The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-11

pie1go themselves moi a. support any
candidate f0r Stu0 officers Wild Wlll mo-
.lldae themselves ~ support the ncluir
lican national nominees
The repofi was hailed WIN cheora and
hisaos, aud ltOn, Jack Evans moved IT,
adoption. llo WIS seconded amidst an
uprdtr, bat Evans got the floor aud
stated That this was the point which WIZ
10 he tonight. lie nude Il lengthy speech
In flvcr Of n straight0ut Republican
ticket, aud %cOntondod that " The Rcpu1
leans held togetho" they would have tli,
state In four years. Let the dog wng tho
tail this once. II you arc determined e.
split the party. You can not compel us
20 vote for Jones, and we won't do H.,
IL Is n question OF principle, and II We
split, You will find out which eud II
right. All the big counties instructed
for Il straight ticket.
He warned them not tn attempt to
drive them Ia vote for Jones, for they
would not do 1t,
Nowcomb, of San Antonio, spoke in
favor of the majority report. In every
southern State whore tho Republican
party has made progress IL has been
done by fusion against Democrats,
Judge Evans speech was in favor of
Ireland. Fuse and catch as many men
as possible who viii step outside the
Democratic ranks. under
stand that Jones has declared
he would not vote for Butler because hn
was u dcinagoguc, nor for Cleveland bo-
cause he was not lit for the office, but
he admired Blaine and thought he wa
the greatest statesman in America.
Bigger, of Dallas, but representing
some other county, made u speech
against the minority report. He would
have been Il delegate from Dallas had he
consented to be shacIled by lnstruc-
lions.
The convention should make no nom
nations.
The. convention adjourned until 2
O'Clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ii vas not until 3 o'clock that ROscn-
thai called the convention 10 order.
Newcomb moved that speeches ON the
question before the house he limited to
ten minutes for each speaker.
Marshall, of Dallas, submitted that the
question was "a mosC Important II and
opposed NewcOmb's motion.
Schultz who objected To the motion; at
least give ouc-half hour. lie moved
that two hours from each side he heard.
half an hour each side.
Norton, OF Dallas, objected most earn
ostly to limit in debate.
Lott did not believe ii was right 10
choke OIL the speakers, although the
time might be limited.
Dick Allen also opposed thegag law.
Newcomb explained that he simply
wanted to save time.
a motion was carried that the speak
ers be limited to ten minutes.
Norton, of Dallas, took the stand
against Jones. He bitterly opposed the
majority report and consumed most of
his time in Il personal attack upon Big
ger, stating that H. was false that he
could have been II delegate from Dallas.
Bigger answered, and for u few min
utcs there was Il lively scene.
Finally Il vote was taken, the question
being on the adoption of tho minority
report over the majority, which re-
suited: Ayes, 80; nays, 8Os, Cheers
loud, long and continuous, and the ma
jority report was adopted-that the con
ventlon make no nominations.
Judge Phillips offered II resolution
that delegates to this convention
pledge themselves to support lndepend
ent candidates for State offices in oppO-
sition to the Democratic nominees.
Objected and moved to lay it upon the
table.
The motion was rejected by n viva.
voce vote, although the resolution was
not adopted.
Thanks were extended to the press,
officers of Houston and everybody.
Amidst commission, Norton, OF Dallas.
took the floor, and stated that Dallas,
Johnson, Runnels, Howard, Baylor,
Wichita and Wheeler counties, retired
from the convention, and would not be
bound by its action.
The convention adjourned sine die at
4:30 p. m.
w. Y. Leader and IL few soreheads got
together and nOunc to reporters
that A. II. Norton, of Dallas, would be
entered as a straightout Republican can
didate for Governor, together with Il
complete ticket which would be pub
lished in two weeks.
"Mr. Observation-Disclosures
C~onvenshun" Tracy has not yet re-
covered from his tilt with Governor
Hubbard.
John T. Brady says the Republican
party in Texas standing alone is nom
entity.
w. n. Norton was heard to say, after
adjournment to-day, that il the conven-
ton refused to nominate a full, straight
ticket, that he would support John Ire
land and the full Democratic ticket in
preference to Wash Jones.
The Republicans, in the formation o.!
the convention, drew the color line very
decidedly. The central aisle did service
rs the traditional line. When a white
man entered the hall he naturally found
his way to the white side, and when a
colored man entered he felt an ~irrepres-
sible inclination to hunt the 'nigger''
corner; and this was a Republican con
vention, too.
Most of the delegates left for home to-
night.
Massachusetts Democrats,
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 3.-The
Democratic State convention was called
to order by Gen. Collins, who congratu-
lated the Democratic party upon the GER
tainty of success in November. The
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