The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-01
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stretched tents aud the foundation OF q
box house.
Continuing our ride from this point,
wo arrived about the hour Of noon at n
spot which was unanimously declared,
on motion of Aldredge, "Fleld's de-
Light, In honor Of the many creature
comforts the good taste and fore
thought of that worthy delegate had
prepared, consisting of Ice, wines, etc.,
etc. Feeling our inability to do justice
to the charms of this oasis of the de-
sert, We proceed at once to lay before
our readers, the particulars of the con-
vention at Fort Worth, at which place
we arrived about six o'clock p. NJ.
On Tuesday at eleven o'clock A. NJ,
In Hoff'man's hall, the convention was
called to order by Hon. j. j. Good,
chairman of the executive committee,
who expressed his pleasure at seeing so
many delegates assembled and said,
in the course of his remarks, that he
hoped that they would move as u band
of brothers.
On motion of Captain Brown, of
Grayson, Colonel Van Zandt, of Tar
Iant, was unanimously elected tempo
rary chairman, who, in few remarks
though entirely unprepared, proved
how well the average American is ever
ready to address crowd. The colonel,
in u few words, illustrated the whole
duty of Texas democracy, that is, that
it must take no falterng steps; being
assured that 1t is right, 1t must go ahead.
Captain Brown, of Grayson, moved
that the chair appoint three commit
tees lone on credentials. one on per-
manent organization and one on plat
form.
Major Blake, of Hood, moved, as an
amendment, that each delegation Sc
lest its own members Of the proposed
committees. This amendment was
laid on the table.
w. H. Sells, of Dallas, moved as an
amendment, that the chairman APP
point only one committee-committee
Oh credentials.
Captain Brown qualifiedly accepted
the amendment; that two committees
should be appointed, one on credentials
and one on permanent organization.
The hall being oppresively hot, on
motion, Judge Ferris and e. G. Mcclure,
of Dallas, were appointed commit
tee to wait ON Hon. I'll. Barks-
dale and ascertain if the use of the
court room could be secured for the
further meeting of the convention.
Mr.. Mcclure reported Oh behalf of the
committee that Judge Barksdale would
give up the court room to the conven-
ton until half-past three O'Clock. 1t
was then moved and adopted that the
convention take u recess, to meet in
the courthouse as soon as the commit
tee on credentials should be ready to
report. At hali-past one o'clock
the committee announced itself
ready to report. The committee on
permanent organization suggested the
following officers of the convention
]. G. Mccoy, of Dallas, president;
vice presidents, w. ]. Beckett, OF
Erath, and J. w. Ferris, of Ellis; b.
b. Paddock, of Tarrant secretary, and
Philip Skillman, of Rockwell, assis-
tant secretary. The entirely superfiuous
office ofsergeant-at-arms was given to
It. N. Ewing, of Tarrant, with David
Boaz, of the same place, to assist him.
Colonel Mccoy on taking the chair
delivered himself pithily and hand
somely, as he always does. He claimed
to feel it as one of the proudest acts OF
his life to preside over convention
composed of such material as he saw
before him-a body of gentlemen that
would compare favorably with any as.
sembly that could be called together
in any of the older states.
Pending the report Of the committee
on credentials, the assembled democ-
racy insisted upon having speeches
from various gentlemen present.
Colonel Daggett, representing Mon
tague, answered the call by saying thai
of the many called, few answered
the purpose, and at once proceeded tt
demonstrate that he was one of the
few. He did it most successfully.
Colonel Slaughter, of Kaufman, re
sponded handsomely to the call.
To show to what lengths dema
goguery can go, one Mr.. Fleming wa
called out. He claimed to represent
the granger interest, and In thirty
minutes speech established one Of two
facts, either that he did not belong to
the order of patrons or that the order
was a humbug. We adopted the
former alternative as a correct state
ment. He animadverted with some
severity upon the fact that the conven'
ton before him contained so many
Lawyers, and in this connection told al
an original joke the fight between
David and Collar las he called it). The
point we failed to CATCH. There was
an attempt at the old pun about GIN
sling, butt was brought in wrong. He
announced himself as opposed to
Throckmorton simply because Throck-
morton was q big man. His sympa-
thies were with the little men, ETC.,
etc., dolnduseum.
Colonel Parker, of Parker, a noble
old octogenarian, a member of the
congress of Texas in 1895, came for
ward in reply to repeated calls, and
manifested in his remarks the gener-
Gus sentiments that ought TO charac-
terize all old Texans who have sense
enough to see outside Of their own
ranches. He regretted to see so few
present bearing the badge Of "veteran.
He knew NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. his