San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-08
THE CONVENTION.
EVERYTHING WORKED WITH REG
LARITY OF A MACHINE.
The Ticket as Published in the Lights
issue of Yesterday is Selected by "a
Selected" Committee.

Convention hall to start the Big Six
machine and complete the three cor.
nered political array in BeXar county.
The chief engineer and his assistant
did not arrive however, until 111C
and five minutes were taken up in see
ing if all the cogs fitted before opera
lions.
The convention was called to
order by Floyd McGOwn at 11:15
o'clock and after a statement of
the object of the call, Dan Lewis
nominated DIR. L. L. Whitaker
for temporary chairman. He was
elected and assumed the chair,
after thanking the convention for
the honor.
f. c. Davis was made secreta-
ry and then the following com
mittees were appointed:
Order of business - j. Il.
Shook, j. O. Terrell, III. f. Bar
nard, j. H. Holt, Louis MOglia,
w. II. Hennessy, Thos. Abbott,
Fred. Buelle, Chas. Zalmanzig.
Permanent organizatiOn-H.
c, Carter, F. C. Davis, j. d..
Strauss, Chas, Mergele, Frank
Ashley, j. NJ. Brady, j. T. Que
senberry, w. j. Page, Dan
| Lewis.
ChaS. Barnes was made assist
ant secretary.
The committee retired and in Il
few minutes reported as follows:
Committee on credentials re-
commended the seating of all del
egates selected by the committee
of 30 and published in the Elk
press and Light of August Z.
Adopted.
Committee on permanent or
ganizatiOn and order of business
reported, tO-wit:
First-ElectiOn of VIM. Au-
brey as permanent chairman,
SecOnd-C. NJ. Barnes for per
manent secretary, and Glenn Bee
assistant.
Third-Ed. MoultOn as ser
geant-at-arms, with VIM. Dickey
Estevan SandOval and r. j.
Sahm as assistants.
FOurth-That the permanent
chairman appoint committee of
80 citizens to select candidates
for county offices for the NOvem-
Der election.
The report was adopted.
Messrs. A. w. Houston, Floyd
McGOwn and J. III. Clarke escort
thanks and declared the cOnven-
ed Mr.. Aubrey to the chair, and
he then made a short speech of
ton open for business
J. Nipper, J. T. Quesenberry,
Jake Hoffman and Fleet White
were invited to seats on the plat,
form.
B. F. Johnson moved to table
that part of the report providing
for the committee of so to select
candidates and wanted the con,
ventiOn to be accorded the priv,
lege of selecting the candidates,
\ cOlOred man arose and told the
chair that a motion to table al,
ways took precedence, but the
motion was not put.
The chair then appointed the
committee of 50 as follows:
John r. Shook, r. f. KehOe,
W. S. Anderson, Joe Greene. J.
T. Quesenberry, II. E. Barnard,
j. H. Clark, A. p. Rivas, w. H.
Hennessy, Antonio Seguin, Fleet
White, Sam G, Bell, Clemente
Dunn, B. F. McNulty, Dan Lewis,
F. McGown, Chas. Mergele, L. L.
Whitaker, L. Guerguin, NJ. Hicks,
ThOs. F. Shields, j. F. Van Du-
zon, Chas. Zallmanzig, j. G. Beck,
w. j. Page, j. o. Terrell, James
Pons, A. S. Mussey, Carlos Bee,
B. Shangle, G. A. Kellar, C. F.
King, John III. Martin, G. F. May
er, L. L. Marks, E, SandOyal, Paul
Prefer, Santos A. Leal, F. o.
Dettymel, II. d. Barnitz, NJ.
Veith, j. Guitzeit, F. Wesp, E.
Dietzman, j. b. Mann, j. E..
Webb,
H. E. Barnard moved that a
committee of seven on resOlu-
lions be appointed and this was
carried and the convention then
took recess until 1 80 o'clock, be-
fore the chair announced this