The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-08-28
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lcderato States, and adjourned on
the 25th Of March. q. NJ Roberts
was President of tho convention
and Richard y, Brownrigg, Secrota'
ry. There were 1877 delegates,
whose names arc omitted, but ol
their number tho following persons
arc elected to our present State con
vontion, to.wit; John Henry Brown
of Dallas George Flournoy, Of Gal
WESTON Il. S. G. Robertson, of Boil
+. s. Stockdulc, of Calhoun John
Il. Henry, of Limestone; John s.
Ford, of Cameron Joshua +. John
son, of Titus John III. Reagan, o.
Andcrson-S of the 1877.
THE CONVENTION or 1866,
Convened under the reconstruction
policy of President johnson, AS
sembled in February, 1866, james
w. ThrocLmorton, President, Leigl,
Chambers, Secretary. 1t adopted
tho constitution of 1866 on the I'd
of April, and adjourned.
ITS MEMBERS.
James w. Throckmorton, David
G. Dickson, VIM. NJ. Taylor, (dead),
II. +. Slaughter, Thomas N. Waul,
II. r. Runncls, dead A. ii. Phil.
lips, Isaiah o. Richardson, A. w.
Spaight, George G. Bcnge, James
Il. Ranck, A. b. Norton, o. NJ. Rob.
erts, J. w. Flanagan, Jack Davis,
A. P. Shuford, A. M. Gentry, ]. w.
Whitfield, James W. Henderson, +.
A. Hill, J. NJ. Hurt, Wells Thomp.
son, VIM. G. Dalrymple, +. j. Par
kcr, George W. Jones, j. *. P. Roc.
ord, (dead,) Alex. Harwood, James
NJ. Lindsey, J. L. Camp, Daniel
Murchison, dead A. j. Ball, j. L..
Halbert, (dead) II. w. Nelson, W..
P. BealI, Benz. r.. Tyns, b. Il. Sell
man, (dead,) NJ. y. Johnson, dead J
Reuben A. Reeves, r.. Ii. Lane,
dead, VIM. r. Anderson, b. G.
ShieldsN James Shaw, Amzi Brad
shaw, John X. Rumpass, Hardin
Hart, Orin Drake, X. B. Saunders,
j. s. Porter, J. M. Young, VIM. b.
Middleton, (dead,) II. p. Mabry,
Richard S. Walker, W. P. Sauhey,
James NJ. Norris, (dead,) Benton
Randolph, John Hancock. William
e. Jones (dcad), A. Smith. George w.
Smith, oad,)-total, G3 known
to be dead, IL.
OF the above 63, JOHN w. Whit
field, of L;Avaca, is tho only one
elected to the present Convention.
THE CONVENTION OF 1869,
Assembled at Austin, under the re-
construction laws and military or.
dcrs from the United States army,
held twv sessions and framed the
present Constitution. There is
nothing in the instrument to show
when it was adopted, probably from
the fact that tho Convention ad-
journed without completing its
work or signing tho instrument,
whcreupon tho military officer in
command of Texas, appointed
commission of three men TO take
the papers and put them in shape
Il. j. Davis was President, and Will
liam V. Tunstall, Secretary. Ofthe
forty six names affixed to tho Con.
stitu.ion by tho commission, none
have been elected to the present
Convention.
Tne present Convention, there
fore, will contain no one who sat in
The Convention of 1896.
But one who served in the Con-
vention 1915.
Eight who sat in the Convention
of 1861.
One who was 10 the Convention
of 1866; and
Mono whose names appear TO the
Constitution of 1869 In other
words, but ten who have formerly
served in Il similar capacity in
Texas.
OF those named who have
heretofore served In ono or the
other of our Conventions, to.wit
Messrs. DarnelI, j. II. Brown, Whit
field, Stockdalc, Henry, Reagan,
FLOUR Z, Robertson, Ford and j.
f. johnson, there are six who have
served in our Legislature before or
since the war, or both. OF the ten
named Messrs. Brown, Stockdale,
Ford, Reagan, Johnson and Darnell
have served in the Legislature.
Besides these, in looking over the
list of delegates olected to the pres.
ent Convention, the following per-
sons are recognized rs having
served in tho Legislature, to-wit:
Allison, of Pamela; Abrer, (colored)
of Harrison Bruce, Of johnson
Chambers, of Collin; Cooley, of
Gillespie Dahoney, of Lamar
Ferris. of Ellis; Flanagan, of Rusk
Henry, of Smith King, of Kendall
Mclean, of Titus Marion, of Ma
varro Mills, of Grimes Pickett,
of Liberty; Robinson, of Fayette
Russell, of Wood Scott, of Cass
West, of Travis Waeldcr, of
Boxar-total, 10; Of Convention
experience, 10; total aggregate, 20.
Beyond this, Reagan and Mclean
have served in Congress. Reagan