The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-08

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Democratic Ooonly rseoutite Committee
The Democratic County Executive tou'
mltoe met NJ tho oourthouse yesterday
pursuant 10 call. Mf. William Harfln,
chairman called the meeting 10 order and
Mr. j. l.. Floyd was made secretary. The
roll was then called and the following mem
beers of the committee, besides the presi-
dent aud secretary answered 10 their names
to.wit; James Lyons, q. W. Nicely, q. =.
Tho mas, proxy for A. u. Nash; II. NJ. Bled-
soc, Il. s. kimbrough, John BoOkhout
Richard Morgan. jr., aud u. \ Daniel. On
motion of Mr.. Morgan, the following reso-
luton was adopted-to-wit'
WHEREAS, By reason OF the changes pro-
duGed by the recent reapporlionment OF the
state there is now no executive committee
for either the congressional, senatorial or
floating representative districts to which
the county of Dallas belongs; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee be and he is hereby authorized
ard requested to communicate at once with
the chairman of the democratic eyecu-
tive committee of the state and asoer-
| tain from him whether he intends
to take any action in regard to
the appointment OF executive commit
tees for these new districts, and if be does
not intend to take such action then for the
chairman Of this committee TO communl-
cate with the chairmen Of the executive
committees of the several counties in the
said districts to which we belong and request
them to agree upon the. days for holding
conventions for making nominations for
congressman, senator and representative,
and issue call for that purpose signed by
the chairmen of all the counties in said dis
trictS.
Considerable discussion ensued on the
question Of calling a county convention to
nominate candidates for county officers,
and finally the committee agreed on the fol-
lowing:
CALI FOR A COUNTY CONVENTION.
We, the undersigned members of the
democratic executive committee of Dallas
county assembled, hereby call county
convention of the democracy of Dallas
county to be held at the courthouse in the
city of Dallas, on the 1st day of July, at II
o'clock M, 1882, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the state convention to be held
at Galveston on the 18th of July, 1882, and,
also, fof the purpose of electing delegates
to the congressional, Pictorial representa-
tive district, and senatorial conventions,
| hereafter to be called; and, also, for the
committee.
The democratic voters of the several pre-
cincts are earnestly requested to meet at
their respective voting places for the pur-
pose of eiecting delegates to the said coun-
ty convention on the 9th day of June, 1882
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. The basis OF representa-
| ton in the said county convention shall be
one delegate for every SO democratic votes
cast at the last general election.
WIN. HARRIS, Chairman
J. l.. FLOYD, Secretary.
| JOHN BooHHoUT.
RICHARD MORGAN.
r. S. KIMBRoUGH.
o. S. THOMAS.
JAMES LYONS.
H. N. DANIEL.
+. M. BLEDsoE.
GEORGE NELLY.
Mr.. Richard Morgan then read the fol-
lowing address:
To the Democracy of Dallas County:
Your executive committee believe that 1t
is the earnest wish of every true democrat
that the democracy OF this county
should act as an organized political
party, and should not do any
thing to weaken the party anywhere
Ditlerences'of opinion may exist as to the
best method of attaining this end, but all
are a unit in desiring that the democracy
shall adopt such methods as will produce
Tie BTedI6SJ suCCeso VI tuO uOhOSioSy % OH
No one who has ever given the matter
moments reflection will deny that
it is essential, not only TO the
success, but to the existence
ola political party-as a party-that it
should adopt some method of selecting,
prior to an election, some one man whom
the whole party may vote for as the candi,
date of the party for each Office to be Tiled
at the election.
| Nominating conventions have been the
means usually adopted for securing this end.
OF course there are objections that can
| be urged to any method suggested.
And it is, therefore, not at all to be Won
| lered at that objections, and strong ones
too, have at times been urged against con-
ventions. But equally strong objections
have been urged against any other method
that has peen su ggested.
Nothing human is or can be perfect and
| therefore all that any of us can do is to Sc
| lect such method as is ieast Objectionable.
Those who object to convention admit
that IL is necessary to have them for the
purpose of selecting candidates for site Of
| icers and district officers such as congress.
men, senators and Pictorial representatives.
But they insist thatit is not necessary 10
select candidates for county officers and the
| reason given is that county officers are not
| political officers and that even If they are,
that the democracy in this county is so
largely in the majority that there is no dan-
ger OF any one but democrat being elected
| to office.
A moments reflection should convince
any one of the unsoundness Of both these
| reasons.
| Every elective Office is a political Office,
for every political party is strengthened or
weakened just in proportion as the elective
offices, whether great or small, are hlled by
men of its party. Every man has his in
| tluence-every man has circle OF friends
and aCq uaiuLanCes with whom and upon
whom his political views have weight and
influence, aud being in office-no matter
how small the circle of that mans influence
is extended,
What office could be less political in its
character than that of post mastef? And yet
the control OF such little offices has contri-
buted largely TO the power of the republi-
can party TO control national legislation Tor
so many years. 1t is dangerous TO allow
election offices TO be filed by any but
members OF our own party FIVE can help 1t.
But even If there are no candidates Tor an
office except democrats, IL is dangerous TO
the continued strength and organized power
of the party not to select IT'S candidates
prior TO the election. At the last
general election two years ago, the
the vote showed that there were a little un
der 1900 democrats, and a little over
1900 republicans and greenbackers in Dali
las county. If the party selects no one
man as It's candidate, and the opposition
puts out no candidate, what is the result
Each, candidate will get a proportion Of
democratic votes, and all will be trying 10
see how many republican and greenback
votes he can get. This has a twoIold re-
suit. Each candidate, instead Of trying 10
be as good a democrat as possible, will try
10 see how near be can come TO being a
greenbacker and a republican and a demo-
crat all at once, and by the end Of the race
~ u,lI bardlv know himself what he il