Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10

There was wait on the com
mittee on platform, during which
nearly dozen shot speeches were
made by prominent delegates.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee, through its chair
man, Col. r. j. Van Horn, submitted
a platform which Endorses the national
Republican platform, inoicts the
Democracy Of Missouri for persistently
ignoring the union element of the
state, declares that the Democratic
party still insists in prosecuting men
for their loyalty, and in
making service in war against
the government q condition for the
important officers of the state and for
senators and representatives in con-
gress, protests against this policy and
declares il an insult to the Union and TO
the state. The platform also arraigns
the Democratic party Of Missouri for
its alliance with the protection OF
notorious and confessed banditti
whose presence in Missouri has driven
immigration from its borders and cap
ital from its industries. and says:
"All these have been most often
sively repeated in the nomination OF
the present bourbon state ticket, ut the
bead of which has been placed man
whose only claim 10 notOrlety was in his
conspicuous position In the army re-
Gently waging war on the government
by which he was educated. Therefore,
be IL
Resolved, that we believe the time
has come in the history OF the state of
Missouri when all good citizens, with
out regard to past differences, should
lay aside all party preiu-
dices and unite in wrestling
the government of the state from the
hands of that party which by its re-
peated acts of lawlessness and misrule
has betrayed every trust contided to
its keeping, and has disgraced the fair
name of our state at home and
abroad.l
The platform demands the abolition
of the present system of leasing
convict labor, declares some sys-
TEN should be established to adjust
all differences between capital and
labor, whenever they conflict, so as to
prevent injurious strikes, and favors
the establishment of labor bureaus.
The platform was adopted without a
dissenting vote.
THE TDCKEr.
The committee on conference sub
mitted the following report:
Your committee recommends to the
conventions for adoption the follow
ing:
Resolved, that this convention, be-
lieving that Hon. Nicholas Ford of
Buchanan county is a proper person to
lead TO victory the opponents of Bour-
bonism, therefore, be IL
Resolved, that we in6orse him as.
the choice of this convention as can
didate for governor.
Resolved Mrther that this cOnven-
ton leaves 10 its state committee the
selection of names for candidates for
secretary ofstate railroad commissioners
and register of the land o1ice and that
It nominate candidates for the balance
of the state ticket.
Resolved further, that the state COM
mittee be authorized to fiji the vacan-
cies on the electoral or state ticket.
Gen. Guitar submitted minority
report, signed 10y himself and two 9TH
ers tavoring the outright nomination
OF Ford instead of Endorsement. After
= debate this was lost, 81 yeas, 400
nays, aud the majority or fusion report
was adopted, and Ford was thus made
the fusion nominee for governor. For
lieutenantgOverno M. Starkloff of
5t.Louis was nominated by acclamme-
ton; for treasurer, Mai, J. Thompson
OF Sedalia, by reclamation auditor,
Judge j. Sands of Adaip, by acclama.
llon Encouragement, Col. David
Murphy OF st. Louis, by reclamation
Judge OF the supreme court, Judge Da-
wa wagner, by a unanimous stand
ing vote,
The convention then adjourned with
three cheers for the ticket. 1t is I'M
derstood that the three offices not
provided for on the ticket will he filled
by the Greenback nominees.