The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12

cd, however, anu tne delegation KEEP
their seats. In the meantime yoic
clamored forth demanding to know
whose credentials those were if the
wern't Mr.. Traynham's.
McGar said: They are the propcrt
of the NINTH congressional convention.
Voice: "That amt Traynham's doings
that Will Ellis put him up to it."
Chairman McGar read the call for thu
convention, providing for the appoint
ment of two delegates and two altcrnatet
! to the st. Louis convention, and also on,
| electOr.
Rev. Campbell moved the adoption o.
the call.
A voice to the chairman who had beer
explaining the call: "You didn't ge
through with your explanation"
The chair: 81 rule that / did ge
| through with my explanation" UouC
laughter and aDplause).
| The chair here made another speech
| asking everybody to be easy, and kceJ
cool and he would see that they had a
| fair showdown.
He then declared nominations for TEN.
porary chairman to be in order. This
| was the supreme moment that everybody
| had been awaiting and all caught their
breath in expectancy Of the approaching
row, which was on in force within the
next ten minutes. Harris of Travis. as
representative of the Hancock Frickie
crowd, in neat speech nominated ]. G..
Cain of Washington county.
Delegate Maynard of Caldwell county
nominated ii. +. Thompson for the
Brush Maynard gang.
Mr.. w. b. Brush raised the point of
ham that if he would keep quiet the sec
rotary would be selected in good season.
In the absence of Secretary Sauls,
James II. Harrison was selected by Chair
man McGar to fill his place, and Mr..
Traynham Immediately offered an objec
ton to the appointment, questioning the
chairs right to make an appointment in
such Il manner.
In reply the chair said: "Alr Trayn-
ham of Travis will please take his seat.
MIR. Harrison is appointed secretary"
The chairman then requested all
counties to pass in their credentials, both
in cases of contrasting delegations and
otherwise Mr.. Traynham put in his oar
again by asking the chairman what he
intended doing about that paper he had
handed him from the various county
chairmen.
The chair replied by saying that he
declined most emphatically to answer the
question at present.
Mr.. Traynham tried to get the chairs
attention again, but was unsuccessful,
being ruled out of order at every point
Delegate Chambers from Bastrop rails
ed point that Traynham had right to
speak.
The chair ruled everything out of order
while credentials were being received.
Mr.. Traynham sprang sensation at
this point by jumping to his feet and say
ing: 'Mr Chairman, | ask to withdraw
the Travis county credentials"
The chair: 81 rule you have no Gre
dentials or property up here" Prolong-
ed laughter)
At this Mr.. Traynham turned to his
friends and asked them to back him up,
order that Cain was n member of a con-
testing delegation and he did not think he
could serve as temporary chairman under
those circumstances.
The chair very promptly squclchcd Mr.
Brush by ruling him out of order.
Mr. Brush insisted on his question
being answered. saying he wanted infor-
nation.
The chair informed him that he would
be fully enlightened on the matter in due
time.
Mr. Brush then demanded to know as
to whether the Washington county dele
CATION had been seated. The chair re-
piled that he so ruled.
A motion to close nominations for tenn
porary chairman having prevailed, a mo-
ton was made to cast the vote by Il roll
call of counties.
This motion was really lost on vive
voca vote, but the chair ruled it carried.
While the roll call was in progress Mr.. !
Traynham challenged the casting of the
vote of Burnct county by the chair for
Cain.
The chair ruled that Mr. Traynham's |
kick and his (the chair's) right to cast the
vote would be settled in due season.
When Washington county was reached |
the chair sighed as he said, This is |
where it comes" Several voices agreed |
with him that the supreme moment was |
1t hand The. chair then proceeded |
o explain that after careful investiga- |
ion of the contest from this county he |
lad decided that there was no contest, and |
therefore, ruled that the Cain delegation
vas to be seated.
The coming squall took slight reef |
lerc and blew over the assemblage, MIR. |
'raynham Immediately placing himself i'll
he front ranks of the kickers. After Il
,ricf spell of bowling matters Quoted
ome and the roll call was proceeded with.
When Travis county was called MIR.
Traynham jumped to his feet and thun-
crcd in Il votes for Thompson. The
hair very promptly killed these II votes
" saying that he had decided that there
vas contest in Travis county, and
leither delegation could vote until the
committee had passed on the
natter.
Bastrop county cast eight votes for
thompson. and Immediately the war dogs
we're loosed. The scenes of Tuesday were
nactcd over again. Every man jumped
o his feet and began yelling at the top
f his voice, the Travis county delegation
eling the loudest of them all. The floor
vas one jostling mass of humanity, and
the fact that Chairman
,lcGar pounded the desk vigorously no
ne paid any attention to him.
In the midst of the confusion he declared
ain elected on the following vote by
ounties:
FOR CAIN
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