The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-07

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SENATORIAL CONVENTION
VERY PLEASANT PROCEEDINGS
Having Carefully Considered all Thing
u N"mInation folIow--J. -. Terrell
srlectrd-A Committee Ap-
pointed Ia Inform Him.
The Senatorial convention convene
! 'H,' r'irv morning ~ the ".Urt-hous
pursuaut 10 The call oi the Chairman &
| he Executive committee of the sin
| ncuth district, for the purpose Of numi
nat ng u crull'H'r o." '.rrn.rnt III
counties Of Rockwell, Kaufman an,
/ Dallas in the state Senate, The iiitrci
| delegates from Dallas, seven from
| Kaufman and Two from Rockwell, wur,
! an present, The convention was cali,
u order al II o'clock 10y Hon. 4. 7
! Adams, the Chairman, who, in few re-
marks, stated the work that awaited The
/ convention, namely, the nomination %
| - candidate 20 represent the counties -
. Rock wall, Kaufman and Dallas, three ~
/ e richest counties La the State, ia III.
| legislature, WAS all Important. II Ia
g.. ny. o.. ...,'..' .. I'M ruurI. = ~,
counties, one who would reflect crCdi
upon their Democracy.
| MIR. &, Foe was elected Secretary of III,
m"ntin1
| Mr.J.B.Si Simpson made "A motion that tho
! chan hct ~ l, niliuia .... II nhtIl a.,
| which nroyailrd.
! a,cs from rnrh county we're appointc.
rnmmitt,, IN Credentials ana pcrm
| ,nnt nrvnniy,tinu
| 4 recess of tiflren minutes was take,
| , piy, the committee ON Crcdential
! , N" - ., 80 .....r. .'r. mad
m, following report which was adopted
REPORT y COMMIT y.
TO the senatorial convention for tn,
! District comprising Dallas, Rockwell
and kaufman, counties, the committe,
ON Credentials and Permanent Organ.
| igatiou have the honor To report: That
| The following delegates have submitted
nroner credentials to represent thci,
rcspectiyc counties i'm this convention
| The delegates for Dallas county entitled
, tn This floor as delegates:
nnil,s cnnnty. Il, q. Sterret. J. h.
- m ".
son. T. r. West. proyy q. p, s. Fee, $
j. Waters. W. ], Kellar, Sam Klein.
Mid Perry r.. n. Daniels. j. T.. Wolf
Jno. RAMSEY. Ed. Randall, w, ID. Willie
rhns. Fee.
Rorkwall countv: ]. $. Hewitt, w. NJ.
Keiser
Ei,IIImau county: George ID. Manion.
Il a. Harris. ANDY Ables. &, G.. Moore.
&. Coolry. w. II. Pills. G. G. Wilson rep.
I (
The committees further recommend S.
]. Waters AZ permanent Chairman anu
Charles Foe ns nermnncnt Secretary.
w. ID, WyIIE.
Chairman of Committee,
Mr.. :. ]. Waters, permanent Chair
man. then took his seat and hnNlnr.
thanked the convention for the honor
ton omen for business,
on motion of i. n. Simpson. the cleo
ton of n Senator TO represent this dis
trict. was roneinto.
Mr.. Suwnie Robertson. in n few re-
marks we'll mt. nlaced in nominntio,
The name of Hon. j. o. Terrell, whicl
was greeted with applause.
non. II. 4. ADAMS, OF Kaufman, sec.
onded the nomination and spoke In en-.
crnt. a deserving, able and selt.mad,
vounp man. who would adv reprrsen,
All tie varied interests Of the three
COMMITTEES. Kaufman county. he said. fol,
nroud of the compliment Dallas had nail,
her in fnyorlnp the Hon. j, o. Terrell.
The vote wa. taken by counties. and
resulted as follows: Dallas. Is for Ter.
ell; Kaufman, for Terrell; Rockwall,
for i. II Tayior. of Dallas.
The Chair declared Terrell the nomi
nee. Mr.. Sam Klein made a motion I,
make the vote unanimous.
Mr.. j. $, Hewitt, , ne of the delegate.
from Rockwell, arose and addruSse,
The convention. He said they ha,
voted for Mir. Taylor because their com
ty convention had not instructed TO
ANYBODY, and that any suitable maj
Imported by Rockwall county. m
people of Rockwell county did not belley,
that "A Kaufman man would suit them,
but as Democrat and Il delegate iron
lnnt comfy. he chcerfuIly Seconded The
motion to make the nomination unani.
nous.
The remarks of Mr.. Hewitt wer
mons VOTE was cast for ;TerreIl ''''''
The Chair Amounted a commit
tee of one from each county.
viz: Mr.. Sawnie Robertson.
of Dallas: Mr.. 7. S. Hewitt. of Rorkwan,
and II. ~, Adams, of Kaufman, to wal
uDon the gentleman and inform him O
his nomination.
When the nominee entered the hall he
was greeted with yociterous ap
plause, Mr., S. Robertson intro |
,uced him to the convention anc
he addressed the convention i'm n brief
Dut point ID speech, in " hicb he thanke,
il for the honor il had conferred upou
him. and ne honed that il would never
a,e cause to- regret the confidence
iced in him. He would 90 to tie Sen
t., not as rer esentative of ON,
more COUNT $, but all |