The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10

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also proved that at this ward Two uerflhnsi
both open and ayowed republicans, voted
ten German employees o. one OF tue wv
stid Germans, for Mr.. Wollborn. They
proved that In the county convention, AFTER
The roll call had been nearly or quite nm
ished, and II was ascertaincd that quorum
was present, that the chairman OF the exec
utiye committee presiding, refused to pre-
side any longer, and, although urgently re-
ouested TO remain until u temporary chair
man could be elected, he would not 90
So and that leaders on the Wen
born side, Mr.. d. A. Williams
and Mr.. j. w. Daniels, both declared they
would not remain in the convention unless
| it was purged of the greenbaekers ana re,
publicans they alleged were delegates, ana
| if the DELEGATIONS protested against were
permitted to take part in the temporary
organization of the convention. lheS
proved that as soon as the chairman OF the
executive committee vccated his seat ana
refused longer TO preside that temporary
chairman and secretary were elected WIN
out dissenting voice. and that during tue
election Of these temporary officers, MI ".
| A. Williams was making speech 10 Ine
! Wellborn men, and calling on them 10 lol-
low him, they left the room, but after u
temporary chairman and secretary
had been elected. They proved that
only twenty.nine delegates WIN
drew from the convention represent,
ing four precincts in part and
four in full, while there remained lllty-fhree
delegates representing twenty-five voting
precincts in full and four partially ana OF
! these fifty-three delegates six were We'll
born men. They proved that the vote was
taken for Crawford and Wellborn, the Tor
mer receiving forty-siX (i6), and the latter
fifteen 90, making total OF slXty-ohe
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county convention. They proved mat the
convention elected the delegates TO the
state, congressional senatorial and Hoatel
conventions, elected chairman and eN,
executive committee and that SAID
executive committee had already, coming
fresh from the people of the county, twenty
five days after the convention was
nominate candidates for the
legislature. They proved that i'll the morn
ing of the day the convention met that the
Wellborn men had a caucus, and that DAY
or two after the convention was held, one
Of the Wellborn delegates, David German
by name, met another Wellborn deiegate'
Mr.. ID. g. Burgess, on the streets OF Dallas
and upbraided him, in the presence OF two
gentlemen, for II OF boiling the convention
with the other delegates; that Mr.. Burgess
replied that he was not instructed by his
primary convention to bolt, but to vote tor
Wellborn, and he remained in the conyen-
ton and voted for Wellborn; that Mr.. Cor
man replied that he was instructed to oolC,
and one of the gentlemen standing by, ask
ing where Mr.. Bugess was instructed TO bolt
replied: "Why, up there in the caucus Sat
urday." All these facts set forth as having
been proven by the Crawford delegation
were proven by the aflidavits before men
toned, by the minutes OF the convention
signed officially by the president ana tWc
secretaries, and by the testimony OF SIX q
seven gentlemen.
The Wellborn delegation submitted as
| testimony in their behalf the statement
that when the chairman of the executive
committee went to leave The stand he
whispered to d. A. Williams that tnere
| was so much confusion he could not longer
preside this being Mr.. d. A. Williams e.vi,,
oeuce), and that he (Williams) then cried
| ouy 10 all democrats TO follow MIN and 60
| iuto another room and holda conyentlon,
and that some twenty-five or thirty followed
| him; that he said he was unWllilng TO SIT
in the convention until it was pIlr"ed
of greeubackars and republicans, and That
| Mr.. I. s. Burnett, the delegate objected to
as greenbacker Lad last April, III solicit
ing his support as an alderman OF the CITY
for city attorney said nothing could be
urged against him, Burnett, but that he
WAS a greenbacker, but that that ought not
to be considered in an election for city at
torney. Another witness testified that
when the chairman Of the executive com
mittee vacated his seat as presiding officer,
him in the next room. Another witness
stated that at Trinity Mills some
twenty railroad hands voted Tor
| Crawford who, he didn't think, were
entitled to vote, and it was also gwen in
ttstimony that Spring Chapel precinct
primary was not held on the day named in
the call, and that blackberry creek precinct
was not held on the day named in the ca j;
that it was held in grain field instead OF
at the usual place Of holding primaries.
Another witness said there was great con
fusion and pulling and hauling at the
fourth ward primary in Dallas city, and
that a great many men forced their way up
the steps TO the voting place, some OF
whom, no doubt, ought not to have gone
| up. Another witness said that ms brother-
in:law had told him that some
of the Trunk railroad toI
! Crawford. Another stated that an old
man, a republican, had told him that lac
had been promised $50 to work for Craw'
ford, but he had only been paid So, OF the
money. Another witness stated that the
Wellborn men had held caucus Just be
fore the convention met, and they hao
agreed TO demand a minority represents
ton in the selection Of delegates To the con
! gressional convention, and they bad agreed
10 urge as precedent the action OF the
county convention IN 1880 when Roberts
men demanded a minority representation
ia the delegation, and on refusal they
bolted, but came back 10 the convention
again when 1t was agreed they
should have minority repre-
sentation according TO their strength
aud on this precedent they intended t.
make a similar demand and stand by theii
demand. They brought forward These
statements through the evidence OF i've OF
six Witnesses, ana they filed ccrtllicat,
from a republican in Dallas, brother o.
Mr. John IL. Cochran, that Il. w. Hurst, q
delegate from the third ward, was consid
cred by him as a republican. There was nc
protest against the third ward of Dallas
city, however, and the other side filed 9
counter certificate from A. Il. Norton
chairman of the national republican couE-
ell, that T. w. Hurst had never attended
any republican meetings. was never q
member of any of the republican
clubs. had never signed republican club
constitution, nor did his name ever appear
in the proceedings OF any republican meet
ings and he did not know him as a repub
lican. Upon these statements OF each
delegatio }, the undersigned Of your com
mittce on credentials beg leave 10 report
that in their judgment the Crawford dele
gates are the nghtiul representatives o.
the democracy OF Dallas county and
that they alone are entitled TO seats in The
convention. A compromise to seat both
/ DELEGATIONS we believe would be unJusl
g. the democracy Of Dallas county
and Ne conceive that it is calculated q
encourage bolts in conventions and 70 oiief
! a premium TO boilers. We conceive also,
that 10 seat both delegations Will only
widen the breach In the party in Dallas
county and lead, in all probability. 70 Tire
loss Of Dallas county 10 the democracy.
/ There can be no question, from the tesli-
msined I'm the convention in full, and four
others represented In part, which Il q
very la-re majority Of the whole num-