Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-11
the Rio Grande last night to partici-
.,ata IL the convention proceedings.

y A. Num- of Crockett will go be
fore the convention as a candidate ioI
elector for the state at large, backed by
the Third (Reagan's) congressional
district.
The Harris county delegation ar
| rived Yesterday evening. They are
supporting o. i. Holt of Houston as
one of the delegates from the First con-
gressional district.
j. Y. Gooch OF Palestine will proba-
bly, be candidate for district delegate
| from the Third district, and is spoken
of favorably by many from that section
| for the honor.
Mai. r.. S. Ford of Colorado county
Is one of the veteran Democrats In the
| convention. He Is for both the old
tickets, state and national, so far as
! their heads are concerned.
Mr.. w. G. Mcfarland, of Cleburne,
IL here. He is endorsed by his county
for district delegate, and 1t is probable
the rest of the district will concede
this much due the reliable Democracy
of johnson.
DR.. Yandell, w. II. Burgess and
Gen. Jefferson were the only men in
Guadalupe county four years ago ia
vorable to the old ticket. Now nearly
the entire state is unanimous in de-
handing it.
Bill Sterett for one of the delegates
at large looms up stronger at every ar.
rival of delegations. Yesterday 1t was
announced that Galveston and Hous-
toms invoice will cast their votes for
the red-headed chief of the Dallas
Times.
1t is understood that Col. John p.
G.. Whitehead of Laredo will place
gate-at-large. From the well-known
oratorical ability of the gentleman a
rare treat is promised the audience in
this nomination.
The Texas Investment company ex-
tend free ride to the delegates to-
morrow afternoon to the auction OF
Bellevue Hill addition, half mile
south of the terminus of the Tyler
Third and Hemphill streets horse-cai
line.
Free grass to the right of them, free
grass to the left of them, free grass ia
front of them is what one of the dele
gates said to n GAZErRE reporter ant
still there are some of the herdlaw or
gans that do not seem to think thai
subject is an issue.
'If the convention We're to appoint
q committee on resolutions and refel
all resolutions to it without debate, /
would greatly facilitate the labors o
the convention was the earnest ejac
ulation of delegate last night, as h
wiped his brow.
1t was stated yesterday that Mr.
kittrell of Leon county had been des
ignated by the friends and supporter
of Hon. j. Peter Smith of For
Worth to place that gentleman il
nomination before the convention u
a delegate at large.
DIR. Brown, one of the editors of tn
Gatesville (Coryell county, Sun, cam
early. He thinks the majority rul
used in the primitive days of DEMO-
racy is good enough for the party now
He looks hopefully to Tilden, and is
frank-spoken free-grass man.
II. G. Lyons, an old Texas-revoll
tionary veteran. is delegate fror
Fisher county. If quiet and modes
merit and Old-time, sublime patriotism
were qualifications for seat ,
Chicago, the old warrior would be u
there among the elect from Texas o
July s.
.. MIR. ]. r. Mclean, editor of the Sc
mour Cresset and the delegate froi
Baylor, is staunch Tilden man.
Tilden will not accept, he is for an.
body that can carry New York. M
Mclean is for free grass in state pc
tics, as the best means of settling I
the state.
i, Hon. John Woods, late member
! the legislature from Lavacca,
a delegate to the conventio
His section, he says, is mo
: inteI ested in the damage wrought
the recent floods than in politi,
|, However. they are putting up the
. faith on Uncle Sammy.
e There is one young man, deleg,
# from South Texas, who will be soup
/. after with us much interest as a m
convert attends prayer-meeting.
a has pocket-full of proxies, numb
d ing fifteen or twenty votes, and s.
n he il not happy. He is a political {
l. yer Twist and is crying for more.
Mr.. Mitchell of Greenville, Hu
county, is a newspaper man, too, u
believes Tilden is the Democrat
re best chance. He thinks the t,
thirds rule has filled its mission-i
= ever ha any-and ought to go. AS
y, the land. leasing policy Mr.. Mitchell
~ evidently giving it careful study o
has not fully made up his mind.
,ne Anderson and Cherokee counties
vor the two-thirds rule. Their lead
of
10 East Texas Is too weak to submit to
AZ abrogation, as then the strong secti
of the state will deprive her of eve
W thing. A few years ago 1t was diff
m ent. East Texas was then the strC
section and "took the cake.n
Ell Turning corner yesterday af
up noon q GAZETTE reporter heard a l.
melodious voice saying, "Of cours
lin would take 1t as great honor ii "
,er sent. but then I'll be laid in
cold grave before / ask delegate
ia vote for me" and Col. Sterett's coui
a. nance doomed up; and the reporter
he said.
In Henry Exall, delegate from l.,
pasas,. Is strongly spoken of for d
gate TO Chicago from that distr
on Mr.. Exall two years since had thl
On out Of thirty-six delegates from Z
rant county instructed to nomir
The him to the legislature. His busir
TAT interests required him to move Fl
Fort Worth to Lampasas.
tn Tom Bowers, whiltm editor of
he Lampasas Eagle, Is not q delegate,
ga Is as much interested AZ anybody
IA what Is going on. n am for
nj strongest man for PRESIDENT he a