San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-08
THE RAILROADERS.
DELEGATES AND VISITORS TO THE
CONVENTION ARRIVING.
Program for the Big Meeting, Beginning
Tonight-Prominent Political Lights
Will Make Speeches,

during the day the visitors many
Of whom are accompanied by their
families, visited the principal
sights OF the old historic Alan o
City in carriages.
Big crowds are expected today
on account Of the liberal and gen.
erOus rates made by the railroads
entering the city and before night
the hotels and boarding houses
will be taxed to their fullest capa-
city.
The incoming delegates will be
met at the depot by local commit
tees and shown to their hotels.
The local arrangement committee
Is as follows:
J.P. Greene, chairman, Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers; b.
Shaugle, secretary OF Railroad Tel
egraphers; Geo. Surkey, Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen; Jas.
White, Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers; z. u. Wood, Order
Railway Conductors; n. Z. Steven
son, Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen.
The convention will begin with
a public meeting at the Grand
Opera house tonight, to which
every body is invited. The follow
ing is the program Of the opening
session:
Music Overture, Spanish Lust
SPIEL"
Address OF Welcome, Hon.
Henry Elmendorf, mayor of San
Antonio.
Response by NJ. NJ. Dolphin, first
assistant chief of the Order Of
Railway Photographers.
Music-Waltz, "Gipsy Baron"
Address-P. Fl. Morrissey, grand
master Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
Address-Charle Msier, third
vice grand master Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen.
Music-March, "Universele."
Address-E. E. Clark, grand chief
Order Railway Conductors.
Music-"Stsr Spangled Banner"
Address,. S. Coffin Father
Coffin) OF Fort Dodge, Ia, "What
We Are Here For"
Music - Selection, southern
Plantation"
Address-W. P. Finley Of San
Antonio; subject, "Organized La
| Dor"
Music-Sousa's March.
Mr.. j. r. Norton OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, will
be master of ceremonies.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9.
$3.50 a. m. to 1890 p. m. and 2:30
p. m. to $50 p. m.-Executive ses-
sion..
Night-Grsnd ball at Beethoven
Maennerchor hall. Grand march
at 9 o'clock.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10.
$3.50 a. m. to y 80 p. m.-Execu.
tive session.
2:30 p. m. to $3.50 p. m.-Grand
barbecue and public speaking at
Riverside park.
The convention will be called to
order by Ed. Moulton, of the
Brotherhood of Locomitive En-
gineers, Mr.. Wade, of the Order Of
Railway Conductors, will be tenn
porary secretary.
The session of the convention
will be held In the Grand Opera
house. The convention will be
called to order at 80 tonight, and
the session will be devoted to
speech-making by representatives
OF the five railroad organizations
represented.
The convention will close Thurs
day afternoon with q grand barbe-
cue at Riverside park. Some OF
the best known political speak
ers OF the state will be present and
deliver addresses. Among the
number being ex-Gov. j. 8. Hogg,
Hon. Jerome Kearby and Hon. q.
w. Ogden, representing the Demo.
cratic, Populist and Republican
parties respectively. Senator
Roger Q. Mills was also invited to
; deliver an address, and telegrapheo
, his acceptance to Mr.. B. F. Nc
: Nulty yesterday, and arrived in
the city last night. Gov. Culber'
l son was invited and said he would
= be present II 1t was possible fol
r him to do so.
The exceptionally favorable
rates made by the railroads will, il
. is thought, result In a very large
attendance OF railroad men anC