The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
More Than Three Thousand Ballots Taken
Without any Prospect OF Result.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BY NOON TO-DAY
If There Is No Nomination Free-for-All Race
Will Result-The Delegates Got Into a WrangIe
When Move Toward Dark Horse Was Made

Dallas, Texas, July S.---The congressional
convention has taken 234S ballots and there
is no break In sight. Some fun was com.
menced tonight by Bosque casting her
votes for VI. H. Gossctt of Kaufman. Tom
Bell of the fiill county delegation at once
cast lIllrs sixteen votes Tor o. b. Col.
quit OF Terrell This started a row In
the Hin county ranks that produced muci,
excitement when quiet had come Mr..
Colqultt eloouently stated that he was not
and would not be dark horse" and that
nobody had his consent to place his name
before the convention. This was the only
feature Of the night session, which was
not adjourned till - o'clock
Something must happen tomorrow and
either a nomination or free-forall is OK
pected. The delegates are worn out and
all the delegations are becomlug Disguised
with the tenaclty of the candidates.
The Sixth district congressional conyen.
ton was reconvened for the fourth days
session in the auditorium Of the city hail
at IL O'Clock this morning An the faces
that became familiar and conspicuous at
Meridian were In evidence agaia and many
new ones put in an appearance. Every scat
in the auditorium was occupied and hun
dreds of witnesses were forced to stand
alongside the walls.
The delegates seemed refreshed since
their hard work at Meridian and all were
chatting gally when Chairman Young
raped for order Indeed there was 50
much noise that several minutes time and
the services OF the sergeant-atarms and
his assistants were required to bring the
big crowd to 4 realization Of the facr that
the time for more ballots had come. To
the chairman's left seated With the Ellis
county delegation. sat the only lady In thc
hall. All the others were politicians who
can vote.
Somebody presented Chairman Young
with Ratchet shaped like tomahnNk lie
pounded with the hilt till the "hlghbnd-
ers" ceased their limitations OF candidates
and then introduced Mayor Cahel who
welcomed the convention 10 Dallas
Mayor Cabell was given q rouslng well
come In the way Of hearty cheering. His
speech OF welcome was responded 10 ny
Judge NJ. II. Templeton OF WaNahachle,
who assured the Dallasites that the Wis
ltorE never knew anything bad 10 conIe out
Of Dallas and that they felt perfectly at
home here. He. too, was cheered.
signed by billiard OF Bosque requesting the
nominee OF the convention 60 Work for an
appropriation for the Brazos river. Tho
resolution was referred to the Platform
The roll call was then resumed and tue
113sth ballot was taken. It resulted us
follows:
behll ..'...'...'''s.' .'''.'''..' g.
Wooten .........-.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
oleh ...'.s.....''.-. .''.''.'..s- -
wear -.....4.......-.,..-- 10
johnson ....,.., ~. ,@-., .'...'... ts-.. ID
Bosque county's six votes went back to
Odell
On the second ballot. Major = s. Grinnan
OF Terrell arose In the Kaufman county
delegation and pointing TO the motto oNev
the chalrmans seat, Not for ourselves