The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-21

T. ~ storey aud Allison MayNcid
FoGr WoRTH, Tex. Aug. 20.-Aftef
the nominations Of Governor Culbcrson.
Lieutenant Governor Jester and AZ.
toney General Crane yesterday after.
noon then came the nomination Tor com.
missioner Of the landofiice. Mr.. Hul.
combe Of Grayson and A. J. Baker. the
present incumbent, were placed before
the convention. The vote was ordered.
but when Cas- county was reached Mr.
Holcombe's name was withdrawn and
Mr. Baker nominated by acclamaiion.
II. W. Finley was renominaied foi
comptroller by acclamatiun.
For treasurer W. b. Wortham cap.
turcd the nomination without opposi.
tion and by acclamation.
J. $ Kendall Of Fannin county. and
J NJ Carlisle were nominated for super.
intcndont Of public instruction.
The rollcall showed the vote TO b.
very close, but Carlisle had won. Ken.
dali Withdrew and asked his friends e
go 10 Carlisle, and the latter was de,
clarcd nominated by aoclamation.
Nominations for railroad commission.
or were then in order.
The rules were suspended and J. II.
Reagan was nominated by acclamat.on,
This caused the most enthusiastic dem,
onstration of the convention.
For the othoT two places on the com,
mission Allison Mayfeld, John d. Nc.
Call, Harry Haynes, W. J Mcdonald,
l. J Story, John II. Cochran and John
y. Peyien were placed IN nomination.
After the rollcall il was seen that
Mayaeld had been nominated on tho
ant ballot, Before the result could be
ascortainod, however, changing Of votes
Get In.
The scene during this bcerars De
scrip,lon. Men went Wild They
mounted chairs rayed and 100 men
tried 30 talk az once. Al know May.
field had the second place. bat as 20 whc
would get the third was the question
The changing was promisoueus The
convention was hOwlng mob and the
foono was like that witnessed over the
judicial nominations at Dallas two years
ago, only it was more so.
Judge J. l. Shepard Of Camp was In
the chair. For an hour he raped fol
order and pleaded In vain for IL. Hs
rcsolutely declined to recognize anyon,
until order was restored
sheriff Tom Bell Of Ihll county va,
called upon. Eo, after 30 minutes, par
ially restored order The changes ~
the vote wcrc then made.
Cochran, Haynes and Mcdonald wcr
withdrawn, leaving Pcyton, Story. May
field and Mccall in the race
The secretaries had nearly footed n
the vote when Mccall mounted a..
stand and withdrawn in a somewhat sep
sational speech aud asked that story
aud Mayaeld Be nominated by acclama
lion.
Next came Pcyton Of Trinity. u,
made an eloquent speech, thankins hi
friends for their LOYALTY. rewas Tor th'
ticket Scrauding the nomination o
Story and Mayheld by acclamation, an,
both these men went through in a hurry
Then came the nomination Of chair
man ot the executive committed Tn
candidates werc Monta Moore. JOIN
Dookhou, and J. W Blake The tw
former withdrew and Mr. Blake wa
ELECTED by acclamation
The proposition Of the Populist cam
naiFn committee on the vice presilcn
electors then came up
Ahcro was wide discussion and tho IN
tent u some delegates was TO iguore Oh
pr,positio in a sarcastic manner.
Finally this resolution was passed
which was oTcrSd 10y Mr. Jones q
Smith county;
"l,osolvcd, that we decline the propC
sitiou submitted by ilossrs Tracy an
Williams ane that tLo executive con
mittoa b. instructed TO prepare lei,s
notifying them Of the action Of the cor
veniion.
Thou Mr. Jones offered the followin,
which was adopted;
"Rcsolved. that the chairman Of th
Democratic executive committee is NJ
thonzcd TO appoint a campaign con
miiioc Of three, Of which he shall be e,
oiiicio chairman "
The following executive commit,
was then ratified,
First district-B Y. sheriff., Mariol
/, sccond-A 2. Doak. Red River.
. Third-Ben II. Denton. Lamar.
fourth--l. NJ. Standitcr. Gaaysan.
fifth-w. A. Williams, Hunt,
4 Hlxth--John II. Cullom. Dallas.
eevcnth--R ". Simpson. upshur.