The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-14
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION
AT THE TAYLOR CONVENTION
YESTERDAY
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE and attorney
A Resolution Strongly Endorsing the
Official Records of These Two
Gentlemen Was Adopted.

Taylor, Tex, May 12-(Special. THE
convention of the Twenty-sixth judicial
district of Texas met in this city at IL
O'Clock this morning with Il number of
delegates from Georgetown and Austin
in attendance.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Penn.
X. l.. Penn was elected temporary
chairman, and w. d. Hart temporary
secretary
committee on credentials, or of bust
ness and basis of representation was APP
pointed on motion of Mr.. Johns. The
chair appointed Messrs. Calhoun, Johns
and Parker.
Report Of the committee on credentials
is as follows:
We recommend rs n basis Of repre-
scntation the following votes in said con-
vcntiOn, tOwit:
Travis county, II votes; Williamson
county, . votes.
We recommend that the following shall
be the order of business:
Frst-The election of permanent
officers
Second-The nomination of a candidate
for district judge of Twenty sixth dis
trict.
Third-The nomination of a candidate
for district attorney of Twenty-siXth
district.
Fourth-Elcction of executive COM
mttee for the ensuing two years.
Fifth-Such other business us may
come before the convention.
We recommend that in the nomination
of candidates for the two judicial offices
that the two-thrd rule shall prevail. Re
specially submitted.
GEORGE CALHOUN, Chairman,
J. w. PARKER,
ROBERT A. JOHNS, Secretary.
TO Hon. X. l.. Penn, Temporary Chair
man of Democratic judicial Commit
tee of TwentysiXth District:
Your committee on credentials and
permanent organization and order of bus
mess submit the following report:
We find the following as delegates to
this conventions:
Williamson County,. w. Parker. II.
G. Martor, Il. l.. Penn, J. NJ Kay Ken
dali, Dan 5. Chessher, III. G.. Purl, Il. Y.
Sccrcst. w. III. Mum, X. G. Briggs, Rob-
crt A. John. w. +. Robertson.
Travis County-A. :. Walker ST., Il.
ii. Ward, Franz Fiset, ID. w. Doom.
Joseph w. Cloud, A. J. Gibson, $. Il.
Fisher, ii. G.. Walker, George f.. Shelley,
John A. Hill, George f. Pendexter,
Hugh Davis, Thomas II. Sneed, ID. III.
Hewlett G. III. Miller s. II. Hill, n. A.
Rector, ii. f. Shelley, John Dowell, w.
5. Walker. Jr., :. b. Lane, Thomas h.
Cochran II. w. Gregory, George w. AL
len, w. w. Moore, Charles Fisher, j. J.
Faux, T.. II. Moore, Victor Brooks,
james =. Hart, j. II. Caldwell George
Calhoun and j. Woods Smith.
The report was adopted by accama
ton.
The temporary chairman and secretary
were made permanent by reclamation.
On motion Judge II. f.. Brooks was
nominated for judge of this district, COM
posed of Travis and Williamson counties.
and Hon. A. $. Burlcson of Austin was
nominated for district attorney.
The following resolution was then
adopted after which the convention adj
journcd:
"Resolvcd, That whereas, judicial
office ought to be removed rs far as pos
sible from the methods of modern poll
tics: and
"Whcrcas, Judge Il. f.. Brooks and
Hon. A. s. Burleson have made excel
lent records as fair and impartial judi
cial officers, without fear or partisan fav-
oritism in any sense of those words;
therefore be il
Resolved, That we, the Democracy of
the Twenty judicial district, in con-
vention assembled, present the names of
these two men and suggest that the
faithful, efficient and impartial admin
istration of their official duties and the
common good of this district commends
them as worthy of the support of the
voters of this district, regardless of party
atfliation."