The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
;,lE IHE new NOMINEE.
IN Succeed Hunter 10 the hsa-
tusky Contest
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
work and the Help of
w. :. potter. to secure HIS
nomination.

49, W.. April 2S.-as 'heio ""'
'alS u the Joint legislative session
s''.s1 ..,,o,,ps was merely formality'
y .. ~ republican joint legislative
- net ss.in tonight to attempt r the
s,,,.o 0, Or. Hunters successor me
, . ). Baird, the gold democrat, was va
NJ 70 mean a possible attempt OF ,n'
y . 4 men to repeat tho reSolu-
IN, ,hlrty.six votes necessary to a
,..,vn The absentees We're peboe ana
=, ne candidates, paired. Baird an-
q 70 bis name, but meantime 'he
~ ,,ople objected to his participation,
I. psSos people announced that they ga
~, ,hs resolution repealed and would
p,lrd for that purpose. The anti
\. .de put through a resolution in
10 he other two gold democrats lhey
I, !, co,ne. The first ballot stood:
49, ii; Holt 16; Evans }; Lewis d;
~, /. scattering 1, Necessary to a
~ n Those who had expected the i've
sholtars" to accept the chance to
s~,s nomination were disappointed.
~ Ilabce got 81 votes they did not
~. IA him and nominate hun. one OF
~, r.,a, was complimentary vote That
"a rot have stayed had they come. on
n MI ballot Baird voted for Deboe and
~ lin 81 votes, but one oil these did
Y cunt, as Baird could not be one OF the
ma s. The next ballot was the same,
n allotipg went on by the hour with
n u,ter,al change. Before the twen-
N, hllot the Deboe side offered a reso-
IN hat beginning with the twenty
has ballot the hindnost man On each
rsrdIug ballot be dropped. The anti
|llAsl dde agreed TO this. Several ballots
y, ti,urally without Interest. Then
~ he twenty fourth ballot, the last be-
n ne hndnost man BIZ dropped. The
ha.sn were for the first time gathered in
ha,h They declined to vote or he first
m ull When the absentees were called
N divided between Lewis AMI l3uyle. Then
~. he twenty-iiftl. ballot. in which some
y mt be dropped. The tira boilers
"a nj siill. When the roll call ended
DAa rs within five votes OF the nominal
In Evans had but three votes. the five
ha.n still refusing to vote. The ballet
Nata: Deboe 81, Holt ~. Bennett 3.
lnis !, Evans 8. Evans name was
awpM The five boilers sat st!ll again
ilh,s The twenty-sixth ballot Evans
we III went to Holt Tho .lya boilers all
a, ril during the calling Of ahsentees eX-
~ Napier. who voted for l.>wis. The
ID, people changed vote SO rs to tie
Bsnkt with Lewis. and then al last the
| flw haiers asked to vote. 1Aes voted for
HgA tpd be had to- be dropped. The
chr iide then realized tina, The dropping
fsntca was farce. On tle next the
hAnn ala not vote. No ore YVES dropped.
psbs Va still within five votes Of an
sstaa md the boilers ecu have nomi-
MD AIN as easily as ttey' ken, all on the
MI, but they did not want 20.
0A De twenty eighth ballot the boilers.
ID v Grf, Dinney and others, nomi-
RAID Dse~.
ns1y Aa turned the cari. He and
~ hsuhlicsns who had N9Ued Hunter
lAJ@ tss!f preference for Dehoe quietly
ami sAHsy made, every Hunter devotee
W. ~ him. Hissem, seconded by j. w.
W. Z the Holt side, moved to make
~ neMuon unanimous, Mr.. Lieberth.
~. ~ 10y leader. said something like a
WV lnint the man being nominated
@e Nle bad deteateI lie nominee.
AaN y Wild midnight scenc that fol-
sa Nsoe, the nominee, was brought
T.. ~ maze stirring speech OF thanks.
keshx. ''V ~ anu maui
Al ne nominee, is about so years
i y, a.ase o. Crittenden county. where
rn,., pIeueing country physician fer
prl..,. VI years His first political
~. - was his election to the State
~ lour Years ago. There IL tonight
i ~ iss'on to believe he Will be elected