The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27


and made speech. saying among other
things that all differences between him
and his democratic friends on the tinan-
cial question had been settled by the Chi
cago convention.
FINLEY RENOMINATED.
w. r. Finley was renominated by ac-
clamation for comptroller and also made
Il brief speech of thanks.
WORKMAN RENOMINATED.
w. b. Wortham was also renominatcd
treasurer by reclamation. Calls for
Workman brought that gentleman for
ward midst a storm of applause and
his speech was received with wild en-
thusiasm, especially his assurance that he
would stand by Texas and the United
States"
CARLISLE RENOMINATED.
Superintendent of public instruction
being next in order, the names of j. III.
! Kendall and j. NJ. Carlisle were put up.
Before the result of the first ballot was
announced Kendall withdrew himself and
asked that Carlisle's nomination be made
| unanimous. 1t was done. The ballot
taken resulted Carlisle. $50; Kendall,
300.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
| The next order of business being the
| selection of three railroad commissioners,
| Dick Wynne placed the name of lno. III.
| Reagan before the convention and asked
| that he be nominated by acclamation.
| This was done midst the widest enthu-
siasm, and as Reagan appeared on the
rostrum II perfect ovation was rendered
him. Reagan made Il speech of thanks
| saying the nomination had not been
sought but was nevertheless greatly APP
| tnl n 1nrnntpI
In the matter of the other two com
missioners, the names of Allison May
field. John ID. Mccall Harry Haines w.
j. Mcdonald, l.. j. Storey, John Ii. Coch-
ran and John B. Pcyton were placed be-
| fore the convention and the balloting
| began.
| As soon as roll call was completed II
stampede was inaugurated for storey
and Mccall from other candidates midst
the widest excitement. Pandemonium
reigned among the 600 delegates to such
an extent that all proceedings had to be
stopped for ten minutes in order that
some semblance of order could be had.
After about thirty minutes sufficient
quiet was secured to note changes III
vote.
| While changes were being made
| Haines withdrew from the race, taking
occasion to make n long speech midst
! NlSOTOuS w "h'
| COchran's names were also withdrawn.
The casting of the first ballot occupied
| four hours, not being concluded until III
p. m. 1t resulted as follows:
Mayfield. go. -. ..'.. ..r. dS0
Mccall. ...... -. -. - - '''''' o9o
| Storey, .. go. ...s .......... 4fo
| IeytOn. al
AS soon as the count was finished Nc
4 rnn ..t;th Ia; hn
election of Mayfield and Storey by ac-
clamaton. Peyton also withdrew his
name and Mayfeld and Storey were
elected by acclamation. The nomination
of state chairman being in order, Monte
Moore presented the name of j. w
Blake. Mr.. Bookhout, who up to noon
today was Blake's opponent, seconded
| Blake's nomination, and he was elected
by reclamation.
A proposition was then read from Har-
ry Tracey and Marion Williams of the
popuist committee making proposition
looking to division of presidential
electors in such manner as for the popu-
| lists to get seven and the silver demo-
Gratis eight of the electors.
Mr.. Gossett offered the following reso-
luton in reply:
| "Whereas, NJ. NJ, Williams and Harry
| W
list party in making proposition to this
convention for % division of presidential
electors, base said proposition upon the
most absurd contingent of Bryan ac-
ceptng the nomination of the populist
party, presumably upon the populist
| platform; and
"Whereas, Said Harry Tracy has
openly stated in the Southern Mercury
that he would not support Bryan unless
he did so accept the populist platform;
| and
| Whereas, Said Williams has frequent
| ly declared in printed interviews that he
would support Mckinley in preference
/ to Bryan; therefore. he it
| "Resolved, That the Texas democracy
| is unwilling to entrust the election of
Bryan or the success of the cause he rep
resents to said Tracy and Williams or
any electors that they might choose but,
| on the contrary, prefer to have Bryan
and his cause in the hands of the demo-
| cratic electors whose loyalty to both is
| unqucstioned and who will certainly cast
their votes in the electoral college for
the democratic nominees, and that, there
fore. said proposition is respectfully de-
clined.'
Just as Mr.. G6ssett finished reading
the resolution the electric lights went
o''' "h' w 'h' ntNt nan HouT vie tDll-
venti0n hall was stepped in darkness.
Nothing daunted, however, the delegates
began TO Wrangle.
A motion was made by Chairman Dud-
ley to hurl the proposition back at the
populists and say they would have moth
ing to do with it. but Tom Jones of
Tyler and w. j. Blake, as well as sew
eral other leaders, saw danger in doing
the hurting act and spoke against it.
Blake even went to the extent of saying
he thought the matter ought to be care
fully and cOurteJiIsly considered and
asked that the convention appoint
committee of three, comprising Messrs.
Bookh0ut Ed House and H. H. Foster.
who should have plenary powers and
that this resolution be referred to them.
by this time the. convention, to put ii
mildly, was in devil of fix. Some of
the rabid fellows. not seeing the crisis
to candidates. who will have to look for
votes this fall, wanted to do the spit-in-
the-face and hurling-back act. and were
kept down with difficulty. The leaders
saw the situation in all it's phases at once
and. realizing that the silver democrats
might do themselves irreparable injury
by making the populists mad, talked until
they sweated blood. The debate waxed
hot for the next hour, during which time
the lights came back, and the speakers
still waXed hot over the debate. The
leaders tried to impress on the minds of
the crowd that il was a ticklish moment
and fl...Ny