The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-22
GALVESTON.
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Correspondence of the Herald.

Q session, extending through two nightsanl
occupying part Of the third. The results Of
the convention are already known to your
readers. The nominations, outside of Finlay
and Underwood, are regarded as weak, and
the ticket as a whole appears to be quite I'M
satisfactory to the sutiragers. Keen disap
pointment is expressed at the manner in
which Colonel L.O. Fisher was slaughtered by
the per.istency Of the friends of Colonel RG
Street, who, while in the minority, have suf
hcient votes to defeat tn majority candidate
Streets advocacy of the governors policy, It
is said, killed his chances TO be his own sue.
cessor, regardless of the speech Thursday, in
which he emphatically stated that the oppo.
sltlon to him was on personal grounds, and
not to the well defined policy of the state, of
which he was an ardent and cordial support.
or. Right here Mr.. Street is mistaken. The
majority were opposed to him and defested
his nomination in consequence of his he rty
support of the old Alcalde's policy, and his
open and avowed opposition to liberal
puollc Tree school system, and immigration.
The majority Of the Democrats of Galveston
are in favor of these two measures. They
feel and realize the Importance of schools
and large immigration into the state,
realizing that in the rapid advancement and
development of tho State and a general
diffusion If knowledge among the masses,
that this city and the common wealth will be
largely benefited, crime will be less prernent,
and when committed W II receive that Quick
and merited punishment it demands. L. G.
fsher i9lly represented the Progressive
Ideas OF the party, and Is a man who is fully
abreast of the age in all those measures,
that conduce to the general prosperity of the
siste' and make people happy and en-
hghtened. While MIR. Steele /, m of
talent and ability, and were II not for his
unfortunate position upon these measures of
vital Importance to the people, and which
from now on will form an important issue in
all future campaigns, unit, tn y are incorpor-
ate as the cardinal principles of
the party-he would have been elected
to the position of senator. But his former
constituency, or at least majority Of them,
demant ed man who was fully in accord
with the more liberal and enlightened senti.
ment OF the p ople, hence the nomination of
Colonel Fisher. That he was defeated ia the
nomination, shows the persistency with which
Mr.. Streets friends adhered to him, and sub,
Verted the will of the majority. This was ac-
compished through the two-third rule. The
minority in their faithful adherance to their
candidate brought matters to dead lock,
ana when Colonel Stafford urged the conven.
ton to place the names of Fisher and Street
before the people Of the nineteenth senatorial
district. and let them decide the question, it
was decred as undemocratc, and reflection
upon the convention, that they we're not com.
petent to discharge the duties for which they
We're delegated. No other recourse was left
~ This was dnnn '. nnd 'no Goh'en.
s91' Of tho noo,io , an assn lne
VIZ ,ras ,Sn..oa 90 40, 'Aptsssee w sne ma
IUlI% non,in o,;on "f ran,os StrhL, minJo.lH
hne sno1ant thsn aoi;ho.st' auUs was 'noIe
vi al s"snr;aa ~ Su ,ha a;o puspose; ~
was SUI p,,s0 w VIC t t,o''Iu a. wen as
.ne no ,na WIZ ,es ca IT, tnsNh: ior tae
sneApeos'u .I nouoi anu P'1useu hilnseli III
lavor VI .no mus. Jusn.eu, progressive
necess,.e' sons's' eL WIN 'n9 '!ue interest OF
.he parry anu ~ .ns i sta.e us .rlo tna. ne
Is youus; .u. '9u anu lho Apeiioheeu VI s.a'e
craft aho snls nss oeen urgeu against MN
since ms nou ih;.a ioung S ne y, Mr'
o'uops pas AGnlsseu an cn'iaoio rspuea'on,
s'ueiou,, inuus' mS amG nuess anu
graceful speaker. ihe Ieni'hAIion OF Voio-
mel deo,ge T. rin,ay as bis own successor,
on tne lour.h paiIo'' WAS a
ueservsu com Pili m hMn' Giear-
nsaaeu, aOie' wen SI,seu ~ nuo Science
"a s.ate crab prH es'" H., onu r,ueia. IN nls
iIeas, ne win ;,,"ho a. ay,o ieplessu.a.on
h.'noueu ne e, WIN oI ss.Iay opposeI III ooh-
sequence o. MS .s ao' i",. " Tue oe.i punch
enaL.lhent IN .ne las. ~, ,es s ai.aousn
no stro4giy oPpoSso rnS oOnoA,ous US Iea.ures'
u ing Iiii MI "a, ouaelm oou, Ii prs@oria
- gu apie' anu avco'n p' III sonNeAh' anu
as noa'eI ron ene slA.n leplesn a us
'rics. NO oe'1er seiec'ioh e9usu hsVs peen
Wat d. o. ,hn ~ "nu uva.su talor
ma.nns, s ssL sne osuc, lep;eseI a:a. from
sne In,rIyIni,n represen' aI 70, district,
comiheVchi iawyei u wen n known pro,hi-
h.aoe III III. Ivy i"o a1 nnn ' m PonnhI;o" o
h las. nIsn' was ,Iohee uiVh "s nepuolioI'''
9us IN peson ou,o 80, .n' v9n a, nv
IisAyows us ioiinei ioooiu, nnu .iS'inea Ina,
NC mas a.ways oeei p hut anu mao
neyel V9seu ans 'unS wv Donocrs'is :
tsEet. During nauic9, RUIZ ~ .hls Guy, ma
wniie tne counca was h'Pup,iieal', ne heiu
Ros'ioh unue, we uiunie'Pa Suin,liistIa''oh'
Inns ne couio NOV nave uone un'ess le was
hepup,Icsh' anu III narihoIy WIN thaI
party. rms nomlhal'op Is looked upon
ss the weakest maae oy Tue convention
MAJOR watkins was ueiesteu oy cnicanery'
II Is unquesuonaDli true INA. he went before
me convention WIN majority Q, the oeie-
gates pledged 10 MS support anu mao II NOT
been Tor the sprlngipg OF tne name OF T. "
Fisher uDOn the convention as candidate