Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-27
DALLAS.
The County Convention Indorses 7. 7,
D, Andrews Of Fort Worth,
Terrell Receives the Dallas County Vote
Which Insuros His Election.
Spirited Contest in the Proceedings
Sterett's Bloquence Notes.

DALLAS, July 26.--The Dallas
county Democracy has redeemed IT.
sell. The will of the majority and the
principle Of fair play have prevailed,
and the theory that might makes
right" has been subjected to pro.
nounccd and merited defeat. During
the senatorial contest just closed the
Democracy Of Kaufman county an
nounced to her sister counties OF Dial.
las and Rockwall that by right Of re-
lation in Office and political equity she
was entitled to furnish the senator
this term for the Sixteenth district,
and presented as her candidate Mr.. j.
o. Terrell. A part Of the Democracy
of Dallas county, fortified behind the
pernicious doctrine that as Dallas
county had the power to name the
candidate she should exercise 1t, TO the
exclusion of consideration of the rights
of any other community, and pro-
ceeded to use its efforts to secure sue
cess for its leader Mr.. Thomas +.
Nash. The canvass for the past six
weeks has been animated and inter
esting, and the result throughout ex-
tremely doubtful. The progress of
the campaign has been infinitely de.
tailed in THE GAZETTE correspondence
from Dallas, showing that the result
would have to be determined in to-
days county convention by majority
of not more than one or two votes. Mr..
Terrell's exact strength was placed by
these specials at As votes and Mr..
Nash's at from 81 to A. On the pre-
liminary fight to-day the accuracy of
these figures was verified, the first test
of strength before any Examinations by
the committee on credentials had been
made, the test being the vote for menu
bers of said committee, Terrell was
found to have - and Nash "A support
ers. For time things looked squally
and everything indicated bolt, but
harmony finally prevailed and the
vanquished Nashites have bowed to
the inevitable, accepted their defeat
and announce their determination to
support the nominee. The situation
now confronting the senatorial conven-
ton to meet at Dallas on Thursday
next, July 81, is.as follows: Rockwell
county, with two votes, Is instructed
for Nash; Kaufman county, with seven
votes, is instructed for Terrell, and
Dallas county with fifteen votes, to-day
chose a solid Terrell delegation, but as
a matter of courtesy to the defeated
Dallas county man, Mr.. Nash, reirained
from giving Instructions. But that,
however, would have been only u
formality, as the proceedings were SC
pronounced in favor of Terrell as to be
equal to instructions.
The following were the proceedings
, of the convention in detail: The con.
vention was called to order by Mr.
George w. Cole, chairman of tbs
! county executive committee, at 10 am
w. Is. Greenlow was chosen temporary
secretary. Representatives were pres
, ent from all precincts in the county
: except blackberry, making n total o
. 50 out of u possible 90, constituting q
full convention. Protests We're filed
against the regularity of the primaries
at Trinity Mills, Scyene, Suits
hool-house, Haught's store, First
, ward, Second ward and fair grounds
, After considerable time spent on the
question of temporary and permanent
officers of the convention. these sub
jects were abandoned for the time be-
ing, Chairman Cole continuing to pre-
side, and the question of n COMMITTEES
on credentials engrossed the attention
of the convention. After long, hard
J and close struggle In which the sup
fought CALAMITY TO secure an advan.
tage for their respective leaders, which
finally ended in the first victorious re.
suit being secured by the Terrellites
in the naming of the following com
mittee on credeutial: Sawnie Robert
son, Charles Busy, s. j. Waters, John
West, J. II. Taylor.
At this juncture of the proceedings
: an abortive effort was made by tht
Nashites, "for the sake of peace ano
harmony within the party" to have
: 1t recorded Us the sense OF the Dalla,
q county convention that no senatorial
! nomination be made, but that Messrs
, Terrell and Nash be turned loose
) and let the best man win. One of the
/ Terrell delegates also Endorsed THU
"throwing of the bridlss," but 1t wal
finally decided that the convention
3 did not possess the power or authority
to take such action; that the chairman
: of the district senatorial committed
1 had called senatorial convention
that Dallas county had been ordered
to hold q county convention and sent
thereto fifteen delegates, and beyont
that II could not go. This point beiDl
$ disposed of, the convention at 1873
+ took a recef 8 till 2 p. N. 10 enable thu
. WI SftueUtlulS huu
n nent organization to do it's work ant
prepare Its report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention at $50 p. m. reas
sembled. The committee on creden
n tials and permanent organization sent
!. up majority and minority report
= The majority report. signed by al
t members except Mr.. Taylor, virtually
a recommended that Trinity Mills and
{ Spring Chapel had held their pri
e maiies irregularly as to date, and sub
mitted to the convention the question
. Of determining whether said precinc
delegates be seated. The COMMITTEE,
also recommended Hon. II. s. Guy a
permanent chairman, and w. b
Greenlow permanent secretary.
The minority report Ia substance IA
vored the seating of all delegates ex
. cept those from Hutchins precinct, al
!, leging that In the latter precinct Re
q publican votes had determined the re
} suit at the primary. 1t recommended
: j. w. Strong as permanent chairmar
, and II. l. Phillips permanent secre
tary. The majority report was adopt
q ed; yeas "A. nays AZ.
: Mr.. Guy, on taking the chair, made
an able and appropriate speech. coun
/, selling moderation and harmony. anC
announced the convention ready fol
! business.