The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-26
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

The west side OF tue CITY enter
tanned in convention Friday, the
delegates to the First Texas Sena-
torial convention.
/ Col. ". W. Dillard of DeKalb,
was elected permanent chairman,
and S. j. Robertson of Morriss, and
| w. F. Cameron of Cass county, as
permanent secretaries.
The three committees we're APP
pointed on credentials, organization
and resolutions.
The convention then went into
recess until the committees were
ready to report.
The convention was again called
to order shortly afterwards and the
ball was opened.
There we're placed in nomination,
W. Lee Estes of Bowie, S. J. MOrriss
of Cass, G. w. L. Dawson of Marion,
and ]. NJ. Moore of Morriss county.
Bowie cast her 6 votes for Estes,
| Cass 5 for Morriss, Marion 3 for
Dawson and Morriss county ? for
Moore.
The balloting was kept up all the
afternoon, and several caucuses
we're had by the different delega-
tions, only to return and cast the
vote as it had been before,
When the sun went down behind
the horizon, there had been no break
made, and motion to adjourn un-
til s o'clock was carried.
On assembling at night the
thread of the ballot was taken up
where left off, and the old sing song
of the Secretary, announcing the
ballot, showed that there was no
change.
1t became apparent that unless
some one pulled down, there would
be no nomination made, for the del
egates there said plainly that they
would not come to Bowie county's
candidate, on account of promises
said to have been made by him that
he would not be a candidate, and it
is said he caused Cass county to put
out Morriss by that statement.
When the 333rd ballot was
reached, Mr.. John King, who was
casting the ballot tor the Bowie
delegation arose and said Mr.. Lee
Estes was in the hall and wished to
be heard.
Mr., Estes stepped before the con-
vention, and after paying a high
tribute to the friends who had put
his name forward for the place, un-
solicited by him, said: u did not
enter this race on my own account,
and what effort has been used here
to advance my interest, was not
from any effort used by me, but by
those of my friends, l now want
to say that l am not candidate
for the place and wish the dele
gates who have comphmented me
with their votes to cast them tor
some one of the other candidates.
To which one, he left it entirely tC
them. After making good speecE
on this order, he retired,
Major Estes, who is the step-fath
er of Hon. J. M, Moore, then asket
the convention that they have
speech from Mr.. Moore, which wa
granted.
Mr.. Moore came to the front anC
in well chosen language placed hi
claims before the convention HI
showed that heretofore it had beer
the custom to rotate the Senator
ship to the four different counties
that it had now fallen to Morris
county to name the one who shoul(
represent this Senatorial distriC
and that while he was the minorit,
candidate, he did not propose t,
come down, but would stay in tn,
race until he was defeated, even i
the convention did not see prope
to stand by time honored usages
Mr.. Moore then explained to tn
Bowie delegation about the inter
est he had taken in the separat
court bill, he had introduced in tn
Texas legislature, and for which h
believed the West end delegate
would not vote for him. His eXpla
nation was received, and when h
bowed himself down, the Bowl
county delegation retired for
caucus and soon returned and whe
called for a ballot, cast its six vote
for Dr. Josh Morriss of Cass. Thi
gave DR.. Morriss eleven, Moor
two, and Dawson three. Dr. Nor
riss was thus nominated and wa
called for, and while the convention
was awaiting him, speeches wer
had from Judge j, M, Talbot, Hor
r. D. Hart and Col w. W. Dillard