The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-30
AND JUDICIAL cox.
VENTION.
Held Yesterday at Lancaster And
Nominations Made.

The senatorial convention to nominate a
Democratic candidate for senator for the
Thirteenth district, composed of the counties
Of Dallas and Ellis and the convention for
the Eleventh Judicial district, to nominate a
candidate for judge for the district made up
Of the counties of Ellis and Dallas, met yes,
terday at Lancaster.
Honorable Amzi Bradshaw, chairman Of
the senatorial district, called the conventions
the two being one, to order at one o'clock
p. m. He made half hours speech in be-
half and in review of the Democratic princi-
pies and then announced that the convention
was ready for business.
On motion of Mr.. Richard Flana-
gan, Major John Henry Brown
was made temporary chairman
On taking the chair he gave utterance to &
few remarks appropriate to the occasion ant
then asked that temporary chairman be
provided. On motion of Captain j. L
Leonard Mr., Charles l.. Martin was made
temporary secretary. Mr.. Nash, Of Ellis
then moved that the chair appoint com
mittee of five on credentials and permanent
organization. The motion prevailing, the
chair appointed Messrs. Nash, Gibbs, Boyce
Sprowles and Leonard as said committee
The convention then took short recess
while the committee retired to prepare a re-
port.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
We, the committee on credentials and
permanent organization, beg leave to report
that we recommend for chairman John Henry
Brown, Charles L Martin secretary, w b
Fears assistant secretary.
We fined the following named gentlemen
entitled to seats in this convention as dele
gates from Dallas county:
John Henry Brow n, Richard Flanagan, Dr.
Stewart, L Leonard, DR. Motfett, w G
Sterrett per T G T Kendall-Dsniel,
Schoolfeld, Mid Perry, j r Goodnight
per NJ d l. Gracy--V f Pace, L A Drocy,
Sawnie Robertson-per Il Il Stewart
Samuel Uhl j P Apperson, VIM Sprowles
Nj NJ Miller, w c Holland, Lewis Jacoby
B Gibbs-per w L Knox. From Ellis county
w A Boyce, w II Fear,, j G Gibson, L
Yearger, o L Dunlap-per II D Tanner
NJ Nj Fondren, James L Kelly, w W
Wheeler-per N j Nash II Il Wallen, E L
Moore, 4 G Cole, w Salisbury.
We find that according to the basis here
tofore adopted that Dallas county is entitled
in this convention to twelve votes and Eli;
to ten votes. n. j. NASH,
Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Flanagan, the report
was adopted.
On motion of Captain j. L. Leonard, Mr.
w. A. Sims name was added TO the repor
Of the committee on credentials.
On motion of Captain Leonard, nomina
tons for district judge were declared il
order.
Mr. w. G. Sterrett nominated Judg,
George N. ..Aldredge for reelection, submit
ting in support thereof some highly appro
priste remarks.
Capt. Leonard seconded the nomination
and moved that Judge Aldredg
be declared the nominee of tn
convention, which prevailed unanimously
Mr.. j, G, Gibson, of Ellis county, ther
nominated Mr. Arson Rainey, of that coun
ty, for state senator. Mr.. j. w. Daniel
then arose and said it had generally been I'm
derstood that Capt. r. S. Guy, of Dallas
would be candidate for reelection, but OIL
behalf of Capt Guy, be appeared betor,
the convention to withdraw his name from
the contest Capt Guy did this ii
the interest of harmony in tn
Democratic party. Mr.. Gibbs then moved
that Mr.. Rainey be nominated by acclama
ton, which motion carried unanimously.
Mr.. Flanagan then offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That we, the delegates to tn
convention this day held at the city Of Ian
caster, hereby tender the citizens of said cit,
our thanks for the use of their hall, and 70
the hospitality on the occasion of the Assem-
blage Of said convention.
1t was unanimously adopted.
The question was then raised as to thu
election Of q chairman of the executive com
mittee Of the senatorial district, which elic
tied some discussion and several motions
all of which were withdrawn, except mo
ton by Mr.. j. w. Daniels that the conven
ton proceed to elect chairman of the com
mittee, for which place he nominated Colone
! w. G. Holland, of Dallas. The motion wa
carried and Colonel Holland elected.
Messrs. Aldredge and Rainey were the
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for few moments, expressing their thanks
etc.
Mr.. Gibbs then introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That we, the Democrats of tn
eleventh Judicial district, heartily endorse AM
approve the administration Of 0. M. Robert
as governor, and look upon him as the high
est and purest type of Democracy.
a motion to adjourn was lost: then mo
tor to lay the resolution on the table wa
lost, when the resolution was carried and ap
parently by considerable majority, bu
there were number of anti Roberts men GU
of the room at the time. at was" said al
enthusiastic Roberts man, "a spontaneou
outpouring Of sentiment" three dele
gates with proxies" responded zealou
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