Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-28
POLITICAL.
Con iasod from r'r., rage.
Judge PIemons arose and offered the
following rtqolutiou.

Judge PIemons arose and offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, that In otderto ascertain the ~.
iitcal ~ntiwenfs OF this mass convention,
npa fSe psrso ss ana par
arm up.ii His honor that ~ ~ a resident Of
clay county: that hc belongs 10 the Demo.
p publican sreenb"cn or peorles 70 pn AZ, or
any other political organization outside Of
the Democratic party.
After reading the resolutions above
the Judge stated that he offered them
because he saw men present
who he WIS satisfied had here.
toforc affiliated with the Greenback,
the Republican and with an
other party known as the Peoples
party. And he was satisfied there
were as many ~ twenty men present
with whom he could not fellowship
~ Democrats. and he insisted on pass
ing these resolutions to swear them In
or fire Thorn out.
Mr.. Nat Davidson offered 10 amend
by striking out the negative clauses Of
the resolutions, and stated that there
was no such party np the Peoples
party In the county that would not
support aud work In harmony with
the Democratic party In state and ma
tIonai politics.
The motion to strike out the mega
1.-Two clauses, was ruled out of order by
tho chairman.
II, q. Bransford offered IA n substi-
tutc for those resolutions the following
resolution, the same being a resolu-
tion passed on Saturday the 10Th. and
stated that he wanted them offered To
the present body because some were
present to-day who were not sworn ~
by them last Saturday. He stated
also in regard to the Plcmons resolu.
tion TINT since Democracy had had an
existence he had been "A Democrat,
Ind participated In Democratic con-
veptiOps aud hal never heard. seen or
read n yet of resolutions like those
offered by Plcmona to people who
were ready to pledge themselves TO
support Democratic nominees, aud 10
adhere 10 pure old.tiDic Democratic
principles. And if u was common 10
awenr men In, he asked, why In the
name Of God did not the Democratic
convention AT Chicago swear Spoon
Butler In?
The resolution: Resolved. that each
ONE present aud participating pledge
himself upon HIS honor, before he
would be allowed to vote. To support
the nominees of the Democratic com
vention AT Houston, and use his ipfiu-
once for their election.
The substitute was ruled out Of order
until the first resolution should he
acted on.
Plennons resolution wns put To n
vote and WIS lost--i2 voting FOR IL and
over 800 against u.
plem0ns and his following then aaid
they would bolt the convention, and
filed out. taking the secretary with
them. Their little number was not
missed In the convention. and the
regular business then went on In peace
and harmony.
on motion Mr.. Walker was elected
sec AIRY.
The resolutions ~ last Saturdays
adoption were rc-oirrred by Mr. Brnns-
ford m above. aud adopted.
The following resolutions were then
read and unanimously adopted;
No I. Resolved, that we believe the old.
ern,ns power vested In the whole people. ~
lunt proportion uf representation ofa'l class.
"a aud mn honest impartial and economical
adm niri ration ofu government. tate and M
jtonpi These prinriples guarantee the well
fare and riphts Of NIL classes of our cit,z.us.
We believe our Mith IN mo prinripleN ol tho
Nv tho convention ut Chi.
S:sc az" ,ne S Tn. pr"sSpp %
sci Inrth In the niionai platform, pdopt@d nj
Chicago, wa heartily approve. and when "n-
foros,d by u Dem ocratie nj mt iatrafion. there
will bc a strict accountability To the people
ny all public servants. stats and national.
2. ASA state measure IN the Interest Of
law, enI viii iavor no lease lave unless they
bs 40 formed nv To lensc tho school lands In
limlied quantities TO actual SETTLERS only,
lguds except To actua, settlers, and IN guam,
tiiies not cscccdinv 40 acrcs.
4. We are oppoacd To corpor,te or foreign
NV n shin of largo bodies of lnadt In Texas
a. We are In Rvor nf free grass rather than
the lease system, and believe thn, tmmigrn-
Non and settlement arc retarded IN Texas Nv
ina lease system and nv sale OF large bodies
III land We helicve " the wide domain az
'rcNns was FREQ and common To all citizens "
would he sci tied and ,apldiy desclopcd aud
WELD q greater and more satisfactory rese-
nue. 10 the school fund than the lease syStcm.
A motion carried to reopen nomina-
lions for candidates M delegates to the
state convention mt Houston.
n Il. Davidson OF Bellevue, II, q.
Bransford of Newport and w. II,
Hogan near Post Oak were placed In
nomination aud on motion elected by
reclamation.
Powell Cole OF Bellevue, Jamcs
slime on Red river aud II. II. Mundy
of Henrietta were elected alternates.
A motion was carried that the
delegates go uninstructed, except that
they do the best they can for the free.
grass element OF this country.
On motion the chairman of this
Democratic convention, Col. j. NJ.
Jones, was elected chairman Of the
Democratic executive committee of
Clay county for the next ensuing two
years, and was empowered to appoint
The members Of each precinct TO form
said executive committee aud to thor
oughly organize the county.
The proceedings We're ordered to be
turniahed To the Fort Worth GAZETTE
and Henrietta Shield. for publication.
Adjourned.
[The above proceedings werc kindly
TuE GAxErrE by a friend
who was present, TO whom cur thanks
are due. We look for tho official re-
port from tho secretary.-Ep. GA.
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