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Thurrnan,s pnnnlarifx.

CHICAGO July g. The presence Of distin.
guished leaders among the delegates did not
appear to be caught by the crowd, and there was
no applause to mark their arrival This held
true tll the familiar figure Of Senator Thurman,
of Ohio. was diseerned when a cheer arose
which sweIled into a roar, as the
audience came to know the occasion of
the applauding. While the excitement was at
its height California delegate named NJ. r.
Tompkins, addressing the chairman, who was
not yet in his place. said: "The California dele
cation. after coming 1900 miles, catches its first
glimpse of paradise in the person Of Allen G.
Thurman of Ohio
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MIR. PILLOWS REPLY.
John R. Fellows Of New York, said.

aebOHu ~. Eell0W&.1 or Now LOfK4s sad.
Mr. Chairnaart and GesftIsnfer Of the Convention.
Ny asseciatesand nxieFTty of this delegation have
requested to address the convention tile last
words which the State Of New York will have IT, say
SO far this majority is concerned upon the{ very
great and important question awaiting ysyur de-
cision- Sir there has been extraordinary nisaprre
hension Of the issue which is involved here as indi
Gated by tho eloquent Addresses Of the gentlemen from
California and others The question Is not that of
sitting the voice of REFRESHING the sentiment Of
delegate from News York or any Ca this ioor
The question Is IS to whether the State
Of New York has the right say how will o. her
majority shall be indicated upon the foeY Of this
vention- New York HAS something Of pride in her
greatness Vast in her resources vast In her loriia
ton, commanding re attitude she oceupies in the
ssterhood OF States she desires 70 come into Denno
CRITIC convention she has desired to do foprIsre
than forty years. giving ailOf dignity add weight and
character to hervoee andh sentiment that sha pos
sibly cam And she has always statBd she states
to-day, that she viii NOT perrnt--if the delegates
obey her Observation-Disclosures will permit seventy two
separate units to speak seveutytwo conflicting
upon tho floor Of convention. She recognzesthe
Dcmoeraaie msthoa Of ascsFtainnw what her win IS
her majority or thrpush her nuPortyn Shg.f,es NOT
wish that any gentleman Of tho minority sI fail to
tell the convention for what and BY virtue Of
what impulses they differ from that majority but New
York says only this Democrats df the oopastry are
you going to deny her tho assertion Of that rght!n
She saws that whom tssswn Of ths majority is
sSal Be ezprsssed to ss 'A Naso aIs fiat
My friend from California has assumed. tllat We
came hers the eleet Of congressional districts Nd
thsDry conid be- WIDER Of tie hsst- Any argnnents
based such a. remise must neeessariE have NO.
relevancy to che real nerit Of the question Involved
We airs not lsrei tie pl0lhutz % congressional dis
trictss Thesvery eminent gentIenasl from New York.
recognized teader therp, heading powerful DEM
pcfatic organization WHO last airess66 tie
tom. and myself Beprea5Iik on che floor Of the CON
vention SO far IS geographical divisions are con-
eerned The ooGgressbhal district Wal bs tsTI
what convention itwaE that gavn him one sd of
instructions, and me anotherE
Mr.. KeIly-dy friend from New York, Mr.
Fellows and are on the best Of terms in tie
world. You. gBhtleHBen. will raenlleeD that u'e
sheok handslover the hloodE chasm, in Cincin-
natl Therefore, iu asking him to permit me. to.
answer his question knew lie would do It; Be.
cause before weialjoufN IN this convention We
expect that he and, again, viii shake HANDS arBr
the bloody chasm. I will ask the gentleman
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NEWSPAPERS GossfP.
Gross Assaults ON tire Private Character of
Governor CleVsIusd.

