The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-23
A REPUBLICAN RUMPUSS
Iuslead of n Convention Scenes No
ON the Cards.
Brethren That Did Not Dwell Together
In Unity.
Amusing and Disgracsful Episodes.

Amusing and Disgraceful Episodes,
The republican city convention met last
night Gt tho City hall, Il. Sheffield, chair,
man o. the city executive committee, called
the meeting 10 order. A motion was made
| sud carried that q secretary be- elected. Mr..
George w. HynsoG and Mr.. A. Mann we've
put IN nomination. The chairman ignored
the nomination OF Mr.. Mann entirely and
arbitrarily put the vote that oil who we've
Ia iayor OF Mr. HynAon say aye. Az
near az our reporter could estimate
there wels about 100 ayes, while
on the negative there was, according
to his estimate nj ltnst 400 hayes. The
chairman, however, declared Mr.. Hynson
tlso 90 secretary, never putting tho name
OF Mr.. Mann IN nomination at all.
This seeming ono sidednets raised rumpuB
nmong tho friends OF MIR. Mann and mn ap.
peal was taken frem the decision Of the
chair. The chair refused 10 hear or listen
"a the RppoAl from sia decision, ard deulaf-
cd Mr.. Hyne0n elected secretary. Con-
fusion most c1niOundod ensued, ann tor
halt un hour half u dozen men we're trying
o. speak, while the crowd hlOled, yelled
pAndemonium let loose. There
we're no notes to take during all this
o0nlusion, and Il there had been, seven.
teen reporters could not have gotten line.
IL WAS diggracelul, IL waa forty times worse
than n corn shuoldug; ordinations and re-
examinations were banded forth, and ABOUT
the mildest ana most decent expression
heard wa: you ARE linTl" Tae crowd
surget forth and back, white men and col
ored, all vociierating at the top OF their
voices
Finally SIR. J.B. Hatch made motion
that chairman Of the meeting be elected,
ana putting the motion u carried by about
nsjed, ard Mr.. Hatch putting
the melton, he was elected
hy about four 10 one votes.
Mr. Carson then attampted 20 take the
stand or chair a5 president but Sheffield re-
used to Yield TO him, and his (5haflield's)
friends rushing TO his reScue Carson's also
rushed 20 his, and FOR minute or two 1t
looked like q free feht would eusue.
Finally, however, tho crush and the meeleo
subsided and the house divided OF into Two
meetings, ono presided over by Sheffield
and the otnar by Carson.
The Carson meeting then nominated the
following committee ON
CREDENTIALS:
H. L. Shields, A. j. Jones, j. il. Hatch
w. W. Waters and IL. W. Guild. This
committee having examined the creder-
tias OF delegates shortly afterwards
reported giving the delegates IN yesterday
MORNINGS HERALD.
The next business Ia order was the cleo.
ton Of n city executive committee for the
mex, two yeHrs. Il. II Rowlcy vas elected
chairman, w. Il. Carson, secretary, and
Grossmaun; second ward, Jerry Baker and
George u farmer: third ward, ". A. Jones
and K. Horton; fourth ward, II. tletoher
aId J. b Hstch fifth ward, W. II. Hatch
and j. w. Waters; sixth ward, 5. o. Bur
nett and A. Stokes.
A resolution, that the republicans OF the
city be silent and put no ticket in the field
for officers % he elected at the ensuing
municipsl election, then prevailed.
The election OF delegates for the county
convention 10 meet April 12lh. which is to
elect delegates TO the state convention, VIII
be chosen TO.
The other wing OF the party, presided
over by b. Hhefiield, appointed the follow
| ing committee on
CREDENTIALS:
DR.. Mckay, DR.. A. M. Cochran, Mr.. Suth-
erland, John Jackson, j. L.. Boyd and O. s.
Slower, each delegate being from the ward
In which he lived, coming In rotation. The
committee in little while reported and
the report wss adopted.
mittee then followed, b. Shef-
field being chosen chairman,
and George w. Hynson, secretary, with
the following members from the different
wards. Flst ward DR.. Mckay and WIN.
Deuett; Second ward, Dr.. A. NJ Cochran
and Steve Mcdonald; Third ward, Il ID. q.
McCulloch aud Fred Cullen; Fourth ward,
John Stone and John Jackson; Fifth ward,
George w. Hawkne, A. Hall; Sixth ward,
Jerry TsylOr and John Slower.
A more tumultuous, bolsterous, obstre-
porous meeting was never seen In Dallas or
anywhere else. H. vas disgrace 10 the
city and to the republican party.
SPEECH MAKING.
After tho "iusn hBd finished their bust
ness and disp .rsed, tho outs began to
give vent to their oratoucal power, and
b9mbRstic speech maki<g was kept up
until late hour. DR.. Cochran Jumped
the stand aud broke forth in y hurrah:
fouTth-of-July speech, aud ranted and
snoried at fearful rate. He was followed
by Captain George Hawkins, (colored) OF
the deiunct Cochoran Greys, who was
more moderate OF speech, but chuck foil OF
enthusiasm.
Melvin W.do, the colored Demcs.heues,
then took the stand and made one OF his
characteristic speeches, full Of bis odd,
humorous sayings, which brought the
house down He was not. he said, OPP osed
TO the post-oflice or to Mr.. Garrison, the
postmaster, but vas simply dead in love
wth repuhlicaniem.
Other speakers followed, among them
DR.. Mckay, who read a string OF commun-
stic res lutions against the present in.
cumbeut OF the post.office, which were
adopted. When the reporter left the hall,
which was at 3 late hour. the turbulent
outs were still goiDg II ut a lively rate.
Colonel George w. Hynson was the cool
est mal IN the entire crowd excepting the
reporters.
IRREGULAR RESOLUTIONS.
The following Is the text Of the resclI-
tons adopted by the regulars:
Whereas: The present meeting OF the
Republican party OF the city OF Dallas, now
met id con eutioD, is an suspicious ccas-
ion to express our convictions in reference
TO the conduct Of Republican affairs. as
well of the nation as of our city; Therefore,
Resolved, That 1t is the sense OF this con-
vention, that the existing administrative OF
the national government, by the republic
eau party, meet fully the views OF the party
In this section, and deserves appreciation at
our hands.
Resolved, That In our opinion,it is not
for the best interests OF our party, TO make
nominations for the city offices, to be II led
at the apI rosching municipal election.
Resolved, That the present management
81 our postoffice IL entHely satisfactory TO
us, both as citizens and as republicans here
In convention assembled.
Resolved, That the rec mt primary meet
ngs in our city has deeply impressed US
that thers has tor anumber OF years existed
an alarming apathy among the republicans
of Dallas, and we deeply regret this want
OF interest manifested by the great bulk OF
our Marty and we raCoQnize that there has