louis.
In the first place, Mr.. Ogden is
recognized as an honest, fearless
fighter for what he considers to be
right, and his services as chairman
of the subcommittee that conduct
ed the Noonan campaign were
invaluable, gave him prestige
throughout the district. This fact
makes 1t unfortunate that he
should have engaged in a conspi-
racy to elect an Allison delegation
to st. Louis.
The Fredericksburg convention
was gotten up entirely to Mr..
Ogden's satisfaction, only sixteen
counties were represented, eleven
by delegates and five by proxies
mostly held by himself. In fact
only eleven counties out OF thirty
seven were directly represented.
There were fifty.four votes in all
at the convention, and Mr.. Ogden
with the careful coaching of Mr..
Terrell, proxies ETC., was enabled
to send Allison his left-hapded
delegation. Had the district been
properly represented Mckinley no
doubt would have been the choice
with Reed for good second.
The regular convention to be
held on the 9th at Mission garden
may suffer some from the false i'm
preston made by the Ogden-Ter-
rel-Cuney convention at Freder-
icksburg, but all the counties have
the opportunity to be repres ented.
It is to be regretted that Mr..
Ogden, aided by that active young
lily white, Mr.. Sulzbacher, should
make break like this when every
thing was harmonious. The 18th
district ought to have gone to St.
Louis unchallenged.
The putting of Judge Noonan's
name into an endorsement of the
Fredericksburg convention by Mr..
Terrell is entirely unauthorized.
Kinney county, that was thrown
out OF the count for congressman,
furnished the chairman of the
Fredericksburg convention.
The strongest counties for Noon
an are opposed to it's action. Moth
ing goes but the regular conven-
tion on the 9th. The reform re.
publicans submit to the 9th of
February convention, and repu.
diate the irregular Fredericksburg
convention. We want harmony
in the ranks.
The LIGHT and Erie Presse the
republican papers Of the district
endorse the regular convention of
Mission garden on the 9th. Who
endorses the potters at the unau.
thorized Allison convention at
Fredericks burg?
Let every county that can pos
sibly reach San Antonio send a
delegate or proxy to San Antonio
on the 9th. We want the 18th Dis.
trlct to go up in good shape. No
snide business will be tolerated.
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"If the "Lillies" stand back and
forego their glory in the 18th it
will be because the regular couven-
ton at Mission garden will voice
the wishes Of the party.
The fredericksburg irregulars
forgot, or did not want to, endorse
Judge Noonan, they did not make
an utterance about the republican
party, perhaps they were ashamed
TO do so, or too anxious to carry put
a conspiracy that they were
afraid it would cause them trouble.
Let the 9th be a real genuine
gathering OF good republicans and
friends OF Judge, Noonan, and 1t
will be recognized as the regular