Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
A DAY AT DALLAS.
The Irrepressible Conflict Between the
LIIy.Whitcs and Ccal-Blacks.
New City Hall Proposed-The Travel
ing Mems Ball and Banquet.
The Red Mems Jaunt --Peted and Feasted
at Shreveport.

DALLAS, May 1S.--The colored pee
pte os Dallas are msnifesting consid
cradle interest in the colored state con
xention to assemble at Houston ol
August .. Several of the leader
of the race in Dallas will b
there, and are wire pulling and pipe
laying very much after the style Of tn
old wheel horse of Caucasian extrac
ton liz the grand old party" TIL
GAZETTE has sounded severa
of them, and finds tina
there is method in their movements
and maneuverings. II Is very sug
yestive circums lance that the meeting
is called for date only shortly anter
Tor to the assembling of the State
Democratic convention, also at Hous-
ton: and if things don't mend so as t.
suit Dick Nelson's $4,000 colored
voters Of Texas by the time their
representatives meet at Houston, the
white mans Republican party OF
Texas may hear something drop OF
more stupendous proportions and ac-
tual reality than Mulhatton's meteor.
One colored man of Dallas, a stall
wart In stature and among his race, in
talking on the subject said: "The
white tail can't wag the black dog any
longer. The 'blossom-suckers' have
got to take back seat. They have
started out for white mans Republi-
can party, and now let them show
where they will get the votes for their
favorites. The black man has all along
been shaking the bush, and the white
man has been eating the berries. NAL
10y of Galveston, Garrison of Dallas,
johnson of Houston, Hal Gosling of
San Antonio, and other heightened
fellows, that we have got spotted, are
invited to take seats in the gallery and
listen to the music when the colored
Republican band begins to play in
Houston. There was meeting of
over fifty representative colored men
at Fort Worth just before the late state
convention, mt which ii was resolved
that this thing was to be showed If
matters made it necessary in the con-
vention's proceedings. The necessity
was created at the conven-
ton, as we anticipated would be the
case, and the same colored leaders met
again in Fort Worth after adjourn
ment and planned a campaign that
will be strictly followed out. The
white mans Republican party is try
ing to keep the colored delegates or
alternates from Texas away from the
national convention at Chicago, by
jobbing the railroads against us for
free passes or reduced fare; but they
will find that where de hen scratches
dar am de bug also and the
black man from Texas will meet the
t.i IN U',x nj
convention in the sweet bye-and-
bye.'n
TIE GAZETTE sounder asked The
ebony oracle to speak palmer United
Statesn on the subject and not to un-
bosom himself so much after the man.
ner of parallels. as 1t were "in other
words, when you meet in Houston
what will you be there for? To
which the ebony oracle answered:
"Well, you had better wait and see.
The Chicago convention will be over
by that time, and Wen know Just how
things stand, and who are with us and
who are against us. When we meet
In Houston the black man and Wei
Flanagan will, in motive, be enough
alike to be twins. To be plain about
1t, we propose protecting the interests
OF the black men, politically and other
wise. We propose having ouI
share of everything that's going
whether it's state ticket, local offices
federal appointments or anything else
We will not shake the bush any
longer: we want some of the berries
There are certain counties in this stat,
where the black vote counts-where II
makes up big Republican maiorities
Ana II the black man in Texas has 90
To be simply convenience or bens
OF burden for thu. white leader, as has
been the case heretofore, the vote
IN these counties can just as vel
he cast for Democrats as any othe
way. But / must stop talking; wher
you reporters get me started talk tot
msch; ! got to go to work or I'll tel
you some secrets; 40 goodbye, boss.
Then the ebony oracle fled, an,
could not be halted. But THE GA
zErrE readers can rest assured there
going TO be fun this year. In fact, |
VIII be the best year for fun we hav
mad yet, as far as the blacl
ana white Republicans are concerned
LOOK out for the colored state conyeu
tion ht Houston on August 5, the fu,
VIII be lively by that time.
Mayor Cabell Is preparing one OF tn,
most important recommendati, rs /
thecity council that has yet been made
touching the internal interest of til
city OF Dallas. If he does not submit
his Recommendation at the next NEE
ing OF the council, he undoubtedly will
ut the following. He
IN iavor OF selling the Ir.
ent city hall building AN