The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-13
II LOOKS LIKE A FUSION VICTORY.
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOLKS
HAVE BEEN VANQUISHED IN
EVERY FIGHT.
FOR LAND COMMISSIONER, 5. c. CRANBERRY
His Selection Was Unanmous-A. +.
Francisco Nominated for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction-A.
r. Dawes for Treasurer

Galveston Tex, Aug. 1.-(SpecialJ-
There were many vacant seats in the
convention hall at the converting hour
this morning, representing delegates who
had gone home weary and Worn and
busted fatter than pancake. \ weary
air marked the movement of one and all.
and the patriots were constantly asking
when is the end coming: Many said
they We're out of money, hungry and
wanted to 20 home. The gulf breeze
had died out and almost a dead calm
prevailed. The convention hall was n
veritable sweat box and thus added 10
their other grievances. The populists
certainly had a kick coming on the swell
tering weather.
Almost with the opening of the convcn-
ton the flow of oratOry was resumed.
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
convention was weary and worn. they
were RECALLED all day with speech-making
and oratorical bouquet-throwing that
ebbed and flowed with the regularity of
the ocean tide. Occasionally a cessa-
ton would be had in the matter of
speech making in order that a ballot or
two might be taken, slowly and list
lessly, and it would then be again re-
sumed with all the fire and eloquence of
a Clay by the many orators, who, not ut
all particular about the qualifications of
| their candidates, scared i'll sophomore
| flights. and, tearing all the tail feathers
from the American eagle, threw them i'll
defiance to the winds while they scared
on in their upward flight to elOquCnce's
| highest pinnacle.
The scene almost defies description.
There sat men who have been here since
Tuesday, sitting in the convention hall
| twelve hours out of every twenty-four.
| They were all Worn out. tired, hungry
and financially depleted. Each one
had speech to make, however, and ac-
cordingly gave Il hearing to his predeces-
sor for the reason that he knew he was
| next Thus was the day consumed
in nominating n few candidates and
making something like 900 speeches.
1t was the general opinion this morn
ing that the middle-of-the-rOad men, who
came here on Tuesday with all their
sails spread and all their guns primed.
swearing a fight with no quarter, are
about vanQuished. They have como
down in the gloom of defeat and have
not up to this good hour ascertained
exactly how their downfall was brought
about. At various intervals during the
past three days they have tried to make
Il stand and show fight but in each case
they have gone down in ignominiOuS de-
feat. They killed themselves Wedncs-
day night when in moment of forget
fulness they let the leaders slip III Il little
| innocent resolution on Them looking to
1 hI -
age their campaign. In adopting this
resolution the middle-Of- the-road men
crossed the Rubicon: they were in the
| hands of their enemies. and they are
now sadly viewing the ruins of their van
quished hopes, while they ruminate on
who threw the brick that hit them. This
is the condition of the extremist, and
yet there is no Disgusting the fact that
this state campaign committee resolution
could not have been put through the con-
ventiOn unless Barkis was willing. He
is willing, and the long and short IF the
matter is that the pOpulStS of Texas are
SO wrapped up in the success of their
state ticket. and, believing that fusion
is to its betterment. they have let down
the bars, and the middle-of-thc-road men
will have to herd with the hOcks that
swarm in from the fields.
| CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
At the opening hour this morning the
chairman asked that everybody keep
quiet during the day, but his request was
not complied with, and the convention
was a scene of disorder all day.
The order of business was the election
of Il nominee for comptroller which was
left in mid-air last night. The second
ballot was ordered and begun, when
Verbs name was withdrawn, and rs
soon as the roll was completed Terrelrs
name was also withdrawn. and f. q.
Aleitzen was declared the nominee for
comptroller by reclamation.
Harry Tracey, one of the middle-of-
the-roaders. precipitated Il lively debate
by Introducing the following kilograms.
to be sent to the various state conven-
tions. which he wanted adopted:
Reply to the telegram from the Louis
lana convention: Texas provides Il
full electoral ticket and declares; NO
Watson, no Bryan.
| Reply TO Kansas convention: Texas
returns greetings; will put Il middle-of-
the-road electoral ticket in the field
! Reply to Georgia convention: Texas
unanimously indorSes Tom Watson and
the middle-of-the-road ticket
These kilograms raised a rucus. and
while the anti-fuSion men made one final
rally they were too weak. and the tele
grams We're declared out of order. Later
in the day Tracey announced that he
would not submit them ut all. md thus
was a riot again averted.
Maj. Buck Walton of Austin re-
marked ut the time that the proposition
to send such kilograms was outrageous
IF they are sent" said he, Il can not
accept the nomination of this convention
for attorney general. | couldn't 20 be-
fore the people. 1t is altogether I'M
called for, ridiculous: it would be putting
our nose into something that doesn't
concern us
The nomination of treasurer being
next in order the names of Buck Barry
of BosQue, 5. II. Dawes of Limestone.
II. \. High of Navarro. Egbert Sessions
of Navarro We're placed before the con-
vention. Balloting was then taken. the
first ballot resulting: Dawes 143: Bar
| ry. 81: High. no: Sessions. 106.
| Dawes was nominated and a stampede
for changes were made and as other can
! didates were withdrawn his election was