The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-13
MILITARY CONVENTION.
Field Officers of the Fourth Regiment
state Militia Elected.

Yesterday morning, pursuant TO call OF
Captain II. w. Keller, commanding Lamar
Rifles and senior Captain Of the regiment
under General Order No. 7, from the Gov
ernor military convention was held at
Fireman hall for the election of field
officers of the Fourth regiment of
State militia. Colonies +. g..
Bower and w. L. Crawford, Aides de
Camps to the Governor, were present by i'll
yitaton, and by request Colonel Bower
called the convention to order, stating that
the first business was the election of officers.
Captain c. G.. Randall Of the Gate City
Guards, of Denson; Captain IL. w. Keller,
Of the Lamar Rifles, Of Dallas, and First
Lieutenant James Moroney, of the Lamar
Rifles, of Dallas, were nominated, but the
two latter gentlemen decliaing, Captain
Randall vase lecled President. Lieutenant
Marshall, of the Queen City Guards, of
Dallas; Lieutenant Clarence NJ. Gano, of
the Lamar Rifles, Of Dallas, and Cap
tain &. Il. FELTON,, of the Queen City
Guards, OF Dallas, were nominated for
Secretary, and Lieutenant Marshall was
elected on the third ballot. On motion
of Lieutenant Moroney Committee on
Credentials was appointed, consisting of II
member from the delegation of each COM
panv present ut the convention the follow
ing gentlemen being named; Lieutenant
Gano, OF the Lamar Rifles; Lieutenant
n . H. liHurl.. l'up-
tain Wagley, of the johnson County Guards,
and Lieutenant Noryell, Of the Gate
CITY Guards. The convention then took II
recess of ten minutes, during which some
skrmsh firing was done under command
of Colonel Crawford. The men firing by file.
The convention being again called to order,
the committee reported the following com
panies of the regiment represented by dele
gates or proxies and entitled to three votes
each: Lamar Rifles of Dallas, delegates COM
missioned officers Queen City Guat us Of Dali
las. delegates commissioned officers; Fannin
Light Guards, of Bonhan, ). Y. Trlce
proxy. Gate City Guards, of Dcnison, dele
gates, Captain Randall and Lieutenant Nor
veil. johnson County Guards, of Cleburne
delegate, Captain Wagley. Frontier Rifles,
of Henrietta; Colonel II. G. Bower proxy.
The report was received and adopted and the
committee discharged.
Colonel Crawford then being called upon,
entertained the convention IN T.
most felicitous talk Of ten minutes
length. He compared the State
militia system OF our country,
inspired by patriotism, to the great standing
armies of European nations, draining the
treasures of those countries to sustain them.
Our State militia was the only bdlwnrk We
needed for the protection Of our national
honor and as " guard against the encrooch-
ments Of foes. His remarks were happy,
wclI-timed and pleasantly uttered Colonel
Bower was also called upon, but declined
making speech and moved that the con
yenton proceed to the business for
which it had met. A nomination
for Colonel being first in order, Captain kel-
Ter and Captain G. q. Randall were nomina-
ted resulting in the election of Captain Ran
dali, of the Gate City Guards, of Denison.
For Lieutenant Colonel, Captain B. Dab
ney of the Fannin Light Guards, Of Bon
ham, WAS elected, and for Major, Captain
Wagley, of the johnson County Guards, OF
Cleburne. The Convention then adjourned
| sine die.