The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-30
sARRuLous sREssBAoKERs.
The Ceatral CIab Of Dallas Meets In
Convention 10 Nominate =
Candidate for CITY Assessor
and Collector.
The Opposition Develops the Most
Strengta and the Object OF
the Meeting Fails.

The Opposition Develops the Nest
Strength and the Object OF
the Meeting Fails.
Platform and NsmsnAae J. T.. dame
for city Assessor and Collector.
When II is considered that there are
- large number of candidates of vuri-
ous factions running for all the offices
to be filled at the ensuing municipal
election, ii Is not uneouimou that
much interest has been eeniered on
the convention OF the greenbaek party,
which was held last Wednesday
night. IL was known to the public as
u convection" but by the individual
members Of The party, rs n meeting of
the Central GreenDack club, for the
purpose Of putting in nomination
candidate for city assessor and col.
iector.
At eight O'clock the hall WIS we'll
filled with spectators and mem bers,
the former being con siderably in the
majority. Out OF a mem bership OF one
hundred and seventy hve, only fihy,
four answered To their names. The
meeting was the result of resolution
of adjournment at the regular meeting
( of the cluo on Wednesday last.
Major }. J. Eskin, president of the
club, took the chair, and called the
meeting to order.
| Mr.. Woodward stated that as the
meeting WAS for n specific purpose, he
thought the reading OF the minutes of
the previous meeting ought To be dis
pensed with, which he subsequently
| put as "A motion.
! The chair put the question, which,
by rising vote, was tied by vote OF
Is to Is. The chair voting in the affirm
alive, the motion was carried.
The opposition to nominating raised
objection to the manner in which the
vote was taken, which gave promise
from the start that the meeting would
develop into n first-class row.
The confusion was increased by 4.
motion offered by Mr.. Nix to open
the books for enrolling new mem.
bers.
Mr.. Bumpass, secTs thry of the club,
made II lew remarks in opposition to
the motion, which ELECTED appiau4e
from his side OF the house The con
fusion became greater aud several mo
lions to adjourn were made simuIta.
neousiy, bot they were not entertained
by the chair upOu the ground that the
persons makiug the motion weie not
recognized, owing 10 the incessant
noise Kept up by all parties.
In order 10 distinguish the memh here
of the club from mere oatsiders and 70
decide UPON who should vote the roll
was called, tfty-three answering to
their names.
a young man named Wooster ask ed
TO be enrolled AZ present, but his name
not being on The Inst OF mem bers, OBJ
lection more forcible than reasonable
was urged. He brought up testimony
that he bad Joined and been acting
rs u member of the club for sometime,
and insisted upon being recognized. Ii
being explained by the secretary that
he had Committed Il sib of omission,
the young mans name was finally en-
tered, and the number Present was IN.
creased TO fifty four.
The motion to opGn the books for
new members was renewed.
Mr.. Crutcher said he was surprised to
hear such motion on the eve OF an
important election, aud old not con.
slider IL in the interest of the club TO
afopt IL.
Mr.. Sellers suggested that the chair
explain the objects Il the meeting,
which WAS responded to by the chair,
who stated that they had met TO nomi-
nate candidate for city assessor and
collector.
Mr.. j. j. Leigh, the leader of what
was termed the fright" or opposition.
said that Mr.. CTuteher lived beyond
the city limits, and had no voice in
the city election. He further remar ked
that there were men OF Intelligence in
Texas as well as Kentucky, and tha,
because he (Cruteher) Was from Ken
tncky he could not expect to run the
politics OF Dallas.
MIR. Bampsss arose TO speak on the
subject Of having omitted some names
from the roll of membership, but was
interrupted by MIR. Leigh, who
launched out by saying that certain
parties had come here to do certain
things, ana that certain parties were
here to prevent 1t, II it took all night,
He asked Mr., Bumpass what he had
done with the club books on certain
| occasion, and followed the interrops
tory by a charge that he had wilifuIIy
+, misplaced them, aud wilifully and
knowingly failed in the perform anee
Of his duties as secretary.
Mr.. Bumpass renewed his previous
, efforts at an explanation, and SAID
there hsd been much slang and abuse
heaped on him By persons who wanted
to wedge in their candidate. He said
there were persons present who had no
use for the greenbacK cause end would
leave it after the election. but he want
Ell them to leave now. This elub had
no connection with either the republi-
can or democratic party. 1t WAS false
when Mr.. Leigh said he had hid the
books.
Mr.. Leigh said that what lie had
said was on the authority Of gentlsmen
who were not present.
Some one suggested at this stage of
affairs that the "righp' would stay
there all night to prevent nolnina-
ton forced on the club.
MIR. spencer suggested that the
right was opposed to = nomin alton
because they had their money bet on
some candidate. and believed those
present opposing nomination were
"striaers" for some other canrtidate
even IL they were 30 called gfeerback
men.
Similar dilatory proceedings re en- |
gagged in when Mr.. Broxton nonIna.