The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-15
To the Democrats of Dallas County.

In order to avoid any. confusion that
might otherwise arise, |, William Harris,
chairman of the democratic executive COM
mittee of Dallas county, by virtue of
the authority in me vested as chairman,
do hereby issue the following az explana.
tory of the call already published for
county convention to be held OH Saturday,
July l, 1882:
The basis Of representation in said county
convention shall be one delegate for every
fifty democratic votes cast at the last gen.
eral election.
Each voting precinct will be entitled to
send at least one delegate, and every
such precinct which cast more than fifty
democratic votes will be entitled to
one delegate for each 80 democratic votes
and each fraction not less than % votes.
The vote for acknowledgement is be-
| lie yed to have been the fullest and fairest
test of the strength of the respective parties
in this county at the last general election.
According to this vote and upon the basis
above adopted the several voting precincts
are entitled to representation as follows:
First ward, city of Dallas, o delegates; sec
ond ward, city of Dallas, 9 delegates; third
ward, city of Dallas, 6 delegates; fourth
ward, city of Dallas, delegates; Fair
pIOuHusi ucleEuJes, YAK LuWu D ucle-
gates; Farmers Branch, 9 delegates, Car
rolton, delegate; Trinity Mills, / deiegate;
Richardson, Z delegates Cold Spring, del
egate; Bales School House, delegate;
Worthington's School. House, 3 delegates
Lower Duck Creek, 4 delegates; Pleasant
| Valley d elegates; Long Creek, delegate.
Scyene, 8 delegates; Mesquite, . delegates;
Haught's Store, delegate; Crayens' School
House, l delegate; Hickory Creek, dele
gate; Lancaster, q delegates; Hutchins,
delegates; Prairie Valley, delegates IVES
ley Chapel, delegate; Cedar Hill, 3 dele
gates; Lisbon, delegate Five Mile Church
delegate; Jimtown,, delegate; Eagle
Ford, delegate; Grand Prairie, delegate
Suits School House, delegate; blackberry
Creek, delegate; Spring Chapel, delegate
The call ior said convention, rs hereto
fore published, requests the democrat,
voters of the several precinc,s to meet a
their respective voting places on Saturday
June Htn, 1882, No 10 o'clock u. m, for tn,
purpose of electing delegates to said con
venlion.
At the request Of the democratic execu
tive committee Of the city of Dallas,
hereby amend said call in so far as it relate
to the city of Dallas, rs follows:
The meetings in the four wards in SAT-
city are hereby called to meet at s p. M
ins.ead OF lOa. m. us originally published
And the said ward ee,ings will be held q
the following places FRS, waid, city hall
over engine house; second ward, A. Open
heimer II Co.'S store, corner OF Camp an
Lamar streets; third ward, Union depot
fourth ward, old city hail, over marke
house.
And also on account ola Masonic iestiva
to be held at Jas. A. Smith lodge on Sa,
urday the 24th OF june 1882, the hour 10
holding the precinct meetings at Oak Law
| and Farmers Branch is hereby change
| from ~ q. m. TO s p. m. Ant
, whereas, the building has been tor
! down in which the elections have been her,
toiore held at the Fair Grounds precinct,
hereby appoint Shady View park as til
place for holding the meeting Tor the la.
named precinct at 10 a, m. on Saturda,
June "a, 1SS2. Respectfully,
WM. HARRIS,
Chairman democratic executive committe,
, Dallas county.