The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25

| rupture was still on between Reagan and
Bailey VS.. Governor Hogg, being two
separates against one, and while all spoke
honeyed words there was much poison
lurking in under the folds.
Governor Hogg, while he put himself
on record as not being opposed to Bland
but rather favoring him, did not want to
have any wishy washy instructions, as
some wanted, and he either wanted a
straight out instruction or nothing at all.
The matter of debate brought forth the
noble Old Roman, who said that in his
opinion there should be no endorsement
given. John Duncan was in favor of
giving an endorsement, but wanted it to
go to Jim Hogg instead of Bland as can
didate for the presidency. Bailey was in
favor of Bland at all times and under all
circumstances. Hogs speech against
the mere endorsement plan as suggested
by Judge Bramlette did not have the de-
sired effect, and thus for the second time
in one day did the convention rather set
on Governor Hogg by voting to adopt the
amendment of Judge Bramlette, which
provides for a mere endorsement of Bland
and not an instruction. This little breeze
over this endorsement of Bland gave some
interest to the meeting and kept the
crowd from dispensing to their dinners.
After this little tiff the next break to be
made was the endorsement of Dudley
for position on the national execu-
tive committee. This proposition caused
Col. Imboden to rise in his wrath and
move tablement with big sew on one
other. The colonel seemed to be alone
in his war making, however, as no one
would join in with him, and Chairman
Dudley was recommended as an AL man
for national committeeman. This was
about all the convention did yesterday,
and when the hour for sine die adjour-
ment arrived everyone was more than
pleased. The end of the convention
brings to an end the present individual
fight between Governor Hogg, Jake
Hodges, Bailey and others, who have
been giving every evidence during the
past of wanting to throttle Governor
Hogg, who has, however, succeeded in
holding his own against them, though he
went down on one or two occasions I'M
der the deadly aim Of a convention vote.
The selection of delegates to Chicago
occasioned no particular surprise as the
slate had been made out by the bosses
tlo Of pni g for
some time past, and that had to be added
Monday to keep his friends from throt-
Ting the whole crowd. With this addi-
ton, however, the slate has been made
out for some time and went through yes
terday without a particle of trouble.
There was universal surprise on all
sides, however, that the convention was
so purely negligent of thought as not to
place the greatest exponent of silver that
there is in the state on the Chicago dele
CATION. The gentleman in question is
none other than the Hon. Sam Lanham.
He is one of the most powerful expo
nents of silverism in the state and he
should have been on the delegation by
all means. There were not places
enough, however, and of course the
ring" had to get placed first of all and
then the laymen took the leavings.
The convention is at an end. Many
members left last night for their respec-
tive homes and the silver and gold fac
tons have both gone into the land to
harvest the crops. The question now
arises which will be the most successful
farmer. The ides of November will tell
the story.