The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-24

Republican State ticket in the field are
earnestly requested to send from each
county one or more Republicans TO a
conference to be held in the city of Dallas
on Tuesday, September 23d, 1884, to Sc
lect Republican state ticket. II State
All Republicans who favorthe con-
ticket and who ,,ot attend to COM
ference at Dallas, are requested A. NJ.
municate by letter with DR..
Cochran, Dallas, Texas. We hope to see
every county in the State represented at
the conference.
j. l.. HAYNES, Laredo,
A. j. EVANS, San Antonio,
A. NJ. COCHRAN, Dallas,
GEO. w. PAsCo, sherman.
+. A. CLEvEs, Gainesville,
w. RHINEHARr, Taylor Co.
w. G. PHILLPs,. Austir.
w. y. LEADER ''"'
W, y. NORTON, Dallas.
| On behalfof the delegates to the IIous-
ton conventions tayoring the nomination
| OF State ticket.
| The conference was called to order at
II o'clock 10y w. y. Leader of Austin
! who read the foregoing call as eNplana.
tory of the objects OF the meeting. He
also read the call of Judge Bincklev,
chairman of the Republican state Exec
convention, and pointed out that that
convention was called for the purpose
of nominating candidates for State
oilicos, but that on assembling mt llous-
ton few men of the party prompted
by selfish motivcs,and who cared naughl
for the principles of the party had tried
to sell out the party To Wash Jones and
his demagoguos,
ON motion, DR.. a. NJ. Cochran, o
Dallas, wa, elected temporary chair
man.
lie thanked the meeting for the honor
conierrvl; ho knew OF no proudc
privilege than that of presiding over
| Republican meeting. He as proud {,
he a Republican and was not ASHAMED
OF it. The Speaker then paid his re
spects to Wash Jones, the ludopouden
candidate for Governor, and character
lied him as n demogouge, Jones, h
said, denounced, Blaine, Cleveland an,
Butler, and why should any part
support such man. Wash Jones
for Wash Jones, first, last an
all the time. lie continued to lash Jone
at lcnght, and wanted TO know VIII
Jones would represent II he wer
elected. If every Republican an
Groenbacker i'm the state should vote I,
him, still he would be 'reter. for tn
/ lltllk " INNlhNlAldl Na.A AN@NtAN NbAll
poll full DomOCradc Vute, JOnt
sprung from the low down DOmocrac.
" They proposed to put i'm the field,
- straig. tout Republicans ticket. lie rea
letters from prominent members irol
different parts Of the State, in which Il
A writers stated that they would not vo
Tor Wash Jones under any ciTcmi
l stances. Judge Andrews, of Mckinne
| tclegraphcd that he would see Jon,
! dead before he would vote for Tim.
A Mcssfs. L. l.. Wren, of Austin, an
' q. 5. Brown, Of Johnson, were electc
secretaries Of the meeting.
1t was moved and carried that u con
mittoe of five bo appointed on perm
nont organization,
On motion OF Mr.. Leader, q commit,
Of seven was appointed on platform al
resolution.
TheChair appointed on Permanent q
gan7atiua: q, W. Hynson, Fred Guile
4 T.. w. .toucrts, Of Dallas; III. d, kiune
Of Travis; Thomas Rayland, of Grim
county.
Az committee ON Platform and Res
lutions: W. y. Norton, Melvin Wad
NJ. IL. Redwood, Il. 5. Thayer, of Dalla
w. Y. !C. ar and Dr. Phillips, of TraN
IT county, and Daniel Taylor, of Gain
county.
I The Chair read letter from Arth
i TOmpkins, Of Warren county, W
stated he favored a straight-out tick
and that Warren county would give
Republican majority of 400.
The chair stated that Grimes coun
would poll a majority Republican VI
Of l,j0O
ON motion the conference adjourn
O. until o'clock y. IN. to give the comm
tees time To mako their reports.
Judging from the small lumber
-- Republicans ol this city, who were pr
cut, they certainly do NOT sympathize
any alarming extent with the straig
outs, or boltors of the HOUSTON convt
Il lion, as they are called, Promu,
q among the white members of the pa
Z were Judge \. B. Norton aud son, y.
Norion, G.. W. Iynoun, DIR. Arch co..
y ran, Mr. TEuycE Fred Cullen, Robe
and others. Melvin Wade was
only colurod Republican of I
city oi any prominence pr
cnt. There were several GroonhaCk
n the meeting, among them MIR. 6
vus and Dr. Hcll. The speakers sta
was decorated by u large United sta
- flag aud largo portraits Of Blaine o
Logan.
ArIERNooH SESSION.
The meeting was called To order a
~ o'clock aud the cummittooOn purman
~ or rgauiZutiou made the following rope
,ONNtrrEE uS PERMANENT oEuANG
in rloN.
Mr., Chairman and Gcntlcmoa OF the Rep
lran Conference;
We Your committee on permanent urgg
zatiOn would respectfully recomn,
|, - Loeb MCDgniels. of Crimes cOnnty
no ChairmRu; for Nice-President, Dr.
- G. Phillips, of Travis, Melvin Wade
" Dallas, Robert Armstrong, OF Ellis;
secretary, George w. Tyson, OF bal
-. assistant Secretary, G.. =. Brown,
III johnson. All OF which is respectll
submitted.
nd GEoRoE w. HYsoN, Chairma
II. Il. KISSRY,
II. W. RoBEBrs.
5, THOMAS RA0LI
Il. CULLEN.
The report Of the committee was III
lmously adopted.
MIR. Ia McDanicls, the permar
- Chairman, ON taking his scat MAJ
brief address To the meeting. The
ioct Of the meeting Was to hold toge
tho Republican band In Texas. II
v the proper ,hing for them 10 do. III
were thousands OF good Republican
nj the State who could not eat Grow, hC
~ this meeting was iOr the purpose Of
V Ing M dish that tho honest Repu
cans could stomach. During the
fov years the party had been disi
grating and gradually going TO pi,
In counties where the Ripublcans
- a few years ago controlled the cot
Offices, they did 30 no Ion
simply because they '
no longer organized. II
. high time they woro organizing, st
NJ ing closer TO their party and stop
Y ming of after candidates Of other pt
D cal iaiths.