Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-02

] Stewart Of Houston can Inisc .,'s
fuss In one end Of hall than adozen
sergean ts-at-arms can quiet down.
When the man from Matagorda lett
the cork was drawn from the bottle,
the wine lost its sparkle, its briliancy,
hut the flavor remained.
Hal Goslipg's graceful speeches
not too long nor too short. but just
right--won him many admirers.
George Hawkins, the colored giant
delegate from Dallas, made good use
of his muscle and experience In the
baggage line in boosting gentlemen on
the stage. 80.
When Ed Williams proposed hip,
hin hurrah for Fort Worth every one
Joined in.
The position of delegate to Chicago
from Texas is mo- empty honor, as has
been frequently asserted on the floor
of the convention. IL is the only stock
in. trade the Republican place hunter
has and when this is gone all Is gone,
leaving him without an occupation.
The gentleman who arose and stated
that n federal office holder would re.
sign his office If elected delegate and
at his own expense stump the state in
the interest of the party, never found
out what struck him.
"Years ago. said a street-corner or
ator, "Virginia raised niggers and sent
them down South and sold them just
like cattle. Now the South raises cat
tie and sends them to the North to
find market"
There were great many men who
did not find out that they were elo-
quent until the party was over.
When the gavel fell and an adjourn
ment sine die was announced, 1t put
an end to what promised to be lively
and heightened discussion on the ques-
ton of critieisipg the supreme court
decision on the fifteenth amendment.
There were at least score of the col
ored orators cooked and PINNED, ready
to go off in manner to astonish the
natives. How much pent-up eloquence
was doomed to remain over until next
year will never be known.
The delegation to Chicago will go
uninstructed and the question now Is,
who has the largest barrel?n
For paper not in the faith nor per-
mitted to partake of the feast The GA
zETTE succeeded in foreshad0wing the
action of the convention 10 such an
extent that it seemed as if the work
done was only what was laid out for
the convention by THE GAZETTE.
Richard Allen was named before the
temporary chairman was elected, for a
delegate-atlarge; Judge Binkley and
Mr.. Quincy were also designated as
proper persons to represent Texas, and
they were elected. Judge Norton also
was named and he succeeded in being
an alternate. The Houston Age and
Uncle Dan'l can no longer claim to be
the only paper in the state that has
the making of Republican officers.
Fort Worth is not through, gentle
men. She has entertained the Repub.
leans while they elected delegates to
Chicago, but she has yet to entertain
the Democrats while they elect dele
gates to nominate the next president.
Yesterday morning the delegates of
the Seventh district elected as dele
gates from their district to the national
convention r. III. Rentfro Of Cameron
and III. &. Ferguson, cOlored, of Fort
Bend. Alternates, VIM. Billings oil
Victoria and Richard Nelson of Gal
weston. Elector, John II. Haynes.
Rentfro is for Arthur; Ferguson has
no preference.
BY reclamation Capt. w. H. Griffin
was reelected chairman of the Sew.
enth district committee.
Poor Malloy! The way of the con.
testant is hard.
Dick Allen couldn't keep from get.
ting in his thrusts at Quincy. But
Quincy didn't seem to mind il. II.
laid 1t on to Dick sixty-six votes in
the balloting.
The convention was clear case o.
inside outn
Schock Roberts Ia something of ,
humorist. "Republikanism means re
turn; sinner, come home, but spell
Democracy: de, de debbil."
1t Is said that the reason that Nor
ton got left for delegate-at-large, wa
that his friends monkeyed too mucl
with Judge Binkley.
If the resolution to instruct 70
Blaine had ever gotten before tn
house it would have been carried b,
three-fourths majority.
Flanagan got in his work after all
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