The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-02

hut lasted Tor several minutes. Mr.. Brown
| VAS deeply at, o,ed, aud Ia feeling speech
thanked the convention Tor tho great honor
conferred. And II will be proper 10 record
Iie ht here that the whif republican boilers
were sorer Than ever.
| Tho vote Tor presidential electors Tesnli'
| I'd In ohonfing George n, Dliley, 81 Andef'
| son, aud Robert Taylor, OF Fsnnin.
Judge q. q. Biukley, oi Grayson, was
| elected chairman OF The ftato executive
committee by acclanislina.
| III r. KealiDH, o. Waco, was chosen sec
rotary Of tho committee.
A u. fofion, OF Dallas, offered the foi'
Resolved, Tnst the republicans Of the
stAte of Texas will place n full republican
s,ale tickle. IN The field for the oomitg
il was referred 10 the executive commit.
tee with power 10 act.
X. NJ. johnson foolored), OF Colorado
county, offered the following;
Resolved, That We, the republicans OF
Texas, In convention assem- bled, instruct
our delegates to the national convention, to
be- held at Chicsgo June 81, 1881, TO cast
their votes for James q. II aine Tor pfesl-
dent aud Robert T. Lincoln for vlce'presi.
dent OF the United Statas ~ our hfst
choice.
This was received with cheofs, bat re-
The preamble and resolutions were
then offered by J j. Johnson, OF BrnEos;
WHEREAS. The supreme court OF these
| United States have declared unoonstitu-
tioral the civil rights acts OF congress; aud,
WHEREAS, Said legislation was inter ded
by It's ,a,ctora TO make efieclual tho clti-
zenshlp Of the coiored man by protecting
6la agaias, acts Of denial OF tho exercise OF
ME civil equal liberties on part Of individu-
ais. and
WmEREas, In The opinion OF tho supreme
court said legislation WAS not warranted by
the constitution OF the United States,
Therefore, Ba II
Resolved, That this republican stats con.
yeuiion OF the state OF Texas etard pledged
TO support nud encourage all necessary leg
islat'ou, whether flate or national, that
will protect o1cl aud every cllizen In the
equal enjoyment o, every right belonging
TO all ireemen withoutregard 10 race, color.
politics. religion o. nationality.
| Resolved, That II becomes the duty OF
every state TO pass and enforce such laws
as are necessary 10 maintain the freedom
oil speech and tho exercise OF every civil
right on the part OF the colored man the
same as that ot my other olasg OF citizens.
Resolved. That Il is the duty OF every
state in this union TO pass what T. ia effect
civil rights law, wherever the exercise OF
equal civil rights csn be denied the colored
man without on opportunity for redress.
| This was also referred to the committee
on rules, when the convention adjourned to
s o'clock,
At TuE NIGHT sEssIoG.
Tho platform WAS adopted without di-
vision. a memorial IS long rs the
moral Law was submitted By
Judge Rector from the ladies
OF the W9man's Christian Vemperancs.
un on, asking that the convention request
the stare legislature 10 suomit
to tho people the adoption
| OF Il constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture or sale OF Intoxicating
| liquor, but u was not acted upon, the con-
vention being suddenly very busy about
something else
the executive committee selected, sproad
eagle talks made, and the conveniio o
adjourn d sine die. The platform Is
declared Inconsistent IN that IL declares Tor
frsa grass and the leasing oil
lands which cannot 20 together.
Colonel August Bslkusp, Of San Antonio!
expresses h ,a,;oa al. az , siseu' ,Sa
convention when the negroes
,riumphed Three prominent white repub
icans said Tonight: III we could unioHd
the negroes we would be $4,000 votes
stronger"
There has been closed door conference
| 0I tD6 UlbEUtCteu Wultt-, anu " n Wul'c To-
publican party Is not the result II viii be
surprising.
| CONVENTION NOTES.
The following IL full list Of delegates
with their preferences:
Ai.iarge-C. @. Brinklev (for Blaine) Rich
ard Allen (Arthur), N. w. Quincy (Blaine)
Hon, Robert Z,pp (for the man preferred
by the republican siates)
First District-Pdrish aud Greene (ooth
for Rleinp
Second District - Burkhardt Blaine,
Davis (Arthur.)
Third Distriot-Flansgan and Berger,
Tooth for Blsine.)
Fourth Dsrlct-Mslloy ard Carter, Gar
thur
Fifth Distrist-Lyons and Cleaves, (boih
for Blaine)
Sixth Dstrict-Acker (Blaine) Whit
meyer (Logan.)
Seventh District - R,nfro (Edmunds,)
Ferguson (Arthur)
Eiph'h District-Rosen'ha and Green
(Biaine.)
Ninth Decentralization and Blount doth
for Blaipe)
Tenth Distric,--DsGress (Arthur) Hau-
schke (Blaine)
Eleventh District-Csmpbell and Neon
nell (both for Blaine
The second choice OF nearly all the dele
gates Is Robert t. Lincoln.