Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
SHERMAN.
The Republicans Meet for Organization
and Elect Delegates to The Hous-
ton Convention.
Opposition Expressed to Fusion Tick
et-Stabbing Affray-A Match
Game of Billiards,

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Ten, Aug. 2i.-iester'
day afternoon the Republicans met in
the courthouse for the purpose of or
ganizing the party and appointing
delegates to the state convention at
Houston Sept. .. j. w. Hearne,
chairman of the county executive COM
mittee, called the meeting to order
and on motion was made chairman Of
the meeting, and DR.. G., w. Williams
of Denison, secretary. G.. w. Pasco
addressed them In short but earnest
speech, favoring thorough organiza-
ton of the party in the state
and bitterly opposing the idea of
fusing with Wash Jones or any other
oilice-seeker outside of the Republican
ranks. He even opposed the popular
thought of the party in other sections
Of offering the nomination and sup
port of the true-blues TO Jones, on u
trade for his influence and support of
the Blaine ticket. He thought the
time had come for manly fight for
principles that would challenge the
respect of the people of Texas,
rather than make an ignoble
trade with factions OF doubtful
influence and strength In the vain
hope of getting place. This sentiment
was Endorsed by the delegates present,
and their representatives at Houston
are instructed to go the whole Radical
hog, and when they take anything,
take it straight after the fashion of
primitive Democrats.
The venerable Hugh Hazard, who
claims to be II Democrat of fifty years
standing but of late years Greenbnck.
er, a Knight of Labor Butlerite and
II firm believer that Thorn
mo.o.-n-d is the only "r-i-aln
Dim-mer-crat now living, addressed
the crowd in one of his characteristic
fore-and-att harangues SO familiar
to all Shermanites who ever stopped to
listen when he had street-corner
audience. He now "belaves" that
Blaine will help on the dynamite hosts
in their effort to deliver "Ould Ire.
landn from British bondage, and be-
abbers he's goin' to vote for him for
that "rayson."
After these gentlemen had been de-
livered of their patriotic turden
u advice, n motion WAS
adopted to appoint suitable del
egates to the state convention
aud n vest pocket list came forth with
the following names written thereon
in bold, smooth hand that resembles
the chirography of u well.known lum-
Der merchant delegates: T.. c. Blink
ley John Donaldson, Peter Bohrer, j.
III. Carter, Col. Tom Wright, A. II.
Collins, q. w. Pasco, Z. II. Daughter
ty, John Wiley, Elijah Emmerson,
Lewis Carver, John Morris; alter
mates: Il. l.. Manson, j. w. Hearne,
John Bohrer NJ. h. Perault, DIR. Ma
gle, a. b. Wilde, o. Il. Lyon, George
Braun, j. l.. Logan, Frank Beast, G.
j. Grigsby, Il, NJ. Dumas.
Resolutions were passed indorsing
Blaine and Logan, ID pledging the
party to an earnest effort to carry the
electoral vote OF Texas for the mag.
netic ticket in November; also one
authorizing the chairman OF the coun-
ty committee to call convention Tor
the purpose of putting out straight
ticket for county representatives and
all county offices, Ii deemed advisable.
The sentiment of the delegates present
was In favor Of this latter course.
Judge Buckley, In company with
Mrs. G. G. Roundtree, left yesterday
for Brownsville, Mo-, TO attend the f,i.
neral of Mrs. q. l.. Slater, wife of /. II.
Slater, formerly of Sherman, who died
at the residence of j. W.. Wilson al
1880 o'clock Friday night. Mrs.
Slater was the sister of Mrs. Round.
tree and of Judge Binkley's late wife
and daughter of Judge j. NJ. Wilson
of Preston