The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-25
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A ROBERTS BOLT AND COMPROMISE.


WelIbOrD, AIdridge, Cochran
and Common - Details OF
the DiscOrd and Bolt
Adjourned to Meet
Next Saturday.
The county Democratic convention met at
the court house yesterday all the precincts
being represented, 76 delegates being in at
tendance AT o'clock p M, II. Barksdale,
chairman of the county executive committee,
called the convention to order. Judge Hoard
was designated sergeant.at.arms and Deputy
Sheriff w, II. Ii. Smith as assistant sergeant
alarms. Judge Barksdae delivered short
address, stating the purpose for which the
convention was called, to be the selection of
delegates to the state, congressional, judicial
and senatorial conventions, and the nomination
of county officers, Hc spoke about the mis-
apprehension which had existed in some
minds MS to the powers and duties Of this
convention rs regarded the nomination Of n
county ticket. The county committee of
sixteen members had been averse to county
nominations, but the matter had been left for
the primary or precinct meetings, and the
people had acted on it, and it was for the del
egates present 10 determine what was the will
of the majority in the matter; whether to
nominate county ticket, and if
80, when-to-day, or at some
future time. He asked for harmony
and fair dealing and the observ-
apce of the time.honored rules of
the Democracy, for the good Of the party
and people. He was opposed to rushing or
hurrying things. II was the duty of the del.
egates to select county committee chair
man. He spoke of his course as chairman,
and hoped his successor would prove success
full and satisfactory. For temporary chair
man DR.. j. w. Crowdus was nominated and
unanimously chosen. Frank Cockrel was
ch)sen temporary secretary.
Motion by Mitchell that committee of
seven on credentials and permanent organizs-
tions be appointed by the chair. Adopted
Motion by Gibbs to reconsider, and that
committee be selected from each Justices
precinct, to be chosen by precinct delegates.
Motion by Bower to lay Gibbs motion on
the table.
Motion to reconsider, put by chairman,
resulted, So yea; 81 nay. Reconsideration
lost.
Committee, w. c. Holland, j. b. Here
ford; Il. ). Guy, +. w. Nicely, James
Roland, +. G.. Bledsoe, W. NJ. Alexander.
Recess for fifteen minutes for the creden.
tials and permanent organization commtte
to consult.
REAssEMBLED.
At 400 p. IN. the committee on credentials
ard permanent organization reported Mr.
Crowdus for permanent chairman and w. 4.
Simms and w. b. Greenlaw for permanent
secretaries; adopted. On credentials they
reported as follows
We, the undersigned committee on Gre
dentials, submit the names Of the following
delegates to the county convention:
First ward. j W Crowdus, + NJ Cock
rell Richard Flanagan, & + Dexter, Ii S Err
way, S M Leftwich, Charles Green.
Second ward.--W NJ G Hill, w B Green
law John. Bookhout, Barnett Gibbs, w Ii
Lennon, w IL Lescar.
Third ward.--W q Holland, w. G. Ster-
ett Ben Melton, V w Cleveland. M A Cor
nelius, Zimri Hunt
Fourth ward.-J l. Leonard, G Mitch
ell, T Phares, II w Keller, j B Hereford
Oak Lawn.--William Cochran Il Will
liams, II Hendricks.
Fair Grounds.-W Keller, L GBower II
Barksdale, ID Burgess, Thomas Fisher.
Farmers Branch.-William Harris, j II
Matthews.
Poorville. Mole.
Richardson. Thames + Rowland, G j
Thomas, A r White, L Floyd, + II
Blewett.
Lancaster. r S Guy, n T Lavender, w
l. White, Thomas Stewart, L ScholGeld.
Lower Duck Creek.-William Alexander,
II Hoskins, A II Nash.
Scyene. Nj Elder, Nj Nj Thompson.
Cedar Hill.--Joe II Stewart, j Nj Strong.
Pleasant Valley Church. Thomas Cherry,
Harmon Newman.
Worthing ton.-T f Graham, w L Knox.
Hutchins.--F q Bledsoe, L F j Colby.
Me,quite-L A Bradfeld, r S Kimbrough.
Lisbon.-Thomas Simms.
Valley Church. Charley Ayers.
Stults School-house--
Hsughts store.-Alfred Taught.
Eagle Fcrd.-H Ii Smith.
Long Creek.--A w Webb.
Upper Duck Creek. William Lovelass.
Five'Mile Church. George Medley.
Baylas' School House.-K X Force, A
Mcneil.
Prairie Valley Church--F NJ Trigg.
Westley Chapel-William Sprowls.
Grapevine.-R R Stewart proxy w r
Stewart.
We find the following delegates have been
elected from the following places, and pre-.
cent their credentials. Said places not hav-