Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-11
SHERMAN.
Details Of the Proceedings Of the Gray.
son County Convention.
A Resolution Adopted Declaring in Favor
Of Free Grazing,

Special to the Gazette
SHERMAN, Ten, Aug. IL. The
county Democratic convention assem-
bled ut the courthouse at IL o'clock |
and was called TO order by Jot Gunter,
Esq, chairman.
II. o. Head was elected temporary
chairman ana w. II. Lankford, score |
tary.
On motion of J. II. Cowles, the tenn
porary officers were elected perma.
nently, and on motion of Jot Gunter.
j. II. Dills and Zsc Farmer were
elected assistant secretaries Ona call
Of precincts twenty responded with a
delegation and five were not repre-.
scented.
II was ordered that each precinct
furnish a list of delegates present. To
the secretary, and with 1t TO name one
to act a. a committee on credentials
and basis of representation.
The following names constituted the
said committee; 4. ]. Crooks Of
North Denison, Nat Decker of
South Denison, James Porter of
Preston, j, =. Leslie of Van
Alslyne, f. II Andrews of Howe.
j. Finney of White Mound, William
Orme of Pottsboro, J. O Goad of Rock
Creek, q. b. Rsndell of Northeast
Sherman, j. ID. Woods of Northwest
Sherman, ]. Il. Cunningham of South
east Sherman, j. w. Gray Of South
west Sherman,J. NJ. Carlisle of Whites
boro, j. NJ. Nolan of Collinsville, n.
M. Drye of Pilot Greve, George Good
ing OF Dugausville, DIR. Saunders of
Cedar Mills, DIR. Wilson of Gordons.
Vile, J. G. Witcher of Bells, w. w.
Wheat of Pennington. Kentucky
town, Dripping Spring, Mineral, Basin
| Springs and Emerson not represented
ON motion the chair appointed a
committee to draft resolutions ex-
pressive of the sentiments of the con-
vention, composed of -, II. j.,
Brown, w. p, Dugan, j. M. Wilson,
A. G. Mosely and J. V. Bemusdafier.
Said committees Were instructed to
meet for duty and the convention adj.
journed to o'clock p. m.
The committee on credentials and
representation presented report in
favor of allowing to each precinct one
vote for every fifty cast at the last state
election for governor and one for each
fraction less than fifty.
j. r. Cowles, Esq, of Sherman was
nominated for tloater for Cooke and
! Grayson counties, and the convention
refused to make local nominations.
Judge Joe Bledsne was made chair
, man of the executive committee FOL
the next two years, and II. Il. smith
secretary.
| The report of the committee wa
, amended by the insertion of additiona
names not present when the conven
ton met.
r Capt. Il. J. Brown, chairman of tn
7 committee on resolutions, reported tn
/, following resolutions and sustaine
r them In n speech of great practica
: ability, after which they were sui
t mitted to vote by separate resolr
i tlons:
y Resolutions as passed by the CONVEX
!: ton:
It Resolved. that we hereby indoors
+ the platform of principles adopted l
e the national Democratic convention
e which assembled ut Chicago on IL
Sth day OF July last.
= =. We hereby ratify the nomination
n of Grover Cleveland and Thomas I
n Hendricks for president and vic
:. president of the United States, an
y pledge ourselves TO use all honorab
= 3 Resolved. that we are in favor
l. free grazing upon all uninclosed land
l. whether they be public or privai
, lands.
, 4. We believe that II Is the wise po
i Icy for the state To reserve its watrre
q lands situated in the grazing distric
@ of the state from lease or sale, aud Thu
d such watered lands he kept open All
q free to the stock of all citizeus.
a 3. We favor the leasing of such
q the public school lands in limit.
10 quantities. so MS TO prevent the II
y closing of large bodies of said lands
!. one Enclosure.
p. g. The holding of lands by corporal
n bodies tends TO the creation of perp
nf tuities. aud we believe that no corp
ration should he permitted To acquil
title to or lease "a greater amount
= real estate than Is necessary for II
AZ transaction of its business.
~ Z. That no foreign corporation
~ syndicate should he permitted TO pu
= chase or lease lands In Texas, and TIL
=, no foreign corporation should be pc
:, mitted 10 carry on its business in Te.
=, MS except upon such terms as will rel
;, der them subject to the control of o,
. courts and legislatures.
VI s. The law should be SO amended /
~ to restrict the right to form cOTp0r
,e lions to the classes of business whiC
require such organization, and that IL
u, formation Of corporations for the tran
a. =, action Of the ordinary business OF II
- should be prohibited.
"A o. That In our opinion the Office
~ superintendent OF public education
=. ~ one of grave Importance to the sta
- and we recommend to our state col
:, vention the nomination OF a practici
:, aud experienced teacher for said Ollie
~ 10. Resolved, that the commission
), ers' court of Grayson county shoul
W take more vigorous measures 10 Becui
H. suitable public highways for the accon
~ mediation Of the people, and that Il
=; laws of this state should be 20 frame
., ., az TO require said couits to proviC
~ - such highways. 4. ]. BR0wS,
=. Chairman.
- The first and second resolutions we
:, adopted unanimously, but the thil
!. provoked considerable diicussion b
y tween j. X. CowIes, DIR. SaundeI
II Judge Bledsoe. Capt. Brown, j.
:, Gunter, DIR. Fields and others. A va
~ to table the third resolution was take
viva voce, but the chair was unall
10 decide II and IT was again taken !
=. precincts, which resulted In defeatii
II the motion by 81 7-lO to - 3 10. nfl
~ which the resolution M reported W
b; adopted.