The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-13
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
The Political Pot is SendiRg forth q
SteamIng Spray.
An Ola Podidra Of Conventions aud
OF Copjcoiurcs.
A Blaze at Enais thl' huhslied None
too Soon.
A Coavlcl's Most Remarkable Story Of
IlOedwlnkiag Justice.
rho Sauia Re 10 Give Dallas Her
Dues.
Abilene: How an Alleged Murderer
was Run Dowr.
D her Specials from suudry Souioes.
0,her Specials from suudry Sowoes
FORT WORTH.


FoRr WoRru, April l2-Chafles Sanders
a negro, suicided to-day by shooting him
stlf In the head With q 81 llbro pistol
Sanders has served n tern In the peniten'
tiary, and II IL thought that while there be
was hit 90 the head, the wound Deing
plainly visible, and from the effects OF tn
wound wac OF unsound mind. He was q
wor,hefs character, always Ia trouble.
The republican county convention met 1T
2 o'clock this afternoon 30 elect delegates "a
the state convention and 10 transact other
business. G.. w. Gillespie WAS elected per.
manent chairman and CHARLES Evans score.
tary. The majority OF he white repubi-
cana favored the election Of thiry.siS
delegates. but the 1e3roes, led bY
]. M. Brown and George Burchil
we're largely in the majority and
Tho chairman was very ARBITRARY and
lesned cscidedly to the minority. The
majority demanded that but six delegates
be ,lccted, carrying their point After mo-
ton m ,de by tho VIII tss had
been voted down by The solid blacks aud
their leaders. j.. w. Wray, prominent
white republican, arose aud, pale with
rage, said the negroes had drawn tho color
line, they had cut aud led things TO sult
themselves. he respect lly Withdrew and
invited all decent white lien 10 follow him;
no decent white man would remaiu.
snd Mr. Wray. withdrew end held another
convention. The negroes and whites oil
tse original convention proceeded with
their business. elcctins J. NJ. Brown casir-
man. Six delegates who 20 TO both the
stato and congressional convention were
eler,ad j. M. Brown, 4. W. Ohauey,
George s. Bnfch,ll. 9fH s. and Burrili
Johnson, A. l.. Dodson ara I. w. Well
bora. colured. Spefche5 herop nnd hoe
Ia huh hath stHsa in tla lFIult tNl
convention, aud he negroes were lut SLOW
to demand what they considered their
rights. D0dson aud johnson were espeoial-
ly aggressive, and said the colured vote
must be recognized; they must get their
ights; they who had oeen republicans,
d we'd In the wo1l, did not proposed 10 b.
ruled or used by set made, ,ime-5erying
republicans.
The boiling convention elected twenty
four delegates 20 attend the state c0nveu'
ton and will make hard fight for admit.
The resolutions adopted by The conven.
tion, as a whole, favor free grass, free range,
direct taxes for the purpose OF building
roads uniye sal education and endorse the
platform OF the ltate conyertion OF 1882.
A resolution endorsing Arthur's admins
tTatjon was carried with enthusiasm. A
resolution declaring that the nominations
made in April would receive tina support
OF the republicans OF Tarant county was
also carried.
The republican party is divided into two
hostile imps aud from this line forward
the negroes will be felt In The party coun.
oils. There is much personal feeling In the
matter and many hard things are said.
Leading democrats pronounce the contin-
uous convention as tina onlv legal one; say
there is no question but the negroes were
well generated and have won the day. The
msjority OF the boiling republicans are
most excellent citizens, numbered among
our business men, but the negroes were too
strong when 1t came 10 vote. In conver-
sation with one of the white leaders. tina,
gentleman said that whether the bolting
nalpgstion were granted seats or not they
could not saorltics their selt-respect and
deceh cy by being gagged and voted like
sheen. In the b,itiny con yeption Two ne
rroes had seats aud were made delegates.
Leaders on both siies acknowledge the
breach TO be irreconcllsble.