The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17
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INN ntfuALfoAS CONthSff0Ns
At3 n'oioch sharp the ffmblesn oon,
gshtlon mrt ~ ine our houie Tne al
had ossn mada hy hr. kalHsih Hsynfr
III aud BY halfpa.t Twelve o'clock tne clan
hsssu - gather, IL Ia oell.known 10 lhi
readers of the HrnsLp that there have beer
iso factions Of tbs parry In tnls county lo
ether rs "Plug Halls" snd tbs Other 4
spogn by tbs "P.ug Hats" ~ Bee
Heads" but tie tEo l.oiioas are known /.
~ general pnblic az The "Ins" and the
"Outs, !" tta "lIs being ths Ping H4tr
and vice versa. The 'ins" took % ssetsiou
Of The county court room ana the outs N
ths d's riot court room. A lew minutes
heioIe 9 O'Clock the "Uuts' cent n commit
zee intO the county court room and Invited
the ms TO CONS into The distiiot count
TO I'm with the m, and aiked the chairman
of the equity executive elmmi,te 10 come
Ia with them at 2 O'Clock t. call the coo.
veniicn 10 order. the "insn refused tbs
request, "a well ~ the ehairmsn OF the
executive committee, who called the CON-
veuton composed of the "ips" 10 order Ia
ihe unty court room
As the Courthouse Vlaok struck u'lvin
Wade called the convention of "oulsI 90
order, and nominated Colonel Mckee
United States marshal for this oislro'.
and the motion being pat 10 the
/ upnfft Altfhutt hNhft
elee "a. He was then Introduced 10 the
house by Mr. l.. W. Wnlisms, IN few
remarks Who proposed three cheers for
/ MHrshai Mckee, which were heartily given.
| O. lionel Mckee thea Thanked tne conyen-
ton heartily tor tho honor dons him and the
| compliment paid him n ca ling on him 10
preside over The CONVENTION, rnd PROMISE
la nc! e. thor gresiaent with ia,rlHss and
! impasnaity and trusted the convention In
| their denbsfA'ions would be Harmonious
! gad charaCt-Tz a bv decorum. Hs then
ANNOUNCED tnat the il'st husiness Ia order
was the election OF ~ secretary. mir. y. v.
Elliott was nomipstet Tor tnis poa. tion by
Colonel George W. Hynson ana unapi'
moufly elected. Or. A. NJ. Cochran then
polaled by the CHAIR to select dtie'a'es 20
! Inc state an congressional conventions.
This motion prevailing, the chair ap.
pointed es suon
COMMITTEE
Messrs. A. NJ. COchrau, Melvin Wade,
Stephen McDonad, Professor Rty, Frank
Joydnp, john Stone anu q. s. Slower.
Frank JoIIlon not being present, Jerry Tay-
lcr IVES substituted Tor him on the commil-
tee. The COMMITTEES inen retired. during
which tine recess was takel and the
committee in Eltesn or twenty minutes re-.
turned and mace through iIs chairman, A.
NJ. CocdraI, the following report OF tho Lat
OF
DELEuATEs
to the state and congregational conventions,
the DELEGATES named being for each conYen-
ton. The chairman prefaced his report
win the remarks that toe c9mmiiiee rec0g-
pjzlng the Yignta Gnd merits OF the cSiorrd
man, and recogpisiQg HE true republican,
isr, his devotion to the pliscipies oi the
rep,ib lean carty and also that he was the
msiority OF the republican party in the
south had gwen him equal representation
In the LIST OF delegates 10 ths convention.
He also said II was understood tnst the
delegates named who attended the conven-
lions, were to cast the entire vote OF the
county.
The oolored delegates selected were then
naInes az follows: Melyin Wade, Stephen
Mcdonald. George Hawkins. Ben Turner,
jerry TAYLOR, John Cooper, Bob Paync,.J.
p. Elliott, o. Sialsw0rth, AT stone, Mr..
