The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-20
Tarrant County convention.

Font WORTH, July 49, Especial. +
The County convention was called To OF.
der at II O'clock by Chairman HYDE Jen.
nings, who stated The objects OF She con
vention. ii. NJ. Chapman WAS elected
temporary Chairman, and Il. j. Fowell
temporary Secretary.
After committees on Permanent Or
| ganization and Credentials had beon
appointed, the convention adjourned TO
l:3O p. IN.
The recess was occupied by the MEM
bers In u considerable amount OF eau
cusing. Free-grass lease and modified
law all had advocates, who pushed the
claims Of recognition of their IDEAS.
The question Of who should go TO Aus
tin was also hotly discussed, with five
candidates in the field. Trades were
hard 10 make, the friends of each being
certain of his nomination.
When the convention re-assembled
the court-room was crowded to sufioca-
tiun. X. Nj. Van Iandt was made per
| nlanent Chairman and X. +. Moore per-
maHent Secretary.
On motion thu following delegates 10
tile Houston convention were
elected: George w. Finger, W. Is. Me-
knight, DR.. II. 4. Lewis, II. T.. Nalen-
tine, j. u. Murray T. B. Maddox, /. u.
Parker J.. g. Thurmond, j. NJ. Harts-
field, Is. II. Shipp, II. i. Lashley, j. T..
smith, j. W. Swayne, j. y. Hughes, w.
:. Pondleton, Dr. II, w. Moore, Howard
Poak, William Capps. 4. Nj. Carter, w.
G. Young, Is. NJ. Van Xandt.
ON motion the following were elected
rs delegates to the Congressional con
vention; Thomas Sprunnce, n. II. ID.
Andrews, Capt. Julian Field, q. S. Ken
ncdy, j. l.. lipscomb. u. II. Hightowei
W. ii. III. Moore, II. W. Morrow, w. NJ.
Cochran, Thomas liratton. Alternatcs;
J. NJ. Peers, II. NJ. Chapman, X. j, Boy
Kin, II. II. Wallace, NJ. r. Brown, j. ",
Putnam, j. j. Jarvis, A. II. Frazer, nr.
X. Chambers, Capt. j. II. Alexander.
On motion tho convention proceeded
70 nominate candidates for the Legisla-
ture, when W. +. Pcndloton, A. j.
Chambers, Geo. W. Finger and |, u
Parker wore nominated. This was tho
signal ior the irce-grass and lease law
meh 10 lock horns, Pendleton being a
ircu-grahS gi,j Chambers lease law
mod. Speeches pro and con were made
which consumed considerable time. The
ballot WINS finally reached, which result
cd as follows; Chambers, - 7-lO: Pcndle-
ton, O9; Finger, l. $40; Parker, 2.
On motion the nomination uf Mr..
FondlotOn was made unanimous.
a committee WIS appointed tO whit on
thc gentleman, who addressed the con-
vcntion. In his speech he favored the
sale OF the lands and rigid laws against
cattle monopolies, 10 restrain thom from
forcing the small cattlemen out OF the
West. lie also favored tho formation of
n new Judicial district composed OF
Tarrant county only.
A resolution instructing for the Hon.
John ID. Templeton for Attorney hon,
eral and commanding the delegates tO
vote FOE him ns n unit was carried.
The following was adopted, with on
! thusiasm.
Resolved, That we, the Democracy OF
Tarrant county In convention assem-
blod, recognizing tha,transcendant abil-
/ lty of the Hon. r. Il. Hubbard, and
being desirous Of showing the Detnoc-
racy OF the nation, who honored our dis
! tinguished fellow-citizon by max ing
him temporary Chairman OF the CHI.
cago convention, that Richard Hubbard
IL not without honor in his own coun.
try, do hereby declare our preference for
the gentleman for Governor OF this great
/ state.
Resolved, That our delegates arc In.
slrnctcd to place him in nomination
and TO east their vote ns aunt as lonc
AZ II, q. Hubbard Ia before tho conven
ton.
Hon. olin wellborn endorsed unan.
imansly.
IN tho speeches mado In support of IN,
I hubbard resolution, Capt, B. Il. Pad
dock and others charged that Irelant
had displayed hut little ability; that h,
had written letters tn Grccn6ackers Il