Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-22

,,,,,i, auroau commissioners
NM WAL, hsc.nents for their guidauce
wn,vn mas resulted In the material 70
uuet l OF passenger fare aud the rusr-
sns,e,ns 70 the producer and simmer
VI suole tariff for the transportntion OF
various products demands that The ~.
ivs,s 70 return the public lands 10 the
ssue cor homestead settlcnirh,t be
eonunveu until every acre IA
covered aud that corporations and for.
eign powers be not permitted to 40.
gun. 'nd fence ia trac,s 10 Nm. Ini,,rv
OF s.' errsideclsres that ali public lands
oil tne United States should be oprn ~
aclna' settlement, aud therefore fnvors
tne opening to the settler m .,,ch
land In the Indian t"rv;.
torvi denounces the arrs.t
and removal OF actual settlers frnn,
suth lands by the United States trnons
ma declares that the refusal Nv the
/, oi'ed states government 10 hermit
tue question relating TO the titles 10
laud IN so.called Indian territory Ia
m DECIDED by the United States courts
20 We IN outrage on all citizens, and 4
,owardly evasion Ola dilect cali 10 An.
swern Question OF vital Importance 10
such citizens; pledges To the ,nborinr
CLASSES the protecting hand OF official
power IN their struggles for life and
happiness opposes the importation
OF pauper labor 1tder contract 10 COM
pete with our citizens and opposes con-
Wet labor ~ being In opposition 10 the
free labor ofour country. On the sub.
ject of prohibition, the resolutions say
that constitutional prohibition has
been fruitful of discord
perjury aud discrimination: il
does not lessen the evils of Iutempcr-
ance, but rather destroys the pure
hreside influence which must be the
loving power to control The appetite Of
the weak and Maynard; that Il has
never been Endorsed or acquesced In
by a majority OF our people; that 1t Is
m assault upon the personal
liberty of the citiscn that
IL has destroyed aud literally
confiscated private property without
compensation, and that II IL not IN
harmony with the ideas Of u free peo-
pie to dictate TO the individual what
he shall eat, drink or wear, aud what
religion, II any, he shall profess. In
View of the foregoing and other
reasons We demand u resubmIsslon
of the prohlbitory amendment
and pledge ourselves 10 work
Increasingly for this object. We de-
mand the repeal OF the present obnox-
ious and unjust law for the enforce
ment OF prohibition, and the
enactment In liz stead OF well
regulated license law, to be rlgidly en-
forced, whereby the interest Of true
temperance may be promoted and the
| liberty Of the citizen restored, aud
We relterate the Views of your
worthy candidate In his letter OF
acceptance that laws unnecessarily In
terfering with the habits and customs
and with any OF the moral sentiments
of the civilized world aud are not In.
consistent with good citizenship and
the public welfare, are unwise and
vexatlous. The resolutions were unan-
lmously adopted.
| "A committee OF seven was then MP.
| pointed 20 confer with the committee
appointed last night By the resubmls-
sion convention.
| AT the Afternoon session the confer
cnce committee reported d resolution
| that the submlssionisls he given n
| place on tho Democratic state ticket.
The report was adopted and the
convention proceeded ~ nominate state
officers. GOV. Click was put In noml-
! nation for reelection amid great en-
thusiasin and his election was made
unanimous with cheers and the Wild
est demonstration OF delight. The gov
ernor acknowledged the honor In along
speech reviewing his administration.
declaring In favor OF the resubmission
of prohlbitory. anlindm,n'. q X.
Holiday, resnbmission Republican,
was then named for lleulcnant.gov-
ernor, wheroupou motion
vas made TO appoint n
COMMITTEES 10 invite and escort the re-
submission convention 10 the Demo-
cratic convention 10 see the latter NOM
mate their ticket. The motion was
carried and In a few minutes the latter
members OF resubmlssion appeared In
the hall and were greeted with cheers.
Their chairman. j q. Mobier, was
invited 10 the platform and made n
brief speech. He declared for Click
and resubmlsslon. Other speeches
were made and the nomination Of
candidates proceeded With.
/ HOLIDAYS nomination was made
unanimous. The ticket was completed
as follows: secretary Of state, Engene
Hogan: attorney.general, g L Smith;
| auditor. Hugh v. Gayingef; treasurer,
". o. Huffman; superlDtend-
ent of public instruction, NJ. j. Keys;
chIefltistice, w. =. Campbell; associate
| iustice, r. A. Hurd. A state central
committee was then elected and the
| convention adjourned.
| An Immense ratification meeting
was held tonight, at which speeches
! were made by the most prominent
| Democrats In the state and great en-
thusesm was INDUCED in.
SobiIxATioSs.
CIxufsxATf, ONO, Aug. 2l.--The
Democracy Of the First and Second
Congressional district met here this
afternoon and nominated Jno. y
Follett In tho First and Adam A..
Kramer In the Second district.
curoAov. Aug. - Congressman
| Iobn Fiuerty was elected as an Indt-
nendent In the Second Illinois con-
yressional district two years ago. ~
n large mass meeting OF his adherents
last ,,iyht IL Was announced that ne
would again make the race IN accord
ance with the expressed wish OF those
ri Lots, Mo, Aug. q The Re-
publIcan congressional nominations
made In Nebraska yesterday are ~ ioi-
Firt sDIstrlct. J. w. Weaver; Second
district. James Laird Third distrlcs,
| G.. w. l.. Dorsey. ssss ~,