Cross, Amnion Scott, Robe Taylor,
George Wells. WIl.iam Alexander, Snep-
parh SEWER. sam Armstrong, Loois yoch-
ran. john Chernut', J. W. Taylor. Simp-
son Aali, Henry Stark and joho Cfutch'
lisi'' Inc WHITE DELEGATES
chosen were United States MsTsbal Mckee,
John Stone, John jackson, Dr.. McKsy, Q.
i. Slower, Wiilism Jesse Grant, Fred Gull
len. L. w. Williams, A. NJ. Cochran, J q.
Jones, A. b. Norton. NYm N9rton, ID. Shst-
field, WentwoIth @annipg, George w
HynsoD. jos ph Cox, J T. Coonsrs, j. G
Biersr. Eugene Marshall, j. w. Greenwaii
ana r L. Taylor. The report Of the com-
mittee WAS received and adopted.
A motion was made by Fred Cullen that
the ch air appoint committee OF i've to So
lect icr the consideration ct the convention
names for the county executive committee.
Tots motion prevailed and the costr ap'
TINE COMMITTEE
Fred Cullen, Melvin Wade, George Haw-
Aims, George ". Hvnson aud A. Victorian.
This committee retired ard soon reported
es iollows: The chairman OF the commit
Tee. Mr., Cullen, ssid it had been the desire
Of the com mittee TO name Colonel JOAN
Stone as chsirnan OF the executive COM
mittee, but he preferred the position 10
some one else, hence the
EXECUTIVE CoMMITrEE
or the county was thns recommended:
r. o Richardson, chsirman; A, M Cochran
and j. P. Elliott, secret'rits, ana Tor the
first ward, G.. w. HyDson and a. Butts; SEC
o1d ward, 3. Sheffield aud .. Mcdonald;
third ward, Fred Cullen and Nym orton;
fourth ward, John Stone and John Jackson;
fifth wars, George Hawkins and A. Hall;
sign ward, jerry Taylor and john S.oyay;
Trinity Mills, John Warren; Lancaster,
VIM, Fleming; Scyene, ]. I. Conners; Ce'
dar Hui, +. ID. Pipkham; White Rock, Giles
Armstrong Richard Taylor and Dick Arm
strong; CnYrollton. J. NJ. Smith; Hntcalns'
], O. Mltchner; Grand Prairie, Bill Atexsn-
der and Nat Tipptt..
rhe report oil the committee was received
and adop I'd.
b. Shsflleld was then called upon and
rJade sort speecn
Dr.. Mckay then introduced the fol-
loving
RESOLUTION:
Ho. al
D.lias county in convention assembled,
hereby instruct our delegates TO the dis.
trct ard state conventions, to support as
delegates to ,he Chicago convention no one
jayorabieto Chester A. Arthur IS prs.i-
dene OF these United States.
This resolution WAS opposed by Or. a.
M. Oncbran 10 fe n bret ana pertinent re-
marks who wanted the delegates to go to
me conventions untrammslled. DR.. Nc
Ksy. The suthor OF the resolution support
ed In q vehement speech. George Hawkins
also opposed it Mr.. Fred Cutien offered
the following substitute ior tina resolution:
Resolved, That the delegates OF the two
conventions be governed py the msJoflty
Of sentimentof the delegates
Mr.. l.. w. Williams opposed
this substitute, favorlng the orig
inal RESOLUTION. Mr. Cullen then
withdrew his substitute. Colonel George
w, Hynson made q strong speech, endors-
ing tue spirit OF the resolution, ana openly,
boldly aud eloquently nnuouncst himself
az in favor OF James e. Blame Ior
the republican nominss for pres
ident and paid a glowing
tribute to that gentleman. Mr.. Wentworth
Manning made speech fegoring the rsso
luton and urging its passage. Melvin
Wade opposed the resolution, although ne
ANNOUNCED his opposition 10 Arthur, and
charged tt at he he'd get quietly in the
fnts m limited Mates
supreme court declare the civil rights bill
nn,nn q itiltionali Mnfnhal Mckee also on.