Gross Assaults on tire Private Ohasacter of
Governor Cleveland
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gross assaults are made here on Cievefand's
private character, and it now seems that Mr..
Purcell, of the Rochester Onion, has been print
ing these attacks for over week The Western
delegates first heard With Incredibly next with
surprise, and now with some confusion charges
that Cleveland has a mistress of long standing
in the little town called Holland Patent,
where his mother died, and that he has more
than one child by hef--these children unreeog-
nized. AS the story spreads and is little denied
by some Of C1eve1and's men. and only half de-
MED by others. the idea arises that Blaine,s
efforts in behalf Of a Legitimate family make
small scandal compared to this. It seems that
Cleyelands own friends ineautiously told this
story first supposing that the Western and
Southern delegates had heard the tales from
Rochester, However, this tale has hardly begun
to- make the circuit Of the convention. The Chi
eagu Tribute putt IN on Sunday
very prominent Cleveland man from New
England asked me what there was in this story.
said it was news to me. Said he. "If it Is be-
1ievea here it VIII be the final blow TO Cleveland
He has beensput up as the man who will draw
all the moral reformers to him. and certainly q
man with family Of illegitimate children uns
recognized behind him. while he rules the most
important State in the Union, is a terrible thing
to go into campaign with" Others say that in
the rank and file of the Democracy this story, if
true will help Cleveland rather than hurt him
nobody believes AMMAN Of his age has been 3
saint etc. e is very apparent that fine moral
distinctions are getting to be unpopular in naA
tional conventions. From Indiana similar yarns
arc told about the McDonalds- Of them of
. very serious nature. But the responsibility Of
that delegation denounees all insinuations. It Is
said that the Cathode priests viii not be allowed
TO assist a man in marrying q divorced woman
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That AIleged Telegram Is HoadIr.

CH1cAGo July s. -John R. Mclean, editor Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, in an interview
tonight, denied the truth Of the story in
circulation that a telegram had been
scnt by the Ohio men to Governor HoadIy say
ing his candidacy stood in the way of i very
favorable opportunity for Thurman, and asserts
that if any such telegram was sent it was fraud
ulent and entirely without authority.
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Distinaulshod, spectatgra.

CHICAGO, July 81-AAmong the United States
senators present, either as delegates altefnates,
or simple spectators were: Messrs Hampton,
Vance, Beck, Williams, Mcpherson, Gornan,
Farley, Voorhees,, Pendleton, Jones Of Florida,
Ransom. Lamar. Jonas Call and Harris
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GENRRAE OBSERVATIONS.

The New York SUMS Opinion of Justice Field
as a Candidate.
New York. July 8r-The Sun notes that the
Kansas City Times is a stanch supporter Of
Judge Stephen j. Field, and wishes to have him
nominated for President and says: Judge
Field would make an excellent officer, of the
highest order. He has the knowledee of public
affairs, the elevation of character, the breadth
Of Intelligence and the hrnness Of purpose
which are as essential as they arc
rare. The country would be happy indeed if it
could have a President half as wise and as dis
tinguished as Judge Field would be-
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An An Dayl Circus.


1t was a regular circus Ill daS long Big show,
admittance free, at the Palmer House and
Pacific; grand procession with blarine brass
bands aud knights in modern armor paraIing
the streets The gorgeous uniform Of the Tam,
many band was regarded by the simple natives
with awe-stFuek admiration. 1t glittcred and
daszled like 8 tinseletl regimont in comic opera
1t could knock d wllitcwitshed elephant with
plate glass 5ewelry out in one ronud. II far
outstfippcd adythiue this city could produce
tho comparison would be as Jay Eye Sec to a
6art-horse. The bands vera numerous; some in
simple gray and blue some III Blore elaborate
dress Of red and yellow: but tot genuine BAlnuna
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TIte Permaneut Organization.

CHIeAGo July s.. The committee on pertna-
nent organization met this evening, and decided
to recommend TO the convention tho name Of
Colonel w r. Villas, Of Wisconsin. for betrna-
nent chairman, and that the remaining officers
Of the temporary organization be made perlna-
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4 At the conclusion of the vote upon the amend
ment, the original motion for the adoption of
the rules of the last convention was carried.
Committees on credentials, permanent organiza-
ton and resolutions were then appointed The
following is the committee ON resolutions
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t1R vOrE nv DErArr.

After further discussion, participated in by
MessHsl Bragg Of Wisconsin,, Burke, of Louisi.
ana, and others, avote on the amendment Of Mr.
Crady was orfSared, with the following fesult,
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LAST NIGHrs WORK.

