The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-11
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bEneCRle,.P CONVENTION.

Yesterday afternoon the delegates elected
at the various ward meetings Saturday alght
met ~ Crsddook's opera house ip conven
ton. Captain J B. Simps n, chairman of
the executive committee, called the conven-
ton to order, ststing that the object of the
convention was to nominate a democrats
standard bearer for ms-or of the city at the
election to take place on the l7lh inst He
counseltd harmony and unsnimity in the
democratic ranks, and hoped that all differ
ences that might exist would be forgotten,
that The republicans, aided rs they would be
by The greenbsckers, socialists and every
other restless element, might be defeated al
the polls He then declared the convention
open Tor the election OF its temporary Of
fceYs.
On motion of Captain J. l.. Leonard, MIR.
W. d. 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 that
the first business in order was the election Of
II temporary secretary, and on motion of Mr.,
Richard Flanagan, Mr.. w. b, Greenlsw wa,
chosen for that position,
Capt. Cad Hite moved that a committee
of three from each ward be appointed bv the
president on credentials, which motion pre-
vailed.
The chair appointed as the
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS:
First ward: j l. Leonard, j L Bsrkley
and + NJ Cockrel '''
Second ward: w II Prather, Ferd N
Tucker and Wade Hill.
Third ward: w L Williams. DR. A A
Johnston and s w S Duncan.
Fourth ward: jeff Word, 81 Adams and
DR. II Keller. ''
The committee on credentials having re :
tired Tor 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 Cockr all.
Q n Terry, Il Flanagan, G B Gillespie w
Pollard, Mitch Gray, j l. Leonard, Jas E
Barley, Il Davenport, b Franklin and
w II Paterson.
Second ward: Captain Fee, G NJ Hte. w
B GreeDlaw, Ferd N Tucker, John Spillman
w q Lemon, A @ Audrey, r p Aunspaupb'
w II Prather, J H Bryan Wade Hill. w NJ
Edwards and w j Shone.
Third ward: w & Stsrrett, DR. 7 V
Childers, Judge Field, T Toolev. A w
Nowlin, w L Williams, j I Elliott, V W
Cleveland, DR. A A Johnston NJ A Cornelius
S W Duncan aud w G Lynn.
Fourth ward: JEFF Wood, DR. WR Allan
WI Illingsworh, Thomas Walker. Richard
Morgan, A X Work, Theodore Whiteman
S Adams and @ Il Keller.
Mr.. Theodore Whitemsn then nominsted
Captain W. II. Lemon for permanent presi-
dent OF the convention and he WAS ,inani-
mously elected.
On motion of Captain Ben Melton, Mr.. w.
y. Greenlsw WAS elected permanent secre.
tary.
Mr.. w. g. Sterret! off red 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 wsrd Charles Gillespie. w 7 Pol.
lard, II G Flanagan and @ Al Terry.
Second ward: CM Hite, w j Shone. Mr.
Bryan and Capt Fee.
Third ward: w g Sterrett, V w Cleve.
land, DR. Cbders and j 7 Elliott.
Fourth ward: Richard Morgan, DR. Allen.
Theo Whilemsn and j Adams.
The convention then took a reces,
of thirty minutes for the committed on reso.
lutions 10 consider Of its report. The thirty
minutes having expired the COMMITTEES on
resolutions and platform reported the fullow-
ing as
TIE PLATFORM
OF the democratic party of Dallas for the
pending municipal campaign and election:
Be 1t resolved, That the democratic party
is pledged to an economical administration
OF tho city government, and imperstively
demands that from this time on our expen-
dtures be kept strictly within our income.
Resolved, That the Office OF mayor is
municipal and not state office. That the
duty of mayor is fully discharged when he
carries out the MISUNDERSTANDING TO the
state and county the enforcement of the
statute laws of the state.
Resolved, That all surplus revenue, after
payment of interest on debt, DO expended
on permanent improvement on streets and
other sanitary measures.
Resolved, That we believe it will be to
the interest of the bond holder and the citv
OF Dallas to refund all bonded Indebtedness
into one character of bond bearing less
rate of interest payable ssmi-annuslly in the
city of New York, instead of having so many
classes of bonds with interest, payable at
Dallas and Austin, and at 80 many different
periods as they now are.
Captain Leonard moved the adoption of
the platform as q whole.
Mr. Il p Aunspsugh moved that the fourth
resolution referring to funding the bonded
debt be tabled. When asked to withdraw
the motion that the resolution might be dis.
cussed, he did 80, and then went on to give
his objections TO it, urging that as the city's
credit was now good and as 1t promptly met