The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
What the Ward Meetings Did Yes
terday.

Pursuant TO the call Of Jam es b. Simpson,
chairman of the democratic executive com.
mittee of Dallas, meetings were held in the
different wards yesterday afternoon, at 3
o'clock, for the nomination of aldermen and
delegates TO convection to nominate
msyor, to be- held Monday night. The meet
ines, on the whole, were but SHINY attended,
and there was "A decided feeling against
nominating candidates, and especially a
candidate for mayor. The meetings lacked
enthusiasm. AS will be seen, some of the
wards met and adjourned without taking any
action, while the Others sent delegates unin-
structed. In the
FIRST WARD
primary. on motion of Judge West, ~. >.
Lathrop took thu cnsir and L. j. A. Brown
was elected secretary.
r. s. Leman moved that the meeting Sc
lect no delegates to a city convention.
George j Dexter moved to amend by
selecting delegates to city convention in
structed as to the nomination of caadidat.
for'msyor. Carried.
Judge West then moved to elect twelve
delegates to the city convention and to send
them unnstructed. Carried.
The meeting then elected tho following
gentlemen as such delegates NJ Terry, II
b Dean, II G Wilson, II S Ervsy, George j
Dexter, j w Crowdus II 5 Leman, Il j A
Brown, A S Lsthrop, b NJ Cockrell X
Flanagan, Levi Kraft.
SECOND WARD.
The democrats of the second ward met OF
the broom factory at o'clock p. m. After
waiting there antl twcnty,i five minutes past
three o'clock for the arrival of
other democrats TO participate ia
the convention, il was called
to order. Mr.. NJ d. Darlington was called
to the chair, and Mr.. Charles Fred Tucker
appointed secretary.
The following preamble ana resolution
were then offered and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t appears that the call for this
convention and for tho city convention to be
held on the 2S!h instant appears to be
irregular and to be made without the authori-
ty of the executive committee of the Dem
ocra,ic party for this city. Therefore
Resolved, That it is the sense of this meet
ing that we make no nomination of delegates
to the said city convention, or of aldermen
for this ward.
The following resolution was offered by
MIR. 4. 2. Aunspsugh, and unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That this meeting endorse the
administration of Mayor John j. Good, and
recommend him tor reelection.
ANOTHER CONVENTION IN THE SECOND WARD
The MEETING allied TO meet at o. m. at
ha Ia, uuta 10 hn
convention to nominate candidate for may
or, adjourned to meet at l.. B. Clark & Co.'S.
store at s pm. Said meeting was called to
order by the election OF A. Il. Obenchain
chairman, and w. B. Greenlaw secretary. A
motion by Mr.. Tucker TO proceed to nomi-
nate delegates was adopted. The following
delegates were nominated and unanimously
elected: Jno Splman. Ford Tucker, Chas
II Tucker VIM Fee, $ A Stewart w Il
Best, w O Sickles, Il + Csmuse, NJ u
Darlington, A Il Obenchain, Jno Bryan,
w Shaw, w Il Parson.
Mr.. w. j. Clark was warmly recon-
mended for alderman of the second ward
The convention recommended DR.. j. w
Crowdus ms a suitable candidate for mayor
Of the city Of Dallas.
A motion by Mr.. Fec, that the elected
delegates appoint their alternatcs, was
adopted.
A motion by Mr.. Fec which was adopted
that the democrats of this convention pledge
Themselves to give hearty support TO the
candidate nominated by the convention
which meets next Monday if said conven'
ton should decide that il is to the interest o.
the democratic party TO make nomination
Said motion was unanimously adopted.
A motion 10 adjourn sine die carrd.
A. Il. OBENCuEAS, Chairman.
w. b. GREENLAw, Secretary.
There were about fifty persons present.
THIRD WARD.
There were but a few in attendance at thu
third ward meeting There was marked
opposition TO nominations. Major j H.Browl
was called to the chair and j. W. AlleI
elected secretary. The meeting had barely
organized, when on motion of j. L. Tooly 4
Adjourned without any action being taken
FOURTH WARD.
Tho meeting in this ward was not largely
attended and rs in the Others there was op
position to nominations for other aldermen
or mayor, and the meeting adjourned with
out taking any action.