Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-10
BExAR COUNTY DEMOCRATS.

Dan hNiONIO, aug. u u ne IDeNdl
county convention assembled to-day
and was addressed as follows by Mai
James Dryer, the Texas delegate who
was with the Cleveland notification
committee :
Cleveland was selected under trying
circumstances AS mayor of Buffalo
and proved to be the great
reformer Of New York. His record
won him the gubernatorial chair OF
the Empire state by majority ap.
proximating 100000. The vigOr with
which he discharged the duties of the
office in the interest OF retrenchment
and reform brought him forward IA a
lifting candidate TO lead the
Democracy In the national con-
test which was rendered
him by vote that bespoke him the
first choice Of the people. The second
place on the ticket was filed by the
nomination of Hendricks, who had
been swindled out of the vice presi-
dency by the methods of
the Republican party. He is
statesman too well known in this
country to need any review of his DO
litical career here. The ticket is meet
ing with favor In commercial circles
where the desire Is manifest for n
change OF the administration of the
government to the end that
the departments may receive
that thorough investigation and
unearthing of corruption which
the Democrats with Cleveland in the
chair are sure To make. The objections
raised against him on account of his
vetoing the five cent fare bill and the
bill regulating W, rSing hours and
| other bills are sample grounds and
made TO try to array the workingman
against him. The charter of the E,le.
waited Railroad company prohibited il
from charging more than five cents
| FOR three hours in the morning aud
three hours In the evening, anyway
covering the time when laboring men
were going and coming from work
so that the veto could not af-
feet them. and IL the bill
had passed would have only
benefited the wealthy. The argument
against his veto of the bill in regard
to the working hours of ear drivers il
just ms weak, for the drivers were paid
by the number of trips, and their de-
sire was manifest by the interest they
took in driving rs late aud making
as many trips IA possible. No, gentle.
men, the objections made against Gov.
Cleveland are strained and untenable.
I'm conversation with Mr., Cleveland
! pledged him Texas by 100 900 major.
ity Lapplausel. and lie will get it.n
Alter naming delegates to the state
ana congressional conventions, the
following resolutions were passed:
Resolved, 10y the Democracy of Bexar
county In convention assembled. that
we heartily indorse the administration
of our present worthy chief executive,
Gov John Ireland,
Resolved, by the Democracy of
Bexarcounty In convention assembled
that our delegates to the Hous.
ton convention be and they are
hereby instructed to vote for
John Ireland for governor, Barnett
Gibbs for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w. j.
Swain for comptroller, w. G. Walsh
for land commissioner, John ID. Tenn
plcton for encouragement and Ii. M,
Baker for superintendent of public in
struciion
Resolved, that this committee heart
lily indorses the nominees of the Chi.
cago Democratic national convention.
Grover Cleveland and Il. A. Hem
bricks, and the platform adopted by
said convention.
Resolved that we the Democrats If
BeNar county in convention assembled
do most cordially indorse the consist.
ent and undertaking course of
our present able representative in con-
gress, the Hon. John Hancock, and
sincerely regret his determination TO
retire from the Office he has so ably
filled,
The representative Democrat had
little voice In the convention.