The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-12
THE ClTY CONVENTION.
Mttrs AND oofs IT'S woRK.
~. .. W. Crowdus Nominated for Mayor
and the city fssootiVo Comnittee
Chosen 80 The Proceedings
aud How Conducted,
pnrsnant 10 lhe calI Of n. u. Prather,

Pursuant a. tho call at ~. II. Prathor
chairman of tho Democratic executive
committee OF the city Of Dallas, th'
delegates elected At the ward primaries
neld Wednesday night, convened Ia
convention yesterday at . y. M, IN the
county court room At the courthouse
for the purpose OF nominating a candl
date for mayor, anu such
other candidates for municipal
Office as tho convention should deem
proper. Some tlmo before tho conyen.
| lion assembled the room was thronged
with delegates and visitors. A number
pearsd 10 take great deal OF Interest In
the proceedings. IL was manifest before
tho hbalp opened that lively times were
ahead.
There was deal OF wire pulling GO
ing on, but harmony prevailed,
The meeting was called 10 order by
the chairman, who stated the object OF
the same.
ON motion OF Ford House, seconded
by j. Is. Stone, Maj IL, Il. Ewing was
made chairman of the convention. lie
begged To bo excused. Il, III. Bennett
put In nomination DIR, j. w. Crowdus.
Tho Craftsmanship was forced upon
Mai. Ewing, who took his scat.
w. B. Gregnlaw was unanimously
elected secretary of the meeting. There
were 80 delegates present. The secre-
tary read tho list OF delegates from the
different wards.
Tho following were appointed by the
chair committee on credentials: First
ward, DR.. j. W. CrOwdus; Second ward,
Wade Hill; Third ward, q. II. Carter;
Fourth ward, Ford House; Fifth ward,
d. @. Mitchell; Sixth ward, John Is.
Stone.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following as delegates:
First Ward-r. J. Brown, g. NJ: TORY,
s. p. Morris, J. w. Crowdus, A. u. Woz-
encraft, d. a. Williams.
Second Ward-W. I. Strange, Charles
Fee, Waid Hill, A. Il. Obenchain, w. b.
Greenlaw, George Scott, Ike Cox, John
Conway, II. T.. Aunspangh.
Third Ward-John Bookhout, ID. l..
Stewart, G. +. Carter, ii. c. Hoskins, r..
ID. Rawlins, $. Philip.
Fourth Ward-J. +. House. Sydney
Smith, a. @. Daniels, MAJ. III. f. Ewing,
Z. w. Linskie, A. G. Audrey, L. ID.
Fifth Ward-E. Ii. Bennett, j. +.
Metcalf, w. w. Baysee, ID. G.. Mitchell.
Sixth Ward-John b. Stone, w. II.
Hawkins, G. X. Sanderson, A. A. John
son, w. II. Fisher, ii. @. Stevenson, j.
j. Carnes, ID. q. McCord, 5. III. Nc
Bride.
We, your committee on credentials,
| find, from the Sixth ward, representa-
ton IF nine delegates. We recommend
that the nine be seated, with repre-
sentation of seven votes. We also find
| that one delegate from the Second ward
has two proxies, and we would recon-
mend that no delegate be allowed to
vote any proxy, and that the votes OF
the absent delegates be cast by the ma
jorty of the delegation from that ward.
We recommend that the temporary
officers be the permanent officers of this
| convention.
J. w. CRowDUs, Chairman.
j. Il. HOUSE, Secretary.
Mr.. Lynn, an outsider, challenged the
right OF DR.. A. A. johnson as a delegate
from the sixth ward. DR.. Johnson sta
ted he lived in the ward and was law
iul delegate. Lynn subsidized and apollo
gized for his brashness.
On motion of II. Fl. Bennett the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
The two-thirds rule was adopted.
The chairman of each ward was au-
thoriZed to cast the vote of their respec-
tive wards as given by delegates.
1t was voted that the members of the
convention bind themselves to support
tho nominee, and the nominee to abide
| by the action Of the convention.
The chairHannounced that nomlna-
lions were in order. There was Il lull,
deep silent lull, which was broken by
j. b. Stone, who placed DR.. j. w. Crow
dus in nomination..
DR.. Crowdus placed in nomination j.
l.. Williams. He said he had been in
business with him; that no was true
and tried Democrat. The second, third,
fourth and fifth wards asked to be
passed. When the sixth ward
was called, j. b. Stone said they de-
sired to consult. After consulting, he
placed in nomination, prefacing his re-
marks by long speech, the name of j..
w. Crowdus. He said that DR.. Crowdus,
as mayor before, had lifted the city out
OF debt. He was true and tried Dom
ocrat, and the time had arrived when
the city needed brains al the
head of its government.
DR.. J. w. Crowdus declined in brief
speech.
G. f. Carter, T.. II. Bennett, d; G;
Mitchell and ID. A. Williams seconded
the nomination.
had been in manner the
means OF bringing J. l.. Williams
out as candidate. He was good
man, an able man and he did not see
Mr.. j. L. Williams then addressed the
meeting and asked that his name be
withdrawn, as DIR. Crowdus ap-
peared to be the choice OF
the convention he would Withdraw and
heartily support him.
Mr.. Woozencraft placed in nomina.
ton the name of Col. ID. A. Williams.
Col. Williams declined and stated that
under no circumstances would he be-
come a candidate for the Office as he IA
yored the nomination of DR.. Crowdus.
The nomination of Col. Williams was
insisted upon, but he as stubbornly de-
clined and favored in stirring speech
the nomination of DR.. Crowdus. The
wards were then called and DR.. j. w.
Crowdus was unanimously nominated
amidrounds of applause.
' DR. CrOwduS being called upon SAID :
at is very gratifying to me to see the
confidence the people of Dallas place in
me, but while feel proud of the honor
and also grateful, yet am sorry Tor It,.
I do not want the Office, and it seems l
have been the means of defeating one
of my best friends whom l called out.
| However, when candidate for office
proposes to ride into office over the
| Democracy, l am willing, under the
| circumstances, TO Sacritic my wishes
under such circumstances.
| On motion made by w. Il. Strange
that each ward select three members TO
serve on the executive committee for
the ensuing year, the following were
chosen, viz:
First Ward-T. j. Brown, u. L. White,
| III. S. Ervay.
second Ward-P. t. Obenchain, w. T.
Strange, r. p. Aunspaugh.
Third Ward-J. V. Childers, d. l..
Stuart, r. D. Rawlings.
Fourth Ward--J. f. House, A. c. Au-
dry, P. w. Linskie.
Fifth ward-E. Ii. Bennett, e. B. Ba'