The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-28
STATE COMMITTEE.
An Interesting Meeting II The Members
at Waco.
Synopsis Of the Proceedlcgs-Basis ef
Representations.
Two Conventions to bs lleldeD, Ono ae
Hopst0r,
Aud the O,her QUE 10 be at Fort
Worth.
Some Discussion on Tho Iw).Thirds
Rnic.
rhe "Question" Between the Carelins
Governors Tackled,
Some Discussion on Tho Iw1.Thirds
RniC.
Aud Settled by a Uoanlmons Vote.

Waco, March n. / 5 Iecisl - The demo-
era 10 executive committees al tue state OF
! reras was cllsi TO order la the court
mouse At 10 o'ol rex this morning by tbs
rh ,irmau, General JJhn NJ. Claiborne. OF
| G.lgeston.
| Waco was requested 10 act a. ssGrs'sry.
| A roll cAil ETA wa the fo wing mrm berD
pfebent: f. ". Ford, y. 4 Forrest, l.. q.
Demorsc, r. N. Hpud,ron, J. 3. Hogg,
Jonn Young Gooch, W l. Drnmau, Henry
S-cheriins, John q. W''ker, W. ..
| James X T. u,nns, Bry.n +, Blrry, T.
| Adams, #. IL Murray, J. II CARAT, }. W.
| B io'hs, u. B. rarelton, B. ii Ric.. John
| W. Il ibcrtson, Jonathan Payne, y. Hal,
! Ueury NJ II lmas, J. r. Berry. A III. De-
viue. ID. II. Scott, John N Claiborne.
Chairman Claiborne GdresSed tue meeting
q. come length on the obia oi me gather
! ing. His remarks wee an amplica ION OF
| he ca issued by hln a8 CHAIRMAN, for ths
assembling OF tns committee, and were
somewhat ef sugSs,tiys pttlfe'
| Senator Go)ch NOV d hat lie committee
| proceed sera'im 10 She Consideration OF tho
| Offices smbr4csd IN the chiirnau's call.
! rhis II cited more or lees discussion on
the part OF v5fsl members aud hualy re-
eul'ed in the app)ihtg ant OF commt!ee
ottyo. 60 consider the s1ni,ct OF rules and
regulations 50 ioillvs: DrmoI'e, Herder-
son I0tr, l4HlDk VT tUu
On motion tue basis u representation
N tho coming stata convention was
nKed n one delegate To every
300 votes cost for Ireland
~ 1884 and traction OF over 10 votes out
of the 80 votes; also ina. every organized
cOunty shall be eptltleu 20 one vots.
moiDn was made - hold two state
conventions, one TO noIaiBate deiegates to
| the national convention aud the other 70
| nominate n state ticket anu electors and
| unanimously adopted.
| Fort Wor h vas nominated as tho plac6
| for holding the couy uyention To select
delegates to the nntloosl convention, Col
One Murray Of Mex inney. made tho
| nomination and took occasion - pass o
high o-uogy upon the TO pilality hnd pub
| lie spirit Of Fort Worth. The moton was
-econded by Colonel s. w. Booth AID 9TH
| ers in the hear lest terms.
| A paper waA read At tue request or gen.
| Item n from Ga.vtston setting torth the ell
| egioil ty oi Galyest 20: its tue hall; oeach
attractions, etc. Fo-t Worth 0as selected
Dy hccismstion AMID some enthusiasm.
| The second Wednesday OF June proximo
wss peleot.d ne the date for hUiiins th~
j Fort Worth convention.
J Houston was nominated tor the sscond o.
I stnte-ticket convention. Thes mutton re-
| ceived several seconds ov ges4leiDen from
various parts of che state. aud tlotrton was
! chosen by acciamatiou. Tue date FOR hold.
pro1luo.
Hon. Henry scherfIin,, of .Hou,fon re>
| turned thanks FOR his c'ty.
Gu motion tue comm to adjourned until
2 y. m.
the Houston delegation & cal IN
the meantine at their rooms at
the Pacific hotel 10 hear anew tho
message tine governor nf Nirth Carolina"
sent TO the governor OF South Caroiina."
