The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-28
THR HRIf arATE aOnYRnTION

pronerly. when the aueslion WA raised, do.
olared that n VA, moi IA proynes 10 decide
eIther when or where the ne1t State oonyen-
ton should BIO held, leaving tho matter
where Il belonged, ia the hands Of tho EE-
eoutlye committee. The COMMITTEES has not
vel determined AT what time nor NJ what
nlaee tho eonyentlon shall be called 10 meet,
but wa presume will do 40 In tbs course Of a
sw weeks. There seems 10 be- two localities
equally desIroas of assuring tho convention,
Dallas and Houston, EAeh has
GOOD rea,ons 10 Offer why II should
Ina chosen. Wa espouse tho oause Of Dial.
Ina. not slmply because our habtatlon i here,
hat for the reason that il offers every facility
that IIou,ton or any other place can Niisf
and seyeal other good REASONS TINT no other
plaee can urge. Combining tho selection Of
Locality 10 Dallas and Houston, We will sug.
qe,t tho several reasons which aotuate "a In
nreierrlnp Dallaa This pOlnt IA easy of ao.
cess By railroad from all portions Of the
slale where railroads roach, ia hotel accom-.
modallons ate not only tho very beat afforded
anywhere In Texas, but they aro annie for
three times ma many people as may roA.
sonnbly be expected 10 attend the
convention other as delegates or mere look.
ers ON. II hns hall that will seat tho dele
gates with tho greatest ,bmfort and oonyen.
ionoe aud with plenty Of room 10 spare for
spectators III hns all tho ioIegraphIc and news
MINOR facilities that ANY other city Ina. In
these pnrlculara II is on "A par with Houston.
Tho feafons II hna to ,lrpo that Houston can.
not oflor aro that II State convention has
never been held here. II Ia In the most pop-
ulous portion Of tho State, section that Is
In Iuelf AN attraction, and that dele.
gates unacquantcd with It would
like 10 see. Il is AN extremely healthy por'
ton of tho State where fcars of yellow fever
or other op,demIcs do not prevail and arc not
felt In tho lnto GUNNER when the convention
will most probably bo called Furthermore,
Il Is not only within ono hundred miles of the
geographical center of tho State, but Il Is
nearer the contor of actual population than
Houston, and can DO reached nj loss expense
and In "A shorter time by A majority of the
delegates than Houston can. II Ia lact that
In the course of n month the convention will
bo called. At that time there
Is not apt TO be any talk of yellow fever any
where but sunpose tho convention a called
to meet Mt Houston in August, and in the
mean time tho fever should make is appear
aneo at Nav Orleans and Memphis and
other puints and the coast of Texas ia threat
o,od with il. that quarantine stations and
ouarantine gu,rda nre thick nil about Gal.
weston and Houston. will delegates want to
"a to uouston to spend four or five DAYS or a
voel, knowing that tbev will be in suspense
all ths time md have n dread anxiety yeirh-
ing upon their mindsg There may not
ho tho sigh,e.t dapger. nor cnuse Cor
a,prchension, vet Il ia not in human nature
n helu IL The Eyccutiye committee should.
,ye think well consider this view of ,hc en- O.
for il would bc very inconycnient to have to
CHANGE tho place from Houston, If il had once
been selocted. Wa know TINT the peoplo of
Houston ara hospitnble and that they will
spnre no efforts to entertain the members of
tho conyon,ion and provide for their comfort,
INT ,be sone wa take nleasure in stating. ia
lhe cose with the people of Dallas, We have
n proud Young city here, situated right in
tho heart of the AGRICULTURAL region of
Texas and right in the midst of that section
thu, roll, M the Democratic msiorites Mt
avery election. and Dallas asks the Executive
committoe 10 call the convention To meet
bero Everv member will be madc to fepl
a, bomo. 8 sn,opa;d ho,lnnr tho session. Of
the convention il tondered. splcndid hotels
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