The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-20
Proceedings of the State Convention
Hon. John Hancock Permanent
Chairman-A Most ElO-
quent Speech.
The Majority Report Of the Committee
on Credentials, Seating Half OF
Each of the Disputed
Dallas Delegations, is Adopted Rob.
erts Peremptorily Declines
TO Allow His Name
To be Used, and Hon John ireland,
Of Guadalupe,
Is Nominated by AcclamatiOn on First
Ballot.
Other Interesting State Nows.
Other Interesting State News.
Galveston,

Galveston.
Special to the Herald.
GALVESTON, July l9.--The convention
was called to order at l0;45, at the pavilion,
this morning, Temporary President Booth
in the chair.
Loud calls for Terrell met with no re-
sponse, Judge Terrell being absent in the
city.
J. Q. Chenoweth, of Fannin county, in
answer to repeated calls, arose and enter
tanned the audience with pertinent
speech.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported in favor OF one vote for each SO
democratic votes in the last state election as
the basis of representation, providing each
county shall have at least one vote; also
one vote for each unorganized county also
favoring the seating of one-half of each of
the two contesting delegations from Dallas
county.
A minority report was presented protest
ing against the admission of the Wellborn
delegation from Dallas county; also oppos.
ing the admission of delegates from unor-
ganized counties.
Upon motion a resolution was passed al
lowing one gentleman of each of the Dallas
delegations to address the convention in
these interests.
MIR. II. Il. Bower then spoke against the
malority report iavorlng the admission of
the Wellborn delegation. He claimed that
democracy was the voice of the majority,
and cited the Tammany delegation to the
national HnplnpratIp pppypntinn nf 1Ss0
Morgan followed in behalf of the contest
ing Wellborn delegation. He said that
democracy was, as the gentleman had
stated, the voice of the majority, but not
OF majority OF greenbackers and republi-
cans, such as constituted the meeting
which had sent up the Or lwford delega-
ton, but rs the committee had decided he
was willing to abide by their decision and
accept one-half representation Tor their
delegation. Both minority reports were
then tabled and the majority report
| adopted.
There was some talk OF the Crawford del
egation retiring from the convention, but
the matter resulted in reconciliation.
| The1eport OF the committee on perma
nent organization recommended that the
officers OF this convention be as follows and
filled by The following named gentlemen:
President OF the convention. Hon. Johr
Hancock, OF Travis. One vice-presideni
from each congressional district as follows
Hugh Jackson, l.. I. Gammage, B. W.
Brown, George L. Todd, Silas Hare, q. p
Gibson, George Quinan, Il. j.. Ford, w. M
| Flowney, j. ID. Sayers, OF Willis; for sec
retary, Hon. w. Lambert; reading, clerk
J. w. Booth; assistant secretary, s. &
Newton; second assistant secretary, w
| Il. Eustace; seargantat-arms, Sam Ashe
of Harris; assistants, s. s.. Riley, of Har-
| rls, aud II. j. Eband, OF Comali ana thai
the convention proceed in the following or
der to nominate all officers and the. tranSac
ton OF other business First. governor
second, lieutenant governor; third
comptroller OF the puDlc accounts
fourth, commissioner OF the gen
eral land Office ffth, treasurer
sixth, encouragement; seventh, chiefjus
tice of the supreme court eighth, two asso
ciate justices; ninth, three judge
OF the court OF appeals; tenth, chairman
oi the democratic executive committee
eleventh, one member OF the executiy,
committee from each senatorial district
And that that the executive committe,
thus appointed nave power To MI Vacancle
III the congressional, senatorial, representa-
tive and notarial districts.
we further recommend that commit
tee on resolution be appointed by the pres
ident OF this convention, TO whom shall b.
referred, without debate, all resolutions OF
iered to this convention.
We also recommend that the convention
adopt platform OF principles before max
ing nominations, and your committee fur
ther recommend that the two'thirds rule
the time-honored custom OF the democratic
party, be adopted IN the nomination OF al
officers
Amlnority report wasread and voted dowi
The minority report presented was W FOL
lows; We, minority OF the committee OF
permanent organization, respectfully ro
port that we cannot agree with the major
ity OF the committee as to the order of nom
nations. we recommend that the judici
ary officers be hrst nominated, 10 tn
ert that the judiciary may b,
kept rs free as possible from al
polu'cal illuences and complications
SigncI by oight members in the minority
The minority r,l ort was tabled and TIN
mIou.y report adopted.
ton. John Hancock was conducted to th
cANr MuI Ourstso ol pIlausc. He was In
hhin,vu uy the Temporary chairman Us th
httu of i,Nns demo00cy. The judge sal
he was not ianiilar with the duties tn
ullivc, and Regretted that they had not h,