Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-12-12
uaber n our fells. citizens in aay To-

lsr number q oar fslls~ citizens in aay To-
raiit,, sAd rSblapisd aleae BY most ear
mes. and, ne 'rasi, Fssfis'ie desire for con-
's'''A A''i'A SUGGEST,
That an sasstiOa Of Delegates be held on
the stA II January, is6l, or as soon there
affair as praetieablei when any eouRiy may
nat be able TO held an election on said day,
10 assemble ia a convention u the people
of Texas. at the city OF Austin, on the 18th
Monday in January, lsdl, on as soon there
ALTER as practicable,
That said election be ordered nnofiieially,
by the Chief Justice Sf each esnnly on dis
Iriet, or ia ease OF his failure OF refusal 10
act forthwith, then by any one az mare Ut
the County Commissioners, or la case vi the
failure OF Tsf-sal of the latter 10 act firth
with then BIZ committee Of I'VE eiliEens
Of such county or district.
That the qualifications of electors shall
he the SAME, aud, as near as practicable,
the manner vi holding such election be the
same as that provided for by the laws Of
the Stale Of Texas, OF force, governing
elections for members Of the legislature,
That the returns OF said elections 10
made To the person or persons ordering the
same, as soon amer the same shall have
been held as practicable and that the GER
Iifcaie of election be issued Immediately
hy such person on persons, n NhonsoeNer
shall have received ,ss highest number Of
votes POlled,
Aud where there Is aAder the new APP
portionmenl bill Representative District
composed Of more than one county, the
votes polkd shall be returned TO the person
or persons ordering an election in the eoun-
~ of said district the CheiT Justice OF which
Is, under said apportionment bill, made
Tie ro rning officer Of such district and
he rrI heates OF election shall be issued
ly su,H person or persons,
fHar aid election be upon the basis 81
b, 1r. apportionment blu, approved feb
t 1850 except that there he no represen'
tattoo rr the Senators provided for in said
sprlJ nment, hut that each county or dis
/ tricl elect two Delegates for each Membl
Of the House of Representatives 10 which
( II may be entitled; 81 that the number o.
said Delegates shall be just double the mum
boz of Members in the House of Represen
tatiyss In said Legislature.
| We irlst that the newspapers throughout
| the State will publish this mode Of action
/ and urge It's adoption,
We hope that those counties where q sligh
change Of form is necessary, will not rcgar,
such change rs insuperably Objectionable
for we can assure all that the above has beer
deemed TO accord more with the general wisl
than any particular plan yet proposed b,
any county, and is arrived ut from full AM
free consultation with n number Of person.
from all sections Of the State.
We further recommend to our fellow ciii
fcns that they at once put forward candi
dates for said Convention.
DM Pendcrgast, Limestone county,
John Gregg, Frccstone CO.
Tx Preston, Galveston.
IA Kcmble Waxahachic.
W S Oldham, Washington CO.
JB Banks, Travis co.
James II Fry, wcbbcrville.
Jesse Billingsley, Bastrop CO..
Roger Q Mills, Navarro co.
chi Wrinkle,
Reich, Guadalupe CO..
Clement Il Johns, Hays co.
Geo W White, Travis co.
I'D Moscly.
Gil Randolph, Houston co.
George Flournoy
John II Baylor, Parker co.
George Baylor,
Joseph Lee.
5 Crosby,
VIM p Stapp, Calhoun.
W W Apperson.
Louis Horst.
John Is Costa.
Thomas Green.
X Brownrigg,s
John c Higgins, Bastrop co.
4 II Parish.
L Rector.
JE McCord, Hays co.
, james p Neal, Travis co.
. VIM Lee Chalmers,
- Geo w Guess, Dallas.
Morris r Reagan.
John A Green.
George ID Dunham'
w Pitts.
Ed Clark.
TT Chambers, Chambers CO.
W NJ Haracman.
|: Junius W Smith, Tarrant co.
VIM Byrd.
John A.Wharton, Brazoria CO.
BS Whitaker
NJ s Cookscy,
: TIC Jackson,
= John Burlcson,
$ Fletcher
: Mark Bean,
n Thomas Moore, Burnct co.
II L McCullock, Guadalupe co.
Sc Sneed, Travis co.
c + Burns,
p II Smith,
AT Rainey, Anderson co,
= John ] Good, Dallas co.
John R1uitt, Travis co,
.. RM Bomnr Caldwell Co.
, Edward Bailey. "