The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-08

After some discussion, MI phaidlek
depllned, ana lhe malOrlly repOTl was
adopted, whereup0n Captain Giles was
conducted 10 tho chair by hessrs- llp-
person, Watson aud Nicholson,
COl0nel CwW frl, NJ harlpni moved
iilai The lW0-lhirds rule no adopted,
= az, Jones, under instructions nom
schWnnlyl offered 90 q substitute llie
lnnlsily rule
i,gN.ssp same remarks from several
lliem, llie substitute was Wlill-
TaWn and The tWOihirds rule adopted
lmpsl unanimously,
500 motion Of MI Chenowelhi pf
FaAiln, u pnminllles NJ one nom each
county was appointed on platform
aud rasOlnliOns,
Mr. Epperson, Of Marion, moved
tllN the convention prpgeed 70 ballot
for h candidate for congress,
( Nh Coleman, Of Harrison, moved
40 adjournment which was defeated
and Mr. EppersOli's motion adopted,
'LDlOnel d. II, Culbers0n, ~ Marion,
Colonel &, DpMOme, Of Rcd River and
Colonel w, 4, Scott Of HARRISON were
placed IN nomination.
On the first ballot, Culberson received
%! votes, DeAlOrse, bh, and scott lhg
necessary 10 choice, llls,
AZ ills lunclure some confusion
arose In lhe delegation from Titus -
~ how the vote Of that county should
be cast, aud considerable discussion
took place resulting In ml adlourll'
ment oil Wednesday morning,
sECONp DAY
Al v o'clock a. NJ. the convention
was called TO order, aud after prayer
aud the reading OF the minutes, Cap
tain Turner, chairman Of the first dele
CATION, announced that the differences
IN that delegation had been settled by
Coneedlng ! votes 10 DeMOrae aud III
% Culbels0n.
The rules Of the Texas Legislature
were adopted, ~ was also motion 10
limit speeches 10 five minutes,
On motion Of Mr. EppemOn, the
convention proceeded 10 ballot Eleven
ballots were had with the same result,
viN CulbersOn, DG!i DeNlorse, 81
Scott, 1870 necessary for choice, llis,
The committee Oh resolutions an
nOunGed themselves ready 10 report
but desired that their report be- Kept
back until nomination wns made,
A recess Of ton minutes was taken,
when the ballOtling was renewed, aud
| thirteen more ballots were Ind with
the same result m before,
Some discussion took place between
Mr., Hodges, Of Camp, and C0man, OF
IIuuNlaAn A llA nAtanlIulAH nI Nlhlnla
Mr., SCOTS name was withdrawn,
General Hawthorn, Of Harrison,
then nominated General Walter j.,
Lane Of Harrison,
Mr., Nicholson, Of Fannin, Withdrew
the name of Colonel DoMOrsc, and see
ondcd the nomination Of General
Lane, aud another ballot was taken,
resulting for CulbersOn, 0SR Lane 73i,
and the convention adjourned TO two
O'Clock T.. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the reassembling of the conven-
tlOn, and after some discussion, the re-
port of the committee on platform and
resolutions was received and the con-
vention took u short recess, during
which time the Fannln, Red River,
Harrison, Gregg and VanIandt Idele-
cations, who had hitherto composed
the opposing element to Culberson,
Except 0ne-half of the VanXandt del
egation) conferred together, and on the
reassembling of the convention, Gene
raj Hawthorn withdrew the name of
General Lane.
On motion of Colonel Chenowlth, of
Fannin, seconded by Captain Hender-
son, of Lamar, and after few remarks
from Mr.. Grace, of Fannin, Colonel d.
b. Culberson was nominated by accla-
nation and without dissentingvoice.
After adopting resolutions favoring,
in future, the majority rule, and en-
dorsing Governor Coke and Captain
w, p. Mclean, the convention adj
inurn oil Gina Iia II T.