Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-11
Democratic Meeting in Dallas.

At meeting of the Democracy OF Dali
las county, held at the Courthouse in the
city of Dallas, on Monday, the 9th day of
May, A. d.. 1872, held pursuant to the cali
of the Chairman OF the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Dallas county, Col, JNo,
C. Mccoy was, called 10 the chair, and q.
E. CooMBEs appointed Secretary.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That committee be appointed
by the Chair to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of this meeting, 10 be report
ed for its cons deration if deemed proper.
Whercupon, the Chairman appointed
Robert Josselyn, John Henry Brown, John
II. Cochran, Jas. P. Goodnight, Daniel
Daley, Nat NJ. Durford, Alexander Har-
wood W. H. IIord and ]. N. Bryan, as
such committee.
During the absence Of tho committee,
Maj John I. Ault, Judge John j. Good and
II. II. Sneed, Esq, addressed The meeting.
The committee, returning, fubmitted, to
the meeting, through its ChaGrruau, Capt.
Robert Josseyn, the following resolutions
which we're read and adopted, section by
section, viz
ResoIred, LIST. Tbei tho Democracy OF
Dallas county adhere TO the time- honorcd
principles of The Democratic party, and
are in favor of preserving aAd perfecting
its. organization, State and National.
ID. That the issues Of slnye|ry and seces.
sion are dead, and should n@t be revived
or suffered to disturb the hafmony of the
pemocrht,c hc,i9n'
gu. inH' W. W. Wv no, inuoise .he
proprie'y VI 'eo ",e an'eruInheh's 70 .ne
oone'ilu.'on y. ,"e on''eu o9a'es, anu 'he
niannsr IA wh''n 'ney "ere rngrai'eu' we
conslser 'aeai az pauo "ertoi 20 %
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u''on VI W, evu"uy sene.sy Anu 10
no par'iou'a..y, unuor Iau,oa' in'siuie'
WIN a' '.s a',enun. 0oass ., :enoe' " wi
iup"on' p ou.a.on auu i M uespo.-
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s., ~ s,;s oceeu-
i"ks VI T nv 1 49, a.e Conv--ntIon.
..;,;,u ANg iu'i confidence in the
e' .h'se',-y md patriotism of the
'-on' - -; Ihrockmorton, we cordially
| recommend him 10 the State Cow ention
as one OF the Congressional candidates for
the State OF large; but should the Con-
vention make nominations for State Off
GERS in view of an election thereof in No
vember next,as in our opinion they should,
then we hereby express our preference for
him as our next Governor.
9th. That this meeting do now proceed
to elect three delegates from each precinct
in tbs county and i've from the county at
large, TO represent us in the Corsicana
Convention.
On motion, the meeting proceeded 70 the
election of delegates for the county Of
large, which resulted In the choice Of the
following gentlemen, viz; Robert 5. Guy
Robert Josselyn, I'd. Q. Bower, Alexander
Harwood and John ii. Cochran, and on
motion, the Chairman, Col John G. Nc.
Coy, vas added TO the delegation:
The meeting then proceeded 10 the cleo