The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-12

adopted, aud, on motion, Messrs, jain
Henry brown aud Johu Bookhout es'
corted the President to the chair.
On taking the chair, General uabell
returned his thanks 10 the Convention
for the honor bestowed on him, and
congratulated the Democracy upon the
large number OF delegates present.
On motion, the Convention proceed
cd to elect forty'two delegates to rep
resent the county In the State Demo
cratic Convention at Galveston on the
9Th proximo.
A further motion was made and
adopted, that each precinct elect lis
own delegates, the number being In
proportion TO the vote OF the precinct.
On motion, u committee, consisting
OF Hon. John Henry Brown, Nat. NJ.
Burford and John II. Cochrane, was
appointed to invite Lieutenant Cover
nor II. Il. Hubbard, who was In the
city, to address the Convention.
The Convention then took short
recess, and on reassembling the follow
ing names We're submitted Ms the choice
Of the several precincts, viz:
Precinct III. b. McCullom, Ed. q.
Bower, Barnett Gibbs, John BOokhout
and George n. Aldre lge.
Precinct p - Grey, Daniel Daily,
j. b, Daniels and Mid Perry.
Precinct 3-W. g. Leonard, - Mo-
rey and u. Il. Coombes.
Precinct 4-P. q Swor, II, II, West
and John II. Cochran.
Precinct o. - Knox, J. Ii. Me
NELL, A. McCommas, IT,, aud - Bur
ton.
Precinct @. +. Tucker, w. NJ. ed.
wards and j. B. Hereford.
Precinct John J. Good, John Hen
ry Brown and ---- Combs.
Precinct S-W. H. Cabell and j. l..
Leonard.
Precinct 0-J. II. Stewart and r. A.
Roberts.
Precinct 10 $780, Stephens and -
Wilson.
Precinct 1l-Davld Jordan.
Precinct l2--Dr. W. Suits.
Precinct lS--Morris, Jasper, Franks,
j. ID. Stratton and Emerson.
Precinct III. NJ. McI4ain.
Precinct l5--Berry Page.
Precinct lG--Arch u. Lanier and
sam Taught.
Precinct III. II. Mills.
The following resolutions were Of
'ered and adopted:
BE il Reso'ved by tie Democratic Party
Of Dattas county, III Coaccatioa As.
sen,6led,
First--That the prosperity and well
are Of the people Of the State OF Texas
demands the Constitution framed by
he Convention recently in session at
Austin should be accepted and adopt
ID as the organic law OF the State.
SscOnd--That the wise, vigorous and
patriotic administration of the present
distinguished oeeupanct of the guber-
latorial chair has fully justified the
of the party that elected
lin to that position.
Third--That 1t is the sense of this
that the Convention TO
assemble at Galveston nominate Gov
rnor Richard Coke to be- the candi-
late of the Democratic party for the
position Of Governor of the State of
'exas, under the new Constitution.
The Convention before its adjourn
nent WINS addressed by Governor Hub
ard. whose remarks were appropriate
0 the occasion, and were well received
y the delegates present. He spoke
t the great Democratic victory Of
and the bright future that
,as evidently before the sister State of
louisiana. He complimented the peo-
lie of Texas upon the grand tri-
mph they had achieved over Radical
I'M, and spoke at length of the new
and the Importance of its
atifcation by the people. After
Nv words of advice to the delegates,
e closed bis address amidst the APP
lause OF bis hearers.