Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-02
CAPTURED BY CUNEY.
The Convention Comes to Taw on the
Colored Proposition.
And Dishes Ont u the Blacks 'Alf and
'Alf Of the Spells.
A Free. Grass Platform Intended TO Woo
Away Democratic Strength.

The Republican convention held its
love-feast yesterday. As Mr.. Flanagan
remarked the day before the harmony
was astonishing. The brethren just
threw themselves on each others necks
and shouted for joy. They were well
entitled to 1t, too, because it had to be
fought for and fought for with n will.
| 1t was not to be wondered ut that the
Quincy faction, the colored faction, the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. faction were joy
full. but what the other side found
to laugh alb out Is a conundrum. Per-
haps however they saw that graceful
defeat was almost equal to success, and
quafled the cup of joy prepared by the
victors to drown their own sorrow.
Anyway the whole convention went
off into ecstasies from the very first
! and kept II up without intermissiOn.
The great question of the day was the
election OF delegates-at-large to the
Chicago convention. The colOred
brethren got up and walked off
: with an equal share Of the spoils,
= while everyone looked on and said
!. "hurrah =" Notwithstanding the
!, placid countenances of the office.
holders, it must have been gall and
' wormwood to them to see Mr.. Quincy
. and Dick Allen pocketing such slice
y >. OF the honors which they claimed on
" Tuesday was prepcsterous. 1t GER
e tainly was no scrap of comfort when
Mr.. Quincy went in with rush just
l. neck behind that popular gentleman
y Judge Binkley. But nobody kicked
'r Whatever the oflice-holders felt, they
lie were not going to butt out their brain:
3 against the wall of fate. 1t never wa:
IS good Judgment to bet on the horse
Iu which leads around the first quarter
10 stretch, and the oflice-hOlders viii
ol never doubt it hereafter.
se The result of the convention Is Ger
as tainly the most humiliating blow tina
l could be dealt the administration
~ this iuIicture. One Arthur man &c
~ in as delegate-atlarge, and he alon
o. by virtue of his color (black). Tn
s ,sA balance, with large majority Of tn
,,c district delegates-asserted on goo
he authority to be two-thirds-are OF on
TO spoken INSTRUMENTATION sentimen
ne and not only opposed to the admins
no tration, but enthusiastic supporters {
rs, Blaine If in Texas, where the who
eh party machinery Is supposed to
: manipulated by the ofiice-holders, an
is to IA large extent, it receives sue
ruthless treatment, the outlook Il
deed is not encouraging for it. Tex
"A. goes to Chicago for Blaine; in Il
raj greatest question at issue the cfiic
eat holders met the most signal defeat.
sed The policy of the party with rega
are TO state issues is now we'll defined.
the may be added, too, that 1t Is signi
yor can't of a future fraught with danger
lid. the Democracy. The action of Il
ado convention in arming the execute
no committee with discretionary. powe
my in the matter of state ticket slI
the ply means that an independent is
ow, be supported for governor and that !
re- dependent will be Wash Jones. I
or prominent Republican will desire
up sacrifice himself for an empty none
Tres and with such man as Jones IN
ted, field gathering strength from all qu:
the tiers it must be conceded u
in there is always a fighti
chance. Mark we'll how the platfor
we'll adopted conforms with MIR. Jont
BILE. platform. 1t is bid for the popul
hes vote and it is not impossible that it
has a dangerous one. On the great iss
Gem of the day it is just as well to adm
pre- that it speaks in no uncertt
ents tones in favor of the interests of
and large majority of the people. L
fe is document is shrewdly written. 1t
want intended to put Democracy on the
dis fensive; the hope was generally
egis- pressed in the convention that Il
and party would either come squarely
front on a herd law platform or else atten
con. to hedge. rhe spark of hope is beg
pie. ming 10 revive in the Republic
n to breast, and it will require agrees
n mt measures 10 stitle it.