The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25

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So the substitute was tabled.
Hodges said the proposition to elect
eight delegates did not come from
the people they represented; it
came from the outside. There is no
earthly reason for this departure from
Democratic usages except to Crafty II
desire for harmony There is no dele
gate here who originated this thing.
Shaw of Dallas said they wanted TO
send eight delegates in order that Texas
might be as well represented at Chicago
as New York and the other gold pug
states
Harris of Bella lot of leaders are
seeking to engraft on this organization an
innovation without rhyme or reason.
The motion to elect eight delegates then
carried with whoOp and nominations
for delegates were declared in order:
Attorney General Crane presented Jno.
NJ. Duncan.
Seconded by Hodges of Lamar.
Thos. :. Smith nominated j. W..
Blake.
Smith of Grayson presented Charles A.
Culberson.
Harris of Bell nominated John III. Rea-
gan as n man who had forgotten more
about Democracy than the whole c0nven-
ton would ever know.
Shaw of Dallas nominated Scnter of
Fort Worth.
Moore of Milan nominated Horace
Chiffon.
Ramsey of Johnson nominated James
S. Hogg, of all the world"
On motion, all eight were elected by
reclamation.
And then it rained. Perhaps the big
oratorical guns had brought it. Perhaps
it came of itself. Nobody will ever
know.
The convention then proceeded to the
election of district delegates.
First District. II. Dashiell; o. T..
Holt.
Alternates-I.. ID. Lillard, j. IL. Ball.
Second District. Nj. Campbell, NJ. X.
Gear.
Alternates-J. w. Hall, A, IL.
Third District-H. b. Marsh, Ben
Tooney.
Alternates-R. Y. Andrews j. ID. Cox
Fourth District-Jno. l.. Sheppard,
Jake Hodges.
Aternates-B. r. Robertson, $. f..
Watson.
Fifth District-C. b. Rondell, w. n.
Aternates-Geo. w. Barefoot, Dr. J..
i. Blunt,
Sixth District-D w. Odell, w. j..
Hooks.
Alternates-S. A. Pace, Il. $. Kim
brough.
Seventh District-Hulwig T. Robert
son. Charles A. Cofed.
Alternatcs-C. Nj. Graham, j. NJ.
Kennedy.
Eighth District. NJ. Richards, Eu-
gene Moore.
Altcrnates-W Caps, f. l.. Snod-
grass.
Ninth Dstrict-Jcff Johnson Heber
Stone.
Alternates-J. L. Cooper, A. S. Burle-
son.
Tenth District-W. s. Robson, Jno
Ioyejoy.
Alternates-Robert Bornefeld, G. A.
Hall.
Eleventh District. A. Dibbrcll, r. A.
Peasants.
Alternatcs-W. o. McCurdy, ]. O
Nicholson.
Twelfth District-F, NJ. Paschal, w
w. Gatewood.
Alternates-Dr. w. L. Barker, Z. o
Murphy.
Fifteenth District-Fred Cockrell, ]
A. Templeton.
.Alternates-A. II. Gay, Ben Morris.
The names of delegates and alternate.
rs elected were sent up and unanimousl!
ratified. They appear elsewhere.
Sheppard of Camp county introduced
resolution reciting the glorious services O.
Richard L. Bland and instructing the del
egates TO Chicago to vote for him as lon:
as his name was before the convention
Great cheering.)
At this Juncture two men bearing
large picture of Bland in a wooden frame
,ip iln .NEt oil. HI,
his head, appeared in one of the side aisles
There was great round of cheers, min
gled with loud cheers for Lanham.
Lanham came to the stand He wish
ed the people of Texas could know all o
the reasons which made the adoption o
the resolution necessary. Richard l
Bland has been the friend of the peopl,
His whole life had been one persistent ei
9 fort for the restoration of silver to 1t
ancient position. His name will be
platform within itself. In every strug
gle for the restoration of silver. throug
good and evil report, the name of old Die
Bland has stood out like shadows of
great rock in n weary land" Those VIII
contend for the free coinage of silver ar
poor, but we are men. Dick Bland is
poor man. He has no barrel. and we
not want a man with a barrel. If W
want man who is WISE if we want n ma
who is patriotic in every fibre of his gres
soul, we will instruct our delegates to Oh
cago to vote for Bland for president {
this Union. cloud cheering)
Senator Chiffon took the stand. II
said: regard Mr.. Bland as one of IL
greatest and grandest men this countI
has ever produced, but in my deliberat
Judgment you will make a mistake if yo
pass this resolution. am for free silv,
from top TO bottom. | have canvasst
the state of Texas upon that issue, as yC
all know. yet do not think it is right
proper TO tie the hands of your delegate
protest against this whole thing. pr
test against this theatrical parade. WI
is it that this picture comes in just at til
sine of all other times? CHEERS. 1t