Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-20
DALLAS CONVENTION.
grest WrzngIIng and Much Recrlmina-
Ion INDUCED In by The Oppos-
ing Factions.
clint and Morgan are UnQuaiinsd;y In
slractod For for Attorney -qenerni
and supreme Judge.


SpoeiAi 10 The OHzettt'
DALLAS, Tex, June lg.--Long befor
the hour for the convention 10 be calle,
TO order the city began to show signs o
something that was 10 be no ordlnar.
occurrence Around the court square thu
crowd could De seen moving TO and frS
and here d little bunch and there q llttl'
bunch talklug In low but siguincan
tone az though they were In dead earnes
about something. One to have no
known the occasion for the gathering
would have fbeen nOnplussed TO know
what 20 make Of such a gathering.
About II O'Clock the crowd was seen
moving toward the court house and soon
ding into the circuit courtroom. Low
inufnurs and much whispering was In
dulged In by delegates and friends Of the
several aspirants to Office whose destiny
rests with the actions OF this convention.
The courtroom WAS packed long before
II o'clock, at which time the convention
wSs called to order by the chairman,
Mr.. George G. Cole, pursuant TO adjourn
mont. lie made neat speech, In
which he thanked the Democracy Of
Dallas county for the way In which
they had responded to the call. He also
expressed very fully his high apprecia-
tion oil the honor conferred upon him by
calling him to the craftsmanship OF said
Democratic committee Applause
The list Of delegates was then called, all
Of whom answered promptly. When
The Fifth ward Of the city dele
gates were called, one set Of
delegates (there being two sets)
responded that he was here contend
ing for O seat In this convention. After
the ron Gull was finished he announced
that the selection OF temporary chairman
was IN Older. Mr. J. w. Allen OF Wesley
chapel was placed IN nomination and
chosen
WITHOUT A DISSENTING VOTE,
and was at once conducted 10 the
chair amid some applause Mr.. Allen
said
GENTLEMEN; | have been with you
but ilftsen years, aud owe what am &c
you. am Democrat and always have
been--am a Democrat died In the wool
came from the
TENTH REGION
OF Democracy IN Virginia, where the Re-
publicans only had 300 votes out Of 1000
Was ruised a Democrat. Applause
Mr. william Parry was then placed in
nomination az secretary and elected.
motion was then made that the chair
appoint two Committees, one on perma.
nent organization and the other on ere.
dentials.
The committee on credentials was then
appointed, as follows; j. ID. Alexander,
j u Peeock, w G.. Veal, d. G. Borgess.
ana VIM Sprowles, with VIM. Sprowles
as chairman.
Then the committee on permanent or
ganlzatlon was appointed, as follows II |
y. Nash, Robert G. Penn, DR.. j. T. |
stewart, DIR. X. w DiCkey and S NJ |
Brazwell, with II, II. Nash as chairman.
q motion was then made by Mr. Col !
Inn, which passed, that the commit.
tee be asked to bring In their re-
port ny O'Clock. The meet |
ing then stood adjourned untn |
2 O'clock to give the committee
time to report. AT | $50 the delegates
begen TO assemble IN order TO get good |
position 80 they could catch every word |
that was spoken. 1t seems that all par. |
Ties looked Tor split or much wrangling |
from the beginning,
THE CONVENTION REcoNyRNED
ut ai05 o'clock with every seat In the |
courtroom occupied and many persona |
standing In the aisles aud along the walls !
and every other available place. After n
few minutes the crowd began to grow a
little weary, as the committee did not nut |
In an appearance.
Mr., Hedges moved that committee
OF three be appointed to wait on the com.
mittee on credentials to find out the
cause Of delay In their report. The com. |
mlttee after few moments returned and |
reported that the committee on credep. |
tlals would be ready TO report In few
minutes. The report OF the committee
OF three was received and the committee |
discharged. Considerable noise In the |
room, Indicative Of restlessness. 1t was
known that there would be
TROUBLE OVER THE DELEGATES
from both the Fifth Of Dallas and from
Warren After much waiting on com.
mlttee on credentials IL was learned that
the credentials for delegates from Prairie
Valley had not been handed 10. They |
We're then handed in.
Finally the committee on credentials |
made It's appearance, and the house was
again called to order by the chairman,
and the report read as follows "Wc,
your committee, recommend that all the
delegates from all the precincts he en-
Titled to seats In the conyentionn The |
Hrst set OF delegates that were nominated
at the Fifth ward primary were given |
seats, and the other contested precinct, |
Warren, was filled by Mr., Kelly.
Mr.. Daniels asked the chair II this was
4 Democratic convention. He said he
that Il was called by Demo |
cratic executive committee, Applause ! |
A resolution was read TO the effect that
the Greenbackers, Republicans, and all I
except members Of the Democratic party.
be requested TO retire Great applause. I |
motion was made 20 lay said motion on
table, which was carried with great ap.
plause.
The question was then raised
BY Judge Burk that many were
voting who were not delegates. A mo.
ton was made that all except delegates
De placed on the outside OF the railing.
which was passed. judge Burk asked
that the roll of delegates be called by the
secretary and the vote De taken hy yeas
aud nays. Then some discussion was In.
dulged 10 In reference 70 the point of
order
Mr. Daniels said that the committee ON
credentials was composed OF persons
who had, every one OF them, been
always
FIGHTING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Was ibis a Democratic conyentionY Ac.
ousea them OF holding secret meeting
with closed doors. When you seat mon
who have always been inimioal 10 the /
Democratic party you seat enemies now
ma u thus goes out that such Is the CON
--ci.ins elemant or the Democracy OF
DALLAS county. Col Holland said that We
came here expecting 10 be ran over and
we expect TO bear It as hes Z We can.
y Was sntimated that unfair actions
were ssiug brought out, when Chairman
Allen said that he was deterninsl A., ,,i,,,