At 2 O'CLOCK the cOmmittee re'convsoed,
but the ep ciel commi lee on rules and
regu stions was no. ready to report, and
u sed for more time, which Was granted.
Ia the interval that followed di cussions
Of an ini0rm-l nature we're iniulged in as
TO the propre,y OF abrrga,ing the two
thirds rule and providing SOM m ans OF
squiping the eIeou i've com mmities. or
cha rm-n, with fluids - carry ou the po-
Utica, work of he ttate.
Chairman Clt b,rue said inst during tho
two years ui his iucnuiheDty he had paid
out ~ u Of his privaie iuuds III paying
travelling expenses printing, stationery, tel
egrams, pusiaee, &C.
At 4:lO he sp-rid commit tee came In
ard r. ported they hal careful y considered
.. code UI ral aud regulations ior bio gov
-rnm-Lt OF the party, wuicn they
herewith presented, oe'l.ring them
10 TO wise and saluiary.
There was also n mi "orily repor
Tue secretary WIS ofderei - read he
rules. Tne rules are tNruty-ive iu um-
h~r and very elaborate - ~ rs l.ng ny.
Ia the maiu ev are IL l.re ~ t. the rules
submitted bv S. alor G,o1s, ot Dallas at
the 81 state COT vantion.
Mr.. Scott OF Lamar cNuI tv, made o
stIor 4 speech ug tiust op | : the m lr-
ity report and cinsec by muvl that the
miuOfi'y report b. adopted
Mr. Homes, oi Mason ciuutv made an
equally 81 ong speech Ia favor Of tue ma
,ritv TppOtt
Chairman Claiborne also spoke in the
same s'rain.
A moion 10 adopt the minority was de-
feated aud The rules were vJ,ed ssria'im.
| lie ,ir,t one defeated w-S oue su horiz,Dg
county sxscut We CON ssiou.ls - order at
Their discretion pfim.ry IL Ct'ons. The
reading was proceeded ~ith uni q o'clock
st which time recess was taken until 3
y. III.
IvgsIHo sKssIH
Ats o'clock the comm,ttee reconvened
! and tesumt d consideration ot the rules.
| THIS work was hna " comul-ted, about
seven OF q G proposed twenty five rules be-
ing r. i.ctrd This de- VIII pe r-pnr ell to
the state oonveLtlo .shsn Il meets for final
ratification.
Chairman Claiborne says /, will tff,rd
satisfaction 10 the par AID re'ult In
| more thorough organic alton than has ever
| been had.
A resolution requesting cauity conven-
tons to sepd TO the ets.e convs ton dele
q, lions insti ucted a. u tHe propriety OF
aboh-hing the two-third. rule wss unsri-
mous'y adopted.
| Resolutions we're adopted expressive Of
the committees regret at the desth of the
Hon John Il. Jefferson, OF rom Green
county.
A member of the committee, Mr.. III Zines,
Of Msscn county, delivered e1losy upon
the lite and character Of tne dsc-assd.
Res la ious plovluiDg tha, IN fu'ure con.
veutious no county snal be loved moro
seats on the hoor than is has votes in said
convention was adsp I'd.
A resolution tnat nuu'snniz'd COUNTIES
} having $50 or more democratic Y te- and .
J demrcratic Organization shsll hereafter be
! en- tiled to representation la STATE conven-
: tions, was adopted
Z A res, luton that no proxies shall be re-
!. cogpizsd in future state c cthventions unless
such proxies be certified by The CHAIRMAN
of the .x-ru,iv- cemmities of tulh county
/, from VIII ch said proxy come, w.s adopted.
% X solutions OF tna rs v-rs vp'rf 60 the
4 ct zrne oi Wac, for the hospiisnlS enter.
[ ta,nment fthe commiitse snd visitors.
re.uluiion of tnatks vas slsp voted
Chairman Ci.iborne f.r he -fli tent dis
charge o. the dn,i.s & his po- tin The
onami,iee then ali 'u'nsi ~ meet In
. Houston on the Is y t-v ~ August prox.