Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-21

and not single opportunity was
omitted 10 sit pown on that section
whenever the slightest occasion was
offered. This led to one of the most
disgraceful scenes that ever occurred
in a Democratic convention. y repre-
sentative of the West at
tempted to protest against the
acclamation style OF dong
business, which tho machine precipi-
lated rs an effective way of
BuLLDozING THE OPPOSITION,
but no sooner was his location recog-
nized aud his purpose guessed than
the machine resOtted again to its tai
ented lungs and Missed and hooted and
yelled like tue imps of Satan
BREAKING LOOSE FROM PURGAToRY.
Nor was this all; the Westerner, Mr..
Groom of COmanchc, was made the
subject of the most insulting re'olu
tons Ii was not only dIsgraceful, it
was damnable, and the Western dele
CATION are not SLOW to express their
disapprobation. They say that the
persistent attempts to 'hOke of u sec.
ton which holds the
CHANCES OF DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS
in the hollow of its hand is not only
AN unmerited insult but utter reck-
lessness which is hardly paralleled in
all the history of political conventions.
Had every man stood upon his own
merits and the convention been left to
free and unIrammeled ballot much
different result wouli have b en- tele-
graz he'd out of Houston tonight.
But the machine was determined that
this convention should mark
ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN
which il has fastened upon the Demo-
cratic party and every man and every
section which stood in the
way of the accomplishment of
this result W ruthlessly crushed
without regard to justice or discretion.
Four tifths of the delegates came here
hoping and expecting to hear fair
and free discussion of the
FREE GRASS QUESTION.
Fully one half OF those from the East
/ admitted they were In the dark and
wanted light upon the subject, but for
all that this convention has done they
will continue 10 grope in Egyptian
darkness rs, under the choking off
IrecG s., the majority succeeded in
sitting any expression upon this par
amount issue in the CONVEX
ton. The machine may well
celebrate its triumph for
it has beeh great one, while in un.
utterable sorrow the Democrats OF
Western Texas will learn that their
representatives have been
LAUGHED TO sCoRN,
subjected to gross insult upon the
floor of the convention, their petitions
spurned with contempt and theil
interests tabled as unworthy of con
sideration.
THEY WILL REPENT AT LEISURE.
Special TO the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX Aug. 20.-There Il
much comment on the manner IL
which the nominations were managed
to-day. AT the outset the convention
adopted the rules OF the Eighteenth
legislature under which five member
could demand call of counties, an,
yet although
THIS DEMAND WAS MADE
In both the nominations of governo
ard lieutenant-goye rnor, they wer,
both declared the nominees by accls
nation and the nays were nut Il
neither case. These high-handed tao
tics Of the machine are the subject a
the severest criticism tonight an,
there are not few who declare that |
looks as If 1t was the intention Q
the party managers to cut down
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
in November to the lowest possibl
notch. A significant indication Il
this connection is the resolution intro
dueed this evening aud signed by tn
entire Grayson county delegs
ton providing that the yot
on the electoral ticket shal
be made the basis of representation h
the next convention. There ia M
. concealing the fact that the whole cor
ventlon
rs DIsTRUsTFuL OF IRELAND
and even those who hooted and hisse
and yelled this morning to proven
the opposition from even being recop
! nized on the floor are trembling q
the result In November.
THO NEWS AT WACO.
special 10 the Gazette
WACO, TEX, Aug 2o.-Gov. Ir
lands denomination was not much /,
a surprise to anybody here and wit
Democrats 1t created no sensation on
way or another. There is no enth,
| oil. L.,A Il.