Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-01
How It Was Done snd What Was Done,

How II Was Done and What Was Done,
When the Democratic executive
committee was in session at Waco,
somebody there sent the Statesman
dlsrintch To the effect that 1.-THE COM
mlttee unanimously refused TO repeal |
the two.thlrds rule, but remanded 1t to
people In their primaries" And the
Statesman published this with n -four
ish of trumpets, rs n "vindicatlon' OF
the policy urged and advised Ivy the
Statesman that the two-third ulemust
, be retained. Now, everybody who
was present mt the session of the exec
utive committee will agree with the
: GAZETTE that the language of the
Q above dispatch is calculated to invest
! the action Of the executive committee
= with Significance and tendency by
. no means warranted or accurate. The
= impression is conveyed that an effort
c was made TO have the two'thlrds rule
i passed upon, presumably with the
VI view 10 securing an expression OF gem
II timent favoripg or suggesting It's re-
Is peal. Elise why the statement that the
Is committee unanimously reused to
Of repeal the ruler The simple truth L.,
n that No motion, Of any kind, was made
&C that iuvolvedan expression, pro or con,
ip about retaining or dispensing with the
two,thirds rule, There was absolutely
ae nothing done save, Ave minutes prior
rs to adjournment, The introduction aud
ell adoption Of the following resolution;
he Resolved, that Tho proposition OF abolish,
lis ing the twothirda rule IN nominating ca MAJ
an dates Ia the next state Democratic couysn,
tlon aud substituting therefor the majority
NV rulo be referred 10 The Democratic coayon
nj lions, Tor their action when they meet for tn
Mt purpose of selecting delegates TO tho state con
nh ventlon; and that they instruct their dele
gates as 10 their views upon that subject
20 This was offered by Mr., Payne o
~, ~ Goliad, II was not debated, and at n,
~" time during the session of the commit
''e tee MAS the two-thiids rule discussed
W Every newspaper man present, tn
-" chairman aud every member OF tn
we committee, will bear us witness ther
was 40 "refusal to repeal the rule
~" Neither was there any Endorsement 0
"Ve II, Its frionts and the friends of Ia
- !" majority rule preserved silence. Nh
wy stalesman's dispatch was clulus
'.'' effort TO dislort what was done into a
~ cNprUsion OF Endorsement OF the tw
~, thirds, and disapprobaton OF the IN
~ iorily rule, fof the purpose 1--WE ca
imagine no other OF "vindicailnp
the Slatesman'a position and pole
latl II there was any significance nj all
3 OF the action Of the committee, 1t Is n,
was favorable TO the old fo;lch the State
ons man adores, The adoption, una
mia, imonsly, OF u resolution requesting Il
bile people TO say whether or not they d
nati sire 10 usc the two.,hlrds rule Ia (,
few tnre conventions OF the party was
prod virtual admission OF tho fact that the
Iurc Is a strong aud respectable aentIme,
fty, In the Democratic party desiring Il
,eri. abyogation OF said rule. IL there we
atcd no sentiment OF thia kind, no obleot,,
ight 10 the rule, no cause for doubling ii
)hiol wisdoia OF Its continuance, why M
'om- such u resolution as the aboyes A,
gent finally, for the further edliication
hou- our Austin contemporary, IL may
pme- stated that members OF the commit,
tho while not disposed TO take furth
med epiciaf action In the matter were