Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-22
remooa,Io s,a,o Convention

has ,ycr i7semhlrl fir % I'.i'.cn luir.sr
in lhls state Nwfy Cory uguutcd
cHlnly vas tcpr,entl mud We may fny
veil rcprescntcll ID comprised muah ol
.Ihr ability pnI lnlcnlor lba state old aud
| young, oud with enc exception It's dclibora'
'i,ns wc'e markol with loaoming digniD!
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a. y, shall not lc able ogot u fun nc
count Of 70. proceeding. in Tine 'or puJlica
ton ia this issue OF he HERALD, we pro.
pose to give our reaIc,s an abstract Of wha
wns done, ns Ear as cunt within our notice
up 10 the close Of liuetdsy night
The Convention Wis called 10 orlor b.
Col &. VI Winhi,r lbc rcsii.nt member
Of tho State Executive Committee, who wa
p,eseu, rs delegate from the County OF
Navarro. GA motion, the Hon, j. ", Hen
drrsou of Harris Comfy WAS s,nlu ten
porary Chairman sud a committee on Gre
dcnliais was nmoin''d, also COMMITTEE
On Organization, ". should add that tx
Gov Henderson,, Oh king the chair, made
some very alrror,ntsrtmplks, which were
we'll received. As tue Go .yention had
nothing 20 do, until the Committees ap-
pointed had reported several gentlemen
were called on for speeches, and Col. Hub
bard Gov, Lubbock, Judge Maxcy Col.
Mills, Mr.. Stewart aid Gen. MaXey re-
eponded All of tlcs; speeches had de-
cilcl lcin towards Cincinnati and Greeley
and Brown, except rhetast by Gen. Maxcy,
who made good old fashioned democratic
talk, which eyidenily produced IL strong
impression on the Convention, by that
r.fIc 'ahcr sur!citcd on milk ard water.
Tho Convention then adjourned On rcas-
scmbliug, the Committees on Creden tials
and Organization present Ell their report ),
(which were adopted. The Committee on
reported tie Democratic vote
of each county ut the last Congressional
election as the basis representation, and
the Hon. John II. Reagan as permanent
President Of The Convention, with sevcra,
Vice Presidents aud secretaries. Judge
Reagan, on his induction to the chair,
made quite lengthy speech, evidently
prepared with much care for The benefit Of
The passive hiovement and the acceptance
of Greedy and Brown We thought this
in bad tastoA
On notion of the veteran Col. Ashbel
Smith, always ready on such occasions, n
Committee on Platform md Resolutions
was appointed, consis ing Of one member
FROM Gao h Senatorial District, making 80,
Each District selected its own member
and the committee was, we think, n very
fair impartial and patriotic one. As we
were one Of he members Of hat committee,
il may not be improper for as to say some.
thing of its dcli6eratloGH, and the oonoiM
sions to viii Oh it arrived 1t was coon
discovered, that majority was opposed to
any instruction to the delegates 10 the
Baltimore Convention either for the Gin
clnnatl nominees or for straight out
Democratic ticket, while there were strOng
minCrilies for both these propositions.
Hence n compromise was effected for the
sake Of harmony, and it was asi ecd that
the delegates should 60 untrammelcd, and |
exercise their best judgements, according
to the circumstances OF the OCCASION, and |
that the Democracy Of Texas would abide |
by the determinations Of tho Baltimore
Convention whatever they might be A
, God sound democratic plat form was agreed
N, including that Of the last Democratic
aud resolutions were adopted
against railroad subsidies aud lani grants
lgiinst the sale Of any portion of Texas to
ho General Government; against the con
luct of The Grant administration in shield
ng criminals from JUSTICE as Gov Davis
md others in favor Of protecting the from
icr from the depredations Of MtXicans and Y
udians and in favor Of We'll regululodiA
ystem Of common schools. To his report, II
very member of the Committee signed his 4
ZANE, aud, Gu Tuesday night, it was pre-
ented to the Convention and received
pparcntly with great satisfaction. JustfI
S the vote was about TO be taken on its
doption, and the Convention in theibcst
{ humers, one Of the delegates from Ilar-
is County, known ms John 4. Brady, beg
cd permission 70 offer ur amendment.
table near the center of the
lethodist Church, in vhich tie Convcn-
ion was held, he Commenced reading ro-
olntion, recommending that no nomina
ons Should be made at Baltimore and The !
incinnl'i nominations be accepted. As
bon as the reading had progressed far
nough TO let the Convention understand Il,
8 purport, the reader was interrupted n
18th loud cries, and a scene of con fusion
Flowed for.perhaps ten minutes, such as 4
C have seldom witnessed. At last, by h
le cxertions of the President and the ser i
,ant Mt Arms and the earnest entrcaties-ikC
many gentleman, quiet was restored, q
Id the mover was allowed TO read his re- n
tuition to the end. a motion was then
'omptly made to lay it on the table, and !
/ the vote being taking by counties, the a
suit was as follows For laying on the Il
hle-45l 4-Against laying on the table, n
.. The report of the Committee was then n
lopted by unanimous vote with the ex- =,
ption of the said john F. Brady, who :,
wled no, TO the extent Of his voice aud n,
nde himself ridiculous conspicuous, =
iich, perhaps, was the main thing he de-
rcd. Candor oompclls us 10 admit, that .,
e decided vote, given for laying on the Z;
bic, was rather against Brady than Gree ca
y, cvincing determination that the Re- er
TT of the Committee should not be inter- ~
red with. a.
While the Committee on Pl. torn and 70
solutions we're deliberating, the Conven-
N proceeded TO do the other Important CO
siness before it. An Executive Commit ~
} for the State was appointed, with Col.
mixer, of Corsicana as Chairman, Dele ti'
ties 10 the Baltimore Convention were Gu
ccted, and an electoral Ticket agreed on. IN
csc will all be found in another cOluan, "o