The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
DEADLOCK IS STILL ON.
AnlI-Stfeetman Forces Are Able 10
Control The Convention.
FORTY BALLOTS WERE TAKEN AT WACO
But There Was Not the Chance Of a
Vote-Nelms Returns the Proxies
from 5lsneo County.

waco Texas, August 1s.-Thc democratic
convention to nominate candidate for
'uN7r VI the court Of appeals for the Third
"'s'lc' is now In session In this city. 1t is
a" auJourned session Of the convention That
"et III Austin In July and adjourned wita.
V"t making nomination. TODAY forty
""llo'S were cast ard the convention is no
nearer nomination. seemingly, than toe
nrst day It met. After casting forte b,l,cts
tue result was just the same as II was
When the balloting began. Tho ononsItIon
20 Judge Strcctman, the leading man In In
9uuc''d votes seems unbreakihlc anu to.
nlsht there is no appearance ct noujna.
tion.
Inc convention was called 10 order soon
"i''i w. 'Ioch by Chairman +. II. Robert
H' 'n'le ncihg more than hundred dele.
s''eS present, besides twice tnat number
e.. spectators
chair, cainhs the convention to de- the
NnnH hlah Stated that tue convention mad
come mere 10 nominate a dclnn,,,,tI. r,i,Ii
untt LOT Judge OF the Third district and he
vuUushi an announcement OF the roll call
w, "ulu Nc sufficient Ior n welcome address
I'M, ms was ~feettu vita applause. Secretary
Sohherll called BaStlup county voting for
otltetinan. Blauco county WINS tho nrxt
taled. Just here the BlanCo county matter
came M. "s"' at AuSt'i'
T. ", Gregory OF Travis county stated
that nc had tao proxies OF the Blarco coun-
=. uelesltlCn with the authority to vote
tndl county two votes. He presented a
l"lcf purportiug 10 have heen sixned by
lhc ten dvl' gates NJ that county, rev, king
81 t othrr proxies and ne claimed that The
authority was signed August IT, and thar
ne hId right To vote the Ri9nco county
Note In The convention.
W W. Nclins II Williamson county arose
ana pres shted credentials from uuH deicg tie
giving hiut his proxy The chair ruled fh1t
ne convention had settled this mater ana
II had given Mr Nelms the proxy and that.
therefore, the proxy held 10y Mr. SEEMS
Would he recognized, the chair claiming
that the convention alone had the power
to change It's ruling
Mr.. Gregory appeared from the ruling of
ne ehair and tubs aroused great discus
sion, MT Gregory made speech in favor
81 the ruling of the chair being reversed
ana during his address there were frequent
interruptions ana some feeling was dis
p!ayeG He was answered ny W. W.
Mems who charged that gentleman had
Travelled over Bianco county 10 get the
delegates To sign tlr proxies for solun one
Who was favorable to storey. He claimed
that no one had the right 10 revoke the au-
unoillJ - MS proxy, ana ne spoke uthcr
along this line.
u. S. ChcSsher of Williamson county
spoke in favor At the Chairnau's ruling.
rAere was speech making galore. Finally,
appeal was withdrawn. Judge Penn then
moved the suspension Of the roll call until
the proxy of Blanco county was settled.
lAis motion was adopted and tIe convCn-
tion was at ease for n short time.
Mouta j. Moore OF Milan county secured
the noor in Snort time and moved mat
the proxy Of T. w Gregory be recog-
Mica ins ,ead Of tho proxy leid Ivy W. ".
Nclms OF Travis county, He made Il speech
IGvoring tae motion.
There was a wraugle for more than 40
hour OH this motion Finally motion vas
made 10 reconsider the action III the con-
vention at Austin in seating W ". Mems
as the delegate from Blanco count This
called forth another discussion OF nearly
an hour. This was stopped by n mulinI
made by De.ogate ). 4. hass Of Waco To
table the motion \ "1ll ;all by counties
was demanded When Bianco county vas
reached W. ". Nelms cl1ttncd the right u
lengcd and he voted TO table ne motion.
Tie roll call was then con:,uded aud the
motion To table carried ny ;he following
vote: auIe ayes S7la noes. This WAS blood
for anti. Streetman forces. The roll call
then proceeding. all counties answering
to roll cali except Runnells and McCulloch,
the l01 ballots were as follows; S.ttet'
man 81, Furman 81, Morris II, Surratt Is,
Fisher -,
The balloting continued until o'clock
this afternoon without Incident OF any
special note and it adjourned then to meet
tonight. AT tonight's session tic cunyeh-
lion adjourned before taking single ballot
until 8 o'clock in the morning. The Street
man men are voting to continue the Work
while the anti Streetman forces are dong
all they can to prevent ballotlng.
Tonight the convention was in no hunor
for voting and after one or two iittlo
skirmishcs II took recess until o'clock IN
the morning The Streetman forces voted
agninst adjourning, but the hntl-StreetEan
FORCES beat them by two votes.
MILAN COUNTY DELEGATION
Cameron, Texas, August ls.-rhe follow
ing named parties left yesterday afternoon