The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-09
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
The National Conyenlion-sono he'
marks in Point.
The Old Ticket Looming Largcly-Pos'
tai Matlers.
The Galveston Deep Water Work Get
\ ting Muddlci.
Fall Proceedings OF sha House.
Fall Proceedings of tha House.
Pile NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC Cos-
NENTtOS.


wAsuisaros, March Especial. 1.-The
speci,l telegram In n recent Issue or the
AHrnALp suggesting that 10 would DO wise
Zor tho Texas state convention 10 senu soine
of its congressional delegation 10 ihe ma,
tiopal democratic convention ~ criticised
by part OF the Texas press; stsIe pollu'
clans nre also writing letters herein derogn'
tIon OF the assumed fact that the reporter ~
working no places fer congressman on the
DELEGATION TO the nntinnI convention. III
Ia also gra.uitously assumed that the con-
gresssen are getting this reporter 70 sRl-
fate the pl an 30 as TO impress the people
with the value OF a congressman's services
~Yonr reporter conceived the suggestions
that have SO actively exercised the public
mind In Texas after CANVASS OF the stu
alton at this end OF tho line.
He knows that.
oompliment TO send man 10 national
That this idea weighed moro than.con-
alterations of public service.
That 1t should be recoil ected that while
tho ltalo honors man by senuing MN
the man SCI / should be selected with a
view to,hsving him reflect honor and credit
That by their contact with national pol
iticlsns and public men congressman are
fent fully alive to tss policies that are
best for tho people and the party.
That by their constant study OF naIonal
subiects they are fitted to pass judgment
on men aud measures that make up ma
That private citizens are well posted too
and have good Judgment but mob TO sucb
degree as man daily living in national
Whatever may be the convictions of our
\ delegation, or any OF them, as TO propriety
| of making them delegates to the conven-
tion. IL occurs TO the writer hereof, whose
duty Il is to watch public events, that II
Texas wants 10 have herself powerfully
voiced in the convention lot h.i send some
of her congressman.
Texas has thirteen electoral votes. This
entities her TO twenty-slK votes
in The national convention. Well-kuown
\ usage does not restrict the number OF dtle'
! gates to the number of votes. Ten men
may cast vote, or MY men may casS ~
Texas may send fifty delegates and sand
witch here and there congressman. Ihus
thera will he all kinds of opinions, out ol
which wisdom may low. The delegation
NAV be miniature convention and II
should contain the best men in the state
Some OF the best talent In ,,a tnS
OF public policy 10 tho national democratic
party nre Texas c1ngressmen.
The above accounts for your reporter
advocacy of mem bers,ot congress as repre-
sentstiyes of Texas IN the next and all sue
ceediug national conventions. u any con
gressm an wishes to go he msy let this D'
known in his own way. -.
II any oi,izen OF Texas thinks o nan can
not have such views as your reporter with
out working a scheme ia comsbody's inter
eat let him come here aud stay awhilei LEI
him desist from chewing the cud OF rus
ITCHY for q opell--quit the grass, greer
grass of the prairies Tor month, aud come
to headquarters to learn something