San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-18
CONVENTION TODAY
BEXAR COUNTY CONTESTANTS ALL
SEATED.
And the Twelfth District Will Therefore
Send Solid Delegation To Fort
Worth.


sion engine house tolled the noon
hour today. r. ..
The convention was called to order
by Clms. W. Ogden in an eloquent
speech on Republican party prin-
ciples, which was received with loud
applause. ........
After Chairman Ogden's speech the
convention was called to order. 4
moment of silence elapsed when Col.
James L. Newcomb arose and sug-
gested that some method betobtained
of ascertaining who the delegates to
the convention are. He suggested
the election of a temporary chairman
and the appointment of committee
on credentials.
Chairman Ogden agreed to this and
C. S. Brodbent, of Val Verde county,
arose and nominated Colonel J. l..
Millspaugh, of Tom Green county.
The motion was seconded by Jacob
Hirsch, of Gillespie county, and Col
onel Millspaugh was declared elected.
c. S. Brodbent, Jacob Hirsch and
Thad. C. Bell were appointed COM
mittee to escort Colonel Millspaugh to
the stage
Colonel Millspaugh's presence was
the occasion for loud applause. Col.
onel Millspaugh expressed his sur
prise at being elected temporary
chairman and thanked the conven-
ton. He said he calmt from San An
cello as a delegate from Tom Green
county. and because he heard there
was split in the party here. He
said nothing is more dangerous than
party faction and there is no telling
what it may lead to. He said he be-
lieves only in such Republicans as
will vote Mckinley and Hobart and
George III. Noonan. He spoke at
length of Judge Noonan's ability as a
politician and told the large assem-
blage of Judge Noonan's quick work
in passing the San Angelo court
house bill, which he said, was signed
by the president twenty-five hours
after it was passed, which was never
equalled by another congressman. He
said there is many an old Democrat in
Tom Green county who will vote for
Noonan. a.,s
Colonel Newcomb suggested the
election of a temporary secretary.
Alfred Vanderstucken, of Gillespie
county, was nominated and elected
temporary chairman. I Eat
On motion of Carl Runge, Henry
Thesis, of Kendall county, was elect
ed assistant secretary:
These officers elected, Mr.. Ell. Ter
rell arose and made a motion that
committee on credentials be appoint
ed, consisting Of nine members, and
excluding any member of the Bexar
county delegation or those holding
proxies from outside counties.
The motion was amended that any
| individual from BeXar county, wheth-
err of the delegation or not, or holding
proxy from outside counties, be eX-
cluded. This motion was carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee on credentials: Judge
A. o. Cooley. Gillespie county; c. 5.
Brodbent. Val Verde county; Henry
Bundy. Kerr; Chas. Real, Kerr: Hen
nv Knausenberger, Sutton; \. V.
Fleischer. Edwards; Geo. w. Brown,
Medina; S. f. Bridges, Mason; Joe.
Patterson, Kimble.
Mr.. Ogden moved to adjourn to a
convenient hour.
Henry Terrell objected TO the mo-
ton and moved that a recess of half
an hour be taken. The motion was
carried and the committee on creden-
tials went into session to hear testi-
mony of the opposing factions. The
Ogden Clifford-Terrell O combination
was represented by c. w. Ogden, who
spoke first in presenting their side of
the case. Colonel Newcomb repre-
scented the Beckmann regulars and
gave the true side of the story of the
mob convention. w. e. Easton at
one time interrupted Colonel New
comb, but was choked off.
The credentials committee, after
hearing both sides, cleared the COM
mittee room and soon formulated and
presented their report, as follows:
"The committee finds that all coun-
ties in this district are represented