The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-31
ronr woWrrl CONVENTION,


lor, W. II. Aull, q, y. Aldrodge ana
J. Y. Field, lefi Dallas for Fort worm
After n pleasant ride OF six miles we
came 10 the now town Of Eagle FORA
consisting At present of aboVl ''rpo
stretched tents aud the foundation or
box house.
Continuing our ride from TINS point
We arrived about the hour OF noon ~
spot which was unanimously declared
on motion OF Aldredgc, yields de-
llghtp, In honor OF the many creature
comforts the good taste and Fore
thought of that worthy delegate hhd
prepared, consisting Of Ice, wines, etc.
eic. Feeling our inability to do justice
60 the charms of this oasis OF the de-
acrt, we proceed at once TO lay before
our readers, the particulars OF the con
ventlon nj Fort Worth, NJ which place
we arrived about six o'clock =, NJ
On Tuesday ut eleven o'clock A. Mp
In HoilmNn's hall, the convention was
called tn order by Hon, j, D. Good,
chairman Of the executive committee
who expressed l,s pleasure ut seeing 40
many delegates assembled aud SAID
In the course of hs remarks that he
hoped that they would move ~ n band
Of brothers,
On motion Of Captain Brown, OF
Grayson, Colonel Van Inndt of Tar
rant, was unanimously elected tempo
rnry chairman, who, In II few remarks
though entirely unpreparcd, proved
how well the average American IL ever
ready TO address n crowd. The colonel,
IN few words, Illustrated the whole
duty of Texas democracy, that Is, That
II must take no faltering steps; being
assured that II Is right, itmust goahead'
Captain Brown, Of Grnyson, moved
that the chair appoint three commit
tees lone on credentials. one ON per-
mancnt organization and one ON plat
form,
Major Blake, of Hood, moved, as IN
amendment, that each delegation Sc
lest It's own members Of the proposed
committees This amendment was
laid on the table.
w. H. Sells, Of Dallas, moved as an
amendment, thnt the chairman ap-
point only one committee committee
on credentials.
Captain Brown Qualilledly accepted
the Amendments; that two committees
should be appointed, one OH credentials
and one on permanent organization.
The hall being opprcslvely hot, ON
motion, Judge Ferris and u. G.. Mclurc,
oi Dallas, were appointed n commit
tee to wait on Hon. II, l'arks-
dale and ascertain If the use of the
court room could he secured for the
further meeting of tho convention.
Mr.. MclIurc reported on behalfof the
committee that Judge Barksdalcwonld
give up the court room to the conren-
ton until haIfpnst three o'clock. IL
was then moved and adopted that the
convention take recess, to meet In
the courthouse as soon as the commit
tee on credentials should be ready t.
report. At hnli-past one o'clock
the committee announced itself
ready to report. The committee on
permanent organization suggested the
following officers of the convention :
j. G. Mccoy, of Dallas, president;
vice presidents, w. j. 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 superfluous
Office ofsergeant-at-a arms was given to
Il. 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 II as one of the proudcst acts of
his life to preside over convention
composed of such material rs he saw
before him-a body of gentlemen that
would compare favorably with any as
sembly that could be called together
Ia ,,,x, IF tl,n nllnr s,tafn.
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 that
Of the many called, few answered
the purpose, and at once proceeded tc
demonstrate that he was one of the
few. He did II most successfully.
Colonel Slaughter, of Kaufman, re-
sponded handsomely to the call.
10 show to what lengths dema
goguery can go, one Mr.. Fleming was
called out. lie claimed To represent
the granger interest, aud in thirty
minutes speech established one of tw,
facts, either that he did not belong /,
the order of patrons or that the ordel
was u humbug. We adopted tn,
former alternative rs u correct state
ment. lie animadverted with som,
severity upon the fact that the conven
ton before him contained 80 man!
lawyers, and in this connection told ~
an original joke the fight between
David and Go-iior las he called it,. TIT
point we failed to catch. There wa'
an attempt at the old pun about gin
sling, butt was brought in wrong. liz
announced himself us opposed t.