Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20
THE DAY AT HOUSTON.
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upon which an apportionmento OF l.gis-
lative districts shall be made that will
secure justice to all sections of the
state.
BY Holmes of Mason. That the
ownership Of land In Texas be restrict.
ed to citizens OF the state.
BY an unknown delegate; Urging
the legislature to pass more satisfac-
tory railroad regulation bill.
By Hynson OF Bowie: That the leg
islattire Inquire into railroad discriml-
nations and regulate them no that the
freight tariff shall he as cheap to the
poor as to the rich.
By Claiborne Of GalveB.on: Tha.
no vote be taken on any nominations,
except electors, until the report OF tn.
committee ON platform IL received.
BY Claiborne: That the president
name four men from the state ut large,
to act with one chosen from each con.
gressional district, ns committee 10
make rules for the government of the
Democratic party.
by Ssyers of Gonzales: That all
electors nominated by this convention
shall canvass their respective districts
BY Cranfill of Coryell: That the
Democratic party Is willing for the
people to take direct vote on the
liquor question.
The convention adjourned until $50
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called TO order
ut % y. N. No committee reports being
presented there were loud
CALLS FOR GOV. HUBBARD,
who, taxing the platform, delivered an
eloquent address which was heartily
applauded. Towards the close an anus
ing incident occurred, occasioned by
the interruption of Marshal q. Tracy,
who denied that Is laine had ever been
Know-nothing. An exciting but
good humored colloquy &C ,urred which
turned the convention almost into
pandemonium, Hubbard
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
every time with his brilliant repurtee
At the conclusion Of his speech the
convention adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
II IL believed that the committee on
permanent organization Will submit
the follow ing report at tomorrow
mornings session.
President, a. II. Upton of Fayett
county; vice-presidents First district,
Il. l.. Epperson; Second district, y. w
Blount, ST.; Third district, Barney b
Hart; Fourth district. w. A. Wortham;
Fifth district, Joseph Bedsoe;
Sixth district, ID. A. viii
liams; Seventh district, G.. H.
Scott; Eighth district, Wells Thomp.
sou; Ninth district, George Clark;
Tenth district, w w Martin; Elev-
enth district, w. II, Shannon; secre-
tary, George W. Finger; reading secre.
tary, j, w, Booth; assistant secretaries.
j. h Hunter, II. Kirby and G. Il Gil
bert; sergeant-at.arins, NJ. NJ. Bogges.
The committee also recommended the
following order OF nominations: Gov.
ernor, lieutenant governor, comp
tr0ller, treasurer, commissioners Of
general land of,i"e, attorney. general,
superintendent Of public instruction
and electors
Great Interest has been manifested
In the Clay county contest, and the
committee on or, dentials held long
and stormy session tonight To discuss
Il, A. X. Swan represented the bat
Ting delegation. Before the COM
miitee he denounced the reg
ular convention as composed
Of Greenbackers, Republicans and
fence cutters and appealed to the
committee to seat his delegation be-
cAuse 1t would vote for
A LEAsE-LAw PLATFORM,
which he said was Endorsed by all the
virtue and intelligence of Clay county
Mr.. +. q. Bransford replied for the
regular delegation In u crl,p and fJrci-
BILE speech I'm which he repudiated the
charges of Mr.. Swan and showed that
the p,sturemen only battled after find
ing out that there was n four-fifths ma
jority against them. He said the prin-
cipai reason Swan thought they were
not simon-pure Democrats was because
THEY WE'RE NOT. FOR HIM
Mr.. Bransford made telling speech
In favor of fourflfths of the Demo
cratic voters Of Clay county and was
frequently apriiau led. The committee
finally decided tn seat both delega-
tions. This action Is very severely
criticised by many as II opens the way
for bolt In every county where
there Is the least division
A faction,
No MArrER HOW SMALL,
can bolt the organization and sit In
Judgment of the Democracy of their
peers representing five times their own
strength. The point In also made that
II IL an invitation for the free'grass
men To bolt whenever and wherever
they please. II they choose they can
assert that the lease law IL undemo-
cratic, and no one who supports II Is IA
Democrat, and kick out the entire
party hut themselves. This Ia esp,
cially significant aince Swan urged as
. reason why he should be seated that
he and his party were for the lease. A
GREAT DEAL OF BITTERNESS
has been engcndered by the contest
and Its result will only serve 10 lnten-
sify II. Free-grass men want To know
II they are to be kicked out of the par
~ because they are free grass men, aud
they want to know IL right away
A good many Of them say that II II is
70 be officially declared that
FREE GRASS is UNDEMoCRATIC
they are willing to walk out without
more ado. The action OF the committee
ON credentials virtually amounts to
this, ~ 1t practically Endorsed the
charge Of the representatives OF a
convention Of ATTY men that y conven.
ton Of 400 men WAS not Democratic
because It's delegation
IL OPPOSED 10 THE LEASE LAW.
There Ia no doubt that the commit
tee has made mistake, and 1t Is one
that In likely 10 give trouble.
The situation tonight IL but little
changed from yesterday The opposi.
ton To Ireland has progressed NO far
ther towards solidifying and
ONLY A MIRACLE
could now prevent him from receive
A., ,.As.,traefAn Ia nv ts,nt .ad