Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-25
THE BOILERS.
Judge Norton and Fred Cullen Head
the Ticket Of the God-and-
Morality Republicans.
Numerous Resolutions Presented and
Adopted Amid 0ld-rashiOned
Methodist Amens.
Probably Fatal Shooting ARRAY Pro-
gramme of To-Day's Races
Residence Burglarized.

Special to the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 24.-The bolt
ing, or Observation-Disclosures
lamb. Republican convention was
called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. by
Chairman Mcdaniel. On motion of
Archibald Cochran a recess Of thirty
minutes was taken, at the expiration
of which time, and on the convention
being called TO order, w. Y. Leader
placed in nomination the name Of
Judge A. b. Norton Of Dallas for the
first place on the ticket. Anthony Boyd,
coloTed, from the Third ward,
groaned out a soul-emanating
amen to the nomination. II. G..
Byrne of Terrell in wordy speech
warmly seconded The nomination.
Good old Methodist Rmens from all
quarters of the house punctuated Mr..
Byrneis speech. The speaker set up
Judge Norton as parsonage in whom
Republicanism was to be found in its
purity. He was incorrupt and incor-
ruptible. No man could say
aught against the sincerity of his po-
litical convictions, or bring aught
against his name as an individual. He
was every inch man aud Republican.
Mr.. Byrne's speech reeked with bad
| grammar, but otherwise fit dovetail
| into the occasion. Fred Cullen, you
know. or course you do; everybody
knows Fred Frederick was present
| with billed" shirt, high collar and
! red necktie, and otherwise decked out
to queens taste. Inagraceful speech
Col. George w. Hynson suggested
Fred ~ the Barney Gibbs for the
| StraightOut ticket. This was we'll re-
/ ceived, warmly seconded, Frederick
was unanimously carried through
or "gOt thar EN- as Melvin Wade
expressed II. The rest of the ticket
was made up as follows: Col. i. w.
Minor OF Paris for comptroller, l.. Nj.
Johnson of San Antonio for treasurer,
l.. q. Grathane OF San Antonio fol
attorney-general r., S. Evans OF
Grimes county for commissioner of the
land office, II. b. Kinney of Travis
county for superintendent of public
instruction. A resolution Of thanks
was extended the press for faithfully
reporting the proceedings of the con
ference.
A resolution Eas offered that cam
paign committee los appointed, CON
sisting of u chairman aud secretary In
! each congressional district, such com
mittee to confer with Judge Binklel
, of Sherman, chairman of the state eX
I ecutive committee, and with the chair
! men of senatorial commits es TIL
resolution was unanimously adopte'
and after passing a lot of resolutions o
: thanks, the convention adjourned 81 n
die.
, | k,,4,. ID ,,,.,,,,, cd 1, ID ITtnt.r,o,
: both wood haulers, became involves
= In an alteration at the wood yard d
: the Texas Trunk railroad depot q
: noon to-day, which resulted 10 th
I latter shooting the former in the bow
: els. Hickman, who is a single mar
. aged about thirty.iive years, suIreI
dered himself TO City Marshal Jt
;, Besman of East Dallas, who conduc
! ed him to Jail and turned him over
u Jailer Morton. Hickman made sui
I, stantially the following statement 60
= GAZETTE representativg;He ( Hickman
= and number of others, aud anon
= them Andy Pearson, receive their woo
y over the Trunk road. All SUNNI,
y Pearson has been stealing wood fro
cars OF others. He has been caught
!. the act several times, but always &,
out OF il by saying 1t was mistak
he thought he was handling his ow
: wood; but the first opportunity wou
=, proceed to steal again. All the woo
y men, and especially himself, and Il
= railroad company, suffered from Pea
sonis depredatlons. Hickman es
mates that Pearson has stolen no lie
than $1,000 worth of wood from bin
self and the railroad during the SUI
rs mer. II finally got TO that pass tod
when 1t could be stood no longer, al
Mr.. Hayden, freight agent al the {
pot, took the men all away aud Il
70 him tHickman) TO watch Pearso
r. with view to catching him 30 as
X prosecute him. He had only a sh,
ha time to wait, for as soon as the CO..
j, was clear Pearson began to load
he wagon from his lHickman'sl wee
of He accused him of stealing the woo
u when Pearson attacked HIM with
N stick OF cord-wood He retreat,
Is Pearson pursuing, until a car p
OF vented him going further, when, Pc
It's son still advancing on him, he shot hi
nd After the shooting Pearson was TAX
us to his residence, near the StoeSyp
In saloon. where he WAS attended by y
Ewing, Sehoheld and Adams. 4