San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-19

Baumann, a real estate broker who
does business on Exchange Alley, this
city, and who is said to be aching for
the honor; but Cheeks, long before the
meeting had gotten as far as electing
a temporary president, had been "gin-
ned" out by Herman Blunt, and sat
curled up in his chair, destitute of an
atom of that snap and vigor so essen
tial to any one who tries to rule a
mob of disorderly negro delegates
like those assembled yesterday.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock, an hour behind schedule
time, and after big fat negro preach
er, who is named Haines, had appeal
ed to 'Our Heavenly Father" the row
commenced and from that time until
3 O'clock there was not the slightest
let up in the unruly proceedings.
Alphabet" Gould, "Scip' Como, be-
sides a dozen other less distinguish
ed" strikers, made the proceedings a
regular beer garden. They hOwled
at and cursed each other in the most
fluent style, but the only thing dam
aged was the Queens English" No
VI Nuh CNCt
good that portion of the wreck
Larry Hubbard of the First district
was an interested spectator of the
fun, but took 20 part in the proceed
ings. Herman Blunt deposed Cheeks
nominee, Sarafield, for the temporary
craftsmanship in favor of DOC"
Brown. and the doc" foxy and I'M
scrupulous as he is, the moment he
found himself in the saddle "ginned'
Blunt out in his race for the perma-
nent craftsmanship, and sent Herman
Cicero tearing and snorting around,
wild with veXation at being so clev-
erly turned down by the very man he
had hoisted into power. The above
is only sample of the Grades" and
combinations and IDEALS" made on
the foot for several weary hours.
There were 139 delegates on the roll
of the convention. About 100 of
these were present-just how
many no man can say, for no roll was
called in legal form, one man answer
ing for three parishes by actual OBJ
servation of the writer. At 3 o'clock
DOC" Brown had been elected tempo
rary chairman and Charley Dickson,
of st. Charles, temporary secretary.
The convention after this appointed a
committee on permanent organization
and one on resolutions and platforms,
then taking a recess of thirty minutes.
One thing the convention was unan-
imous on, and that was their evidence
Of Mo fdrNA 20 nd
methods. Cheeks said in his opening
speech that ''Demas had got neck
too big for his collar, so they, the del
egates, had taken collar off the
Honorable Henry and thrown the
latter out" Now to do Demas JUS
tice it is only fair to say that he is
fighter in the open when he is driven
to it, and it's a question if Cheeky"
Cheeks would have said what he did
il the negro eX-state senator from ST.
John had been in the hall.
As anticipated when it reconvened
the meeting ended in a free fight and
''bust'' up. The committee on perm
anent organization manipulated by
doc" Brown, vice-president; A. Rob-
ertson, second vice-president; II. r.
Wilson, secretary; L. J. Brown, as
sistant secretary, and J. R. Cheek,
sergeant-at-arms. A minority report
that was tabled recommended Her
man Blunt for president, but Herman
having "ginned" Cheeks out was in
turn done up by Brown and Como.
Baumann was nominated for congress
amidst q scene of indescribable riot
and confusion, in the midst Of which
Blunt and his followers "bolted," as
per program.