Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-13
pALo PINTO.
run Proceedings OF the County Conyeu.
tlOn.

fu'i Proceedings or the County conyeo.
tlon.
correspondence OF the 0axe,,e.
PALo PlSro, June lO.-The della.
gates from the precincts to the comfy
convention met at the court-house In
! aaio Pinto on Monday, June I, 1851, al
. o'clock a. m.
On motion OF DIR. c. b. Ralnes, IT,.
pr. ID, B. Warren was by ncclama,jo
T ,"u,eu temporary chairman and ]. l..
cunningham secretary.
W motion OF j. :. Straughan the
ciiair was authorized to appoint two
committees OF three each, one upon
credentials and the other upon psrma,
hent organization. The chair appoint-
co on credentials q. w. Mcdonald. M.
~ Jarrett and w. II. Brannon; on
permanent organization, j, s.
n,'traughan, G. b. Raines, jr,, and John
IL Graves. ''''''
On motion Of John X. Graves the
chair appointed w. p. Gibbs. g, ".
Massie and Z. G.. Lewis to examine
the poll books and report the number
OF votes cast at the last general elec.
tion for John Ireland for governor In
each precinct, as basis for precinct
representation.
Inc chair announced that the house
would take recess until the commit
tees were ready to report.
Amer u few minutes, the house was
called to order, and the committee on
basis OF representation made the fol.
lowing report
We, your committee appointed to
examine the poll books, beg leave to
submit the following schedule of the
Democratic sotes polled In this county:
Precinct No. |, $50; No. ., IT,; No.
., LAG; No. !, 90; No. 8, 1856; No. q, 10;
No. Z, %; No. s, Il.
Report of committee on credentials !:
we, your committee on credentials, beg
ienye TO submit the following report, towit;
we have examined the Credentials OF the
delegates that are In attendance, rs foil ows
From Precinct No l, q. W. Mcdonald, j. l..
and Q. w. Massie; Precinct No q, w. P.Gibbs,
w. q. Hart, 4 a. Waite Harvey Homes and
]; IL. Graves; Precinct No. j.. N.
Precinct No M. il Garrett, O. d itaines
ir., III, Il. Withers, n. {. Lewis, J. n. Dry sdale
and L. T.. I.nyertV
Respectfully submitted,
q, ~ hMopeSALn'
Nj G nsass"S'
Committee,
The committee on permanent or
ganization made the following report,
your comm,,,ac nm nermnnent or,on,yn-
ton hereby submit the following names as
our selection for permanent Officers Of this
e9 nn, ihn,n VIZ n II warro,
For secretary, NJ. L.. Garrett.
Respectfully,
y ~ ~ RR.H N
j. s, SrnAUollAN,
Committee
On motion duly seconded the basis
of representation was put at one vote
for every twenty five Democratic votes
east at the last general election for
Gov. Ireland.
Several subsequent ballots denoted Il
deadlock as to Massie and Shirley, the
first standing II, the latter 10
The house took recess of five min
utes for consultation, and when busi'
ness was resumed the names OF Massit
and Shirley were both Withdrawn Ia
favor of i. E. Iayerty, and on n vot,
being taken luere "ppe"iVu :, Notoa'
| ana on m0tlon ne was ueclhreu uhuni
| mously elected.
IT, .,os m,,vad and seconded thaI
VIC -. ,i''.,,oi 10 ,,o,,in.,,
each delegate be allowed 10 nominate
| an altarnate In attend the respective
| vs.. -, a., ,ha event ouy shnuld N,
uoh 800 n p.inaa II,
| unable To attend, u IL. haihes, Jr.
| vaa nominated ny the alternate Of j
| w1 49,. ID m pn,an 40 .l,arnat,
H. llaNeTlN, W. II. NoS"n 90 NV 10
| for :. j. Oden, and >. Is, Garrett as INT
| altarnata for A q Crawford. delegates
| "pei u"'0 - - - .s,t, -
| to the Houston conVehtluiii uuo
they were all elected by acciahation
u. w, Mcppnai1 n na,,n, ao, 1 % -
Strau CHAN, John X. GraVes noihiliales
DR. j. ii. Lea, ana Z. Is; laihes honi
mated Nj. Il. Garrett as ,neir Respective
aiterha,es W ,he aaai. ,,a,ion
ton, who We're elected ny ace i.un'
On motion oil .. -. Sulniush',m
committee was appointed ny the yha,
consisting OF Nj. H. paire.t, w,
Hart and q. w. Massie 10 urnt res a
lutions enuneiating the sense on W.
convention, VINO repor'e" 'ho '''''"
ing resolutions to-wit:
weyour undersigned eommiitee on TenG
buttons respectfully SUNNI ''' 'o'"'"'
/. We hereby affirm our confidence nee, IN w
PRINCIPLES and hereby pi ,Ns p Su eor
P pention sn' "
4 That the Democracy OF ralo Pinto Is II
laycr ss, ms a ,aHo ri rllasn and Hendricks as