The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22
TEXAS POLITICAL NEWS.
Travis County Executive Committee De-
cIarcd Results Of Primaries.
COUNTY CONVENTION WAS ALSO HELD
es~srnsr savers' Administra tion In
Aorsed and ID. A. McTaii Rcccn-
nendea for Next Speaker.

Austin, TsxaA April n---Ths Travis
bounty democratic executive committee
met at the court house this morning for
the purpose Of canvnssing the returns
OF last last Mondays primaries The
preliminaries having been disposed OF
Judge +. q. Morriss. whose denomination
for Judge OF the F;fty-third judicial dis
trict was opposed by County Judge Alex
Walker, requested and was granted q
hearing. It appearing in advance of the
canvass that Walker had carried Travis
county, which comprises the district, bv
Q majority OF not over eighty votes. Judge
Morris asked for verifcation OF the
result as shown by the different tally
sheets. He also charged carelessness and
arregularity in the Sixth ward OF the city
of Austin and insisted that the votes of
about one hundred university students
counted there be thrown out on the
ground that said students are no1-rex,
dents.
Mr.. r. L. Bats, chairman OF the Sixth
ward, opposed granting Judge Morris re-
quest and said that but four votes had been
challenged In that ward, Furthermore,
he declared, the only Irregularities occur
ring there were chargeable to Judge Nor,
ris' friends. In addition, said he, Judge
Morris had made no specific charges upon
which the committee could base such ac-
aion as he requested. In conclusion. MIR.
Bats charged that the Sixth ward ballot
box had been opened by some one after
he had delivered Il to the county chair
man.
Judge Morr,s denied having had any
thing TO do with the box. and questioned
other remarks made by Mr. Bats, which
brought about the exchange OF warm
words.
Finally a resolution providing for the
appointment of a subcommittee OF nve to
canvass the returns was adopted, said
resolution Indicating that the returns
should not be gone behind except where
there were duly recorded and certified TO
challenges.
The committee then adjourned until 2
p. m. to give the subcommittee a chance to
proceed with Its work.
When the committee reassembled after
dinner. 1t having become apparent that
the subcommittee charged with the duty
OF canvassing the wturns would not get
through until late. second adjournment
was had until 1880 p, M. after the adop-
ton of d resolution inviting Colonel Bryan
to address the assemblage.
Ats p. m. Mr.. Bryan appeared and mado
a brief informal talk, In which he ex-
pressed great confidence in the ability OF
the National democracy to carry the coun-
try next FALL and said that while the Chi
nj form mil a al
never be subtracted from. AT the con-
cIusion of Mr.. Bryan's remarks the sub
committee reported having found that the
primaries had declared in favor of tho
following ana It's rport was adopted:
For governor, Joseph ID. Sayers; lieu
tenant governor, j. n Browning; attorney
general, T. s. Smith; comptroller. Il. w.
Finley; state treasurer, John w. Robbins;
land commissioner, Charles Rogan; super
intendent OF public instruction. j, S. Ken
dali; chief Justice supreme court, II. Il.
Gaines; associate justices supreme court.
II. A. Williams; associate justice court of
criminal appeals, John n. Henderson;
chief justice court OF civil appeals, Third
supreme judicial district. IL. c, Fisher;
railroad commissioner l.. ]. Storey
United States senator, Joseph w, Bailey.
Congressman, Ninth district. A. s. bur-
Lesson.
State senator. Twentieth district, Will
liam Won Rosenberg, Jr.
State legislature, d. \. Mccall and Il.
T. Moore
Judge Twenty sixth judicial district, r.
Il. Brooks. Judge Fifty third judicial dis
tlict, A S. walker.
District attorney Warren w. Moore.
County judge, George Calhoun; county
attorney Henry Faux; district clerk
James p. Hart; county cierk, John w
Hornsby; sheriff. James NJ Davis county
treasurer, z. p. Juurdan; tax assessor Ed
Burlesoh; tax collector, j. r. Kaufman;
county surveyor, H. G, Lee; superintend-
ent of public instruction, William y,
Brady hide and anlmal inspector, w. r,
Searight.
Walkers majority over Morris for dis
trict Judge was sixty-seven and Brady'r
majority over Day for county superin-
tendent Of education was forty-hye.
Bailey's majority was 1882.
just as the committee completed it's
work Hon. j. w Bailey, who had reached
the city on a late train, made his appear
ance and was greeted with much applause
TO which he responded by briefly giving
expression TO the qualification he felt al
having carried Travis county by such q
handsome majority.
During the recess this afternoon the
county convention met in the Fifty third
district court room and on motion OF ]
Bouldin Rector, passed resolutions indors
Ing Governor Savers and other members Of
the State administration and ratifying tn,
action of the primaries. J. r. Hamilton
was elected chairman OF the county ex.
eeutive committee for the ensuing two
years and delegates were selected to til,
various State and district conventions in.
structed in accordance with the result q
the primaries.
The following resolution was uuau,,
nuusiy adopted
Whereas. We recognize the fact thai
there are no divisions or sections in Tex
as and shall decry any attempt 20 arraigl
one portion OF our great State agains
another; yet believing that wherever olbe
considerations are equal such high posi-
lions as those OF governor, attorney gen
eral and the speakership OF the house a
representatives should neither be monopo
lized by nor continually denied TO any on
locality; and
Whereas. in the history OF the State th
speakership OF the house OF representa-
tfves has never been held by any membe
OF the legislature from that portion OF III
State known as Southwest Texas;
Be It resolved. That the democracy I
Travis county herewith suggests the nam
OF the Hon. D. A. McINall .o-the people {
Texas as q proper uerson for the snaaLa,