The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-25
POLITICAL NEWS.
sirnlghi.ouis Meet In Conference and
Resolve Into u Convention.
TO MEET TO-DAY
RatifyiDg at sh.rman-Hlain. ut Phiia'
deiphia-.Iunk"ting Through ohio
Collector sailor Announces
Himself for Congress.

Pursuant to the following call tho Re
publican State conference convened II
this city yesterday morning at the cour
house. Tho attendance was rather
moager, though number OF counties
were represented by proxy. The cal
readsas follows:
The Republicans of tho different
counties In Texas, who are In favor oI
maintaining the unity and integrity oi
the Republican party, and of having u
Republican State ticket in the field are
earnestly requested 10 send from each
county one ar more Republicans to n
conference To loo held in the city ot Dallas
on Tuesday, September 2}i, lSSl, to ST.
lect Republican State ticket. n state
All Republicans who iavOrihe con-
ticket and who cannot attend 10 COM
ference ut Dallas, are requested 4. NJ,
municute hy letter with Dr.
Cochran, Dallas, Texas. We hope 20 see
every county in the State represented at
the conierrnce.
J. l.. HAYNES, Laredo,
a. j. EvANS, san Antonio,
A. NJ. cuCHHAN, Dallas,
GEo. W. p SEQ, sherman,
+. \. CLEvEs, Gainesville,
w. RuINEuARr, Tay lor Go.
W.. PuiLLIP',. Austin
w. Y. LEADER
w. \. NORTON, Dallas.
Ou behalfof the delegates To the llous-
ton convention favoring the nomination
OF state ticket.
The conference was called to order nj
II o'clock by w. y. Leader of Austin,
who read the foregoing call rs eSplapa
tory of the objects of the meeting. lie
also read the call of Judge Bimcklcy,
chairman of the Republican, state Exec.
utivc committee, calliug the Houston
convention, and pointed ont that thai
convention was called for the purpose
of nominating candidates for state
Offices, but that on assembling ut liOu>-
ton few men of the party, prompted
by selfish mntives,and who cared nnught
for the principles of the party had tried
TO sell out the party to Wash Jones and
his demagogues.
ON motion, Dr. \. NJ. Cochran, oi
Dallas, WAS elected temporary chair
n an.
lie thanked the meeting for the honor
conierroh; he knew of no prouder
privilege than that of presiding over n
Republican meeting. lie v as proud 10
be il Republican and was not ashamed
Of it. The Speaker then paid his re
spects to Wash Jones, the Independent
candidate for Governor. and character-
lied him as II dtmogouge. Jones, h.
said, denounced, Blaine, Cleveland and
Butter, and why should any party
support such IL man. Wash Jones is
for Wash Jones, first, last and
all the time. He continued to lash Jones
at lenght, ana wanted to know who
Jones would represent il hc were
elected. If every Republican and
Grcenhacker in the State should vote for
him, still! he would he beaten, iUr This
being a Presidential year, Texas would
pOll u full Democratic vote. Jones
sprung from the low down Democracy.
They proposed to put in the field, Il
straight.Out Republican ticket. lie read
letters from prominent members from
different parts of The State, in which the
writer's stated that they would not vote
stances. Judge Andrews, Of Mckinney,
telegraphed that he would see Jones
dead before he would vote for nim.
Messrs. Il. l.. Wren, Of Austin, and
q. 5. Brown, of Johnson, were elected
secretaries of the meeting.
1t was moved and carried that com
mittee of five be appointed on perma-
nent organization.
On motion Of Mar. Leader, committee
of seven was appointed ON platform and
resolution.
The Chair appointed on Permanent Or
ganizatiou: q. w. Iiynson, Fred Cullen,
II. w. Roperts. of Dallas; II. B. Kinney,
of Travis; Thomas Rayland, OF Grimes
county.
AS committee on Platform and Reso-
htions: W. n. Norton. Melvin Wade,
NJ. II. Redwood, Il. :. Thaycr. Of Dallas
w. Y. Leader and DR.. Phillips, of Travis
county, and Daniel Taylor, of Chimes
county.
The Chair read a letter from Arthur
TOnpkins, of Warren county, VINO
stated he favored straight-out tick ket,
and that Warren county would give II
Republican majority Of 400.
The chair stated that Grimes county
would poll II majority Republican vote
of l,lO0.
on motion the conference adjourned
until 3 o'clock p. IN. to give the commit
tees time 10 make their reports.
Judging from the small lumber OF
RepublicanS OF this city, who were pres
emf, they certainly do not syupathize to
any alarming extent with the straight-
outs, or bOlters of tue Houston cOnvcn-
ton, us they are called. Prominent
among the white members Of the party
were Judge A. B. Norton and sdhi, \. Nj.
Norton, &. w. llynson, DR.. Arch Coch-
ran, Mr.. Thayer, Fred Cullen, Roberts
and others. Melvin Wade was the
only colored Republican of this
city OF any prominence pres
eut. There were several Greenhackers
in the meeting, among them Mr.. Civ
ems and Or. Bell. The speakers stand
was decorated by a large United States
flag and large portraits OF Blaine and
Logan.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at 3
O'Clock and the committee on permanent
orr rsarization made the following report:
, OMMITTEE on PERMANENT uRaANIZA-
TON.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the Repub-
lican Conference:
Your committee on permanent organl-
cation would respectfully recommend
Loeb McDaniels. of Grimes comfy, as
Chairman; for Vice-President, DR.. w.
C. Phillips, of Travis, Melvin Wade of
Dallas. Robert Armstrong, OF Ellis; for
Secretary, George W. Hyson, of Dallas;
assistant Secretary, G. ). Brown, of
Johnson. All of which is respectfully
GEORGE w. HysoN, Chairman.
III. B. KINNEY,
T.. w. ROBERTS.
THoMAs RAGLIN.
r. CULLEN.
The report of the committee was unan-
imously adopted.
Mr.. l.. McDaniels, the permanent
Chairman, on taking his seat made