The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-02
IT IS IN A DEADLOCK.
The Supreme judicial Convention Not
Able to Get Down 10 Business.
AN ANTI.sIREETMAS DEMONSTRATION
Convention Refused TO Give Him Repre-
sentstion on the Committee to Decide
on Protested Votes.

Austin. Texas, July The convention I,
nominate two judges " the Third court of
civil appeals convened. here at 10 O'clock
this morning, and after waiting all lay on
the credentials committee, adjourned to
night with the committee still out passiur
on a protest against seating the Brown
county delegation,
The anu.Streetman forces captured tho
temporary organization aud appointed a
committee of twelve without a strcctman
delegate thereon, for the purpose Of hear.
Ing protest from Bell county against scat.
ing the Brown county delegation.
The Streetman followers broke loose to-
night, against the Outrage" as they
termed 1t. and n resolution to place Street.
men men on the committee was defeated
by strict combination partisan vote
Pandemonium relgned and for time the
chair was powerless to restore order IL
looks very much tonight US II there will
be deadlock
The attitude Of Williamson county In
caucusing before the convention met was
somewhat out of the ordinary and caused
considerable comment in several quarters.
II seemed to be their sole desire to defeat
Judge Streetman simply because he was
uu appointed OF Tie kONeTuOr. 1uree weeks
ago the same gentlemen were canvassinE
Travis county in the Interest of Judge Penn
and making personal appeal to the voters
to support Penn because h. had been APP
pointed by the governor and that the gov
ernor should be sustained In his appoint
ment. They reversed their campaign cry
today and assaulted the administration In
order to get their man In, If possible.
CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
The democratic convention of this ais
trict TO select two judges for the Third
court of civil appeals convened In the
Travis county court house at 10 O'Clock
this morning, with large number OF
delegates in attendance. Chairman H. {.
Walker of the executive committee raped
for order and announced that the nrst
order OF business was the selection of a
temporary chairman.
Fred Opp OF Llano, uninstructed dele
gate, was recognized. and after Few
patriotic remarks, placed the name OF
Felix IL. Robertson of NcLennan county
before the convention. 1t was seconded
| by Judge Carleton OF Travis and 4. ).
Henderson Of Milan On motion Of Judge
D0rrett the election was made unanimous
and Judge Robertson was escorted TO the
chair by Messrs. opp, Eugene Williams
and Mr.. Crawford of Robertson county.
X. H. Conneriy at Travis county was
elected secretary.
Mr. Robertson OF Bell county moved
that committee of twelve be appointed
to take charge of resolutions, credentials
and permanent organization, David Story
offered an amendment that each county
furnish a member OF the committee 70 he
selected by the delegates. roll call on
the amendment was demanded. the
amendment was lost by vote Of ninety
five TO eighty-six.
The chair then announced the committee
of twelve as follows: W. NJ. Walton II.
! ~ urtc In flgR roc
opp OF Llano: W. W. Nelms of william
! son; G. G. Pearson OF Burnet; A. ID. san
|. ford, George Clark of sMcLennan; Dan
| jackson OF Falls: s. u. Hawkins of Cory
| of LamnGsas.
! On motion the convention took n recess
/ until p m. lnorder to allow the com
mittee to get together.
COMMITTEE CONFERENCE.
The credentla, permanent organization
and resolution committee convened In the
judges office and organized by electinG
Major Walton Of Travis chairman and Alien
Sanford cf Waco SECRETARY and Mr., Pear
son of Burnet sergeant at arms.
Hawkins of/'Coryell moved that the com
mittee go iHto executive session. Opp of
Llano, JUDI Clark Of Waco and Judge
DuTrett 81 Bell county opposed, and the
Judge Clarl two press representatives were
admitted.
Thomas i,ell of Brown county appeared
before the committee and stated that there
was COME In his county over the dele
CATION and when the committee took up the
question " desired hearing. he was in-
formed tnN. he would be allowed o hear
Ing at the proper time The roll Of coun-
ties was tnfn called and representation al
love- as toil -: Bastrop 8, Burnett 6,
~ IA Tlaac 2, Brown Z, Coleman 0,
tnrsai 3, fCoVf / g. Caldwell S, Tails u,
4 ksAhl1ltnaf 4 lays o. Concho l, Coke |,
suloch aeLe en i s. Mam e. a 4 s.
Hooertsol 7, Runnels 2, Sterling !, San
SABA T. Tom Green 2, Travis II, William
son 10 Total 1s2 votes,
Inc Ibllowing counties were not represent
ed; Banco. Hamilton. Irlon and Mills
a milton was made and carried to allow
ehch tounty one vote In the convention for
eacn 800 votes cast for governor at the last
Judge Durrett moved that proxies be not
allowed, Mr.. opp opposed, saging that
pro2les were always. in order, as they rep
Jeslnted the voice Of the people and IL was
hop proper to exclude them.
'udge Clark wanted proxies settled at
] llls time; that is, proxies now before the
Committee and TO shut them off after this
Tine
! Mr.. Sanford moved that all proxies pre-
tented to this committee and approved up
Ito the time of its report. be recognized,
provided that no proxy for any repTese sn q;
II be recognized when there II a deegale
| from such county In the convention, This
| was put as a substitute and carried.
! Motion prevailed that the temporary or
ganization Of the convention be made per.
| manept with authority granted TO the sec
rotary 10 select his assistants.
| Judge Durrett moved thnt one delegate
| from amy county be allowed to east the en-.
! tire vote OF his county. Mr., Opp objected,
! as proxies had been authorized and were
recognized In one sense and repudiated in