The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-09
MATE SPEUIAR.
New Certificates for the Payment Of
Public School Teachers Signed
by the Secretary
Of State.
Address Of the Adjutant-General to
the Governor Pertaining to the
Pistol Law.
Republicans in Convention at Several
POints..Res0lye Against a Third
Party.
Mexican Railroad Hands Attack Chinese
IaborerS Near I'll Paso.
A Couple Of Youths Stain Their Hands
In Mexican Blood.
Other Interesting State News.


Denton.
Special to the Herald.
DENTON, August S.--The republicans in
this county held convention in the opera
house yesterday and elected the following
delegates to the state convention: d. A.
Wellborn, W. W. Baxter, George Fastof
w. +. Doram, and Q. w. Oldham. Alter
mates: ID. A. Robinson, John Nichols.
John kealy, T. A. Collins, James NJ, Wade.
The following resolutions were passed by
the convention
WHEREAS, The republicans of Denton
county, having full confidence in the re.
publican party, and believing it to be the
party of the people and for tho people.
Resolved, That the platform passed by
the last national convention fully and
clearly sets forth our views on all national
questions.
Resolved, That the administration of
President Chester A. Arthur is honest, able,
efficient and is heartily endorsed by us.
Resolved, That the republican party has
always been equal to the emergency and
ever been able and ready TO settle ali issues
as they presented themselves and in n sat
isiactory manner to the majority, and we
believe the party competent to settle any
real or financial conflict that does or NAV
exist between labor and capital, protecting
labor and securing to capital fair return
! for investments.
Resolved, That the affairs Of the state as
conducted by the democratic party have
been inimical to the best interests of the
state; that they have squandersd the pub.
lie domain upon monopolies and synd-
Gates that they have legislatured against
education, rendering the present school
system the most inefficient in the re-
public; that they have legislatured
against the poor in favor of the rich, while
claiming TO be the poor mans friend; that
they have imposed a heavy burden upon
laboring men by compelling them to work
ON the public highways ten days in each
year, and upon merchants and professional
men by collecting heavy occupation taxes.
Resolved, That we believe il to the best
interest OF the state TO rescue il from the
hands of the said party, its false promises,
It's wasteiul extray agance and its unjust
ana heavN burGenS, and TO this end recon,-
mend complete and thorough orgnniaa-
tono the republican party throughout the
STATE, ana the nomination of a state ticket.
Resolved, That we believe no necessity
exists 'ora third party, whose only creed Is
to create wealth by legislation, to make war
on property, encourage idleness, extrava-
gAnoe and pauperism.
| hcsuNtui lnat We TO E0i favor the nom.
inatlon OF a county ticket, but recommend
the republicans OF the county to vote for
good and capable men, without regard Ia
their political preferences.
Il, G. Scripton has completed his brick
building. 1t is one of the finest structures
IN the town.. il. NJ, Spalding, Of the Den.
ton bank, has just returned from a six
weeks visit to Boston and the principal
eastern cities. lie will now push to early
completion the Denton bank building.
Captain 7. w. Abney has commenced
work on the new hotel building, and a long
'eit want will be supplied. Messrs'
Alex. Williams, G. NJ. Greenlee
and j. 7. Nolan have gone
Q 81 to select goods for their fall trade.
The city has recently revised their code
OF laws, and the city marshal says that they
Will be rigdly enforced. Considerable
complaint is made by reason of the strict.
ness of the Sunday law passed by them.
County court is in session. The docket
! is light.
The public school question is being thor.
oughly discussed on the streets and in the
! business hours