The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-27
TERRELL AHEAD.
A HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.
Fifteen Senatorial Delegates of the Twen-
ty-Second District-These are Tao
lilly Instructed for Terrell
Proxy Questions, Etc.

The Democratic County convention,
called to select delegates to the Senate
rial convention of the Twenty
Senatorial district, and delegates to the
Congressional convention convened in
the district room of the courthouse yes
terday morning at 10 O'Clock. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. G.
C. Cole, Chairman of the County EX
ecutiYe committee, who in a
few brief remarks, well |
put, declared the convention open for |
the transaction of business.
Mr.. w. b. Greentaw was unanimously |
elected Secretary, The roll of the Pre- |
cincts was called by the Chair. When
Trinity Mills wasreached John b, Stone
filed protest against that Precinct be-
ing represented on the grounds that the
Primary was held on Friday instead of
Saturday, as per the call of the Chair
man. He also filed like protests against
blackberry, Scyene, Stultz schoolIhouse
and Haught's store.
Mr.. Field gave notice that in dpe time
protests worid be filed against the dele
gates of the First and Second wards, and
the Fair Greunds.
Mr.. Aunspaugh presented RTesolution
endorsing Hon. DIN Wellborn, but it
was ruled out of order and he for the
time withdrew it.
Mr. j. r. Stone put in neInination for
permanent Chairman Hon. *. s. Guy.
The Chair ruled that committee on
credentials was first in ORDER.
Mr.. j. III. Taylor moveGt that two from
Precinct No. l and one delegate from
each precinct in the county be APP
pointed Il Committee on Credentials.
Stone moved, as Substitute, that n
committee Of five be appointed on ere
dentials, and named the following: S.
Robertson, John West, w. j. Keller,
Charles Bussey and SD. Waters.
A motion was made to lay the substi-
tute on the table, and on "a vote being
taken resulted in the same being lost by
a vote of a to 43.
j. b. Simpson stated that the motion
of NJ. Taylor would give the city two
and the county seven on the committee.
He wished to ask the Chair, the Conven-
ton and the gentlemen who favored Mr..
Taylor's motion if that was Il fair repre-,
sentation Tor the city?
Ne. Rugel, of Mesquite, argued that
the precedent had been established, and
hence the correctness of the thing.
The question of the city having g
more equal representation was discusses
Mt length. The city demanded fail
representation.
J. Is. Stone offered the following:
Resolved, That one representative
from each voting precinct, in which OK
election was held under the call of til,
County Executive committee, be ap
pointed a committee on Credentials L
be selected by each delegation.
motion was made to table the reso
luton, and Mr.. Stone withdrew it.
Mr.. j. Ii. Simpson moved to amend
by giving precinct No. three on tn,
Committee of Credentials. lie did no
thing that even fair ratio, yet the cit,
delegation would be satisfied with it.
The amendment WAS ignored and thu
original substitute of MIR. Stone was pu
and carried by a vote of A. to A.
There was a squauuie over John Raw
Inns, who, Mr.. Sam Klein said, was not
legal delegate or proxy, and had m
right to voice in the convention. III
demanded that Rawlins produce hi
credentials as "a delegate. At this jpnct
IRE there was a perfect uproar, thecoun
try delegates claiming that the conven
ton had no right to pass upon Rawlins
credentials, but that it was for the com
mittee TO decide.
The Chair asked Rawlins if he had
proxy. He asked the Chair what i
meant by proxy. The Chair aske,
him If he was authorized to east vot
in the convention, and he said he was.
Mr.. G. II. Tucker asked that Mr.. Raw
Inns be made to produce his proxy. Th
Chair said that he would not Guestio
Mr.. Rawllns' right to vote in the COZ
yention.
On motion Of Stone the name of J.. +
Taylor was substituted on the Commit
tee of Credentials, instead of that of "
j. Keller.
A motion to table stones motto
called for vote, and when the Chai
called Hutchins which both Bussey an
Rawlins claimed to represent-the latte
by proXy-Bussey voted two votes j
favor of the motion, and Rawlins tw
against il.
n 1h.s sprung the proxy question AGAR
and in lit Uf desperation the Chair ii,
manded of Mr.. John Rawlns hi
proxy, who was forced To adm
with much chagrln to his adhcrents tia
he had no proxy.
The Chair decided that he was not 81
titled to vote, which was greeted wit
voclferous applause.
The vote was then announced, and III
motion TO table was lost by vote OF
TO a..
The vote as to whether or not the pr,
vious question should be put was carrie
by q vote of ~ TO a.
The original motion of Jno. b. Ston,
that Il committee of nye on credentials
composed of ). Robertson. John Yves
J, III. Taylor, Chas. Bussey, and :.
Waters be appointed, was voted on an
was carried by vote of Is to a..
Mr.. Strong, Nash delegate, the
made proposition to the convention
which he stated he was prompted /
doing bya love of harmony. lie la
watched the proceedings of the CONVEX
ton closely and had discerned thi
there was likely TO be bitter feelin
engendered among the ranks of tn
party. Therefore he would propos
that the convention turn Nash an
Terrell loose and let them make a goa
you-please race before. the people. Tn
proposition was seconded by Mr.. Charlie
Fred Tucker, but was Missed down.
ON motion the Committee on Creder
tials was also made Committee on Pc
manent Organization. The conventio
then took recess until p. IN,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
During the interem for dinner ther
was deal of wire-wOrking. The coolt
heads on both sides cndeavored TO brin
about harmony between the two In,
tons, but each adhered TO its candidat,
The Terrell delegation having gained
majority, naturally enough declined tn
proposition on the part of Mr.. Nash
supporters TO turn them loose before ti
people without nomination. Harmon
was talked of, but IL was no go.
On the RECOMMENDING of the convention
the Committee ON Credentials reporte
as follows:
To the Honorable Dallas County Democrat
Convention asScmbled ut Dallas, july :
1884:
Your Committee on Credentials be
leave 10 report that We find the follow
ing precinets properly represented Il
the delegates respectively named b
low:
First Represented by G.. n
Terry, n. q. Turney. Paul Jannisoi
Alex Cockfell and Dave Bryan; such
them as are present, having the right
cast the vote Of the ward, unless proxiC
are hereafter presented. This applies
all.
Second Ward Represented hy 4. |