The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-11

interrupted by cries Of Dewey" until he
had consumed his tine OF five minutes
He referred TO The publication in The Post
| by Mr. Holland as being scurrilous and
upprovoked attack.
| II. ]. Thacker placed In nomination Z
| Breeding ticket.
! A motion was made that the candidates
Gene before the convention and pledge
themselves In five minutes talks, but the
convention was tired Of talk.
| Mr.. F. S. Burke offered a ticket with
twenty-five names not pledged 10 any one.
On the call of precincts the vote on the
different tickets stood as follows
| The Lea ticket. ..........,........... los
| The Holland ticket ................ l4O
| The Breeding ticket ..t.,...........13 S-l3
The La delegation to the district at
! torney convention was as follows T. U.
Lubbock. Jack Kennedy William Hum
phreville. C. II Klein, J. S. Stewart, J. {.
Matthews Stafford Smith. George Jones
y. A. Riesner. Boleyn Lloyd, H. B. Cline,
J. j. Hussey Thomas Martin r NJ Bowers,
| c c. Richart, Jacob Hiltpold ]. G Black
burn, William Scheultz. S. r Perryman,
Oscar Smell, William Baugh w T. Gordon
C. " Brown.
The announcement of the vote was hailed
with the widest enthusiasm and MIR. Lea
was borne upon the shoulders OF several
delegates and. amid calls for Lea" he
appeared upon the stage and pledged his
democracy.
Mr. Love raised the point of order that
II required a majority vote of the conven-
ton to elect and that no candidate having
received the majority of all the votes OF
the convention there was no election.
The chair ruled that the vote was for
delegation and not for a candidate and
that tine delegation receiving the greatest
number Of votes was elected.
Mr. Love contended that the majority of
the votes polled were against the Lea
ticket. Mr.. Love appealed from the de-
cision Of the chair
Mr. Gilaspie contended that plurality
vote was sufficient to elect sny set OF dele
gates.
The motion TO sustain the decision of the
chair was then called by precincts and
the vote showed an overwhelming majority
to sustain the chair
Nj. Love. during the calling of the bal
lot withdrew the name of w. NJ. Holland.
paving him very pretty compliment
Mr., Holland also took the stand and
withdrew from the race. thanking the con-
vcrtion for the honor done him and pedg-
ine himself to support the democratic nom
trees
The Lea ticket was then declared elect
ed.
Mr.. Herman r Keller offered resolu
ton instructing the state delegates for
Thomas s Smith for attorney general.
Mr.. Gillaspie opposed the resolution, but
1t was adopted
A motion by c. H Mildly prevailed that
the congressional delegation vote for Thos
H. Ball first last and all the time
a resolution to instruct for George w.
Smith for land commissioner was offered
motion by Mr.. T. ]. Baker to adjourn
was put but withdrawn when another mo-
ton to adjourn was put and carried.
After the convention, speaking of the eff
fort of the convention to instruct for Mr.
George w. Smith for commissioner of the
general land office Captain HUTCHINSON
said:
Il have no doubt at all that the motion
to instruct for the Hon. George w. Smith
would have passed the convention over
whelmingly from what | heard and saw of
the delegation, but the convention got i'm
patient to adjourn and the business indi-
Gated in the report OF the committee on
organization being disposed OF. the whole
body -stampedcd to get the convention ad-
iourned to 20 home. feel sure the dele
CATION is overwhelmingly for him,