The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-07
city Conventions.

AT holf-past 3 O'Clock this afternoon
Judge II. Barksdale, Chairman of tho
County Executive committee, called the city
convention to order, stating the object to be
the nomination of Democratic candidates fol
City Assessor and Collector and City Mar.
shall. lie made few remarks on the import.
anco of the coming contest, the necessity fol-
unity, and in ringing words and
rounded periods, aroused the enthusiasm OF
every Democrat present He announced that
the first business in order was the selection
of
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
And Judge A. II. Field was chosen for the
position. Judge Field on taking his SO
said he had no remarks to make as the con-
venton had met for action not for words,
and then asked that temporary chairman
be elected. On motion Mr.. Greenaw was
chosen to the position. On motion of Judge
West committee ofilve was appointed on
CREDENTIALS,
The following gentlemen being named
by the President; Messrs r II West A r
Obenchain, A w Nowlin, II S Ervay and
} w Crowdus. The committee retired and
in short time reported the following
DELEGATES
From the different wards rs entitled to seats
viz: First Wards NJ Leftwich, f NJ Cock
rell fl S Ervsy, Q M Terry, Mr. Ammer-
man, Richard Flanagan, Charles l. Mar
tin, DR. j w Davenport, DR. j w Crowdus,
7 A j Brown, w T McMurtry,
Mai r Scruggs, Paul Jamison, and
j s Daugherty. Alternates d A
Williams, Thomas Fields, George Dexter
and Il G Terry. Second ward-W NJ G Hill,
r P Aunspaugh, j 9 Starke, w w Ross, A
7 Obenchain, w @ Sickles, w B Gre onlaw,
S A Stewart. James Frazier, Robert Cock
rell and A w Collins. Third ward-Dr A
A johnson, DR. Cornelius. A w Nowlin, ST.
las Chambers, Il L Stewart, j w Allen, j +
Elliott, L NJ Martin, Mike Roe, d d Itch
nor, II } Duncan and A II Field. Fourth
ward-E c Mcclure, w G Conner, w G
Young, V w Cleveland, j Simpson, T A
Phares, RV Tompkins, r II West, w A
Steele, T Moore and w J Allen.
Colonel A. Il. Obenchain then moved that
the temporary officers be retained as perma-
ment officers, which carried.
ColonelJ. b. Simpson offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the convention will neither
receive nor consider the nomination of any
candidate unless said candidate be pledged to
support the nominee Of this convention.
Which was adopted.
Colonel Simpson offered resolution that
the majority rule prevail in the convention,
and that the selection of candidates be by in
dividual ballot. This resolution was divided
sud both decisions were adopted.
w. G. Conner moved that the convention
proceed to nominate Democratic candidate
for
ASSESSOR AND COLI ECToR,
Which was carried, and G w Pffer, A II
Hardin, j l. Thompson, Thomas Walker and
c X Cornish were put in nomination.
w. G. Conner moved that four telers, one
from each ward be appointed, which pre-
vailing, Messrs. S nj Leltwich from the First
ward, w NC II Il from the Second ward,
DIR A A Johnson from the Third ward and
w q Conner from the Fourth ward, were
appointed.
FIRST BALLOT.
resulted as follows: G w Pffer, 6. A H
Hardin, 8; l. Thompson, 10; Thomas
Walker, II; w X Cornish, 4.
SECOND BALLOT.
CIV Pllfer, Al; II Hardin, G; j L Thomp-
son, 16; Thomas Walker, TO- w X Cornish,
3. AT the end of this ballot Mr.. Cornish was
withdrawn.
THIRD BALLOT.
G w PGfer, 1; A IL Hardin, /; J L
Thompson, %; Thomas Walker, 81.
Mr.. Thompson having received a majority
of all the votes cast, was declared duly nomi-
mated rs the candidate Of the Democracy for
City Assessor and Collector.
Colonel J. b. Simpson moved that the
proceed TO nominate candidate
for City Marshal, which was carried, and w.
+. Morton and II. B. Dean, were nominated.
The following is the result of the
FIRST BALLOT.
WE. Morton, 80; H. b. Dean, IS. Cap
ain Morton having received y majority of