The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-17
The Lancaster Convention.

Pursuant to call, the delegates from Ellis
and Tarrant counties met at Lancaster yes
terday, ana were called TO order,.a land i. q.
sltton appointed temporary chairman, and
= q. Mccormick, secretary.
The chairman appointed committee on
permanent organization.
The roll of delegates was then called, and
the following answered TO their names:
From Ellis county--B. Il. Hawkins, L. NJ.
Brack, s. q. Mccormick, p. b. Henley II. II.
| Turner II. N. G. Davis, proxy for j. 9
Brown, N. j. Nash, proxy for j. T. Reager
and j, T. Hussey.
From Tarrant county-Tom. Turman,
proxy for b. r. Paddock and j. A. Stewart,
DR.. @. NJ. Peak, proxy for X. M. Van Zandt
and j. y. Morris, A. b. Frazier, Thomas
Spruance, r. o. Moody, j. Il. Daniel +. q.
Bradford, ]. W. Trigg, j. b. Boyd, j. ID. Par
ker, Il. II. Cross, f. G. Sitton, for self and Nv
proxy for j. II. Wallace and l.. 4, Stephens.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the following names for officers !
For president, DR.. G. NJ. Peak; secretary, H.
q, Sitton; and that each county should have
one vote for every one hundred democratic
votes cast at the last state election.
The report was received and unanimously
adopted.
DIR, G. NJ. Peak, on taking the chair, re-
turned his thanks to the convention, and
announced it ready for business.
The president announced u communica-
ton, which was read, as follows:
To the President and members Of the con-
yention assembled ut Lancaster:
The undersigned citizens of Dallas county,
who were named as delegates to your con-
Vention by the meeting which assembled ut
Lancaster on the 18th instant, beg to repre-
sent that, after comforting with each other,
they deem 1t best, owing to want offormal-
ity in their appointment, not to participate
in your deliberations. They would further
represent that the Hon. W. H. Hord, chair
man OF the executive committee OF Dallas
county, will call a regular convention Tor his
county, which will take such steps as II may
deem best in cooperating with you in the
selection of candidates 10 the constitutional
convention, Isigned'l N NJ z Z isSaRas
ID. McCALEB,
u. +. COOMBES.
The communication was referred to q
special committee Of three, cousistingofF +. g.
sitton, s. Furman and b. +. Hawkins. Said
committee, after few minutes retirement,
submitted the following
To the president of the convention;
Your committee, TO whom was referred the
communication OF delegates from Dallas
county, beg leave to report that they have
given the same due consideration, and
would recommend the adoption Of the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That upon the assurance there
In contained, that the voters OF Dallas coun-
ty will be given an opportunity, by con.
vention, ofselecting o candidate TO represent
them in the constitutional convention, the
members Of this convention pledge them.
selves and constituency of Ellis and Tarrant
counties, to support such nominee, having
| full confidence that the voters of Dallas
| county will give like support TO the nomi.
| nees OF this convention.
Which was then adopted.
The convention then proceeded TO the
nomination Of candidates.
MFR. F. q. sitton nominated Mr.. B. Rush
wallace, of Tarrant county.
! Mr.. N. c, Davis nominated ]. W. Ferris, Of
Ellis county, both of whom were unani-
mously nominated, receiving, each, twenty
seven votes from Ellis, and twenty-five votes
from Tarrant.
On motion, the candidates addressed the
meeting-Mr. Wallace in lengthy speech
and Mr. Ferris In few remarks only.
On motion, the democratic newspapers
were requested to publish the proceedings.
After which, the convention adjourned
sine die.