The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-05-31
Proceedings Of The Democratic bis'1ie'
Convention.

District NuurncN OF The siNlh JUDICIAL iis'
ttct of Texas. composed Of the counties OF
HARRISON. Pamela. Rusk. lpshur, and Wood,
Col Spcarman Holland, OF Pamela. was
APPOINTED President. pre-. tenn, and Joha ;.
Anderson, OF HARRISON, Secretary.
Ga motion Of Nr \ G. Baglcy, the
Deliberate. from the dIhcren, counties were
r,pncs.,d 10 come forward and enroll their
names The delegates N attendance were
As follows;
From Harrison county Z. Greer. Or
David sloan. John :. Anderson, aud l. w.
Brewer.
Pamela county Col Spearmau Holland
and MAJ G. Iuruey
Rusk couuty-M d Graham, VI ID. hc
tor. J II Jones. and \ G.. BagIey.
pshnr county j l. Camp.
Wood county 5 Hendricks aud W u.
Lakey
On motion Of VI y Ector, Esq. a com
mittee consisting OF one from each count,
ia lae District was appointed to report per
man,ni officers Or the Convention.
The Char appointed VI. d. Eciot of
Rnsk. \ q furney OF Pamela, l.. Hen,
bricks of " God. } l. Camp Of lpshur.
aud Frank " Brewer OF Harrison, said
comm ifce
The rommitty nominated Col. Spearmau
Holland Tor President and John ;. Ander.
son for Secretary, who were unanimously
elected
Ca motion Of II Jones,
Rgoitf. hat committee consisting
Of one from each county ~ the District be
appointed whose duty It shall be to report
Rules ior the Convention and also the mum
Der OF votes each county shall be entitled
to, ia the balotIng for candidate.
The Chair appointed the following gen
tie men as .aii committee;
VI . Graham, Of Rusk, \ 6. Turney
OF Pamela. l.. Greer, Of Harrison, J. l.
CAMP. OF pshur, and l. Hendricks, OF
Wood
Ca motion the Convention adjourned IN
I'll half past o'clock, 7 VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee appointed TO report upon
tbe Rules and proceedings of the touven'
ton aud basis Of voting offer a minority aud
majority report The msIor3y report
signed hy VI u Graham, of Kusk, \. e.
rurney. OF Pamela, and t. Greer OF llnr-
rl,on. recommends the usual parliamentary
rules be- adopted f5r the government OF the
Convention, and that each county shall cast
the number Of votes Il has Representative
In both branches OF the Legislature, giving
each county in addition thereto, one vote
Tor the fraction Of a Representative Il may
81 3 lt,.aA s.f g.
shall have five votes, lIariieon county four
votes. pauola county two votes, pshu'
county two votes and Wood county two
votes
Tho minority report signed by }. l.
Camp. OF pshur and J.. Hendricks, Of
v uod. recommends that the Democrats
vote, poicd hy each county ia the District
"a, the last Guberuatorial election be adept
ed AS the basis Of yoliue .u the Convention
On motion Of " d Ecir, both report.
were received prior to furtht, action.
Ca motion Of VI d Graham the major.
/ i,y report was taken up for adoption
NJ y Ector offered the following "a
substitute, 10 wit That Rusk have iy'
votes, Harrison four votes, pshur foG
votes, Pamela three votes. and God tire,
votes.
The vote was taken hy delegates and
the substitute rejected, Yeas /, Va, 9
y G. BaglD, then offered n, substitute
/ that each county be- allowed to cast five
votes. which Was rejected
/ he majority report was lheu put to vot
and adopted,
no motto, az \ & IurneV tn. uNVo.
thirds Rule Vas adopted.
j. II Jones then offered the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted
Rssoircd That this Convention will no
act upon the claims of am candidate with
out the Delegates proposing the name %
said candidate can yonch that the candidate
viii submit TO tins Convention, and WI
support the nomination with .eaf and fer
tcHcy. The committee then proceeded %
the nomination of candidates.
g. lurncv put ~ nomination }. VI
tlough, of Harrison. VI y Ectof, PM it
nomination | X. fltner' ct Rnsk l. Hen
dncks pn' IA nomination w Il urne'' o
Wood. } L. Camp pni ~ nomination u !
Williams, OF pshnr
!. \. Fat'ilo then came forward and sans
he had been candidate Tor the Office 81
DISTINCT Attorney hnt Withdrew hls name
and would support the nominee OF the Com
veution
}. l.. Camp and VI ID. hctor' were APP
pointed teliers' ana the Convention pro'
ceeded to ballot.
LIST haliot-oIou received SIN votes