Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-24
il UALLAS HER AID.
fFrom the Mckinney Euqnrer'l
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Democratic Convention for, the
Second Congressional Distrlct, heiu
at Mckinney, Aug. 9th, 1871

sscond CONGRESSIONAL District, held
at Mckinney, Aug. 9th, 1871
McKINNEY, COLLIN Co, TEXAS. I
August 9th, 1872. !
Tn pursuance of II call issued by
the Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee Of the 2nd
. Congressional District, Capt. / T.
Goodner of Collin county called to
order the delegates from the sever
nj counties. On call OF roll OF conn-
4 ties Bowie Erath. Jack, Montague,
Palo Pinto, Parker and Wise were
absent. :,
On motion. Col. Thos III Murray,
of Collin county, was elected tenn
porary Chairman.
On motion. Jas. r Griffin, Of La
mar county, and J E McComb' OF
Grayson county, were elected tenn
pornry Secretaries.
Alter statement of the objects
of the convention by the temporary
chairman, on motion of Maj L D.
Campbell, OF Marion county, the
following committee on credentials
composed ofone Cd from each coun'
ty was appointed by the char;
Bow ie -; Collin, w ID. Lair;
Cook, J L. McCraw; Dallas. G M
Swink; Cass, J. G. Henderson; Den
ton, w NJ Jackson; Delta, j. Nj
Brown; Ellis, Amazia Bradshaw;
Eruth, -; Fannin, 7 b. I"soor,
ough; Graysou, Geo. S Massey;
Hopkins. l. A. Lawier; Hood, } IL
Traylor; Hunt, Daniel Uptheegrovei
Jack. -; Johnson, g ii, MaXey
Kaufman. r F Slaughter; Lamar
w II Lewis; Muri'n, W. l.. Craw'
ford; Montague. -; Palo Pinto
-; Parker, -; Red River,
Fl Cuudle; Tarrant, s, Vance; -
tns, IT J Coffee; UpShur, Ed L
Marshall; Wise, --.
On motion of Capt NJ Il. Sims
of Red River county, u committee
on permanent organization com
posed of one CD from each county
were appointed by the chair rs FOL
lows: -,
Bowie. -; Collin, W A. Rhe"
Cook. A B. Marion; Dallus, Thos
L Frank; Ca,s, F. NJ Henry; Den
tom John Collier; Delta. JAS Pat
terson; Ellis, G R. Gibson; Erath
-; Eannin, r. W. Campbell
Gruyson. G. NJ Mclean; Hopkins
D. w Cole; Hood, J H. Traylor
Hunl i W Marshall; Jack, -
4 joiIn~on, D. ! q W e.4r or: E;lu.
man. Green J. Clark; Lamar, II J.
shelton; Marion. II. ] Campbell
Montague. -; Palo Pinto. - :,
Parker -; Red River, W. I
Cornelius; Tarrant. W P. Bishop
Titus, DR., J. f. Wilkinson; Upshul
L. +. Humphreys; Wise, -
On motion, convention ADJOURNED
until 2 o'clock, P. NJ. -
2 o'clock p. M-Ccnvention call
ed to order by Chairman.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CRElE
TIAL3.
To Col. r. II Murray 1empordr
Chairman Democratic Conuehtao
2a Congressional District:
r Your Con- mittee on Credcntlal
. beg leave to say that we have ex
E amined the credentials and proXlc
of the delegates from the ditieren
counties of this Congressional Dis
trict and find the following ceun
ties entitled to representation, tc
wit:
Bowie-W II Tilson, i G. Pow
ell. J. A Talbot, j. u. HoiIowa!
l. C DeMorse, w S Proctor, I A
s Morrow, J. r. Hooks, Il. Il. knr
nells. Jas Hubbard.
Collin-Thornton Shirley, jess
Coffee w. D Lair, Marshall Pu
. liam, T Mounts NJ. W. Allen, 1
II. Murray, E f. Brown, Ed Cnan
bcrs. r ] Brown, L. W OglesbJ
w NJ Weaver, Simon Burns, Wn
Rhca A Newman. J E S Russo
D w. o Brien, Jas Brown, u Ma
, th. ws JAS Harris. W soexer.
Cooke-R II Bordeaux, Col 4
B Marion. J e McCraw.
Dallas-E G Bower, r e. Bnrk
G. NJ Swink. r S Guy, Jno Tny
! lor Geo. Wilson. G W. Neeley. !
L. Franks. VIM Harris, J. Nj. Spi
lers O p Bowser.
Cass-Capt F. NJ Hurry, J.
Henderson. VIM Maxwell.
Denton-Maj ]. A Carol, W \
Jackson, S ID Merchant, @. q Bel
p ?. R. II. Bates, John ColIyn, J. l.
n Cowan
re Del,a-J. NJ. Brown, Jas. Patio
ay son. G. w Wall.
,e. Ellis A. Bradshaw, q. IL Gl
's. son. G G. Parks. Jno. Harlan, J.
he Husband, e. p Anderson, J. ]
.s,.s Hawkins, Jro G. Williams.
ed Erath-Absent
Fannin-H. W Lyday, A.
Dorm, r. W. Campbell, Geo. Smii
Doct Patterson. A ]. Duckwort
81. Yearout w A. Rnuth, j.
Dunn. J N. B. Hawsley, ElbeI
Early, o. P Richardson, w =. d.
lev, Sr., A j. Nicholson. IL IL. N
Lendon, J r Ryan, I b Yarbo
ough. ]. e. Dupree, q. w Myel
q. Ii. SIagel
Grayson-T. N. Cutler, L.
sr, Shannon. 6. r. Reeves. r. w. Go
:. 20 H. C. Wilson, J. d. Woods, E
Aston, d NJ. Ray. Melton Stee
pt, ] E. McComb. S. Shannon, c.
'ai McLai-. G S Massey, G r. Cowl'
N II Darnell, j. X. Cole. jose
Bledsoe, I. johnson, W. y. Sau
ders.
Hopkins-W A Workman, i
King T II Taylor, l. J Vaden. J
Mcintyre, ] A Weaver. Il A Loll'
RH Grumpy, W c Hurley, X
Cade.
Hood John III. Traylor.
d. Uupt-H w Wade. S 5 Weav'
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