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members to constitute a quorum.
The convention then adjourned.

The regular convention peace.
ably left the hall after their
business was transacted, and
the mob convention proceeded to
work. Then committees of nine
each were appointed to select dele
gates to the state and 'congression-
al conventions and the selection of
county executive committee and
precinct chairmep.
The committees were appointed
and retired, while some negro
singers entertained the convention
with their usual high order OF
music, and w. E. Easton, the COL
ored night clerk of police head
quarters, made a speech. -
The delegates to the state con-
vention was then announced as
follows:
Henry Elmendorf, GIG. Clifford,
Nat Lewis, Chas. Hollub, T. G.
Bell, E. HI. Terrell, w. E. Easton,
j. S. Cameron, F. Terrell, G. w.
Ogden, j. T. Welton, j. III. Holt, B.
F. Lloyd, r. II. Harbert, G. l..
Sauer and T. j. Dillwood.
Delegates to the congressional
convention were named as follows:
Henry EImendorf, G. w. Ogden,
T. j. Dillwood, Alfred Giles, E. HI.
Terrell, g. A. Duerler, II. G. Bell,
III. l.. Degener, o. S. Newell, Nat.
Sulsbacher, Ed. Corbet, Henry Ter.
rell, r. w. Wallace, @. H. Clifford,
w. F. ,Easton, j. =. Cameron, DR..
F. Terrell, G. G. Clifford, Nat.
Lewis, J. T. Walton, B. F. Lloyd,
J. HI. Holt, j. II. Davis, w.
s. Anderson, HI. G. Williams,
E. .. Bowles, M. d. Brown, g. w.
Carter, Chas. 'Wernette, Fl. Bren-
del, Geo. w. Breckenridge, DIR. F.
Herff, ST., j. J. Stevens, Chas.
Mueller, @. X. Brenneman, G. f.
Moody, w. d. Druse, Joe Shelly.
Frank Roberts, Bart Crowther, E.
r. Norton, Russell Norton, John r.
Shook, j. B. Green, III. A. Ellis, H.
Fl. Bennett, Major Lyons, VIM.
Holt, n. n. Hunt, VIM. Muth and
Ed. d. Thorn as.
The committee on executive com.
mittee announced DR.. Fred. Ter.
rell as chairman, with the men,
bers as follows: VIM. Anderson,
o. 8. Newell, G. l.. Sauer, VIM.
Dickey, H. A. Ellis, Henry Elmen-
dorf, B. J. Crowther, Frank Ro-
berts, Thad G. Bell, G. w. Ogden,
Nat Sulzbacher, G. G.. Clifford, r.
w. Wallace, T. J."Dillwood, E. P.
Corbett and August Santleben.
This was adopted.
For precinct chairmen the fol-
lowing were chosen:
No. 2, E. P. Corbett; No. 3, Frank
Roberts; No. 4, Alfred Ruhncke;
No. 5, w. s. Messmer; No. 6, G. G.
Clifford; No. 7, Nick Peters; No. 8,
Thad. G. Bell; No.9, q. X. Bren-
neman No. IL, @. w. Ogden; No.
II, E. II. Terrell; No. 13, A.
Schramm; No. IA, G. II. Clifford.
The mob convention then ad-
journed, and the hall was soon
darkened after one of the most ex-
citing and high handed convention
sessions ever held in Bexar county.
MOB CONVENTION SNAP SHOTS.
The LIGHT yesterday called the
turn; it was q mob.
Ogden roared and beloved and
called on Elmendorf's police.
The Democratic niggers who
voted for Houston, occupied front
seats In the mob row.
Mayor Elmendorf put his foot in
1t again last night when he per-
mitted his police to interfere, when
they were not needed.
DIR. Clifford run "stop watch :"
and waited until long past the
time before opening the meeting
80 that more of the hirelings could
get into the hall.
Ogden snorted and roared, ard
called respectable white men Com
manches, and threw bouquets at
his Hottentots. B..
The decent white men all stayed
on the right side of the house and
stood together. They were Ameri.
cen citizens that will be heard
from on election day.
DR.. Clifford carried on his same
old tricks uy declaring Ogden
elected, without putting Beck
mann's name, and not calling for
a negative vote.
The Ogden Terrell & Co. showed
their hand last night in trying to
lessen Judge Noonan's influence
and handicap his race for con-
gress.
The sooner Judge Noonan gets
rid of Opden-Terrell, Bell & Co, fac