San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-21
O'C0NNOR TALKS.
GETS BACK AT HIS BROTHER
POPULISTS.
Meeting at the Convention Hall Last
Night, Which Endorses 0'Con- :
nor For Floater.

| IOpuilsU d UNI a. " Souuoh epOhe
loud and distinctly at Convention
hall last night. He paid his re-
spects to Taylor McRae, to Popu.
list Holman and also to Populist
Thompson. 1t was q meeting OF
the Independent American Labor
club and the San Pedro Interna-
tional club, and was presided over
by A. NJ. Gray, while ]. NJ. Ryan
was the secretary. Mr.. Gray
stated the object of the meet
ing and incidentally talked
on populistic ideas. During
the meeting a paper signed by
T. G. Langwell was read, en-
dorsing Mr.. Gray for legislator,
but was not acted upon.
John A. O'Connor was then in
troduced, who opened up the fire.
works on the gentlemen who at
tackled him at the recent county
convention. He said he had not
prepared speech, but that he
would do the best he could. He
said he believed In the peoples
party and would stand by tie plat
form till death. He said he is
strictly for the fee bill and would
work tooth and toenail for it.
"That little business" referring
to the county convention, "was
cut and dried" said he, "and Mr..
Thompson did it. Mr.. Thompson
Is in the house and 1 want him
to hear it. He and few others
pretended to be my friends and
they concocted scheme to down
me. Some people who 60 around
talking Of peoples party, don't
know the first principle of that
party"
Mr.. O'Connor was followed by
Mr.. Ryan, who stated that Eve
populists do things open and
above board" and that "there is a
certain cue in the peoples party
that ought to be thrown out" He
then moved that O'Connor be en-
dorsed as candidate for floater.
The motion was seconded and
carried.
After this Mr.. Ryan read the
resolution, which the county con-
vention refused to hear. The res
olution was as follows:
Whereas, the democrats are cir
culating q report to the effect that
the populist party is endeavoring
to disfrauchise the Mexican citi-
zens; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the peoples party
in mass meeting assembled, that
the above report is wholly untrue.
Resolved, Further, that the peo-
pies party Is opposed to disfran-
chisement of anyone by reason of
their race, color or religion, and
that we condemn in the most en-.
phatic terms the method by which
an expression on this question was
choked off at the late county con.
vention.
Mr.. Ryan moved that the reso-
luton be adopted, bat before the
motion was seconded A. Montalbo,
who was present, obtained the
floor and said that while he favor
ed the resolution he believed it
ought to be acted upon at the Gal.
weston convention, and that last
nights meeting was no place for
it.
Sellg Deutschmann arose, favor.
ing the adoption Of the resolution.
The resolution was adopted by the
meeting.
Vincente Caroaljes, assessor Of
Williamson county, was present
and made a few remarks on the ad-
vancement of populism among the
Mexicsns down there, incidentally
touching on the Acknowledgement
question.
There were sixty-three people
present by actual count, among
them being Bart Crowther, r. j.
Hofheinz, w. f. Esston and T. F.
Winthrop.