San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-13
DEMOCRATS OF BExAR.
CHAIRMAN RUSS FOR H0NESTs
ELECTIONS AND OFFICE.
Convention Organized But Strikes
snag Early in Action-Gold and Sill
YER Factions Present.

many years past was called to Or
der at 1l:35 o'clock this morning
in Convention hall, by Chairman
Russ, with about 400 delegates
present. The chairman spoke as
follows:
"Friends and Fellow Delegates
As chairman of your executive
committee it is my duty to call
this convention to order. Before
proceeding with the regular order
of business permit me to extend to
you the hearty congratulations of
your committee for the democratic
spirit you have shown in meeting
the issues which threatened to
divide our party in this county.
Like true, honest, patriotic demo-
Gratis, you have met the discussions
in our own ranks and manfully
withstood the concentrated and re-
lentless fire of those opposed to the
principles of democracy. 1t would
not be proper for me at this time
to discuss the principles sacred to
all good democrats. You are too
we'll informed to be educated and
too patriotic to these principles to
need urging to do your full duty.
You are we'll aware Of the perils
we are exposed to not only as a
party, but as a nation.
"These times require not only
honest men in Office, but at the
polls as we'll. The edict has gone
forth from the great trusts and cor
porations for the election Of re-
publican president. The flags are
unfurled, the bands are playing,
and the voices of tens Of thousands
of republicans in st. Louis are
today endorsing this great comb.
nation against our people, but II
these great schemers will place
their ears to the ground they will
hear coming up from the people OF
this great republic remonstrance
as mighty and Irresistible as the
storm which recently passed the
site they now occupy. Let US
have confidence in combined wis
dom of our delegates at the ma
tional convention at Chicago, and
feel certain they will be prompt In
correcting any errors Of our party,
and rebuke any unfaithfuiness in
our leaders"
He then called for nominations
for temporary chairman and some
one nominated Gen. Russ. r. f.
Blair put the question and 1t was
carried.
III. E. Hildebrand was nominated
and elected as temporary secre-
/ tary.
On motion committee of 20 on
credentials and basis Of represen-
tation and one on the order OF
business was appointed, named as
follows:
Credentials and basis Of repre-
sentation-Jose Cassiano, ]. M.
Trainor, s. G. Newton, Thad.
Smith, Ed. Dryer, Frank Ashley,
@. B. Mullaly, @. F. King, r. F.
Blair, B. F. McNulty, w. A.
Wurzbach, H. E. Echterhoff, j. d.
Childs, w. P. Finley, j. G. Gal
lardo, J. l.. Moreau, Bryan Gala
CHAN, ]. Lee Jameson, T. o.
Murphy.
Permanent organization and
order OF business-A. Levy, ]. E.
Dwyer, Amos Graves, ST., j.
F. Onion, j. E. Trainor, j.
E. Fitzgerald, Dan Lewis,
Louis l.. Whitaker A. p.
Rivis, s. H. Moore, Oscar Berg
strom, r. M. Paschal, ]. P. Camp
bell, A. Y. Walton, F. ii. Bushick,
Albert Hohrath, G. s. Robinson,
j. B. Mann, P. j. Lewis, ]. I.
Halle. ........
A recess of thirty minuates was
then taken to allow these commit
toes to prepare their report.
On reassembling the committees
reported in favor Of making the
temporary organization perma-
nent, which was adopted; and re-
commencing an order OF business
to be followed.
The following order OF business
was adopted:
Selection of delegates to the
State convention at Austin.
Selection Of delegates to the Ma
tional convention at Chicago.
Selection Of delegates to Judicial
convention at Fort Worth to nomi-
nate q candidate for supreme
judge.
Selection of delegates to the
Congressional convention at New
Braunfels.
Selection OF delegates to the
senatorial convention for this dis.
trict.
Selection OF a chairman and q