The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-07
STATE CONVENTION.
Organization EfreCetd-ll0n. NJ. ID. X.
Taylor, of Marion, President.
Hon W. Il. Crawford Declines Candl.
dacy for Lieutenant Governor.
The Grand Banquet-InfOrmal Meeting
OF the Press Convention.
Special to the Dallas Herald.l

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GALVESTON, January G.-The banquet
last night given by the citizens Of Gal
weston to the members of the Demo
cratic State Convention was grand
success. The bill of fare was superb
and the occasion thoroughly enjoyed
by all present.
The majority of the delegates expect
to start for home on Saturday on speci-
al trains. The Convention will have
to do good work to get through by
that time.
The Convention assembled at the
Galveston Armory Hall ut 10 O'Clock
this morning pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The hall had been prepared for the
accommodation of the Convention and
seats provided for the delegates so as
to permit each delegation to be to-
gether and such other preparation
made as afford the greatest degree Of
comfort and convenience.
The first business was the call OF the
roll of counties, which was proceeded
with by the Secretary. A quorum be-
ing announced by the President, the
Chair said the report of the Committee
on Credentials would he in order. The
chairman of the Committee, Mr.. Me-
Coy, of Dallas, said the Committee
was prepared to report; that they had
worked diligently and were pre-
vented from finishing their labors
sooner ON account of the nature
of the work to be done, and the diff
Guilty of arriving at correct conclusions,
especially in reference to fixing the
number of votes to which counties were
entitled; some of the delegations were
only completed this morning; new
counties had been organized and
changes made in the boundaries of
others since the election of 1873, the
vote of which had been taken as the
basis for fixing representation. The
committee further recommended that
each county have one vote for each
one hundred and fraction above fifty
votes cast for Richard Coke in the
election of 1878. The report was quite
lengthy and included list Of all the
delegates present as well as the num-
Der of votes to which each county was
entitled.
The report was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization, the substance of
which was telegraphed yesterday, was
adopted without dissenting voice,
and DR.. NJ. D. X. Taylor, of Marion,
was declared President of the Conven-
ton. Colonel Mccoy, of Dallas, is one
of the Vice-Presidents.
The Chairman read the following
letter from Hon. w. l.. Crawford, OF
Marion, which was received with
shouts of applause:
GALVESTON, January 8, 1876.
HON. NJ. d. X. TAYLOR, -
President OF the Democratic state ConVen-
ton:
Satisfied of the inability of my friends
to secure my nomination, l decline a
further candidacy for the Office OF
lieutenant Governor. To those VINO
have supported me you will please re-
turn my sincere thanks. You VIII ex-
nress TO the assembled delegates my
adm;ration and esteem for them all,
and assure them of my cheerful acqui-
ascence i'm the result Of their delibera-
tiono and of my earnest support OF the
nominees of this Convention.
Very truly,
w. L. CRAWFORD.
The delegations reported their selec-
tions for committee on Platform and
Resolutions as follows:
district wv P Nix, Of Tyler.
2-John H Crooks, Of San Augustine.
An Y Bagley, of Rusk.
Com Steadman, OF Harrison.
Wv w Henderson, Of Cass.
G-Iames II Clark, OF Red River.
Nv s Herndon, Of Smith.
al e billiard, Of Cherokee.
40 Chenowith, OF Fannin.
IO-A 8 Marshall, OF Hunt.
i'll N Hunt, Of Grayson..
i2-R DeArmand, Of Collin
| ,,IraWQ nf E,Il1a.
ia-R A Davis, of Limestone.
15-T ] Bell, of Brazos.
16-G w Blake, of Crimes.
iS-Seorge e Quinion, OF Wharton.
1s-E Pinckney, Of Harris;