Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-26
Two Conventions.

Two Conventions.
Chairman Claiborne, of the Demo
! cratic executive committee, In calling
the meeting at Waco for the eth OF
March de-lgnates number Of subjects
or points, which, in his opinion, will
merit consideration, Perhaps the
most important of these is whether
/ there shall be one or two conventions
held this year. Delegates, 1t must be
remembered, to the number of twenty
SIX must be che Ell to represent Texas
In the national Democratic convention,
which will meet on July Sth. TO car
~ out this work properly, primaries
will have to be held throughout the
counties as early ms Hay or per-
hips April. Primaries select delegates
To county conventions; the latter name
delegates to the state conventions; and
the latter in its turn elects the TWEEN
ty-siX representatives in the national
convention. AT least sixty, and per-
haps ninety, days will be required TO
do all oil this, for there must be inter
walls between each expression of senti-
ment-from the iecinct primaries up
to The national convention. The con-
vention, then. which selects delegates
to the national convection, will UNI
doubl,dly be called to meet as early as
the sth of June; the county conven-
lions will nssen. BILE month earlier, or
in May; and the primaries, in most
counties, will be held in April. Ii one
convention Is to serve dual purpose
designate del, gales to Chicago and
nominate the stale oflicers, too--it viii
be seen that The state canvass mus
virtually open in Applicability not
later than Nay. Either this,
or hold another convention,
to name the state ticket,
later in the year. II is an open ques-
ton whether the people desire to in
augurate the state canvass 30 early this
veal. From May to November Is n
long time 10 endure every
! day consideration of state politics.
II is altogether too long Il time
What il of greater Importance, how
ever, is the fact that the public mind
will not be prepared, until later in the
year, to express itself as to many inn
! portant matters Of state policy. The
, issues of the state canvass are by III
T.tt 1nt odd ..f
likely 10 he until along in the sum
rner. Citizens who are really inter
ested in the public welfare desire e
note the effect, measurably, at least
Of the legislation recently enacted a
Austin; they desire TO note The pro
gress ofthe state government in utiliz
ing the resource with which it Ia
been recently equipped. They want
breathing spell as it We're, to tax,
bearings, TO estimate the condition o
affairs, to SEQ chow the land liesn---bt
fore entering upon the state canvass
These considerations, in the estima
ton of the GAZETTE, are sufficient,
weighty to suggest two conventions a
the wisest and most eXpedient course
a state ticket I'm the field by the tirs
of September will be none too late
Sending delegates to the national col
ventinn is not matter that will Ell
gross or agitate the public mind {
any marked extent. There is no d
versity of sentiment, among UeXa
Democrats, ms to national matters an
politics. The chief difficulty will b
To find twenty-siX gentlemen clear
Observation-Disclosures, really repre-
sentati We Democrats--who are willin,
! as labor of love or otherwise, to leav
their homes and attend the nation
al convention. But when we conside
state matters the situation is quite dill
ferent. Democratic sentiment o,
many points (and grave ones, is IN
harmonious and dissentient Demo
Gratis are AT loggerheads as to men an,
: measures. Time and intelligent delb
Grafton must be had to enable tn
party to determine what it does dc
= sire to do. The executive committee
we feel sure will not be disposed +
: embarrass the rank and file of tn
party by precipitating the state cam
= paign, and hence two conventions
the first in June and the last i'm AN
gust or September, will no doubt b.
;, the policy determined upon.
III
i Time to Go to Work.
e The state committee meets at Wac