The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-25

Precinct No. 6,......... 100
Precinct No. ,,.,..... 22l
Precinct No. S......... l0l
On the Floyd resolution Mr.. Sterrett made
speech in favor of local or precinct rep
resentation on the state delegation from
Dallas county.
Bower ard Barksdale opposed the precinct
plan and illustrated in speeches "the cut
ard dried features of Mr.. Sterrett's speech
and Floyd's resolution, both claiming that
Sterrett was the author and that it was cut
from his paper.
Hunt and Gibbs supported the Floyd resou-
ton in rafting remarks, the latter asserting
that it had been cut out of the HERALD, an
antiRc berts paper. Sterrett held up at
copy of the HERALD with hole
in it where the printed article forming par
of the resolution had been cut from, and the
huL liter was wild and prolonged.
Bower replied to Gibbs, characterizing his
remarl;4 MS demagogical, and declared himself
anti.Ro berls. lie said that he was the first
man on the floor of the convention to an
nounce his position, and that if Roberts was
nominated by the state convention 10000
Democrats would be drives from the party.
Simms said that there was slate made up
by certain parties of delegates to be chosen
and claimed that the city had heretofore run
the county.
Bower, replying to this, stated that for ten
years four of the officers of the county had
been elected from the country, and the charge
that the city had run the county was in bad
taste and not warranted or sustained
The Floyd resolution was de!eated-39
to SO.
On motion the roll was called to elect, by
ballot, twenty-four delegates to the
state convention. Result Ayes, 80;
nays, 81.
A bitter contest was here inaugurated as
to tho manner of choosing delegates. The
Roberts men insisted that a "cut and dried"
slate had been prepared, and that the anti.
Roberts men did not want the others to
know who they were.
Mr.. Gibbs moved that no one be voted for
as n delegate except he be first placed in
nomination in open convention. This was
strongly opposed by the anti.Roberts men,
and the chairman refused to put the motion,
as no one had right to say who should or
should not be voted for as delegates.
The Roberts side then moved that the
convention adjourn to ten o'clock Monday
morning. The chair ruled that the motion
was out of order, as ballot was being taken.
The Roberts men appealed to the convention
from the chairs ruling and the roll was
called. Result; Aye 81; nay 80. Four
votes not cast. The chairs ruling was not
sustained.
The Roberts men then called for the pre-
vious question, TO adjourn till ten O'Clock on
Monday morning. Roll call resulted: Ave
81; nay 40. Motion lost A recess Of fifteen
minutes was then taken, during which time
the factions caucussed and Counted noses"
so to speak,
AFTER RECESS.
The convention r0assembled at I 100 D. m.
On motion of Mr.. Holland it was carried
that the convention proceed to ballot for "A
delegates to the state convention and that the
chair appoint three tellers-one of them to
be Roberts and another an anti-Roberts
man. The chair appointed w. G.. Sterrett,
G. j. Dexter and W. NJ. Alexander.
MIR. Gibbs, for the Roberts men. arose and
made speech, asking for peace and har-
mony, and submitted as q compromise q
proposition that, as the relative strength of
the convention appeared to DO. Roberts "a,
anti-Roberts SO, they (the Roberts men)
would concede two-thirds of the delegates to
the nti.Roberts men and accep. one-third.
Mr.. Bower, for the anti. Roberts men,
asked five minutes for consultation and re-
tired. On returning, Mr.. Bower announced
that they had refused to entertain the Roberts
proposition.
Mr.. Gibbs then moved to adjourn for one
week. The chair refused to entertain the mo-
ton, as the convention had Just before recess
refused to adjourn, and he elaine that the
motion was made to annoy the convention
and delay business.
The Roberts men then enacted scene sell.
dom witnessed in a Dem.
ocratic. convention, refusing to abide
the judgment of the majority, and amid con.
fusion and disorder bolted from the conyen-
ton, led by Mr.. Gibbs.
The roll was then called for ballot for
twenty.four delegates to represent tho county
in the state convention. The name of every
delegate was called, and although their
names were called out several times each, the
Roberts men refused to vote. When the
ballot was completed and before the votes
could be counted and the result announced,
Mr.. Bower arose and made q conciliatory
speech, saying that he believed the conyen-
ton had acted hastily and without msgnan-
unity; that he believed the proposition OF the
Roberts men TO concede two.thirds of the
delegates should have been accepted,
He said he was heartily sorry for what had
occurred; that il was disgrace to the
Democracy; that he wished his name stricken
from the proceedings of the convention. and
that he would wash his hands of the whole
matter and have no hand in t.