Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-13
wHEELEe COUNTY.
Full Proceedings Of the Wheeler Count.
Democratic Convention.

Full Proceedings of the Wheeler County
Democratic Convention.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MonEErIE, Tex, May 3l.--County
Democratic convention met this even
ing at the courthouse to elect delegates
TO the state and national conventions
and organized by electing W. l.. II.
Dickson chairman, and Geo. NJ. Smith
secretary.
The following named gentlemen
were selected delegates to the Fort
Worth convention: Il. NJ. Patton, ].
Dickerson and Hy Fleming.
The following named gentlemen
were selected as delegates to the Hous-
ton conventions: Frank Willis, j. n.
Browning and Temple Houston; al.
ternates, w. l.. II. Dickson, Geo. Nj.
Smith and Jack Thompson.
On motion the following committee
of five were appointed to draft resoIu-
tions, to-wit. Frank Willis, w. II.
Grogsby, +. M. Patton, u. w. Davis
and John l.. Dickinson.
Resolved we, the Democracy OF Wheeler
county In convention assembled declare the
/ flowing resolutions to be the true sense of
this meeting;
| the hands of political wire.workers TO
defeat the leaders of the people
/ and bringing out dark horses for office
whose only merit or claim TO official honor
| is they have never done anything TO be APP
| plauded or creoited and not great enough 10
ENVY or
for the majority as opposed to the two'thirds
rule.
Scared veteran, along with many Others, In
with The parry that has fostsrsd
and baiit the most gigantic c %Sn9r
Therefore, we indorse him for president ana
especially demur 10 any compromise win
Randallites on the ,arin question.
g. The ability and sinierestedness OF Sen
atofs Coke and MaNey we esteem as SUD
Ject OF reorganization TO every citizen oil oni
state. -
nv & W. Il, Ianhom in the legislative hall,
OF our nation commands our undivided sup
port for reelection. ,, 4,
convention assembled, be ,ng fully cognizan'
that he land problem is now and VIII be IN,
most difll ult TO settle, do hereby adopt III,
| following resolution as intfrucLons 10 oui
de egates to the stale convention NJ HOUSTON
l. We are uucompromisipgiyin favor OF q
plank in the Democratic platform, public
lands for actual settlers ohiy, anu tnat h
limited quantities.
{. ihH the prosperity aud peace OF oni
s,nie demands an absolute change IL VI.
land system and speedy fAoeal VI WY Isa W
law, which in so short a time has converted
Texas from being the freest land on EARN y
that OF the arch land lord of the world, whicl
were the law strictly ipiorces ana c mm,n
Grafton would leave the peGpi'
in most intolerable situation
therefore, we arraign and chnIge ,he N.Y. J,
Gates OF the lease system as being IN favor
a herd law that Ia destructive 10 everyone
Interest except land corporations, anu ina
the policy n persisted In VIII Leave III WV, nn
state, while walls OF civilization ana pros
neriiy viii spring up In Deighboring states;
. The sentiments expressed ~ 1uuse ~, =; Il, y
ElemIng's Interview. which was given IN III
, Ealve,ia,n News some weeks past, we nc
7 csp, AZ erasping the whole truth OF me AM
| problem and commands our hearty ihuois
, We challenge the state 10 pro iuce a ma
that can show the lease law IL any thine pu
a nerd law. Therefore we ips.tuea "", "s IL
d, gates thai should this issue be maze In IN
+. Convention 10 vote iirst, last and al tne I'm
! for anti-lease candidates and wllhout an
, compromise, and even though deieatea, NV u
y we NAV not be made party 70 Polc
!, whose effects will be TO virtually connsca'
:, our property and expel US from Inc s,ale-
! policy that is resting like ~ no',io,
!, | he state. and must soon bring dlscreuiL az
diseou,fort TO those who persist IN iorclpg
upon us, although we may be unable 10 mel
pe ii resolved that while we do Nc
candemn the action OF the land board 20 Ia
!. we 40 condemn any lease OF the iands heiea
'es' ResoIyed, that the two-ihirds rule is ~
,,emocrstis, therefore we favor the nsJon'
"a rule. 7 ~ prowning I'm
!, se.;ng the end from the beginning anu is
y his steady, answering adherence " Wy
ierssas o. as n Of our last Legislature deserve
- nj Nearly support for ret lection.
: ). Resolved, that Hon. T rs,npye,d m1
2 our neighbor ana ,as asi'oM IN a We
a Hon where nothing is 70 prove,
= from being great prosperous ana nnn6 yber
~ accursed land laws tat nase srin. who,
!, evil Efforts he has Witnessed anu - wiii l
Z. AMY himself 10 remedy, we inuorse
l. sia .enat 5,9n III \, bsnaf 81 onrselv,
that tho,e who are opposed 70 = hn,a ~ -,
lease law, and are IN favor Of sei ~ ,ns III
lc la.ds 70 &C, n si se,. ~ lie Coming eec,io
No u Resolved, that we a.so oppos,e ,no a.,'s
'e OF The state centra committec wnicn me.
n W acd a Yesolution 10 which ~ Is stated "a
a 40 unorganized county should hase WI n,
&c the state convention. unless saio G," III. -
4. w 'o,a committee resolved themseiv
!. ,nin a law king power that IL TOO regai
y. less OF the right Interests ana ieeang ~ me-
le nnoa citiz. us ef It's state, aud attempts .ns'
,e goo' y. close the mouths OF those VINO
y s1;r,v,ue Dard wi,h their energy r. = |.
y money to build Up 20 sne civilization, VIZ.
npu ,ytfne action OF the committee IN 40 dol
q WAS Arbitrary ana contrary 70 all law ~
:. conscience contrss nj Hen
"a ~ H. Instructed 10 cast the vote ~ Mnss
-. co,snty AT the Fort Worth convention -,
% on motion. W. u. Groyspy VIZ cant cant
~ chairman o. the COUNTY sn.s. and the ioilo~i
sept!eInsn wsrs selsctsd a. ssscu.i ,,, 90
~ smittsS: Geo. NJ. Smith, ihos. ca''o"'
IL p NV, ,rntion IL was requested that me
~ ceedinxs II this me9ii.g be Pnnllsnsu "a
=" Panhandle and Fort WORN NOT "nnnt The G
~ veniiou pdJoIrned.