The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-27

not a very good reason, but The second rs
strong and REQ aires careful consideration as
II if opposed only on the ground Oi economy.
The place Oi meeting OF the stale convon.
tlnn Will alto engage their attention aud
should be determined with view 10 their
comfortable accommodation Should two
conventions Lee held, the iifst viii not be- .
IAree one u0r remain IN session very LONG,
hence 10 could ild accommodation in any ~
too cilirs mentioned ~ candidates, bni tnu
90 vtuiiOn thut u0minatra the state oil'rfa
H.ll nH along ONO, lhs,iuF several days, t.N
.uuirlng rl fmuuuL ul hotel f1um uIi
iunI boz many % .lrrWilU ace piunle laces,
OK tuCsa IAmcd, Houston ID certainly he
MOSS dgsifhale place Tor this convention o.
meet Terrell Times.
TuE sLAsulNu nGIAgiAN,
10 u she present editor OF the Statesman
ever lay good word for "a public mary
HIS BlarIAn hau al seemsto be- against friend
aud loo iu % journalistic sense, and yet hr
30 Int eqth0r of no r0iormHtory movement
"a politics, morals or personal amenities
that survived tue conception. 10 be conun'
uaily trying TO pull down without even 50
much Us proposing plans for building mp,
is not the true miBsiOn Of man, and rarely
promotes the prosperity o. "A newspaper,
Now, IN his zsul for the two.th.rds fraud
that grew on thp democratic party like Il
csuctfOus fungi and has bloody civil war
for ils IT, ply, this Bharius goes out of his
way TO belittle tx Governor Roberts, man
OF pIdlua learning, und "A high order OF
statemanship, Whatever may be said OF his
polioes and preiudices--lnd hesilales not 10
strike down the venerable AnChises whom
he should bear upon his shoulders from Tho
harulug Troy. Tho sAber cut is this: mo
very leading man In the democratic ranks
has az yet announced for the gbrogatipn Of
the tNo-thiros rule. The old aloside doesn't
20 Some people diller Is to whom are
very Leading democrats but there are none
VINO have doubts AS 20 the l.nd'rship OF tho
BugduB %, the Stattsman.-I Aus .u Capt.
tai.
Ia THE BrEEsr or DARK HORSES.
rne tEC-thiris rule enables % petty FAC
tun parcel ~ recond.rgte p.uHc t0' n
w.raw0rssrs, to compass JhG u.'ent 90 co.-
veuIiCug ut the i1v0utes u' tlc poo.
Pile. The stcQnd.raso politicians md
tas friends = the uukuONh dark
horse, pool their strength" bgsin.t Che
man whose nomination. no people desire,
auI prevent h.s nomination by wthhplding
uur-fAlrd ci tuo votes from him hoping Go
VIA when 10 comes 20 t lCruD race Now
suppose the convention consists of 100 dele.
gates, and thar, on the FIRST brliOf, a re-
ceivs' GO votes he sim laeSs two-thirds of a
wore Of having the requisite two thirde vo'o,
Nuu !. sUrs 10 Da defeated eventually, uro-
y.ded the "a delegates stick our The d.
feat Of n man or whom the rack ana file of
party has indicated decided preference
by choosing majority OF the oelUgatea cx-
pIessly TO support him, 10 sure 90 give rice
to "A suspicion of intrigue and foul p!aY,end
20 Dtlug tho convention system into di5re
quite with the people. The uominnt.ou,oi u
dark horse, OF a man never Dire med Of
Tor the Office by tbs people, whose name was
nevtr mentioned tor H. ~ suggestive Of In.
trgue, corrupt combinations and fraud.
Moreover. these dark horse Nominees
are generally more noted for slyness and
trckery than tor ability and integrity.
The rank and file OF y party have "A right
TO- hova she man whom they prefer for su
othce--that "a genuine democracy, but the
tWo.thirds rule i1ists upou them some un'
krown qQantty-some nobody - san IN
tonic Times.