The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-29
The Minnesota Democrats.


Sr, PAUL, May 20 The state democratic
convention met a. noon, with l.. l.. Baxter
temporary chairman. Committees on res
o!utionS, credentials and permanent organi.
zatioa were appointed and recess taken till
. o'clock.
The convention re-assembled at 2:l5p p.
NJ. The committee on credentials made
report which was adopted. The committee
on permanent organization reported rs fol-
lows: President, Hon. l.. l.. Baxter; sccre-
tary, Captain j. @. Wood. The report was
adopted, The committee on resolutions
then mads report and the election OF dele.
gates TO Chicago was in order. A long dis
cussion arose as to whether district delegates
should be chosen in the convention as a
whole or whether the convention should
dissolve itaelt into district conventions,
each 10 select itB own dslagA'es. A num-
her OF fiery speeches were made. The fol-
l1wins were chosen delegates at large:
p. f. Kelly, Michael D3ron, O. Il. Nc
Donald and s. A. Jones. The convention
finally decided to Dissolve into district con-
yentions, each to elect its own delegates.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported the following platform, which was
adopted:
tion assembled, declare that the existing
depression in the industrial interests OF the
country demsndf
First-That public affairs should be ad-
minstered with the most rigid economy;
that useless ctlicss should be abolished,
superhuous officials dis charged. c extravagant
sa!eriss reduced and no appropriat ons made
except those called for by the necessities
OF the people and for the legitimate ex-
pcnsss Of the government. Second That
the large surplus existing in the treasury
is an ever exiaIing incentive
to was, wfseiuI l. ex,FdnvsgSance; x.dnnaS that Ss
,loo rio >ru hu " h,, rpHuC.
ton of the taxes which create it; that this
reduction OF taxation should be
made upon the recessares of
life aud not upon the Iuxuries,
that the present tariff is : masterpiece or
injustice, inequality and fnl:e prstense. 1t
has Impoverished many lntus RES 70 epo.
sidizs few. It prohibits imports that
might have purchased the products OF
labot. It has degraded American COM
merce from the first an Inferior
rank on the high seas. 1t has
cut down the sales of American
manufactures at home and abroad and de.
pleted the returns of American agri-
half our people. Ii costs the
people five times more than
il produces to the traasury: obstructs
tho process OF production and
wastes the fruits of labor; it pro-
notes fraud, enriches dishonest officials
RNu DIr hIuptS nOUeSI IubI we ue.
mand that all custom house taxation shall
be only for revenue.
Resolved, That the defenders of the gov
arnment in the late wsr are entitled to re-
ceive liberal pensions as tribute to their
patriotism, devotion and courage in the
hour OF the nation'g trials.
va. Th' 'sS'n sssa dsessa S5 aSss''i in to osS9 ds
and and the question arose whether
district delegates should be chosen
in convention whole or whether ststa
convention should dissolve itself into dis
trict conyentions, each to se'acl its own del
egates. After d long discussion the
1Sre' we're CHOSEN oseu deiesasesatiarEs: p Il:
hep5,nad hhsl3y, M psrau 1a9as b9ros Dsisratss G
first district, W. J. Whipple, B. s.
Cook second, John. @. Wise, Henry
Posster; third, w. III. Campbell,
L. w. Durant. Fifth-.-T. Z. Hesnap, A.
Gnemon. Presidential elsctions were then
Tho Coming Convention. g
CHICAGO, May A,-There was greater
intlnX OF delegates and gentlemen prom
inent in the republican party. councils
this morning than on any previous day
and the hotel lobbies are beginning to as
Ea ane sad az air sts q allegations GFsst s'iSsy Sayy:
YET arrived, ardpone are e1-
pected before tomorrow. Delegates now
! on the ground are mainly from the south.
A few New York and Pennsylvania dele
gates have come IN advance
| of the main body, among
whom may be mentioned James d. War
rep, chairman OF the New York state CEN
| trsl committee, aud Speaker Sheard, OF
New YorB, both o. whom are delegates;
Assistan, Postmaster G General Hattou, Col
! onu George Q. Corkhill, Of Washington,
and Charles Emory Smith, Of the Philadel-
| phia Press, are also here. The
! subcommittee Of tho natiopsl committee
l. ia . holding an alpo;t continuous
session, arranging for seating delegates and
convent lion details, 10 be able to report to
the fuli committee Iexs Saturday. No
headquarters in the interest OF any andi-
date, with the exception of &c lerel Lo-
gan, have vet been opened, but the Arthur
and Blaine headquarters viii be in readi-