Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-16
THE DALLAS CONVENTION.
Nominations Made Yesterday-A
Lively Episode.

convention yesterday at Dallas dis
patched business rapidly. There were
no dissents from the report of the
committee on credentials and no con-
tests for seats. The nominations and
elections of state officers went through
almost without dissent.
Col. II. NJ. Wynne, of Fort Worth,
nominated Ross, and Senator Bell and
Baily, of Cooke, seconded the nomi-
nation. Ross was nominated by ac-
climation by II rising vote. The gov
ernor was called for and made an APP
propriatc speech.
Nominations for lieutenant-gover-
nor were then declared in order.
Judge McLeary, of Bexar, nominated
Hon. John Wood, of Lavaca. Col.
Tate, of Wood, nominated Lieutenant
Governor II. b. Wheeler. The first
ballot resulted: Wheeler, 527; Wood,
264, lacking one vote of nominating.
Second ballot: Wheeler $50 7-3O;
Wood 292 1890.
Judge Wheeler was declared the
nominee for Acknowledgements.
Nominations for the judges of the
supreme court being next in order,
Chief Justice Stayton was nominated
by reclamation. For associate justi-
ces, Judges John r. Henry, of Dallas;
Gaines, of Paris and Walker of Aus
tin, were placed in nomination. First
ballot: Gaines GA; Walker 42S; Henry
4sO. The nomination of Judge Gains
was made unanimous by rising vote.
A second ballot being ordered, the
result was as follows: Walker $40;
Henry 442. When ballot had been
announced, Hon. A. w. Terrell took
the stand and in brief and eloquent
speech withdrew Walkers name.
Sawnie Robertson moved that John
l.. Henry be nominated by acclama-
ton. The question was put and
Judge Henry was declared the nomi-
nee. The convention then adjourned
until this morning at 8 o'clock.
An episode occurred during the
vote for associate justice in which
Russell Kingsbury of Waco played a
CONSPICUOUS part, in an effort to secure
the nomination of Walker. The con-
vention was in great disorder before
ballot so that order was about impos-
sible. The following is the Dallas
News account of the episode in
which Kinsbury seems to have come
out all right at last:
The chair appointed D. p. Gay of
Runnels, J. l.. Joiner of Robertson.
assistant sergeants at-arms, to aid in
suppressing disorder, and the ballot
commenced amid the turmoil which
attends the birth of the judiciary.
The vote stood Walker 42S; Gaines ga;
Henry 4S0; Gaines was then nomina-
ted unanimously by rising vote,
and the convention proceeded to bal
lat again, Vice-President Grace of
icle confusion was encountered from
some person voting for Walker when
ever county was called. The secre-
tary would say, "please repeat the
vote of the county," and this third
party would cast its vote for Walker,
sometimes giving that candidate a
double vote. AT length presiding Of
ficer Grace exclaimed with seeming
meaning: "They claim this man
Kingsbury from McLennan county, is
bothering this convention. Take
him out; will some of the sergeants-
at arms take him out? l care not to
where" Acting under this authori-
ty three assistant sergeant-at-arms
proceeded to bounce Delegate Kins.
bury. but he did not propose to sub
nit to any such treatment and scuf-
fle ensued in the course Ofwhich while
Sergeant-at-arms Mcdonald was..hold-
ing on to his collar, he got in lick
at assistant Sergeant-at-arms Bill
Smith just then Assistant Sergeant
alarms Joe Record came to the rescue
and gave Delegate Kingsbury push
ahead, causing the demolition of a
chair. Just then the band struck up
ringing air, and the circus was COM
plete with the judiciary in the heart
of the menagrie. After protracted
struggle Delegate Kingsbury, who
had struggled like Trojan, was TAX
en- out. Just then Paris man, slight
ly out of the perpendicular, strolled