The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-12
THE. CONVENTION,
The Democracy of Texas In Session at
Fort Worth,
with Full Attendance ald Every llarS
blEg 0f Harmony.
Governor Hubbard Faus tha Flame of
Ea,husiasn
by One OF His Eloquent and tharaclor>
istic speeches.
A ROuslng, Ringing Platform for the
Delegates 20 Fread.
The Proceedings Charac ,erlzed by
Enrrcsiucss end Dispatch.
Notes T,ken IN Hall and 0Gt.
by One OF His Eloquent and tharacler
is,ic speeches.
A ROuslrg, Ringing Platform for III
Delegates 20 rreat.
The Proceedings Charac ier!zed by
Earre,iucss end Dispatch.
Notes T,ken IN Hall and Ont.

FoRr WoRTH, jane ll.-[5pecial l-All
morning the delegates were moving about
greeting thor fellow delegates aud shaking
hGudl with the great men otthe state. AT
fliu,en minutes before II tho convention
vas oslled 10 order by Chairman Claiborne,
who read the cal, ,S i1ilowt:
Gentlemen the COnyepli1n;
You arc assembl d today under cell ol
the staie executive c,mmitlCe, a. follow:
70 the Democracy OF Texas;
Ia accord stir .ha HUti1uB OF the execu'
i've ccmmttee OF the democracy oil rexas,
hsd on tho q n icy OF March, y. ID.
1884, n the CITY OF Waco, ihe democ
rucy OF each county will on the 2ith
day ul May, or rs soon tAerestlst rs praC.
ticsble, assembled together (un'er the
rules herewith handed 20 you 10 eeiect
delegates to the convention OF the demo-
cratic parry TO b. holden In the city OF
Fort Worth, on the llth day Of June,
A. u. 1854 Tor the purposa 81 selecting lour
delegates Tor t1e s.ate nv large and four
al eruatcs; also tho election Oi two dele
gates and $50 alt1rnste3 from each OF the
eleven congregational "lstlc 10 httebu tlo ~,
national convention OF the democratic
aarty. b be no oGen In the citv uf Chicsgo,
o1 he s h DAY Of July, A. ID 1854, 10 nom
4. ate candidates for tue presidency and
yice-prt 81 sency OF these Uu't States for
tha utmoCtAlc party.
UlOcr the sppJrti0lment made py the
c mmitt.c q, each Orga zsc county VIII bs
tnuiled % ore dtlgFa n and one vote ior
avery 3Ol woes lelt ior John Ireland O. the
lg.t .ctilp. sud one taifRale add one vote
for every faction Of $40 yar 100, provided
.hst every organized c1uDty shall be Glti-
C. s touup vote, and one vote iDreg, ry Unor
tst, 2 u tourty hayias democratic pOi.t.'
c,l or.al'ZaUlu ot 80 " more y.its. N0
rOiut. sHall b ave mogs seatg o0 ne Hoo a
ia. convention thau sle hl3 vnIes, gnu n0
.,xy can vote uLlsst the convention Of The
c.u.ly or ahig. aiu pscNg ~ poses 90
scf, email have aulnouz said prO1y 10
Fntug.
H. tneu delivered an dress 40 'oi.ora ;
GrNrtINtas:--Thcr r ipol eau parry or he
| u itd staes have pul forward To the
country thtir pigiioIn, aud no names ol
heir candid tra iet Hc presidency ead
| .cs. presi1gcy lstheir plstl I'm one OF
| .slcipla or cuuunsly devised tis5ue OF
| Slut. nug gsaUraiitesP Is ~ not moro Vui-
| narshie than ave the mGn selected es siaad
| 4rd-Lgafsu? viii that platform ana the
other devices GuCceed h0oawi rking tnC
| thinking men oftneir y? WIN H. calcl
| tho men 81 tho plow, tue .u', Ia the nine
| M az the anvil? #.ll ,oson the miliioci
engaged in our industries?
On The S b day OF Juy next, the men So
lec,p ed here at this conventions, are TO bf
i motors III kllH lbIlhLtAIAl " "a ~
principles, tor the EN- cratic party OF this
confederate q. This platform must be the
beacon light TO Tho party; lot ~ 20 ID ian
pn.rs unmistakable snu not lie on ltb
| fs cp: the vital queEtinu is tarin. The re-
puplican parry ne c thloSn the gtunuot,
and dares a tree people TO say they arc
net, therefore, tariil for revenue only IS
| the slogan ol oemocrac{' we nave slrurt
rnen Ia TeyaE; select them to mako thls
pletf rm; the selection Of men 10 stand on
he vliJform Is matter ol no great Ao"
meuf. We have great men and can MAKE
| = s,torg combir alton, and can, with q
| roueye fseue, made without fear faTn OF
| emsgoguetv, win the Eghf.
We have Thurman, jieyelahd, Bayard
and Mcdonald, Tildtp and Hendricks
| who vill stand squarelr upon The issue o.
priy i clple. md sO'OOO,COO irsemen will take
| no tne cry oi principt aDd carry victory
! 10 the p1listn Novembsr
Do not s'ulhiy your dp!eeateF by insituc'
| tious 30 TO men, but Sc fci men We are 'oi
| u1inciple; as 10 men, MS i- % prob'em ihet
may be demOngir8ieo as The facts present
| thenss, yss. with tarif 'orreeenre only
| there is no sgoh thing re ia0deul9l pro'ec'
tior. with the hopa that our actions VII
| pe charac erzsd by wi d0m and harmony
YOU will proceed to ,ho election oi tenn
porary chairman.
REV DR.. George, of The Prgaby ytolian
ohurcb, delivered rnois prey.r, "nen
| Oeptain Tom Murray ss e'eolsd tempo
rary chairman and b. +. tlJ, OF Kinney,
temporary secretary.
On motion ola delegate iEcm Webb the
senatorial delegations rist and selected q
man 10 sct on the committee oi credentials
an permanent organization, on platform
and rseolution8.
On motion the convtrtioR adjourned to
o'clock.
AFTERNOON sE'sIoN.
On re.as5embliug a. O'Clock the com