Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-01
ro.pAy's WORK.

U0rSlnH tne huIhI ulSt'ob"ht ~"
this will be the bone of dis
sension. The complexion OF the con-
venton Is decidedly anti.administra-
i lion. the triumph of Quincy meant anti.
administration, the defeat of Garrison
4 meant Observation-Disclosures and the
whole proceedings throughout were
strongly tinctured with most decided
anti-administraticn feeling. The lead
ers were and are for Arthur,
or at least so many Of them as are PEN
sioners upon the bounty Of his admin
istratlop. and seiAr",iiiiie;,, fight will
be made to carry the resolution OF in
dorsement through, but the great voice
Of the many will be heard In no un-
certain tones and unless there Is
some skillful manipulating the resolu'
ton now prepared in Difference TO the
wishes of the administration adher.
ents will suffer an inglorlous defeat
and be relegated to the rear. The
! fight over the delegates at large will
not be devoid of interest. From the
great number of candidates IN the
field 1t is difficult to even intelligently
conjecture what will be the result, but
from the amount of feeling manifested
and the tide Of victory upon which
some are sailing 1t might not be very
wide from the mark to say that
Gen. Norton of Dallas and
Mr.. Quincy OF Galveston will be two
among the number to carry Off the
honor. Judge Blnkley of Sherman
may succeed in being the third If the
matter Is properly handled
he is perhaps the man who in mo-
ments of calmness and reflection
could control the largest number of
adherents, but at the present stage
of the game there is so much wire-pull-
ing and swapping that it
himself and the devil take the hind
most. Mr.. Goslipg is very strong and
will doubtless be one of the delegates.
One thing which seems to be
settled, and that is that no
Texas delegation will be per-
mitted to 20 before the Chicago
convention with the vote in his peck.
ct; the people will indicate their
choice and hold the delegates re- pon.
sible for the faithful performance of
the trust reposed in them.
The Republicans say they depend
more on home production than on en-
igration, to secure a majority of the
votes in the state.
The chairman of the committee on
credentials says for ten years the Re-
publican party in Texas has meant
an oilice-holder or an applicant for of.
flee. Wonder If he is good authority.
The Germans are the best parlia-
mentarians in the convention.
This is the way it was: A motion
was made to table the minority report;
n point OF order was raised to the effect
that If the motion to table prevailed IL
carried with it the entire report, leav-
ing nothing before the convention.
The chair said the point was not well
taken. How is this for high?
Elder Do'son forgot himself and said
conference instead of "Chicago con-
ventioh." How Republican c0nven-
ton held in Chicago could be called a
conference" even 10y accident Is be-
You'd all finding eut.
Would nomination without ring
Ing in the expression "a man who" be
legal?
1t is rumored that before the con-
vention adjourns a resolution will he
introduced expressing the sympathy
of the house for Stillwell Ii. Russell
and giving 1t as the sense of the con-
vention that while he may he techui.
cally guilty he Is morally innocent of
the crime for which he is incarcerated.
Indications so far as heard from
point to desire on the part of the
convention to let Chester A. Arthur
resume his fishing pastimes.
Dallas told the champion spinning.
wheel yarn.
When Sterrett poked his head in
through the wings of the stage every
body shouted fire 2,
The man from Matagorda is sure of
a fond remembrance.
When Anderson county was called
the Galveston News arose in the glory
OF his lusty manhood and voted ave.
There Is such thing of talking even
a Republican convention to death.
The corrupt mani from Calves ton
was mentioned in meeting for a second
place ON the presidential ticket and
elected loud cheers.
III Is nearly a pity to have to slaugh-
Yer so many clever gentlemen next
November but 1t must be done pro
Who is going to Chicago? Don't
all speak at once.
with due respect to those gentlemen
who We're present at the conventions n
may not be amiss to say that no mo-, of
theirs redounded more to their credii
than did their selec IN of a perma.
nent chairman. Col. James G. Tracy
lsa Republican of the deepest dive: he
Is one OF the most incorrigibe and dis
plays less chances of being reclaimed
from his wicked ways perhaps than
any man IN the state, but he is gem
LEHMAN of the first order, possessing
admirable executive abilities. Il %
thorough parliamentarian, and has
the respect of all who know him re-.
gardles, of political affiliations. No
man at home In Houston stands higher
among all classes, and the only piIv il
That he Is the head of lost 'csYse.
LIZ Is singular how big man can IN.
on a street corner and how exceedincJv
diminutive the same man may be In n
con sention.
The delegates who were on the any
ious seat since the opening of the CON
yention werein high spirits last even.
Ing when the announcement of tneiy
admission was made by the chair
Ihey met IN groups and Congratulated
eacn other and amid tinkling gles,fs
me natchet was buried, peace declared
and harmony restored forever, amen
Just now each one was elected and how
aeieated was detailed by the
sages who had reserved their
prophecies prudently until after The
event has TRANSFERRED. The Calves.
ION delegation We're perhaps the
most jubilant, and their pond
feelings often amounted to dam
onstrations Of such hilarity az nj.
tracted attention. The defeated deIe.
gates lost little time in bewaillng their
i h;; put took the outgoing train and