Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-12
A CARD.
Proceedings of the Clay County Dem.
Ocratic Convention.

HENRIETTA. TEN Aug. g. 1851.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
AS some false statements concerning
the county Democratic convention OF
Clay county are being made by design.
ing persons through the columns OF
different state papers, we desire that
you publish the following in THE GA.
ZETTE, so that ample justice may be
done all parties concerned:
The convention was called by the
chsirman of the executive committee
of Clay county, and met i'm pursuance
OF that call on the 10Th day of July.
VIM. Barker was elected Temporary
chairman and u committee of five an.
pointed on permanent organization
which committee chose Col. j. NJ.
Jones permanent chairman and G., +.
Conn permanent secretary.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted with one or two dis.
senting voices:
son taking part in this convention for
himself pledges his word and honor II
support the nominees of the Houston
convention, be they who they may
and to earnestly and diligently en-
ueaVor by all honest means to secure
their election.
Later on the following resolution
was offered and adopted:
Resolved, that each and every per-
son taking part in this convention for
himself pledges his word and honor
that he will support the nominees of
the Houston convention, be they in
iayor OF or opposing to free grass.
1T was evident from the start that
the iease-law men were anxious to fall
upon some plan to get the anti.leas, :
law men to bolt the conven-
ton. When they had failed In
TINS they began to take up the time
or the convention in long speeches and
hnaily at n late hour succeeded i'm nd-
Journlng the convention until July
". On the Goth at . o'clock D. m. the
convention was called TO order by the
president, Col. j. NJ. Jones.
Inc following resolution was offered
by Judge Plemons:
Resolved, that in order to test the
political sentiments of the membe N of
TINS mass meeting every member he
required to certify on his honor that
ne Is Democrat, that he does NOT bp.
long to the Republican party. Green
back party or peoples party or any
9ther political organization outside The
Democratic party.
Ihere We're not more than fifty per-
sons who voted for the resolution while
those who voted against it were
variously estimated from 800 to 5OD
Inose who voted for the resolution
said that they weuld bolt the CON
ven,ion, and marched out about tiftv
strong. my
The Peoples party" referred TO In
the resolution is only a local orranixa.
tion, the declared object OF which Is IN
erect county officers who will faith.
iuiiy execute the law. II declares H.
sell TO be "non-partisan.
After the boilers were yone nercoo,
, Talmohy prevailed in the convention.
me pledge contained In the first rssn
luton referred to above was renewed
anu In addition set of resolutions
We're ADOPTED approving the prineinles
SCI iorth IN the national Democrstio
platform, and pledging the supnort NJ
The convention to Cleveland ana h. VI
dan uhs, Tor president and vice-presi.
uent OF the United States.
~ this does not make them Demo-
Gratis what will? Ao'no-
Inc following We're elected delegates
" Tue state convention: Il. q. Rrans.
FORA. Nat y. DAvid.ou, w. III. Hnosm
" y. WALKER. secretary,
j. al. JONES, chairman.