The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-01
COUNTY CONVENTION
The Torch Fires Rekindled for
ThrOckmOrtOn.
Harmony, HOId'TOgC!her and
Haul Through.

Pursuant to call, the delegates from
the respective precincts of Dallas coun-
ty, met in county convention Satur-
day, July -, 1874, at the hour Of II
o'clock in the court house.
Judge Hord, chairman Of the county
committee, called the meeting to or
der, and S. w. $, Duncan was elected
secretary.
A committee on credentials was APP
pointed, composed of w. g. Holland,
Major w. Bradield, J. ID. Stratton,
j. 5. Rollins and George Rollins, when
the convention took recess till two
o'clock.
Upon the reassembling of the con-
vention, the committee on credentials
submitted the following report which
was unanimously adopted;
To the Chairman of the Democratic County
Convention of Dallas County;
Your committee on credentials res
pectfully submit the following report,
to-wit: That the following delegates
are entitled to seats in this conven"
ton:
Precinct No. Mat. NJ. Burford,
Oln Weliborn, JEFF Word, w. e. Hol-
lond, w. w. Peak, j. w. Lane, j. l..
Leonard, G. n. Aldridge, G. A.
knight, j. Il. Andrews, Geo. w. Bay
lor, j. L. Downs, j. Y. Field, j. w.
Crowdus and J. j. Eakin.
Precinct No. 2-J. S. Rollins, r. y.
Rollins, w. L. Lavender, II. ID. Rollins,
w. a. George, S. j. Waters and n.
Powers.
Precinct No. 81. e. Coombs, o. V.
Ledbetter, George Nicely and j. II.
Hall.
Precinct No. Nv. Harris, j. D.
StrattOn, VIM. Cochran, }. $. StrOther,
Barton Scott, b. }. Prigmore, j. ?.
Prewitt and w. j. Basye.
Precinct No. ga. G. Haught, a. NJ.
Miller, Il. T. Myers, N. Sorrells, John
McNeal and VIM. Bradtield.
tSigneD w. G. HOLLAND,
Chairman Committee.
On motion, it was resolved that the
delegates of each precinct proceed to
nominate the number of delegates that
each is entitled to in the Fort Worth
convention, and after being submitted
to the convention, the following gen
tlemen were appointed:
Precinct No. ii. w. Lane, J. L..
Leonard, Il. C.. McIIure, J. Y. Field, w.
G. Holland, G.. w. Baylor and Il. Il. d..
Andrews.
Precinct No. 2--Joseph Stuart, Q. A.
Sweat and Grill Miller.
Precinct No. so. V. Ledbetter and
u. L. Coombs.
Precinct No John II. Cochran, T..
G. Il. Kendall, Wm. p. Cochran and j..
S. StrOther.
Precinct No. 5--John McNeal and
VIM. Bradield.
Judge Burford then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the delegates from
Dallas county to the congressional
convention to meet at Fort Worth, on
the Goth instant, be and they are here
by instructed to use all honorable
means to procure the nomination of
}. w. Throckmortun as the democratic
candidate for congress for the third
congressional district.
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote Thirty-0ne for and
nine against. After which an amend
ment by Colonel Baylor, to the follow
ing effect, was adopted
That the delegates from Dallas cOun-
ty cast their votes for Throckmorton
first, last and all the time, one vote be-
ing i'm the negative.
On motion to elect permanent
chairman of the Dallas county demo-
cratic committee, Judge Hord was
unanimously reelected to that posi-
ton.
w. II. HoRp, Chairman.
s. w. S. DUNCAN, Secretary.