The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-11
Pasadena ----------------.
Deer Water-H. w. Pickett.
Genoa--Thomas Gnnlt.
Almeda--J. A. Harris.
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Almeda--J. A. Harris
Westcott II. c. Blackwell.
Brunner--A. Barttlingck.
| Heights--D. T. Crockett
katy-Henry Houston
The committee on organization. after a
recess OF thirty minutes, reported as per-
manent officers of the convention Captain
j. G. Hutcheson chairman and T. j. Baker
| secretary.
they reported az basis Of represents
| ton that each precinct be allowed one del
egate for each twenty-five democratic votes
polled. which gave the different precincts
the following votes in the convention
First ward II; Second ward 10; Third
ward, SO. Fourth ward. 80; Fifth ward. 80 /:
sixth ward, IS, White Oak. 2; Hillendahi
u East Houston. 5, Morse. a. Harrisburg
| b; Pierce. 2. Webster A. Clinton, 3. Lynch
burg, 3, Cedar Bayou 5; San Jacinto, A;
Green's Bayou, 81 seabrook. q Crosby. 4,
| thurman. q Humble, A. Westfield &.
| Spring. 4; Cypress Court House, 2. Eek
arts. O. Rose Hill. A Bear Creek, 4; Cy-
press Top, 3; Hockey 5; Stuebner, A.
| Chaneyville, Z; Newman. 2: South Texas
y Sheldon. 3; North Houston, 6: Bray's
Bayou, 2; La Porte. 3: Georgi, q West
Houston, 6, Pasadena. .. Deep Water. 3
Genoa, 81 Almeda. 2; Westcott g. Brunner,
4; Houston Heights. e. Yates. Q
captain Hutchinson on taking the chair
was greeted with applause. He said he had
| ''''Ni icii piOuu before except W0en ne
| presided over San Antonio convention that
nominated Hogg for governor. and we are
| mere today, said he. to name a delegation
| 10 vote for a man who was in every way
his peer.
II was declared that the first business was
the selection of delegates to the State
| convention
Mr.. Gillaspie moved that the delegates
selected he instructed 10 vote for Joseph
! u. Sayers as long as his name is before the
convention.
MIR, Cline amended that the delegation be
also Instructed to vote for any measure
| that might cone I'M in the interest of free
| silver at the ratio of is TO l.
The motion as amended was carried.
The delegates to the State convention
were then named follows:
| A. II. Miller. G. G. Richart. John Ken
nody, E. p. HambSsn, j. NJ. Geiselman,
Frank Andrews, j. G. Hutchinson, 10.
Meyer d. II. Triplett, E, w, Sewall, Jake
Keller. j. X Gillaspie. T. W Ford, John
Stewart. Tom O'Leary. w. II. Bailey. Chas.
Helm. II T, Keller. John T. Browne, Jack
Kennedy, James Welsh. James McAughan
j. w. Kavanaugh, r. s. Able, J. Nj.
Heiser. b. A. Riesner. T r. Cronan, 7.
w. Hudson. e. r. Tssinger. Stafford
Smith. j. d. Wichman. Charles Dumler.
c. II. Mildly. j II. G. Becker. J. w
Hobson Amos Mahaffey. J. j McKeever,
Henry Huffman
To fill up the delegation to forty-four.
nominations were asked for and this was
the cause Of considerable confusion nearly
every delegate having some name to sug-
gest.
Henry Hughes Of the Second ward. I'D
Morouev of the Fifth and Dr. Robert Nc
Elroy Of the Fourth were elected by ac-
clamaton.
j. X. p, Gillaspic nominated Judge
Henry Breshear
j NJ. Heiser nominated H. b Rice.
This opened up the old political sore and
pdndcmonium relgned supreme.
! Rice f"
T.. S. Burke moved to lay the nomina-
tion of II b. Rice on the table.
The chair ruled that it was not in order
70 table nomination. The procedure would
ba to vote for the nominee or against him.
Tho chair did not catch the nomination Of
Rrashear and held that the name of Rice
WAS before the convention.
The nomination was put to a viva voce
vote and tho yeas" and noes" seemed
almost equal The chair was unable to de-
eide aud a vote by wards and precincts was
! called for.
Mr.. Gillaspie insisted on voting on the
two names together, Brashear and Rice
but the chair ruled that but one candidate
could be voted for al time and the call of
! precincts on the nomination Of Rice pro-
ceeded with great deal of confusion.
The total vote stood 223 for Rice and
los against. whereupon he was declared to
| be elsctnd
Captain r, L Lubbock then moved that
Judge Henry Brashear be elected dele.
gate at large to the State convention by
reclamation, Carried
r. G. Moore and J W. Campbell were
then named
lohn r. Browne said he wanted to name
a man who had fought the battles of de-
mocracy In Houston and out OF 1t and he
named NJ. Johnston of The Houston
/ Post.
! The chair ruled that the names would
have to he voted upon in the order as nom
! mated and Messrs, Moore and Campbel
were rlaced in nomination and elected
which flled tho delegation,
! Mr.. John S. Stewart then ATTEMPTED n
offer resolution indorsinE George Smith
for the position of land commissioner, but
it was ruled out Of order
The selection OF delegates to the COW
gressional convention was then declared
to he IN order
f. w. sewall put in nomination ticket
that was pledged to 7 II, Ball and silver
| at Is TO /,
1t was moved that the delegation be
selected by wards.
As substitute II was moved to select
the delegation as named by Mr.. SewaIl by
reclamation. The substitute was carried.
The delegates were as follows Ben
! Campbell, W. E, Humphreville, H. r.
Rice, H. T. Keller, ], D. Clark. Martin
Ryan, John w Campbell, h. A. Rlesne-.
+. a. Relchardt. W II. Lighthouse. Pat
| Owens Tim Fogarty Tom o'Nen. Ed
Palms, NJ, r. Geiselman, C. II. Mildly. j
Hiltpod w II. Bauers, f. w. Miller, ].
II S. Whitmarsh, w. ], KohlhauH, j. NJ
Matthews.
The next delegation to be selected was
for the judicial convention for the FRS,
supreme judicial district to nominate 4,
candidate for associate justice OF the court
| OF civil appeals.
| This delegation for this convention was
| named as follows; L. Roesner, J. r. Rlor-
ardon, +. T, Hamblen, I. U. Lubbock, Tom
Railey, w. c. Oliver, w d. Cleveland. /
| NJ Coleman, A. Il Railey. George n
Griggs, James A, Baker jr.. Ben Cline,
5. X Perryman. r j. Baker, F.. s. Burke
Robert Adair, j ID. Staples, w. l.. Thomp
son, John Carroll, George Jones. Ed Ma
| foney, John T. Common L. G. Mueller Erea