Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-08
Don't Want q Convention.
BAIRD, TEX, Aug. 4, 1884.


To the Editor OF the Gazette.
The call of the chairman of this
senatorial district for a convention to
meet at Abilene is a document of ex-
traordinary nonsense. 1t does not
state that the interest of the DEM
ocratic party requires senatorial con.
vention-and such statement would
be manifestly untrue-but it does state
that 1.-THE people seem anxious to get
man who can cover every inch of this
large and prosperous district"
The people of this district are not so
exacting. They will be entirely salts.
fled with man who will cover every
inch of the ground he stands onn and
properly represent the balance of the
district. 1--WE have such men, saws
this call, "and want to bring them
OUT
So this convention is not called i'm
the interests of the party, or the sup
port OF its principles, but to bring out a
man-io further some personal inter
est. Who the man Is for whom the
wires are being pulled is not stated.
but even the party lash cannot drive
the voters OF this district into meek
submission to this dlctation-this Az.
sumption that for lack of sense thew
nee1 TO have.a man selected for them.
Ihe chairman says he "has CORE.
sponded with the chairman of each
county in the district and
the majority OF the same want a con-
vention to nominate a suitable per.
.on." What chairmen, II any. have
favored convention is not stated
The senatorial chairman lives at Ali
isne, and Abilene, of course, Is named
Is the place for holding the con ventiop.
What counties, II any, favored Abb.
Iene as the place 10 not stated, II il
remotely possible that equitable per-
som alluded to and for whose benefit
the convention is called also lives nj
Abilene. ~
The act creating this the TWENTY
ninth senatorial district wenr into 81
iect about the time of the meeting ~
me last state convention, when and
where the present district chairman
was appointed. He. and he alone
exerclsed the functions OF sens,
loriai chairman for the campaign
OF 1857, and he decided that sen.
storiai convention for that election was
not needed. ~"
BY what right or usage of the ,artv
does he usurp the duties and functions
OF Two campaigns during one term nj
once There Is ample lime after the
meeting OF the state convention nj
houston to call, ~ well as 10 hold a
district convention. This cal, ia i,,st
IA advance of the meeting of MANY of
the county conventions OF this district
ana this unusual haste would seem ~
De Tor the purpose Of forestallinp hoth
Inc wishes of the people and the ac,ion
OF the district chairman 10 ha
seiected ut Houston. What
mas so changed the situation ~
.ne democratic party In this district
tnat whiie no convention WAS needed
ior the last election. one n NEEDED
now, and needed right awAye
Nothing has been heard OF . co,
vehuon for this congressional or renre.
sensitive district, and both are larger
territorlally, than the senatorial dj.'
trict. 1t Ia notorious that the peonIs
Oh this section--outside OF III
notei Keepers OF Abilene
aud few wire pullers-do nnt
want any district convention snS
should the delegates who may Assem-.
pie under this, In disregard of The
sense OF the people and interest or fhe
party, De SO Insane rs to nominate :
man, suitable or unsuitable, it's unwsr-
ranted action will receive al the hsnds
OF the people q justly inerited rebnke
But at the same time the cause Of Ia.
.mocracy will have received = serions
WV OLIVER.