The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-08
WACO.
Correspondence of the Herald.

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WACO, July 3, $50
The county Democratic convention held
in this city on the 81, was composed of no
less than two hundred and fifty delegates,
with one voting precinct unrepresenled. The
primary and anti-primary factions had
rathera stormy time, but at last compro-
missed the matter by deciding that the votes
at the primaries be not decisive as to who
shall be the nominee, unless candidate shall
at such primaries receive a majority of the
votes cast, but that such votes be Instructions
to the delegates to the county con ention to
be hereafter held and that no man not re-
ceiving majority of the primary votes be
declared the nominee Of the McLennan
county Democracy for any Office unless he
shall receive the votes of two-thirds of
the delegates in the county convention.
The following were chosen delegates to the
state convention: l. S Ross, + w Burger,
W G Daniel, F H Robertson, w Il Wilkes,
T ] Talliaferro, j w Spright Fl Fl Crane, L
N Bruce, j f Davis, w L Prather, r. A
Jones, j j Curry, d K Gurley, W q Kin
solving and Neill McLennan. The supporters
of Lang claim ten OF these are Lang men,
and the Roberts men claim ten for Roberts,
Which faction has done the best guessing
remains to be seen. They 60 uninstructed.
Resolutions we're adopted recommending f..
H. Jones to the state convention as q suit
able person for elector for president and vice.
president on the Democratic ticket from this
congressional district; the Hon. u. @, Alex
snder for the office of attorney general, and
Hon. George Clark for Judge Of the court of
appeals: The last Saturday in July was fixed
as the time for holding the primary elections.
After appointing delegates to the senatorial
and judicial conventions and attending to
some other routine business, the convention
adjourned to reasonable on Saturday, August
7th. On the adjournment of the convention,
General J. B. Robertson was called to the
chair. and ratification meeting was held.
The general upen taking the chair made one
Of those happy talks for which he is so Justly
noted. He was was followed by Mr.. R. N. Kings.
bury, IT,, who offered Well.worded resolutions
endorsing the nomination OF. IL .nceck and
English, and supported his resolutions with
an exceedingly eloquent and able speech.
After the unanimous adoption OF the resolU.
tions, Captain Williams responded
t. CALL and made the closing
speech. In concluding his remarks he
referred to the valor of General Hancock,
who .tood for four long years against the
rebel yell an called upon ex-Confederates
to give one more rebel yell, not in defiance
Of General Hancock, but for him. and the
veil that followed was long, loud and ter
rife The celebration at Beliwood park
to day, by the fremen and military of the
city, was quite q success The Declaration
of Independence was read by Captain
Williams, of the Waco Greys, and the ad
dress of the day made by DR., W. H. Wilkes;
The competitive drill between the Greys and
ex.cadets, of the c. MI, resulted in vic
tory for the Gu ets-the score standing Us
8.l0 to 1888 $40 out of possible 30. The
festivities of the day will be closed with t
ball at the McCelland house.
About half.past twelve Saturday night three
men were seen to haul load of boxes in
delivery wagon into an unused cotton ysr(
and set them on fire. The blaze caused al
alarm and brought the iremen out. Wh'
the firing party were and what their desigl
was s yet an open question.