The convention then adjourned until II O'Clock
tomorrow. -
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vention to permit the district delegates TO vote
in accordance with the Wishes Of those who
chose them.
M. Power Of Michigan, followed in support
Of Mr. Grady's motion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16

Inc DinulnB rover OF INSTRUCTIONS.
The delegates from Red River coun-
ty to the state convention were in
structed in their county convention, by
u majority of small fraction of one
vote, to support the present lease law.
Since that convention WAS held there
has been popular election among the
Democrats Of that county to decide
upon the same question that was pre-
scented In the convention. The issue
was to choose between the free.prass
and leaselaw candidates for office.
The eegrass ticket was chosen by an
average majority of 500, thus reversing
the ac,iot of the county convention in
instructipg for the lease law aud the
support of lease-law candidates at
Houston. Now there Is here an inter
esting question In party ethics. Does
the popular vote of Red River county,
reversing the action of n delegated con
vention, release the delegates of that
county from their instructions
The people, in their sovereign capac.
lily, have the right to instruct their
representatives to conform to any pol
ICY they favor, and surely they
have an equal right TO re-
consider and revoke instruc.
lions previously given. aud to substi.
tu'e others The qu stIon in Red
River county Is a simple enc. Are
the delegates under obligations to obey
the behests OF IA convention composed
OF thirty PERSONS, u bare majority land
u questionable majority at that of
whom voted 10 instruct that county's
delegates at Houston to sustain the
lease law, any more than they are
bound 10 respect the wishes of a ma.
JoritS of 800 Democratic voters of thai
county? The answer Il plata. III the
popular will Is 10 be taken AZ guild,
Red River county la Overwhelmingly
In favor OF free grass.
How far shall this expression OF the
people ofthat county control the dele.
gates To Houston Though 1t il not an
explicit instruction to them in favor
OF free grass, 1t Is such declaration as,
II pu. In words, would have amounted
10 an instruction to that eff, ct, over.
riding and abrogating the previous in.
strucsion OF convention. The first
instruction was the work of frac.
uonal part OF the Democracy of Red
River county the last is an expression
OF the en'ire party. 1t must absolye
the delegates from their instructions.
or put them In the position Of opposing
the avowed principles of the people
whom they are supposed to represent
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16
our strength and on which side we are

arrayed. :,
As this is a good year for independ-
ents who have claimed to he Republic
cans, but now say they cannot support
the ticket longer, u may be that we
have some here In Texas, too. IL 50,
tbey may stick to Wash Jones.
our party has been on the wane since
I have been in the state, and the prin-
cipal cause has been for the want of "a
strict party ticket. as all observers Of
the class of our emigration know
that we have received three to the
Democrats one from all the Northeast
and West, and IL we furnish a Repuh-
lican for them ~ support they VIII
vote, but cannot afford TO compromise
all principle by voting for some local
popular man of no party or prin-
ciple, Jus, to beat the Democracy.
That IL not Republican pluck
nor policy. What Republicans want
IL an honest man, both politically and
officially, and what we will have. ma
tiopally If not In Texas state govern
ment offices. in the near future. Blaine
is no Aunt Nancy himself, nor will he
have many II any subs or assistants of
that stripe longer than he can relieve
them judiciously, and Jones Republi-
caus had better trot little ont Just
now. unless they believe that Cleve-
lands show IL good. Yours.
TEMPLE G. BYRN,
or Sixteenth Senatorial District.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16

lightning consumes those conditions
In the atmosphere which produced
the storm. In the last ninety days
every financial boat or ship In this
country has been tested by a severe
storm, and those that have well with
stood 1t may be regarded as very
safe for the calm financial
sea which Is ahead Of us The panic
Is over, completely and efiectually
over, and the result speaks well for
the banks aud business men of the
country. Dat of over three thousand
national, state aud private banks,
those which have fallen may be
counted upon the fingers Of two hands,
aud the failures OF most Of them may
be attributed to dishonesty of officers
Dun's Mercantile Agency Reports
contain almost as many names as
Webster's Dictionary does words, and
the failures OF these which they have
shown up'in the telegraph columns OF
daily papers are ridiculously small
when compared with the whole. The
outlook for the future is favorable, and
a recuperstion of all business aud in.
dustries will probably proceed with
out hindrance from this time.
II has been said by some that the
country will probably await the result
of the presidential election and inau
guraiion before confidence In fully re-
stored. In years past such an argu'
ment may have been good, but IL is
not now. For years previous to our
civil war, the elements were brewing
which produced 1t i; and were liable to
break out ut each new administration.
After the closing OF our civil war, the
feeling was bitter. Each party mis-.
trusted the other. But that bitterness
and want of confidence have passed
away. The parties are so equally d.
vided to-day that the incoming one
will be only too glad to get into power,
and to remain there, to take any
chances of displeasing the popular
will. Politicians out of power are
very aggressive; In power they are
very timid. Their fault lies not III
what they do, but in their disposition,
In fearing to displease even few, to
do uothinr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16
TnE BRENNAN Banner proceeds t

