Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-06
NEWS FROM SHERMAN.
The Democrats Elect School Trustees by
Good NajOrity-Nomiuatng
Conventions,
A Grand Rally and Flag Raising in East
Sherman Last Might ayfarers
Returning Home.


ing of citizens was called az the court.
house last night to select three suit
able men as candidates for school
trustees TO be voted for to-day. The
substantial people Of the city did not
take enough interest I'm the matter to
atteni, but by concert Of action among
the knights Of Labor, both colored
and plain large number Of negroes
were out, and It was evident
that they were out I'm sufficient
force to dictate the action of the meet
ing. The darkies, with few Of their
white co-laborers and brethren in the
lo1ge, had come out for business and
showed that they were in earnest by
the constant caucusing that was kept
up and the air of confidence they as
sumed When 1t became evident that
this element had come to control
things the Democratic white men left
the hall without affecting an OTganiza-
ton and the coons prompt
ly took charge Of affairs.
The meeting was organized by calling
j. Il. Meyer TO the chair and II. ii.
Parker to act as secretary. Brother
Tate Patterson, perfunctOry speci-
men ofpatriotsm done in ebony, arose
and inquired I'm his Ethiopian rendi-
ton Of bad English, "WhAt Is de OBJ
ieck of dis meeting2p to which peril
nent question Brother Parker, the
secretary, answered in substance as
above stated. llereupon Prof ID. w.
Porter, one of the teachers in the coll
ored public school, arose and made
sensible talk In favor OF indOTsing the
old board, In the course OF which
he took occasion TO say that sherman
had through these same trustees done
more for the education Of colored
children than any city in or out Of
Texas, and that he thought II due to
these men that they should have the
Endorsement Of every colOTed voter In
the city tomorrow. When he sat
down Rev. Mr.. Mcpherson, colored
divine who lives about six mics east of
the city. OIped up and complimented
the speaker on his talents and learn
ing but said he was surprised TO hear
him praise the schools provided for the
colored children In sherman, when
he, Porter, knew how little regard had
been paid 10 maintaining high order
OF morals among them when the
schOul-hOuse was located. The sinful
surroundings OF the place would do
more TO demoraliZe their chaste and
Innocent offspring than education
would do them good. The brother
was preparing to ventilatc himself
fully on the manifest grievances of
his race In not having brick college
to attend instead OF commonplace
wooden structure, with seating capaC-
ity for about 800, TO accommodate
the seventy-iive or a hundred children
whose parents choose to send them to
this school, but the overbearing white
brother whom they had honoTed with
the pOsitlOn of chairman ruled them
all out of order and stopped the dis
cusslon. This autocratic decision
brought brother Patterson TO his feet
with an emphatic protest against
cutting of the dear privilege Of
debate, but the chairman was ineNor-
able, and thereby choked of some of
the choicest gems of forensic
elOquence that has echoed through
these classic halls In many "A long day.
= The lacOnlo amendment, There Is
nothing before the house-nomina-
tons are now in ORDER ruled them
down TO order and some member put
the name of Mr. Rucker, an old trus-
tee, up TO be voted on. A vote by &c.
clamation showed a few Affirmative
and large negative vote. The major
was slaughtered. a cOlored brother
named Rev. r. G.. Curry, preacher in
charge of the cOlored Baptist church
in this city. The vote stood solid
for Bro. Curry. Not "nO" answered
in the negative. White and
black alike swallowed him at a gulp,
and not wry face was made at 1t.
j. w. Hearne, n white brother Of
straight Republican faith, went
through with the same ease and
hOnors
l., Hernstadt. an old trustee, was
next nominated and slaughtered as
Fucker had been.
j. r. Cole was named and feeble
~ Endorsed him, hut before the
noes" could be called that gentleman
materialized at the side door to shy
that In no case could he become can
didate.
II. p. Whileaker nominated G.
\. Serviss, and his name
being "A favorlte like those of Curry
and Hearne, he too received a
unanimoug vote.
Here T. II. Parker arose and am
nounced that as the business was dis
posed of he moved an adjournment,
which was carried, and the patriots
retired from the hall TO form little
groups outside aud talk over their
triumph.
In the course OF our interviews with
several of the most intelligent we
find that the colored race Ia broken
up into rival factions, and
that every subterfuge possible
has been resorted to for the
purpose of deposing the present board
In order that the outs may get into
the management of the colofed school.
II Is said that one j, III. Carter, who
was an applicant for principal of the
school, was discarded by the board for
reasons good 10 them, and another
chosen TO the place. This made Car
ter and his friends mad at the board,
and hence this effort to defeat him,
When the above results We're pro.
claimed ON the streets the substan-
tlal citizens held informal coun-
ellis and decided 20 run the
old ticket, but Mr.. Eppstein's friends
said he declined to act II elected aud
the good people generally made out
their tickets for Rucker and Hern-
stadt, with the third man scattering.