Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-18
THE CONNENTION,
The Proceedings of the BODY Yesterday
The Forenoon Session

y The Forenoon Session
| The convention assembled at IL O'Clock,
! and O. W. Gillespie, county attorney OF
| Tarrant, announced the object of the COM
| ing together of the district and county at
| torneys by reading the following call,
| which had been circulated for the purposes
named in it, and recently published by the
press of the state.
To the District and County Attorneys OF Texas:
In view of the fact that commission has
recently been appointed in compliance with
law to revise the penal code and code of
criminal procedure, together with The civil
statutes of the state of Texas, and believing
the district and county attorneys of Texas
TO be sufficiently informed as TO the penal
code and code of criminal procedure, and
the decisions constituting their provisions, to
make valuable suggestions as to any needed
changes, amendments and notifications of
either of said codes; and further believing
that the district and county attorneys of
Texas can best give their Suggestions i'll
convention assembled and that better I'M
Outstanding and enforcement of the penal
laws of the state would result from such
convention where said laws and their proper
enforcement were freely discussed. and an
interchange of ideas freely given We, the
undersigned, feeling confident tfrat we will
have the assent and cooperation of each
district and county attorney in this state,
do hereby call convention of the district
and county attorneys of Texas, to meet in
the city of Fort Worth, Tex, for the pur-
poses above explained, on the 18th and 18th
days of July, 1891.
o. W. Gillespie, county attorney, Tarrant
county; c. Y. Myers. county attorney,
Johnson county; Fl. S. billiard, county at
torney, Bosque county; K. c. Milliken,
county attorney, Hood county: F. NJ Max
well, county attorney, Ellis county; R. G,
McC onneli, county attorney, Parker county;
T. j. McMurray, county attorney, Wise
county.
After the reading of the call Mr. Gill
ieSpie maze some additional remarks. He
said that under the law no changes or
amendments could be made TO the penal
laws of the state, but that revisions to the
betterment of those laws and means for the
better enforcement of them could undOubt-
edly be suggested by those who had to
do with them every day, and who found in
them many shortcomings on account of
which it was often impossible to bring to
justice those who violated the penal laws
of the state in a most fragrant and unwar-
ranted manner. That in calling together
this body the spirit of the age was be-
ing followed inasmuch as it was meet and
customary for men of the same vocation
to convene for the purpose of discussing
measures which were calculated to better
equip them for the duties of their calling.
He urged upon the delegates the necessity of
making these meetings of district md county
attorneys yearly occurrences an8 permanent
in their nature, and saw no reason why the
results reached and the conclusions arrived
at by the convention should not command
public attention and commend themselves
10 the best Judgment of the law-abding
citizen. That il was the duty of each and
every county and district attorney to sup
port rigidly aud unequivocally the penal
laws of the state, to have the best interests
of the state at heart regardless of the
promptings of self, and To be diligent and
careful of the right of the citizen. an object
which the lawmakers sometimes seem to
lose sight of. Mr.. Gillespie closed his re-
marks by saying that the deliberations Of
the convention could not fail to have weight
with the lawmakers of Texas.
At the conclusion of the temporary
chairman's remarks he was made temper
AIRY chairman by reclamation, and F. NJ
Maxwell of Ellis county was made temper
airy secretary. Permanent organization
was deferred till after dinner.
A committee on credentials consisting Of
three members was then appointed. The
duty of this committee was to secure the
names of all delegates present who were
entitled to seats in the convention and TO
take part in the deliberations of the body
The committee was composed of c. V.
Myers of Johnson county; j. D. Bryant of
Fort Bend county, and W. o. Hamilton of
Comanche county.
On motion of j. c. Meade of Fanain
county committee of five on permanent
organization and programme and proceed
ure of the convention was appointed, con-
sisting Of A. G. Greenwood Of Anderson, j.
t. Bouie Of Upshur, ]. c. George OF HAM
ilton, j. L. Bordrof OF Denton and w. r.
Butler Of Donley. A. B. Flogarden Of
Wood county, j. G Meade Of Fannin and
o. w. Gillespie of Tarrant were aferward
added to this committee.
A motion to appoint a committee on res
olutions, to which should be r. esd all
resolutions before reading befC he con-
vention, was defeated, some of the MEM
bers thinking that the appointment of such
a committee so empowered would in a
measure Illustrate the objects of the con-
vention and prevent a free interchange Of
ideas between the members of the conven-
ton.
After the disposition of this motion the
committee On credentials announced Itself
ready to report, and the following district
and county attorneys were reported as
iptesent and entitled to take part in the pro-
ceedings of the convention:
c. V. Meyers Of johnson, NJ NJ frsuie