Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-30


didatcs for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United States
viz:
For tie State at large.
B. II. Eppcrson of Red River county,
Ashbel Smith, of Harris county.
Stephen Powers, of Cameron county
Gustavus Schleicher, ofBexar county
AHerndteS.
Geo. w. Carter, Of Harris county.
Il. $ Stoclldalc, of Galveston county.
J. w. Throck of Collin
county.
John Hancock, of Travis county.
ID. W. Shannon, of Grimes county.
For the lSt Congressional District.
James NJ. Burroughs, Of Sabine
county.
Daniel NJ. Veitch, of Cherokee
county.
AHerndteS.
Richard S. Walker, of Nacogdoche s
county.
NJ. d. Ector, of Rusk county.
For the End Congressional District.
Hardin r. Runnels, of Bowie coun,
ty.
Geo. W. Wright, of Lamar county.
AHerndteS.
Charles DcMorse, of Rcd River
county.
J. M. Camp, of Upshur county.
For the 3rd Congressional District.
J. d. Giddings, of Washington
county.
r. @. Mills, of Navarro county.
.AHerndteS.
E. J. Gurley, of McLcnnan county.
@. II. Banton, of Walker county.
For the Attn Congressional District.
George w. Smith, of Colorado
county.
George Ball, Of Galveston county.
Alterndtes.
J. w. Stell, of Gonzales county.
Geo. ii. Sweet, Of BeXar county.
These appointments were made
by the Committee, instead of call
ing u State Committee to make
them, after general correspon-
dence with prominent citizens in
all parts of the State, and after re-
ceiving tho assurance through the
Press that the course pursued would
be appreciated.
After full consultation, it was de-
termined to call convention of he
Conservative party to meet at the
city Of Bryan on the 18th day of
July, 1868, vesting discretion in the
chairman, however, to name an
earlier day and a different place for
the assembling of the convention,
if developments between now and
then shall demand such action.
The Committee feel that they
cannot too strongly urge upon the
gentlemen appointed, the necessity
of full representation in the Ma
tional Convention from our State.
The sentiments and condition of
our people are not properly under
stood by our Northern countrymen.
TO them we must and do look for
sympathy and relief They should
be accurately advised of the true
condition of affairs here, and of the
earnest desire of our people for a
restoration of the Southern States
to the Union upon principles hon.
orable to the North and just to the
South.
We arc on the eve, fellow citizens,
of entering upon a canvass-State
and NatiOnal-on the results of
which more is pending than ever
issued from the conflict of parties
on this continent. Constitutional
liberty, the life of the Nation, our
freedom as citizens, and our honor
as men, are all at issue.
President johnson has not yet
been deposed from the high trust
conferred upon him by his country
men. There is every reason TO be-
lieve that impeachment has failed
in every essential feature, and the
patriot President stands today as
he has stood before, the defender Of
the Constitution from the mad as
saults Of Radical fanaticism.
The indications given rs by the
result Of the recent Northern cleo
tons, inspires the hope that Conser-
vatism is in the ascendant, and that
its supporters viii expel from place
and authority those who now claim /
supreme power in the Halls Of Con
gress.
The Conservatives Of the North
are great in Numbers. strong in
power, and determined 10 make a
final, decisive and successful strug-