THE BRENNAN Banner proceeds TO
say.
The Bongview Democrat says the Repnb-
licnns h we already made n party Issue OF
free grass, thinking, rs they declared, that 4,
would hurt the Democrats. ard H. is now n
matter ofsurptlsc that any pretending TO be
Democrat can support an idea so palpably
unjust.
The statement that the Republicans
have made IA party issue OF free grass"
Is wide of the mark, but seems to be IA
general opinion among many in the
state whose information Is very linn
tied. What the Republicans did say
in their platform adopted at the Fort
Worth convention IL In these words,
as far as relates to the lease law:
8. we demand that the 3o,O0o.N0 aores of
land belonging TO the school fund In Texas
shall contribute at once, ~ u sgJicai orieasinO
10 ne highest bitticr to tho education OF the
children OF tho state.
Further along, and in an obscure
manner, the platform also says 1--WE
are opposed to herd law and In favor
Of free grass on all uninclosed lands"
but this latter declaration Is of course
neutralize1 by the demand that these
lands shall be leased. 1t Is painful
attempt to straddle, but the party
leans strongly toward the lease law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16

THE following remarks were made
by Mai J. II. Littlefeld, candidate for
comptroller Of state, In an interview
with the Whitney Messenger, and as
some good ideas are advanced we re-
produce IL;
Ny ONCE will be my home. Every ninety
days every man, woman and child who eau
and Will read will be thoroughly posted rs 10
the finances OF the state. They viii see and
know understands whore millions OF
their money goes TO. The people viii not
have 10 depend on the Galveston News for
statistics. ! VIII place on each legislative
desk q true condition OF the state, and Will
set an example OF ro,renchment IN my office,
which viii have beneficial effect on all
others. will ask the Legislature 10 appoint
a committee % business men mot politicians
TO act at any time, and report the condl-
tlon OF the several departments Of the gov
GRO ment. During the session OF the gsla-
turc ls no time for such investigations. Gen
orally the beat appearances are made at that
t'me-in other words, they are prepared
for IL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16


CAPT, Il. +. West OF Jack county Is
said TO be a candidate for elector from
tho Eleventh district, If the report IL
true, Capt. West will doubtless be
elected without opposition, as he Ia
one OF the most popular Democrats In
the West. Capt. West was for four
years member Of the state executive
committee, and has been for seven
years chairman OF the Jack county
executive committee. Tom West has
been willing worker, and, without
disparaging the aspirations OF others,
THE GAzErrE can but wish him cue.
= 10 any landable ambition he may
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16

THE lease men say the present laws
will not re,ard the settlement of the
West, because but IA small percentage
OF the country will be leased. Either
II Will be leased or II will not be leased.
ifthe first Is allowed, by their own
confession It will retard settlement and
prove Injurious to the West, II the
second Is allowed, the law is worth
less and u cumberer OF the statute
books. 1t is either injurious or ineai-
Client, never useful. II ought to be re-
pealed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16
A Bad Taste in the Mouth.

