The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-11
STATE CONVENTION.
THE FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Temporary Organization Effected
Committees 10 Report TO-uay--
Speeches by IAOns. OIin Well
born and J. II. ReaSan--The
Permanent Organization
Determined Upon,


men selected their committees, one from
each county and senatorial district, to cast
the vote for their several delegations in the
convention. Throughout the morning tho
hotels and the streets in the immediate bust
ness center were crowded with asurging mass
of people.
The Roberts slate, us published in the HER.
AID of that morning, was the subject of much
discussion, and its publication had evidently
created some discord in the ranks of that
party.
AT II 80 the Queen City military band as
sembled at the corner of Main and Austin
streets and played several pieces, whom they
marched down Austin street to the convention
hall. This was the signal that the hour for
converting was close at hand, and the crowds
ofpeoplc following in the wake of the band
poured into the convention hall
BY u o'clock fully $500 spectators were
in the various sections. The elevated seats in
the south side section were occupied by ladies
and their escorts. Delegates and prominent
men of the state were in strong force in the
central section set aside for the peoples rep
resentatives. All were evidently in pleas
ant frame of mind, and the time before the
calling OF the convention TO order WAS spent
IN conversation concerning approaching
events. Much speculation on tho probable
strength of the various candidates was in
duged in, the goyernorship, of course, being
tho uppermost topic, A great deal Of pleas
ant persuasion and much enthusiastic and
lsudatory argument in favor Of the "old
Alcalde" and the various candidates
opposed TO him WAS advanced by their res
pective supporters. In east section the
Queen City military band "held the fort"
and dncoursed patriotic airs.
The specially reserved sections 10 the right
and left of the chairman's stand, set aside
for representatives Of the press corps of
iaber-pushers, reporting for the local press,
papers from various sections of Texas and
from the cities of Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City, New Orleans, New York and else
where.
AT 1907 Chairman Bowers gavcl sounded
the call for attention, and the assembling of
the state Democratic convention for Texas
WAS officially announced. The chairman
stated that the proceedings would be inaugu-
rated by prayer by the Rev. Marshal Nell
hany, OF Dallas, who sent up fervent sup
plication in behalf of the state, the county
and for peace, harmony and good results us
the work of the convention.
After the prayer, Mr.. Chairman Bower
declared the convention open for business,
stating that the first thing in order was the
nomination of Temporary chairman.
Hon. Seth Stewart, of Hopkins county.
nominated Hon. Joseph L. DIVER. Of Bexar
county, for
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Mr. Dwvar WAS elec,sd and ;u,r,ducod hv
Mr. Cbs;rmou Rnwor 70 ,ba '' oouuaet;a ~
Rsfore tav;nm tbo cbo;r bn oaid ,ba. w.
returned his thank. for tbs Commitment %o Tt
.nowa Kin, III. b"mnr aon f,rro1 W,,i' ' h;"'
All knew That tho nb;ect for wh;cb v tho n nnn
vontion was ,.s.mbIod ,ors,bo" nio oa " .np oo'
nate c,nS;d.tas for .to,s et,,n.. ", 49,. " AI Jn
in, N. nor, two 'a ao.a Th. " 6 Sot,o uur
had ro.,nu ., WV yvatS, no D,iiSoraSy
w"rL i, hod ocoo uvA 49, " :. I'VE sno
nouor .nd saiS tha hoin' 49, o,., V T in.o
S;,ion Nd P.d iiv V sia y. Se no con
49, "" w nau, a iuie we' one VI "rror,
eTsot. - w " ~ TS ior ~ injurious
vas do.,rorad hns ,h.n ne teu ~ u sno s'a.s
,hst anoooSSsS ~ Io1S ~ W .ue nenlooraoy
Of Tho roirs nf anv iU AZ so,siuS Possession
b.va obsnS.d s Tbon 49, anu .nou.e .hIiss
IN ,ha troas,r,, nn' 49, was nS 1000 S onn
Wou t'o al, n os w. sne,o "io osoi SoooovV
hot 49, T., W.. w SOU Is on par WIN
, naS y, ny i"so ~ .Ie union. ne again re,
sa;i w. t'I, 49, ~ !. 'no nono' suown nun, auu
,u ns ,S e' tnas was an nHnVr 70 MS Sec
o "wm y. 10y ssa anu espeeany 'o n" hS'i'e
'0 Mr u Io poAar' =, s,.,, - ,
mr. o1nnsoH, Vi oneloy county, then
soM,ua'eu, N, ne arnohu, OF CONN county
aoi NJ" ~ ynivyu,pres'ueis, ana ne was elec'ea'
all 1r. w '.'latis' oi washington was MADE
'eeonu Nice-preSueht; -,
On motion VI u0h. W, II. burgess
vi E E county, Mr.. W. ". S!errett,
"a Ca,ias: was iiiSue secretary, ana Messrs'
a. v, ei pau Vi tass ana ueofge IL. fehdie-
'or, vi p.I' couu'ies, asslslaht secretsries.
Inc iohowiug gentlemen were then elected
sTcrseah's,s t ~ Messrs. W. FISHER,
travis; 4 Gsrner, Mason; VIM Kirk,
6rayl; ! a pIalI, be1li ? Is Moss, Pan0ls;
M TooIe' harris; w T. Morton, dallas;
june ueaae' Oailasi Barley, Collin;
C mast holt, washington w
TleVelanu, Dallas; Y Evernesrt, Grayson;
D y boggess, kaufman:
AS on nearly all similar occasions, the
opening OF the convention was the signal for
the manifestations OF esgerness by many zeal
Gus delegates 70 secure the recognition OF the
chair. endesvoring to get what they consid-
cred important motions and resolutions be-
lore the convention. The proceedings be-