The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-21
THE TEXAS TICKET.
Ireland and Gibbs Nominated for First
and Second Places.
THE FREE GRASS MEN SILENT
The Platform Endorses the Lease Law
and the Administrations Land
Policy-The TwO-Thirds Rule
Proceedings in Detail.


ner raped the delegates to order. No
time was lost, and the convention i'm
mediately proceeded to business by
hearing the report of the committee on
Credentials. The committee recon-.
mended that the
BASIS or REPRESENTATION
be fixed at one vote to every 300, and one
vote for every fraction over $50 votes,
provided that every organized cOuntv
be entitled to one vote. The claims G Gof
the contcsting delegation from CLAW
county was settled by seating both del
ogations and dividing the vote of the
county. The committee found that E2
votes should be allowed.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION,
GOV. Hubbard then presented the re-
port ON permanent organization. as
wired yesterday. The report wns
adopted unanimously and the permanent
officers TOOK their seats, Il committee be-
ing named to conduct Hon. w linton
TO the seat of the permanent chairman.
Hon ThoS. II. Bonner was given a vote
OF thanks for acting as temporary chair
man.
The report Of the committee on plat
form was then presented and the Chair
man announced that the platform had
been adopted with entire harmony and
unanimity and he hoped the convention
would adopt 1t in the same spirit.
THE PLATFORM.
We, the Democrats of Texas, in con-
vention assembled, cordially endorse
the principles announced in the plat
form of the Democratic party in Chicago
and We hail with satisfaction the nomi-
nation of Cleveland and Hendricks, and
pledge them our earnest and en-
thusiastic support.
We declare that the people are the
source of all political power and that the
Democratic party is the party ofthe peo-
pie, and we point with pride to the giant
strides of our great commonwealth
| under its fostering care and protection.
We declare that a free ballot and a free
count is necessary to the existence OF
| free government among men, and the
Democratic party pledges itself that this
right shall remain inviolate.
We believe that an efficient system Of
common free schools, both for the white
and cOlOred races, is essential TO the
preservation of the liberties of the peo-
| pie, and that all public institutions OF
learning should be fOstered by iudiciOus
| legislative enactments, and To this end
w '''''i ~ VI lNNNilut lOl lllNNN
purposes by such disposition of the
lands set apart for these objects. under
| such limitations rs may best subservC
these ends, SO that taxation for sucl
| purposes may be reduced to the Lowest
! possible limit.
| We declare that the free school anC
asylum lands are segregated from TN,
| public domain, and are, by law, sacreC
| trust in the custody of the Leg
islaturc, TO be- held and managed
in the best interests of the re
spective funds tO which they have beer
| dedicated, and we hold II to be the high
est duty ofthe representatives ofthe pco
| pie, TO see to IL, that that trust may no
he sacrificed to the greed of any class.
! Webelieve that the schools and genera
interests of our State, will bc best sub
served by the leasing of said lands unit
such time rs they may he purchased b,
actua! settlers, at n reasonable prize
fixed by law, without competition and il
such Il manner aS not To retard the dc
yelopmcnt and prosperity Of the frontier
We are opposed to the enactment of
herd law.
We believe that the existing lawsof ol
state, for the protection ofmechanics an
labOrers by liens, should be more com
prehenSivc and efficient, to the end tina
the real laborer may bc thoroughly pro
tectcd.
We declare that the legislature of ou
State should limit the amount of rea
estate owned or held by corporations il
this State. and that our incorporation
laws should be so amended as To prevent
rather than encourage, landed an,
other mOnOpolies.
We declare that the proper and immc
diate regulation of transportation o
freight by common carriers Is n matte
of the gravest concern 10 the public Il
large, and that the delays and discrimi
nations to which persons and places ar
often subjected by said carriers shoul,
be remcdicd by prompt and eilicicn
legislation.
Recognizing these great principles a
Democratic iNith as essential 10 tn
prosperity of the people. and to the con
tinuance of our free institutions, we con
idcutly appeal to all lovers ot good gov
orument IN ToN0s to assist in the main
tcuancc of the same.
The platform as READ was adOptut
unanimously.
1UE TwO-THIRpS RULE PREVAILED.
\ majority of the committee ON plat
form offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this Convention adhere I
the two-third. rule. applause
After some iilibuStcriug the resolution
was adopted 10y vote 10y countie,
Yeas, 3Ub 1-lO; nays, M $40.
II was then moved to proceed to tn
nomination or state ticket, and TIA
Chair decided that il was now in ordr
to proceed to the nomination of randi
date for governor.
W. l.. CRAWFORD, or DALLAS,
came upOn the platform in behalf q
Hon. John ireland for Governor. III
cOmplimented the party highly, an
knew It could make no mistake in il
nomination. Texas had one hundrc
thousand Democratic sons to chuOS
from rs to who II should he. The part
favored the education of the massc,
white and colOred, but In scparat
schools, and favored normal schools fc
the education of teachers; undo
the present administration th
public schools had been CAREFUL
iustcrcd aud provided for; the State Tn
vcrsity, is Hn accomplished iAct II
favored the protection of the publ
school lands. lie declared thai raj
roads and other corporations were sui
loct to control by the government, am
that GOV. Ireland has seen that the law
were faithfully executed; that he hu
been loyal and faithful to his party /
spirit and In truth, I'm the name of IA
Democracy Of Dallas county tender I
this convention John Ireland, of Gaudg
lupc, Il trained aud conservative office
tn he his own successor to the higho'
Office within the gin of the people ,
Texas. Great applause.
Sen NTuR JOHN NOuN0 UoorH,
of Anderson. seconded the nominatin
of ireland, who had been ever faithin
He would not undertake to recount III
administration, but the taxes had bee
reduced from 80 To 30 cents, the lowe,
possible reduction, and they meet q,
ppnses. His ,pCcch was thrilling on
and was vigorously applauded,
REaANp NOMINATED ny ACCLAMATfo'
Mr. Terhuuc, delegate from Hun
moved that Ireland be nominated Il
reclamation.
A delegate from Comanche moved NJ
. iournment til l.1 p. m. The adjourn
lmcnt was voted down and the motto
wnS nat, "Shnll Ireland bp declared Il