The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-15
THE CITY CONVENTION,
MEETS AND DOES ITS WORK.
r, j. W. Crowdus Nominated for Mayor
and the City Executive Committee
Chosen - Tho Proceedings
and how Conducted.

lsta f,r mayor and such n
cher candidates for municlpal
nfIico az the convention should deem J
roper. Some time before the conVen,
ION assembled tho room was thfonged
Nvitb delegates and visitors. A number
+ Rembiicans were present and APP l.,
,eared to tal6o great deal of interest In
lnoprocoedings. II was manifest before
The hball" opened that lively times were
. ,hoad
NO on, but harmony prevailed.
The meeting was called to order Dy |
no chairman, who stated the object OF |
On notion of Ford House, securded
hyJ. b. Stone, Mai n. j.. Ewing was
made chairman Of tho convention. lilo
neggod 10 bo excused. u. ii. Bennett
mt In nomination Or. J. w. CrolYdus.
rho Craftsmanship Was forced upon
Mai Ewing, who took hif seat
W. u. Greanlaw was unanimously
elected secretary OF the mootlng' Thero
we're 80 delegates present Tho score
airy read tho list Of delegates from tho
different wards.
The following were appointed by tho
chair Conmlttoo on Crodontlal; First
ward, Or. j. w. Crowdus; Second ward,
Wade Hill; Third ward, Q. IT,, Carter;
Fourth ward, Ford House; Fifth ward,
-. q. Mitchell; Sixth ward, John Is.
Stone.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following as delegates:
First Ward--T. j. Brown, 9. M. Terry,
S. p. Morris,.J w. Crowdus, A. p. WOz-
encraft, ID. A. Williams.
Second Ward--W. 4. Strange, Charles
lroe, Waid HIN, A. II. 0benchain, w. b..
ureonlaw, George Scott, Ike Cox, John
Conway, .P. Aunspaugh.
lot LII IN
stewart, G. II. Carter, II. q. Hoskins, r..
d. Rawiina, s., Philip.
Fourth Ward-J. u. House, Sydney
Smith, A. G. Daniels, Maj. III. II. Ewing,
Z. w. Linskle, A. @. Audrey, Il. b.
Bryan.
Fifth Ward-E. IL. Bennett, j. II.
Motcalf, w. w, Baysoe, ID. q. Mitchell.
Sixth Ward-John b. Stone, w. &C..
Hawkins, q. II. Sanderson, A. A. john
aon, w. II. Fisher, II. G. Stevenson, j..
j. Carnes, ID. g. McCord, $. II. Me
Bride.
We, your committee on credentials,
lind, from tho Sixth ward, n roprosenta-
lion of nino delegates. We recommend
that the nine be seated, with u repre-
sontation of seven votes, We also find
that ono delegate from the Second ward
has two proxies, and we would recon-
mend that no delegate DO allowed to
vote any proxy, and that tho votes OF
the absent delegates DO cast by tho ma
iorlty of tho delegation from that ward,
We recommend that tho temporary
officers be the permanent officers of this
convention.
J.W. CRowDus, Chairman.
j. II. HOUSE,, Secretary.
Mr.. Lynn, AN outsider, challenged the
right OF DR.. A. A. Johnson ~ n delegate
from tho sixth ward. DIR, johnson sta
ted he lived In tho ward and was u law
tul delegate. Lynn subsidized and apollo
giZea for his brashness.
On motion of ~, II. Bennett the TO
port Of tho committee was adopted.
The two-thirds rulo was adopted.
The chairman Of each ward WIS an
thoriged TO cast the vote of their rospeC
tive wards rs given by delegates.
IL was voted that tho members or TIN
convention bind themselves TO suppor
tho nominee, and tho nominee TO abid
by the action of tho convention.
The chairli announced that nomina
tlons were In order. There waa y lull
do0p silent lull, which was broken b,
J. II. Stone, who placed DIR. j. w. Grow
dus In nomination.
Dir. Crowdus placed In nomination j
l.. Williams. lilo said he had been II
business with him; that he WIS . tru
and tried Democrat. The second, third
fourth and fifth wards asked 90 ~
passed. Whom tho sixth war,
was called, j. II. Stone said they do
sired TO consult After consulting, h
placed In nomination, prefacing his re
marks by long speech, tho name of j
w. Crowdus. Ho said that Dr. Crowdu,
as mayor before, had lifted tho city on
of debt, llo was true and tried Deu
ocrGt, aud the time had arrived who
the city needed hrainR NJ IN
head of Its government.
DIR. j. w. Crowdus declined In q brit
speech.
q. Il. Cartor, Il. II. Bennott ID.
Mitchell and ID. A. WillismH secondc
the nomination.
Dr. Crowdus stated that
had boon In manner Il
means of bringing j. L., Wlllien
out M candidate. Ho was u soc
man, an able man and he did not q,
how he could accept the nominatlo
Mr.. j. l., Williams then Addressed q
meeting and asked that his name
withdrawn, as DIR. Crewdus q
peared TO he the choice
The convention he would withdraw ,Gr
heartily support him.
Mr.. Wooaenorait placed IL nomin
ton the name of Col. ID. A. Williams.
Col. Williams declined and stated th
under no circumstances would he
come G candidate for tho Office "a no
yored the nomination OF Dr. CroWdus
The nomination of Col, Williams W
insisted, upon, hut no rs stuhbornly
clined and favored In stirring spec
the nomination OF DIR, CrowdNg. II
wards woro thon called and DR.. y Y
Crowdus was unanimously nOlalnat
amidrounds of applause.
Dr Crowdus bOlng called upOn sai
ut IN very gratifying To mo to seo {
confidence the people of DALAI. place
mo, hut while ioel proud OF the hon
and also CRATE ful, Yeti am sorry Cor
l do not want the office, and IL seem
have been the means OF defeating o
of my bost friends whom | called o.
However, whom n candidate for ca
proposes to rice into Cilice over
Democracy, / rm willing, under
circumstances, 70 sacrihr my wisl
under such circumstances.
on motion made by W. T. Stran
that each ward select three memborS
serve on tho executive committee
tho ensuing year, the following w
First ward-T. J. Brown, y. r. Viii
II. :. Ervay,
Second Ward--P. n. obonchsiu, w.
Strange, II. 2. Aunspaugh.
Third Ward-J, v, Child0tg, u.
Stuart, r. d, Rawlings.
Fourth Ward--J. Il, House, 4. &, A
dry, L. w, Linskle.
Fifth Ward-E, III. Btnnett, h. n. u
sey, ID. q, Mitchell
Sixth Ward, J. Carnas, H,C. N
venson, W. II. Fisher
The committee elected 4. +. Hen
chairman aud A. q. Audry seorotl
OF the City Democratic Executive co,
mittoe, 10 serve the following year,
j. u, Stone offered the following 1
solution, which carrlodi
Resolved, That Il is the sense OF u
convention that the office OF mayor NJ
recorder bo separated.
The committee convanos Mondi
might nc the city hall for the purpose
organizing for tho campaign. After 9
nomination was over an attompt W
made 10 nominate street comm
sionar, but as the office has not yet DO
crested II could not be pull