The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-13

any extended remarks, promising to canvass
the state thoroughly in behalf of the entire
ticket.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
Pursuant to adjournment, the convention
re.convened at A p. M, and was called to or
der by the chair.
The chair stated that nominations for
comptroller were in order.
The following candidates we're placed in
nomination; w. A. Pitts, of Travis; N. T.
Davis, of Harris; q. j, Goocb of Anderson
+ X. NJ. Henderson, of H,pkns; w. c. Connor,
of Dallas; Edward Chambers Of Collin; j,
w. Booth, of Wise; w. NJ. Brown of Falls.
Delegate from hunt seconded the nomina-
ton of Henderson. Delegate from Mont
gomery seconded the Nomination OF
Davis. Delegate from Wise seconded
the nomination of Booth. Delegate from
Bell seconded the nomination of Brown
Delegate from Gregg seconded the nomna.
ton uf Brown. Delegate from Lavaoca Sc
conded the nomination of Pitts. Delegate
| from Collin seconded the nomination OF
Chambers Delegate from Corycll second.
ed the nomination of Henderson. DELEGATE
from kaufman seconded .hn nomjnatiou OF
Conner. Delegate from Fro seconded the
nomination Of Pitts. Delegate from Shack
eltord seconded the noluination OF Connor.
Delegate from Harris seconted the
no riuation Of Davis. Delegate from
Hamilton seconded the nomination of
| GoOCh.
Two delegates rather the worse from i'm.
| bibing too much, seconded the nominations
of some one of the candidates, but they we're
SO voclterous in their speeches, that tho re-
/ porter failed to catch it. Another WHO felt
| his bitters, nominated the illustrious Andrew
/ Jackson, and urged the claims of "Old
Hickory most vehemently. The conven-
ton was all excitement, and there were loud
cheering and calls for the ballot The chair
/ finally succeeded in restoring order, when
the balotmg was proceeded with.
Thu consideration of the platforms being
now in order, Mr.. Street, of Galveston,
moved the adoption of the majority report.
Colonel Charles Stewart, of Harris, moved
that the minority report be substituted for
tho majority report A motion was then
made to table the substitute, and on the roll
of counties being called the substitute was
tabled.
There were six ballots taken for this DO
sition, during which all the candidates were
Withdrawn except Captain Pitts and Mr..
Brown, at which time Captain Nelson T.
Davis was re-nominated, and another, the
seventh ballot had, during which Captain
Pitts and Captain Davis withdrew, RS Mr..
Brown had received over 400 votes, and Mr..
Browns nomination WAS made unanimous.
Col. De Almond offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Democracy of the state
pE HnYua in pnruanti,, IL Al.
conclusion of its labors, which have been
emiheIty harmonious and auspicogs, sends
a frater al greeting to the Democracy of the
state OF Tennessee, now in convention assem-
bled at Nashville, with its earnest wishes that
its ,nbors may be characterize by like har-
mony and that they may be crowned with
results equally propitious and
satisfactory, and that the fullest measure Of
success may glorify the Democracy, state
and national all over the land.
Mr.. Goods9n moved that as the president
OF the convention had received telegram
calling him home because of sickness in his
family, that the thanks Of tue convention be
rendered him for the able and impartial
manner in which he had performed the
duties incumbent upon him. 1t was unani.
mously adopted, and Mr.. President TAYLOR
returned his thanks. Mr.. Thornton Shirley
of Collin county, Withdrew the name Of
Colonel Ed. Chambers, of Collin county. as
candidate for comptroller.
During the second ballot Mr.. Booth was
withdrawn from the race for comptroller by
Mr., Gordon, of Wise.
Capt. Quinn, of Galveston, also withdrew
the name of Capt. Nelson T. Davis.
Capt. Booth having withdrawn from the
race for comptroller resumed his duties as
reading clerk, and on taking his position in
dulged in some humorous remarks concern
ing his candidacy.
The delegations from Parker and Tarrant
counties offered resolution of thanks on the
part CT the convention to j. w. Booth for
MS valuable services as reading clerk.
Mr. Street, of Galveston, moved the pre-
vious question on the motion to adopt the
majority report, which net only gagged the
minority, but it cut Off all amendments and
the platform without being discussed, with
out the opportunity for the improvement of
any weaknesses that may exist in it, was
forced upon the convention and adopted
The next business before the convention
was the nomination ola candidate for
TREASURER.
-noJO1 w aituull, VI DeAhr, HOulludlcu H.
X. Lubbock, of Galveston. There being no
opposition, he was unanimously nominated
by acclamation. Governor Lubbock re.
turned the proper thanks in few remarks
Captain John NJ. Claiborne nominated
Captain w. @. Welsh, of Travis, for
LAND COMMISSIONER,
and he too was elected by reclamation. In
response to calls he returned thanks for the
nomination, and declared himself to be the
torch-light procession of the Democratic
party.
The next business was the nomination of
ELECTORS
for the state at large. Captain T. j. Beall
nominated Hon. j. w. Throckmorton, of
Collin, and Colonel A. j. Peeler nominated
Hon. r. B. Hubbard, of Smith. Both these
gentlemen were elected unanimously by &C.
elamation. For alternates, Messrs. w. H..
Pope, of Harrison; W. II. Grain, of Lavaca
and }. j. Jarvis, of Tarr ,nf,were nominated.
The ballot resulted in $50 votes for Pope, 81
for Grain and 270 for JARVIS, the two former
gentlemen being declared as elected.
| For
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTORS
the following gentlemen were elected by
congressional districts.
First distnct-J II Jones, of Rusk county.
elector; James E Hill, of Polk county, alter.
nate.
| Second district--C Il Kilpora or Won