The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-08
FIRST DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
MET YESTERDAY AND NOMINATED
y. IL. TRACY FOR CONGRESS-.
\. =. Henson OF wniier Effected
Chairman and ID. VI. Holland of
Montgomery Secretary.

The republican congress enal convention
or the First district was held at Ruge
nail in Houston yesterday and Mr.. 5. Il.
Tracy OF Houston was nominated for con-
grese by reclamation.
+. s Benson Of Waller county was
elected chairman for the next two years
over Sam W. Houston OF Waller ami
George *, Collins Of Waller, the vote
standing on the first ballot Benson 80:
Houston. 10: Collins, Is
T.. VI. Holland OF Montgomery county
was elected secretary by reclamation.
~
meeting of the congressional execu-
tive committee at 1l2 ~ Preston avenue
was held at 10 a. M, and as a res Ilt OF that
meeting the following report was submit
ted to the convent on which assembled
later
Members present on roll call as follows
Chambers County--Not represented
Freestone County. w Dawson.
Crimes County--John Adkins, proxy.
Harris County-George p, Brown.
Leon County M. Fl. Wilkerson.
Madison County-Not represented
Montgomery County-D. NJ, Holland,
proxy
{
Walker County-Contrs Ing delegations,
bur W w, Allen and delegates IRE
recognized and seated
Waller County 5 Benson
Total vote Of district, IS, to al repre-
-ented, rs
John NJ. Adkins recommended for tom-
porary chairman, d NJ, Holland for TEN
porsry secretary and F. Benson Tor
temporary sergeant nj arms,
The convention was called to order at
noon by Chairman sam Houston Of Hunts
vile, and after the reading Of the call md
the announcement Of purpose, adj olrned
until 100
/ At the appo nted hour in the afternoon
the convention reassembled and the chair
man delivered an address, after which lie
report of the executive committee WAC
read and adopted.
\ committee composed OF Messr,
Sparks, Groce and Brown OF Harris county
was appointed 10 conduct b tenn ora
chairman and secre airy to their respective
places, and each accepted with a short
talk
Alien of Walker moved that the nuces-
Harris moved thai the temporary organ
ization be made permanent. but objection
arose and the mot on was W h lraNn.
G l.. Scott sheriff Of Grimes county.
responded to an invitation to address the
convention, after which the char an
bounced the following committees:
Committee on Credentials-Lock Me-
Daniel of Harris county, Frank Benson OF
4 Waller ]. W. Dawson Of Freestone, Il.
~ LGs.11.
| gomery p. b, j, Hudson OF Grimes
Committee on Permanent Organization
! NJ. e. Groee OF Waller, A. E. Holland OF
Montgomery, Bailey Sparks OF Leon, C.. Is.
Peck OF Harris
Committee on Resoluions-E. It, Barden
OF Harris w. II. WilkersOn of Leon. y. NJ
Holland of Montgomery, W J. Smi Of
Harris, j. NJ Codwell OF Grimes, ]. W.
Dawson of Freestone, f. S. Benson Of
| Waller
While the committees we're doine
their work, short addresses or excuses
were heard from the following: H. f.
MacGregor Major c. b. Peck, Judge Lock
/ Mcdaniel, A o. Blackwell, s. e. Tracy.
James Charlton. II. c. Ferguson. H. =.
STILL George Stanley.
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates seated and eligible
to vote in tho convention:
Freestone County, w. Dawson, J. H.
| Wills, w. T, Titus, NJ. c. Steward, r. j.
/ TSwson, Andrew Love, Il. D. Dluitt.
/ Matthew Walker.
Grimes County-W. NJ Wilson, Isiah
Harris, Sandy Jackson, Wallace Ruckett,
| H. Washington. John NJ ADKINS Grimes
Kinney. ]. NJ. Codwell, G. w. Jones, J. d.
Scott II. n CARVER, b. b. Lowery and
Henry Mckinney,
Harris County-Hon W, T. Burns. l.. s.
| Fawcett, s II, Tracy, c. q. Peck. ]. W.
Fallon, w. r. Slosson p Repsdorph, e.
Y. Boyle. II Maste"son, o, A, Blackwell,
mr.. w H. Harrison. r. Allen c. ~ Love.
S n. Gordon, u. Sparks, II. Watts. VIII
liam Davis, w, ]. Smith, w. Reedy. VIII
liam Jones. r. IL. Williams J. Leon Jones,
w. ]. WINNER. Alternates Albert Allen,
Joe Bunch. s. b Strong, C. Mitchell, Lock
! Mcdaniel, F. j. Richardson, George =.
Brown, r. r. Archer w. n. Spencer, r. F.
| Bardan, @. Cogburn. A. G. Rohh, w NJ.
| Greene, w, f Calvin, Il. Nickerson, C. A.
Race, W. Conner, J. c. Stanley, A. Fitz-
| gerald, F. N. Mills, w. w, Anderson, \.
r. Lockett II, f MacGregor.
II Leon Coupty-W. H. Wilkinson, II.
Tounsel. /. II. Horn, G. Langham. A.
/ Arnold William Watson and r. Tryon
i Montgomery County--D. NJ. Holland, A.
f. Holland. II. Clay, A. Clark. r. Gerrell
a. Johnson, !. Shoyees
J Walker County-U. W. Allen, c. H.
sawells, +, l., Angler, f. z. Warren, G.
X. Collins, D. r. Bradford, Xxi English.
J NJ. Allen.
Waller County-G. W, Wyatt William
Harris. J. c, Coger. NJ. Il. Groce, NJ. b.
Lilly, f. s. Benson. r. L. Tompkins.
James Jones. Lee Bates, Henry Walker.
J Polk Davis, l.. w. Wells, Henry McDade,
William Vaughn, Ned Sanders, Henry
Tompkins, William Pryor, Henry VIII
. liams, Marion Scott, j. Il. Beal l. S.
Fields, f, A. Lillif, NJ. l.. McDade, w.
Logspeech
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported in favor Of making the
temporary organization permanent aud
ne report was adopted.
The following report vas submitted by
, the committee on resolutions:
Whereas, The administration of Presi
dent Mckinley has been one OF the most
successful ever given the American Ma
uon-having been distinctly American and
patriotic In tone and having gained the
respect OF the world al large and admin
tirn 81 all fair minded citizens Of this
country--we IS republicans in convention
as embed do urge all who care to aailiat,
with us 70 do everything in their power
p indorse the administration at the com
ing els3tion.