The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-13
THE FINAL struggle OF ANTFFUSI0N
MN WAS OF 40 AVAIL-THEY
WERE TANQUISHED AGAIN
YESTERDAY.
PAIGE Committee WITH PLEKARY PIONEERS


Galveston. Tex. Aug. Special
A. shades Il night settled over the e.-y
this evening the tramp Of feet Oh -le
pavement gave notice that the last G-.4-
gates - the yopulst convention were de-
parting. and weary st they were.
~ 80 this morning. after being fl
session from : O'Clock last night. tie
chairman succeeded il a5j0uruiug tie
convention until : this morning. Enough
there was q strenuous opposition To any
adjournment. Al c,uYeuiuc hour Til,
morning there were hundreds Of vacant
seats IL the hall: in fact. there were more
vacant seats than delegates by q large
majority All during the day roll call
wa, answered AZ frequent intervals 10y
the announcement II gone home" when
the var.ou, counties were called.
The delegates present were treated 10
another hatch Of oratory and Lusiu-,,
tia, should have been transacted in three
hour>e caue very hear running into ru-
night. owing % speech making and slow
roll calling.
Will the American lie was striped
of j. tail feather, Yesterday the feathers
90 II, body were plucLel today and rp-
night the eagle j minus all is pluma.a.
while oratorica. records il the popu-i-r
party have gone up another 100 per cent.
-.. morning tine auti-fuSion and
-rraigbt-Out men. who have been losing
ground steadily ever since they arrived
Oh the scene. made final struggle among
the handful Of delegates still here 10 got
in their work. but without avail. Tie
leaders early III the week decided TO wear
al anti-fusiou men out by waiting and
starye them into submission. and they
succeeded. The entire matter Of man
aging the campaign j. now il the hands
Of the executive committee and the state
campaign committee. clothed with pie
nary powers. and now the patriots will
have 10 dance 70 the music furnished
them by -u"se leaders, and that music
will be Oh fusion meter, which will, the
leaders believe. assure success Of the pop
uist state ticket.
- soon as the convention was raped
10 order this morning. stump" Ashby
appeared before the convention and
pleaded for reimbursement for $1,000
personal money he had spent in the cause
OF pOpullSm during the past TWO years.
He made a strong talk for himself and
the convention decided to pay him out of
the first money they could get their hands
on, but a this is always customary.
Stump will probably have TO charge his
ioss to the experience column. The new
executive committee was announced as
follows:
FIRST District, 4. +. Alsbury. Houston.
Second-H. G. Howell. Jasper labsent.D
Thirds. &. Earle, Grecnvillc.
Eourth-S. G. Harper. Sulphur Springs.
F'ifth-D. +. LYDIA. BOnham
SiXth-E. .. Call, COrSicana.
Sev"nth-A. G. ISaacS, Rockdae
.Eighth-Thomas Il. King Stephens
Ninth-M. NJ. Williams. Austin.
Tenth. Il. Gay, Brazoria.
City.
Twefth-A. Il. Surber Center PORT.
Thirteenth. L. Bradley. Abilene.
Nominations for associate justice Of
the supreme court being III order. the
namcs of Thomas j. Russell of Jeffer-
Sod. /. j. McMEn. J. l.. Wood of Kauf-
man We're presented
Roll call was hnd. but before it was
finished Russell and Wood were with
drawn and McAlinn was elected 10y ac-
clan alton.
ne committee on finance made re-
POI asking for campaign money. nnl
the convention promised to get them up
a subscription.
Nomination for judge Of the court Of
-rimlnal appeals being in order. the
flames Of j. :. Wood of Kaufman. H..
V. BEL of Cook. +. l.. Dahoncy OF La
mar j. /. Weeks of Cherokee. I. ]. Rus
sell Of jefferson were placed before the
convention. Before the roll call the
names of Weeks. Dahoney and Russell
We're withdrawn. Bell was elected.
The domination of two electors being
next in order. the following names were
| placed before the conventions: DR.. Rob
| ertSon Of Liano. A. +. Whitley of Cher
okce, l.. y. S;ansbury of Gregg. +. y.
Call Of Navarro and II. ID. Wood If
Hunt The lames of Whitley and STAINS
| bury were withdrawn and Call was elect
ed OF the first ballot. when adjournment
was had foe dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| tOuNC ming nj y o'clock hollOtinp FIR