Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-13

Second. we favor anu demand
such legislation, both national an,
state, as will favor y thorough and eli
Gent system OF free education, and will
provide for the support and mainten
ance of the same 10y requisite taxation
Third. That road laws be enact ed
providing for the opening and classii
cation Of public roads throughout the
state in such directions and mt such
distances as the public interests may
require ana that such public roads bt
established and maintained bya direct
tax upon property, real and personal,
Fourth, That we favor absolute
free grass and free range on tie un.
fenced lands or commons Of the coun.
try 10 all actual settlers in their prospect
i've districts, and that we
condemn the system of leasing the
peoples school or any other lands as
injurious to the best interests of the
people, and detrimental to the settle
ineut of large portions of the state by
emigrants, and also encourage monop.
olies, throwing the lands of the people
into the hands of a few wealthy indi-
viduals. and thus tending to impov.r-
ish the poor aud middle classes, and
also tending to produce population
composed of Il few millionaires and u
large number of mendicauts.
Fifth That we favor and ncourage
emigration to the state aud protection
u its young and growing industries,
and that we are in full sympathy with
the principles Of the National Repub-
lican party in its efforts To prevent
such legislation as will have any ten
dcDcy To reduce the condition of the
American mechanic or laburer to the
serf-like dependence Of the pauper la
Dor of Europe.
MINORITY REPORT.
]. NJ. Brown submitted the follow
ing from the minority:
Resolved, that we, the Republicans
of Tarrant county, will support and
vote for the man who shalt be fairly
and honestly selected us candidate
for president by National Republican
convention to he held ut Chicago June
1854.
Resolved, that the administration
of President Arthur has commended
itself To the Republicans of the coun-
try and to the people at large. [Siight
applause.
Resolved, that we, the Republicans
of Tarrant county, will support and
vote Tor the candidates for state officers
which shall be nominated by our State
Republican convention April Goth,
Captain Alexander moved the adop-
ton of the majority report and the
motion prevailed.
The question of the adoption Of the
minority resolutions coming up Capt,
AieXanuer seid he would like TO know
If they were here to indorse any par
ticular administration.
J. {. Martin claimed that If these
resolutions came up ~ minority re-
port they were out of order.
MIR. Brown stated that he had now
offered them AZ an Individual.
w. r.. McLaury said he objected ia
getting up a boOtn for any particular
individual. Scattered applause.
f.. NJ. BamiOrd moved the adoption
of the resolution and said
they were simply complimentary.
Mr.. Burchill re-read the resolutions
and favored their adoption.
An old gentleman ia the rear of tbs
house suggested To Mr.. Burchill that it
was very unpleasant to look behind q
man when he was talking at his
front. Applause.
Mr.Wray said he did not understand
that it had been the practice of the
Republicans as of the Democrats t.
vote for the nominee of the party
simply because he was such. He spoke
in high terms Of President Arthur's
administration.
The resolutions were taken up one
[ byrona and Adopted, tha one agreeing
10 stand by the action of the conven-
ton of the 10Th being far from unani-
nous, however.
THE FUN BEGINS.
Il. NJ. Bamford moved the appoint
ment OF thirty-six delegates, each hay
ing one-siXth of II vote.
j, NJ. Brown suggested that the mo
ton was out of order.
Col. Morten said that Dallas had
sent thirty and Galveston haG SEM
thirty. Fort Worth should be q:
largely represented as any body.
Burrell Johnson said they Were moi
here to abide by the action of Dallas
or of Galveston. He moved TO tabi,
the motion.
Mr.. Wray spoke in favor of the mo
ton.
Mr.. Guthridge said the large cities
were all sending large delegations il
order TO give as much importance e
those towns as possible. If anybody
was entitled to blowout, were w,
not equally so entitled. He was called
to order by another delegate, but sale
he did not propose To be cut Off. There
must be purpose in this which th'
parties were ashamed to show.
Burrell johnson said there was q
bug in the soup and he proposed t.
show it. There were tried and tru
Republicans who had always beer
willing to work for the party. Thu
reason the others wanted thirtv-sil
was that there were men here tina
were not Republicans. He had beef
n Republican ever since he sucked
Republican milk when Il baby. Hhes
men knew their heads were going +
be chopped off and they were trying T.
prevent 1t. [Applause.
Rev. Dotson said Fort Worth di
not need to have Importance give
her. She gave it to herself She wa
the queen city ofthe WEST. Applause
Capt. Alexander said it made no oil
ference whether they had one or
hundred delegates. Let them hav
thirty-six. They were at home and
wouldn't cost anything To go to III
convention. Now have eightee
white men and eighteen colored mel
If they didn't the colored men woul
, only have three delegates.
ITGoEs ON.
Burrell johnson said two years az
Capt. Alexander wrote the names
six white men on clip of paper an
= one colored man for delegates 10 u
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