The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-22
THE CONVENTION CLOSED.
Ii Finishes its LabOrs and AdjOurns
Sine Die.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
Who spoke Good Words for Them Before
the Ballot-The New State Commit
tee-The Regulation Resolu-
tions Passed at Finish.

HousToN, Aug, 2l. - Special The
State convention came to order at $3.50 a.
M, only about half the delegates being
present. Nominations for the Presi-
dental Electors at large was at once
proceeded with.
Randall, of Fannin, nominated Judge
Silas Hare, of GraysOn.
Kittrell, of Leon, nominated James IL.
McLeary, OF BeXar.
Matlock, of Montague; Houston, of
Wheeler; Hobb, of Wood, and Bently,
of Mitchell, seconded the nomination.
of Mcleary.
Sheriff., of Hunt, and Murray, of
Collin, seconded the nomination OF
Hare.
Both were elected by acclamation.
Hon. 7. l.. Johnson, of Shelby, and j.
ID, Peteet, of Camp, were chosen alter
mates by acclamation,
The following district electors were
chosen:
First district, j. Il. McComb; alter
nate, 5. Il. Cooper.
Second district, Payton f. Edwards
alternate, Earl Adams.
Third district, n. w. Finley; alter
nate, w. G. Jones.
Fourth district, ii. c. Hinson; alter
nate, c. d. Grace.
Fifth district, A. l.. Matlock; alternate,
w. ID. ClemmOns.
Sixth district, w. II. Ramsey; alter
nate, Chas. II. Gibson.
Seventh district, j. h. Webb; alter
| nate, j. b. Stubbs.
Eighth district, II. II. Phelps; alter
nate, c. b. Collins.
Ninth district, George n. Tyler; alter.
nate, W. w. Searcy.
Tenth district, John f. Breckenridge;
| alternate, w. w. Martin.
Eleventh district, X. X. Leggitt; alter
nate, w. II. Robinson.
| The following resolution was called up
and adopted:
| By Savers, of Gonzales.
! Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that all persons selected by
this convention or by Congressional Sc
lection, shall canvass their district and
all persons selected as electors-at-large
shah canvass the State.
For Chairman of the State Executive
committee, Morgan, of Dallas, nomi.
mated Hon. Thomas II. West, of Jack.
Randolph nominated Hon. J. n Stag.
ner, of Caldwell county.
Pope, of Harrison, seconded the nomi
nation of West.
Armistead, OF Marion, seconded the
nomination of Stagner.
Hon. A. l.. MatlOck nominated Il. r.
Barry, of Navarro.
Storey, of Caldwell, seconded the
nomination of Stagner.
| McComb, of Montgomery, nominated
Hon. Joseph Il. Dwyer, of Bexar.
i Starks, of Jack, seconded the nomina
tion of West.
Spivy, of Rusk, seconded the nomina
tion OF Barry.
Robinson, of Williamson, seconded
the nomination of Dwyer.
Stagner came to the platform ant
thanked his friends for their kind OK
pressions, and by permission withdreN
his name.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
West, lI5; Barry, l95; Dwyer, -
McComb withdrew the nam o
Dwyer.
The second ballot resulted: West, l9G
e Barry, 2S5.
West withdrew, asking that Barry b
nominated by acclamatiOn, which wa
done.
Barry of Navarro, then addressed tn
convention, returning thanks Tor tn
high honor conferred.
On motion the roll of Senatorial dis
tricts was called and the following per
sons were named as chairmen: First
5. ID. Tackaberry, of Blanco; Second, II
Il. MilnPr. OF henderson; Third, w. III
Pope, OF Marshall; Fourth, l.. A. What
ley, of Ci,ssut., fllth, j. =, Sheriff., q
Grecnville; Sixth, X. n. Stafford, O
Mine ola; Seventh, j. y. Gooch, of Pal
estiuc; Eighth, II. Il. Frymer, q
Crockett; Ninth, Henry Scherflins, Q
Houston; Tenth, Joe A. Owens, of Ga
weston; Eleven h, Y. f. HAYWOOD, of Con
zalCs; Twelfth, X. X. Lawther. {
Brehham; Thirteenth, Edward I
Sinks, otGiddings; Fourteenth, Leonar
lsaacs, OF Rockdale; Fifteenth, l.. 4
l.illard, of Fairtiold; Sixtccth, Je
Ward, Jr., of Dallas; Seventeenth, Tho'
ii. Murray, Of Mckinney; Eighteenth
Jas Gunter, of sherman; Nineteenth
Il. j. Browning, of Seymour; Twentieth
l.. G. Parkman, of Decatur; Twenty-tirs
Anson Rainey, of WaXahachie; Twenty
second, X. II Rogers, of Mcl.ennai
rwenty-third, j. a. Edison, of Hami
\ ton; Twenty-iOurth, John Threadgill, {
Taylor; rwenty-lifth, T.. Il. Cone, of IA
Marcos; Twonty-siNth, ;. +. Grimes.
Cucro; Twonty-seventh, Solon Stew ar
of Bracket; Tweuty-eighth, w. Crosby
of El Paso; Twenly-ninth, J. NJ. Moor
of Albany; Thirtieth, q. ID. l.ockett,
Meridlani Thrty-iirst, j. w, Dunn, ,
BOnham.
Senator Randolph offered rosolutio
of thanks to Hon. John NJ. Clnihorn
for his honest, bold and fearless cOurs
rs Chairman of tho State Democrat
Executive committee. Adopted.
Mr.. Lawther, of Washington count,
presented the following resolution
which was adopted by u rising vote:
Resolved, That the thanks of this col
venuon, be rendered To the good cit
zens of Houston, for the very compile
arrangements they have made perlai
ing to our comfort, and that Mai. f.. v
Cave, Chairman of the Committee q
Arrangements, Mai. j. Waldo, Chai
-. man of the Executive committee, be r
" qucsted TO express our gratitude TO q
- various committees for their efforts {
- our behalf
Armistead, of Marion, offered the fc
lowing:
RESOLVED, That the Democratic T.
ecutiyc committee of Texas he authu
lied TO fill all vacancies that may occl
on the State electoral ticket. Adopte
Gibson, of Ellis, offered the followin
II RESOLVED, That the thanks of tll
convention be rendered to the Charm,
and other officers of the convention
the faithful and impartial manner
which they have discharged the duti
imposed ON them.
Schluter, OF Marion. offered the folio
ing, which was adopted;
Resolved, That this convention 7
commend to the Nineteenth Legisl
ture of the State of Texas the iormati,
of n law providing for the OrganiZati,
Ofdistrict criminal courts wherever nc
essary throughout the respective ju,
= cial districts OF the State.
Mr.. Spivey, of Rusk, offered the f
lowing, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the cour
Of our Senators aud Democratic rep
,entatives in Congress, and especial
do we commend to the people of Il
state their course upon the tariff issl
On motion of Charles II. Gibson,
Ellis county, the convention adjourn
sine die.
al.