There is widespread disgruntle-
ment around San Antonio over the
action OF the Bexar county Democratic
convention. There are some Demo
Gratis In that city who make the mis-
take of supposing the Democratic
party is in favor OF a protective tariff,
and when they go into Democratic
convention and hear free-trade tall.
and see free-trade resolutions passed
and find free-trade candidates Endorsed,
they feel very much as Satan Is sup
posed to feel when he wanders into
church and hears the word of God
preached. The Bexar county conven-
ton was an eye-opener to these gem
tlemen. The Express, their source of
information, had got them to believe
there were no free-trade Democrats in
the nation, except Watterson and
Morrison and Carlisle, who were
harmless sort of lunatics. When the
Bexar county convention met they
were unsuspicious of all danger. The
inst intimation they had of danger
was the offering OF resolution indors-
ing the course of the Hon. John
Hancock In congress. now Mr.. Han
cock voted for the Morrison bill and
all other measures of revenue reform.
and has free.grass record hardly less
stlff than that Of Roger Mills. To in
dorse him was to indorse bis support
Of the Morrison bill, and was IA direct
slap at the protectionls,s on their own
dung-hill. The resolution went
through, with feeble protest from
three or four delegates ofthe Sam Ran
dali stripe, and the people were
amazed-.that Is, those of them
who didn't know 1t was
loaded. Their amazement was
turned TO CONSERVATION when the con.
vention went about the selection of "A
delegation to the congressional conyen-
ton favorable to. Joe Sayers. The
apostle of the protectionists, Columbus
Epson, was ignored in his own county.
rms was the most unkindest cut of
all, for the programme was
made up to rebuke Sayers for the
part he took In the passage of free-trade
resolutions In the Fort Worth conyen-
ton. The Express had declared that
S'yers wrote his political death war
rant when, as chairman of the Fort
Worth convention, he signed tn . plat.
form adopted at that convention. A
part OF the programme was TO read
MIR. Sayers' death warrant out loud in
the San Antonio convention, where
everybody could hear it, aud It was
intended to make him feel very had
about 1T. But there was n hitch In the
proceedings somewhere, and the per.
iormance did not take place as adver.
used The intended victim played a
part not designed for him. Instead of
being thamped, he took Ii into his
mead TO do a little humping himself
ANA he did II. He walked on with
the fesst that had been prepared for
Epson. 1t was bold, bad thing to do.
nut II was just like Sayers to do in
lhese are some of the things that
make the Randall Democrats In San
Antonio inquire, Is life worth liyiny
anu make the Express say, AT was
none OF our convention
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16
"A TEXAS REPUBLICAN.
On the Dement'S Of Wash Jonas
TKRRsLl.. Thx.. Any \, ~,

r. ~, r,;, TEnRsLL, Tax, Aug. II, ISL.
4" 'he Editor OF The Gazette. ''''
!, re 10 your paper bearing the date
OF the sth, In "a Waco speciai n
lev opinions of Collector o'Brien ~ !,
Waco; concerning letter from Hon "
~, n. =. binkiey, chairman Of the Repuu.
lean state executive COMMITTEES NJ
, - bIfie en- i appears, is one Of the seSa.
, Wow y Ms n,n The same as myself.
that this call Of Judge Binklsy - say,ng
move Of Rector's, who has conorss
slonai aspirations. and states s ,,r,har
tnst he Is opposed to any nominati"r
Mr.. o'Brien. wy s.oa'
and anti-lreland Democrats ssa.s
make the same charge against o onr
,,nairman-that he had no Mind us
lis own, but must consult JUDGE Ra J"
vi CT some other authority baiore hs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16
TIE ORIGIN Of the "Texas Fever y


Our Washington correspondent ev-
identity thinks that the sudden and
universal outbreak of "Texas cattle
fever" was caused by his former letter
on this subject. The Chicago Express
IL of the same opinion. The agrlcul-
tural department vas forced to justify
it's demand for $500 0Ol to he expended
on cattle diseases and these dispatches
aud this empty Juror ABOUT cattle
plaques is designed to appease congress
and the people. There II no cholera
or cattle fever In the United States,
aud only such disease of cattle as arises
from the brutality to which they are
subjected on Chicago railways and In
Chicago cattle pens. The designation
of the disease, In these bureau. begot-
ten dispatches, as "Texas cattle fever"
when there In and never was such IA
"Texas" disorder, should be punished
under the law Of libel. So thinks our
correspondent. ...
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16
The. Business and Financial si,no,,on

The Business and Financial Situation
Many years of business prosperity In
the United States are usually followed
by panic and n few months of finan.
cial and business depression. These
panics are brought about from shock
to confidence, caused by a few large
hank and individual failures. They
are an etiectual remedy to csrelessness
IN credits, being always followed by =
closs scrutiny They as complet civ
consume the conditions that produced
them ~ . severe storm Of thunder Ana
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-16

THE organ of the hullionaires at
Houston wants the state to fix up their
lands IN solido. Tie people will
think the matter over, and, ~ the
Dntch Judge gave In his verdict
finally decide In favor of the defend