Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-05-11

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ln.m,iion Of W. 20. Wdsl,, E.l., n Lauar Nm
fllcvins Delegate. CONSISTING n on or s1sh eoun
~ were app ntst BY the Char c0wmIu,s va ere
lentials-to-VN'
WI, Wright. - ChairD.eu, T. r, Ni-folson
r. y, Martin, A, NJ, Horton, n, o. pA.rles, Joel ~
llairgrove, T. u llonlerhlmert +, u. M-fsl'rr, 3
a, I,ainey. r. ~ Cumby. Chai a, Warfe'd, ", II
Stout, W n Long Pr,er Ndlin, H. G, wala,e, q
/ " Lcughe.yt W'rl Taylur, jT., T. r. vii hus c
IS, Geld,
q GA Do,.og the meeting adjourned until o'clock
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I 2p'glo.E, ?, N,--TLe meeting assembled pursuant
d ~ ,weumout The committee ON credentials being
about o urhe thelr report, jaime. TURNER, D' liant
son, muct 'hr Judge Reagan be- relue. ol 6 aiigr''
I the Getting; Niereupopl ar animated discussion
aro-r, IN Waith Nr,srs lenuiugs !oughery and Tur'
n,r at Harrison Williams, yf uushur; WuIht, oi
Lamar, ali Good, If Dallas, participated Tho mo
, lion helng nut was lest
hu,iority Of said committee submitted the follow
ing 'epan,
HrNDEurog, Toass, May lnd, 1850.
hr The undersigned committee on credentials Io-
Ia.i hn following accredited delegates from the FOL
lowing countless
.Gs3rrs0l cygaiv.-R 4 CASTOR, A NJ Horton II
@ onaros, W Lumpin, proxy,
Ch,r.tc' Coutfy.--E. Mllnrl, l. T. Givsns, Y,
L Martin, .hos ; Johnson John II lrby, proxy,
F0ariI cuHrig.---S D Riiney,
Esaf0R0r e0gH'y.--E d MuKclr
Houston ropeig = D Bordcnhnmrr
mint coIaty-.Ch,s. \ Wnricd, y Anderson, Juo,
EWi'san, VIM Thyor, J McCamnrt
.lnsogi8ihst r0nEiy.--Pcior No'yu
Ret Rirsg couaig w SlODt,
Sun .hgRti7g cluniy III Wallace.
Sh'IbV rouaty--t =, Concy, SAINT Nc Addms J
N lIairgrove, II tisndy, Jas frcwe't VIM. Meth
cry, y McLemore II G HLl
Hlrri,ca couaiy.---R " Loughery, las, Turner,
%. ). Jennings, r p Sanford, d williamson, b
NJ Baldwin, ! NJ ClonFh,
Har3ia CouAiy--.n Il Quarles, proxy.
Ciss cor'iy.--W Taylor, NJ w Convey, y Al
ley, proxy.
IN has eouaiy---'ohn J Good, L p Nicholson.
Knfaoa coga,y--E Nicholson, proxy, j
Good, proxy.
Plnol1 couafy.--pr W Fields, p II Hasl,ins,
Rast eouptg.--K II CumLy Irwin Lawson. James
Z Grant VIM Howerton, Jesse Walliug, Geo. II
Starr, Wiley Dollihito, John Clnpbcll, " Recdy,
Bennett Smith, u Spear, JAS MeNoul,Y
Smith copRiy R Il Long, D Fowler, il Ian
ham, John II Haine, W L Long, John y Overton.
HopFiaS coaaty.--W Wright, proxy, " =
Stout, proxy.
Titus couaty. w y Wright, proxy
L'pshr couniy--B L Williams, 4 W Wright,
John Browc.
Lamar co,tnfy-W Wright
W Wright, Chairman, III Nicholson, h i Mar
I'm, / H,ir, n Tx l1ny Mol, ~
\ Warfeld, VI Horton, II Quarles, L D Borden
hamer, Rainey, Stout, " b Long, II C
Wallace
The minority Of the committee object to the major
ity report on the following grounds list delegates
were allowed seats not only where there was no evil
donce tbut public meeting Of the county was he'd
appoint delegates to the convention, hut where the
party or parties could not STATE upon their own
knowledge that onc had been held and thnt they had
oeen appointed ID Proxies were received not only
from parties to others residing in the counties,
but in which they did not reside. In instances
signed by minority Of the delegates, and in others
where there was M evidence of public meeting
We therefore olter the following resolutions:
Isl. Resolved, That no delegate BE received unless
he presents credentials satisfactory evidence That
he was appointed by public meeting Of the democra-
cy oG the county which appoints him.
ID ReSolre3, That MI proxies be ruled out or that
if chat should he deemed ineGpedient that
Rcsotre2, That M proxies be allowed unless the
delegates from the county OF counties which they
propose to represent, or If from any other county,
that they must be specially delegated by resolution
of public meeting, Of which they shall furnish evil
dGUCo Of iCs being held In other words, that dele
gate from county be not allowed to delegate his
authority to any other residing IN another county.
X. W. LoUGHERY,
WARD TAYLOR, ir
D. F, WILLIAMS,
Il. IT, CuMDY,
On motion of I.onghery, said resolutions were sew
etNliy put ard lost,
On motion Of GeuH Good, the majority report was
received and adopted.
On motion, the same committee vas appointed to
report Il plan Of organization. Mr.. Jennings moved
,hat the committee BIC instructed to report basis Of
voting for the convention. The committee retired,
and returned the following report
The undersigned committee appointed TO plan Of
organization, beg leave to report for President of the
Convention, Gen. John J. Good, Of Dallas for Vice
President, Dudley S. Jennings, Of Harrison for Sec
retaries. Tlros J Johnson of Cherokee c, ]. Gal.
rison, of Rusl and J. D. MeCamant Of Hunt
And the following resolution a basis for voting:
Resotrca, That the basis of representation in this
yention shall be in proportion to the voting p0pu
,nton of each county shall be entitled to one vote for
every hunderd voters in it which entities the
counties as follows
Anderson county y; coss IA !yCherokce II; Dallas
10; Fnnnin 10; Harrison II; Henderson s. Houston
l0 Hunt g; Hardin 8; Kaufman S; Pamela 10; Ma |
,ogloches 49, Red River s. Risk IS; San Augustine
+ Shelby : Smith 10: Titus l2; upshnr 49, Hop
lins ~ Lamar, 10.
All of which is respectfully submitted
W. B. WRIGHT, Chairman.
The minority Of the committee, offered the fol- !
owing, to-wit: The minority beg leave to sub
nit the following report, that each county be en-
itleo to vote in this convention the number of
Democratic votes poied in each county at the
asst general election.-Signed,
B. r. WILLIAMS
s Il. CU,BY
WARD Taylor, If.
On motion of Mr.. Nicholson, of Dallas, the
eport of the minority was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Loughery moved to strike out all in the