The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-12
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A Platform adopted npun shDuiuhto
for mayor Eopisnted-An EHecu-
| tive Committee Elected, aud the
Campaign to DO Vigorous and Tire
less.
Yesterday afternoon the delegates elected
at the various ward meetings Saturday night
met at Craddock's opera houae 10 conven.
ton. Captain j. b. Simpson, chairman of
the executive committee, called the conven-
ton 10 order, stating that the object of TIC
convention was to nominate democratic
standard bearer for MAJOR OF the city at tho
election to take place on the 18th inst. He
counseled harmony and unanimity in the
democratic ranks, and hoped that MI differ
ences that might exist would be forgotten,
that the republicans, aided as they would bo
by the greenbsckers, socialists and every
other restless element. might be defeated at
the polls. He then declared the convention
open for the election of its temporary Of
flcers.
On motion of Captain j. L. Leonard, Mr..
w. Fl. Lemon WAS elected temporary presi'
dent.
Mr.. Lemon on taking the chair reechoed
and heartily endorsed the sentiment expressed
BY Captain Simpson. He then stated thst
tho first business in order was the election of
a temporary secretary, and on motion of Mr..
Richard Flanagan, Mr.. w. B, Greenlsw was
chosen for that position,
Capt Cad Hite moved that committee
OF three nom each ward be appointed by the
president on credentials, which motion pre-
vailed
The chair appointed as the
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS:
First ward: j l. Leonard, j e Barkley
and NJ Cockrell
Second ward: w H Prsther, Feri N
Tucker and Wade Hill.
Third ward: W L Williams, DR. A A
Johnston and w S Duncan.
Fourth ward: jeff Word, S j Adam, and
DR. @ E Keller.
The committee on credentials having re-
tired for examination Of credentials, reported
| in little while, the following named gentle,
men as entitled to seats in the convention:
| First ward: T j A Brown, + NJ Cockrell,
| G Nj Terry, r Flanagan, 6 B Gillespie, W
j Pollard, Mitch Gray, j l. Leonard, Jas E
Barley, F FL Davenport, j b Franklin and
| w II Patterson.
Second ward: Captain Fee, G M Hite, W
B Greenlsw, Ferd N Tucker, John Spillman,
w II Lemon, A @ Audrey, r P Aunspsugh,
w II Prsther, j Fl Bryan, Wade Hill, w M
Edwards and w Shone.
Third ward w G Sterrett, DR. V
Childers, Judge Field, j T Tooley, A w
Nowlin, w l. Williams, j T Elliott, V w
Cleveland, DR. A A Johnston NJ A Cornelius,
S w Duncan and w 9 Lynn.
Fourth ward: JEFF Wood, DR. w r Allen,
w J IlliDgsworth, Thomas Walker, Richard
Morgan, A X Work, Theodore Whiteman,
S j Adams and G & Keller.
Mr., Theodore Whiteman then nominated
Captain w. Ii. Lemon for permanent presi
dent of the convention and he was unani-
mpusly elected.
On motion of Captain Ben Melton, Mr.. w.
B. Gr,onlsw WAS elected permanent secre-
tary.
Mr.. W. G. Sterret. offered resolution
that committee on resolutions and platform,
to consist Of four delegates, be appointed,
which carried.
The chair appointed on the
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
First ward: Charles Gillespie, w Pol
lard, r G Flanagan and G Al Terry.
Second ward: q M Hte, w Shone, Mr.
Bryan and Capt Fee.
Third ward: w G Sterrett, V w Cleve-
land, DR. Childers and 7 Elliott
Fourth ward: Richard Morgan, DR. Allen,
Theo Whitemsn and Adams.
The convention then took recess
of thirty minutes for the committee on reso-
lutions TO consider Of its report. The thirty
minutes having expired the committee on
resolutions and platform reported the follow
ing a.
THE PLATFORM
of the democratic party of Dallas for the
pending municipal campaign and election:
Be it resolved, That the democratic party
ia pledged 70 An economical administration
of the city government and imperatvely
demands that from this time on our expen-
ditures be kept strictly within our income.
Resolved, That the office OF mayor is a
municipal and not q state office. That the
duty of mayor is fully discharged when he
carries out the ordinances to the
state and county the enforcement of the
statute laws of the state.
Resolved, That sll surplus revenue, after
payment of interest on debt, DO expended
on permanent improvement on streets and
other sanitary measures.
Resolved, That we believe il will be to
the interest of the bond holder and the city
of Dallas TO refund all bonded indebtedness
into one character of bond bearing a less
rate of interest payable semi-annually in the
city of New York, instead of having so many
classes of bonds with interest, payable at
Dallas and Austin, and at SO many different
periods as they now are.
Captain Leonard moved the adoption of
the platform as q whole.
HrRP Aunspsugh moved that the fourth
resolution referring 10 funding the bonded
debt be tabled. When asked 10 withdraw
the motion that the resolution might be dis
cussed, be did 50. and then went on 10 give
mis- objections 10 it, urging that ss the ciiy's
credit Was now good and Ms it promptly met
the interests on its bonds, such action would
tend 10 impair the cily's credit and make Dor
creditors dubioua Captain Adams
replied that the contamination Of such q
proposition as that contained 10 the resolu-
ton would save the city some $500 per
annum, and be Was sure the bondholdsrs
would rather have bonds at a lower rate Of
interest," payable in New York, than TO be
put 10 the trouble, expense and loss Of time
incident 10 the collection Of their interest in
Dallas and New York. The motion 10 table
not being renewed the platform Was adopted.
Nominations then beng declared IN ordsr,
Capt. j. L. Leonard nominated
DIR. J. ". cROwDUs
for m.yor with q few remarks pertinent 10
the occasion, and moved that be be nomi-
nsied BY scclAmaiion, which motion pre-