Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-05
dd e,snn'.n reply to ex-senator Han.

| last man, ,,icsuuers0n: sfiswer.d bs M. A,
rm r"sc Decline any nominat,,n ,os received.
sunge strong but conrtcons' lot me In Laos
Mr.; Horace White Of N.v W
on,. TINS morning that IL wac ID
ana p,u n mat Blaine was already beata,
H. .ouiu never get AS many votas In
'n T, convention AS Powell CIsvton Ala
a. ne coLlintttee on credentials snt,,a.;
.Ie contest IN the First AIahama AZ. Az
az Wy. ny deciding to seat the two dsie
ss"'es now on the roll Jamos ~
as"gnter and Frank Threatt. ~
me general impression tbis morr,,
- .'at the chances Of the pomina,inn
ora man not heretofore nrcn,na,.,,..
mentinned have been Increased On ny
tinned ae names most frequently men
| srasL a'e tne Two Shermans ana
ex' ssm. Gen. Shermans reply To
Sba n Henderson is understood 10
use of his name, "'o" 'ne
| IN case OF q break In the Dla;na
~ ~ n " Is understood Nebraska w nm
go 70 Senator Sherman. -
| rue Eastern delegates are de,a,.
,h ,neo 10 adhere to Edmunds, and No
t they are DIVIDED In opinion 1t is likely
S Suelr votes Will be divided between
snn,n ,;. gresham and Hawley for
Inc tribune this morning brlms all
over with bright articles for Maine
ana elaine that there Is no cause for
encouragement on account of The
roweii Clayton incident. II com
pliments Lynch and the Southern col
oreu delegates. and attacks boldly
george William Curtis. Roosevelt
Lodge and Others, whom 1t STYLES mo.
iiticsl dudes" tsn,s the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Pearce 10 decrease
the representation from the Sonth
hereafter is an ungracious return for
South. 'ioi" .he
1t was something after II O'Clock
when the convention was called to
9r9er. Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR.
Jonn IL; Barnes of the First Presby-
terian church, In the course of which
ne spoke of the vast moral and no
iiticai changes which the nation had
undergone as indicated by the presl
ence OF him who now so worthily pre-.
sized over the convention, and he
asked u blessing on the race and
the commonwealth and the
cause which that gentleman repre-
scented. He prayed that when
the convention had dissolved IL
would have presented TO the sufirages
OF the nation for the highest office In
the peoples gift n candidate who in
personal character, in devotion to duty.
TO loyalty, TO American institutions
II. courage and ex Experience and wisdom,
should worthily succeed TO the chair OF
Washington, and thus help the nation
TO become not only more prosperous
and just and peaceful, but also to be an
inspiration and blessing to the strug.
Cling people of mankind.
James A. Gary Of Maryland presented
memorial anu asked that il be read
u was from the president and secretary
OF the State Temperance Alliance oil
that state embodying resolution
passed by that body on May o last
appealing 10 the conventions of the
Republican and Democratic parties TO
embody clause il their platform dis
tinctly recognizing prohibition, and
To nominate candidates In accord there
with, and saying that if neither recog-
nized this principle the memorialisls
Wouiu Nott iVI ntiileI, dIlu tHtl III Ole
of them did so, the ballot of the ALI.
ance would be cast for the candidate
of that party.
l Massey CT Delaware offered IA resolu-
ton referring to the. committee on res
olutions proposition to enlarge the
term of the presidential Office TO six
years. and TO render an incumbent OF
the office ineligible toreelection. Re.
ferr ed.
Plumb of Kansas offered resolution
against the ownership of lands i'm this
country Inv foreigners az n system
opposed t. the doctrine of the fathers
Referred
Hawkins of Tennessee offered res.
olution nledpinp ali delegates to sun
mort the nominee OF the convention.
whoeyer he NAV he.
pierce of Massachusetts opposed the
rosoIntion honinT that the convention
would moi hind its conscience i'm IN,
manner nronosed
Whittier If WISCONSIN also opposed
,ha resnIntion n was n declnration
an the mart of every delegate that he
would snnnort the nominee of the con
yantion and he thouoht that no such
doc,aration was necessary.
u' Hawlsins of Tennessee said he had
offered the resolution in good faith,
and he trusted that no man
mnuld be found voting apainsl
r. IF any delegate wa. not willing Ia
snnnort ihe noSinee of the convention
bap Should not participate In its delib.
arations IChrers. i No harm could
c come Of its adontion. and he Thought
e ,.s aJUp wbisners in The air.
oe W'',ah, Of rajifnrnia advocated the
r.an,ms;nn md also alluded to certain
wbisners in the air. and particularly to