The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-07
COUNTY CONVENTION.
lis Organisaii0n Delegates Chosen
80 the state Convention Rsso,
Iutions 10 ADr0gate Two.
Thirds Hale Adopted,

iuti0ns 10 Abrokhte two
. Thirds Halle Adopted,
The County convention was called Il
order AT Craddooks opem'house ut lOigl
o'clock yesterday morning by Judge II
liarksdale, chairman Of tho County Demo-
cratic Executive committee, lilo stated
what the object Of tho convention WIS and
announced that the frsl business In order wal
tho election of
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
On motion Of Captain W, o. ConnoE Hon.
John A. Cochran was chosen temporary
chairman, On taking hIs scat he stated that
no would not attempt speech but simply
thank tho convention for tho honor
conferred. llo then said tho 80.
lection of Temporary secretary was next
In order, whcrtupOn Mr.. a, w, NOwlln
was chosen, The next thing In order being
the appointment ola
COMMITTEE ON oRyDESTlALS.
Judge John j, Good moved that com.
mIlloN of three be appointed by
tho Chair for this purpose, which
prevailing Judge John j. Good, A. II. Ben.
ners and Mr. A. T. Summers were mp.
pointed. The various voting precincts wor0
thon called upon and those represented pre-,
sonted their credentials 10 this committee
which then retired 10 consider Of tho same,
Tho convention then, on motion Of Mr..
Barnet Gibbs took recess Of ten minutes
The ton minutes having expired the conyon.
ton again assembled, aud IN answer 10 u call
Mr., Howe Y Peyton, Of Lancaster, made u
few remarks In favor OF tho majority rule.
Judge llnrksdalo was then called upon and
addressed the convention for fifteen or
twenty minutes, discussing tho theory Of
government generally and the principles of
the Democratic party. The Committee on
Credentials being ready TO report nj the OK.
plrntion Of Judge lIOrksdalo's speech,
submitted the following
REPORT.
10 tho Honorable John Cochran, Chairman
OF the County convention OF the Democrat
10 party OF DALLAS county, Texas
Tho undersigned Committee on Crcdon.
tials respectfully submit the following re.
port
They find on examination Of the credentials
submitted to their examination that the fol.
lowing have been elected and are entitled TO
their seats AS delegates in this convention;
From the city of Dallas;
First wards NJ Iollwicb, Frank Coch'
rcll. II S Ervay, q M Terry, Mr. Ammer-
man, Richard Flanagan, Q l. Martin, DR. J
w Davenport, DR. Ciowdus, Il J Brown, W
T McMurtry Major Scruggs, Paul Jcmmi'
son and j 5 Daugherty. Altcrates, ID A
Williams, Thos Fields, George Dexter and
Il G. Terry.
Second ward-B w Gibbs, W j Shone,
w 4 Best John Bookhout, w NJ Edwards,
d NJ Clover, NJ d Darlington, w NJ O Hill,
w G Randall, Il w Goldthwaito and w
VI Lemon.
Third ward-John j Good, A w Nowlin,
George r Fcarne,J Y Tooley Il Willard,
Jos II Carey,
Fourth ward-J d Kcrloot, Nat NJ Bur-
ford, A II Benners. w @ Linn, q A Gill, G
n Qullman, Il Meredith, j A Worth, W
Q Conner, u A Phars and Q McNealus.
Oak Lawn-W II Knight, II Lucas, John
II Cochran and John NJ Wright
Hutchins-Thos Spruance and 5 Gates.
Lancaster-Howe Y Peyton, w l. White,
Mid Perry, Henry Taylor j NJ Daniels and
lanes Parks. Altcrnates, w Il Nance Mr.
Beasely and j Porter.
Richardson--S Emmerson, J r Blewitt,
VIM Sebastian, w q Wheeler, JAS Rowland,
Arthur White.
Worthngton School lIouse-T F Graham
ID Culan.
Carroton-J w Baldridgc.
Trinity Mills = Roy Scott
squite--From this precinct there are
wo sets of delegates, ono appointed by II
Meeting held February %. 1850; to-wt Jas
4 Grace and Colonel William l. Knox, and
he other at meeting held March 4, 1880
o-wit A II Somers. and w Nj. HUMPHREYS,
With j Q Rugh and John Frost as alternates,
The contest Is that those appointed by the
rst meeting were not residents of tho pre-
nct and that only two residents of the pre-
nct were present Mt said meeting, These
we're the Pr sident and Secretary. Those
appointed at the last meeting were residents
II the precinct. AT the second meeting the
of the first were declared void
md this meeting was attended by about
fifteen residents of said precinct, with tho
ame President and Secretary. Unwilling to
pass upon this matter themselves they res
oectfully refer it TO the convention for their
iecision.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN j. Coop,
a. Ii. BENNERs,
A. Il. SUMMERS.
Committee.
On motion, the report of the committee
was received and adopted.
The question coming up as TO which dele
CATION from Mesquite should be seated in the
Judge Nat NJ Burford moved
that both delegations be seated.
To this motion, Colonel w. L. Knox, from
one Of the contesting delegations, spoke ex-
planning his position, stating that on the 2Sth
Of February, in pursuance to the call of the
chairman Of the County Executive commit
tee, he with other Democrats assembled at
Mesquite and u meeting was held, which
selected himself and Mr.. Groce as delegates
to the County convention. True, he did not I
reside in the Mesquite voting precinct, living
a few hundred yards across the line, but he
contended that the citizens of that precinct
could select whatsoever they chose to repre-
sent them in the County convention, gem
tlemen living in tho city of Dallas or else
where in the county if they saw proper
and he felt that he had aIight to seat in the
convention, as the primary convention which
had elected him was held on the day and
under the call of the Chairman Of the Exec
utve committee, and as the primary conyen- {
ton which chose the contestng gentleman
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