The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10
MINORITY REPoRT
OF the Credentials Committee OF the Com
rressional Convention at Cleburne.

OF the Credentials Committee of the Con-
EressionaI Convention at Cleburne.
The undersigned members of your COM
mIttee on credentials desire to submit the
following report and statement Of The facts
and testimony submitted by the two con-
testing delegations from Dallas county, TO-
wit The gentlemen, delegates from what
we conceive to be the bona lide and only
county convention OF Dallas county, or in
other words the Crawford delegates, first
gave their testimony and documentary evil
dence TO the committee. They proved
beyond doubt, TO our minds, first, that the
| Dallas county convention met at the time
specified in the call of the executive com
niittee: that it was called TO order by the
chairman of the executive committee and
declared by said chairman TO be open and
ready for business; that motion was made
to elect temporary chairman, but that be-
! ing opposed by a motion as a substitute
that the roll Of voting precincts be called
TO ascertain if quorum was, pres.
ent, that they yielded and LEI
said roll be called; that during
the call Of the roll protests were
hled by gentlemen fayoring Mr.. Wellborn
against the admission of the delegates from
against Trinity Mills, Eagle Ford, and
blackberry Creek precincts in the county;
the protests against the two wards in Dal'
las city being based upon a charge that the
first ward had elected republicans and a
greenbaclzer as delegates, and that republi-
cans had voted in both wards. They
proved that in each ward in the city judges
had been selected, an equal number from
the friends Of Mr.. Wellborn and Mr.. Craw-
ford, whose duty il was TO pass upon the
qualifications Of ell voters and to register
the names Of those who voted; that the test
adopted as the qualifications Of voter was
that be was a qualified elector under
the Law, and that If he was
NOT a democrat that be pledged
himself 10 Support tie nominees Of the
various conventions 70 which the county
convention was TO elect delegates. They
proved that a number Of prominent repub-
leans In Dallas were ardent supporters Of
Mr.. KellbOrn, and jealous, partiEan work
ers during the canvass and at the primary
polls in bis behalf They submitted and
fled with tie committee the afiidaFifs Of
the gentlemen who were charged as being
repu blican and greenback delegates rom
the first ward of Dallas city, that they we're
democrats had never in their lives voted
any but the democratic ticket In STATE and
national elections, and Mr.. Austin, In his
affidavit. also stated that be was q delegate
sent ~ the oeIuuCTLLlC tuuNcltlou ~ III
Las county 70 the congressional cUuventiOu
In Is73. and there voted for Mr.. Wellborr' 3
nomination from the frst 10 the last ballot.
Asto Trinity mills precinct, they proved
tat the urinary there vas postponed from
tho dav Eamed IN the cal, the 1fLh q June
10 DE 4eh Of June b. mutual consent Of
that precinct Who met together on the Day
specified IN the call They proved that only
ono rerrblican vote vas cast there. and BE-
uas Allowed 10 vote On the suggestio1 a11
nf The requesf d q WellbJrn man. Decause
a. rerrs pas be had scted With the demo
-. taken part In Their rrimaries and
~rfef r-ifh stern IN STATE and c0untT eiec-
tirrs. and fbey fled the written ststernsDts
n fl-ir yrruhlicnn flnf be had s1pp0r1ed
- ,rrtpf fOr NJ. Wellb1rr e fhe lEsf en-
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