Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-11

ty, Tex; l.. w. Cooper, Crockett,
Houston county, Tex Julian Fields,
Fort Worth, Tarrant county, Tex; q.
NJ Booth, Austin, Travis county,
Tex.
Motion 10 adjourn was lost.
T., w. Taylor of Jefferson, Tex
moved that we now proceed 10 elect
delegates TO the national convention
by ballot. After some discussion the
motion was withdrawn.
On motion Of g. A Wilkins az Deni-
son the nomination OF delegates was
referred To committee Of five, and
| the committee to select names from
different sections OF the state.
The chair appointed the following
members on the above committee: q
w. Holland, Reagan, Falls county,
| Tex; A. G. Mitch II, Shreveport, Caddo
parish, La; Geo ID Harrison, Long
view, Gregg county, Tex; Tom Bow
ere, Paris, Lamar county, Tex;
| w Tabor, Bryan, RraZ county, Tex
Motion by J. w. TABOR OF Bryan,
| Tex, that we reconsider the above res
olution, referring nomination OF dele
gates 20 national convention TO q COM
mittee Of Ave, Was upon vote lost.
On motion the convention adjourned
| to convene At las o'clock p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention convened at forty
| five minutes past one o'clock p. M, In
accordance with adjournment, with
b. q, Pickett, permanent chairman,
presiding
Committee on nomination Of dele
gates made the following report:
I Ia .aNnsa aa.Wat
suggest the following gentlemen AZ
suitable delegates to the national con
vention OF this association, five OF
whom are to be elected by your body
at it's present sitting: DR.. A NJ. Walk
er, Houston, Harris county, Tex Col
A. Q. Mitchell, Shreveport, La;
Julian Fields. Fort Worth, TArrRDt
county, TEX "a, T whitfield, Weimar,
Colorado county, Tex; DR. b J
BALDWIN, Paris, Lamar county, Tex
Col. L. w. Taylor, J ff'4rson, Marion
county. Tex; Geo. w Heywo
| Caldwell, BurleRnn county, Tex J ID
Olford, Marlin, Falls county, Tex; Dr.
J ]. Scott, Shreveport La Dr. @ A
wilkins, DenisOn, Gray son county
Tex. Respectfully submitted,
"a. w. HOLLAND,
Chairman"
On motion, tho above report was re
ceiyed.
Motion TO proceed TO elect five dele
gates 30 national convention by bAllol
WAS adopted.
The chair appointed the following
members az tellers: q. ii. Carlisle o
| Breuham, Washington county, Tex
| n - I a
Tex; +. L. Sheeks Of * Jsse, Lime
stone county, Tex.
The folio wing members were elected
delegates TO national convention on
frat ballot. A. nj Walker, II iustOn
Harris county. Tex; Col. A. O
Mitchell, Shreveport, La; j. A. Stu
art, Austin. Travis county, Tex Julian
Fields, Fort Worth, TaTTRnt county
Tex; Col r w Taylor, Jefferson
Marion county, Tex.
The following members were elected
alterDates:
DR. ] J Scott. Shreveport La, ~
alternate for A 9. Mitchell 81 snTeYt'
port. Ls q. r. Whit ID OF WrimAr
Texas, alternate for J. 7. stuart q
Austin, Texae; q. W. Hsywood o
Caldwell. Texas, As alternate for a
NJ Walker OF HnustODi DR. Z a
WDkins OF DeniaOn. alternate for in
liam Feild Of fort Worth, TexGs; 3 j
baldwin of Paris. Lamar county
T~xss, as al ornate for L. w. Taylor O
JsfirTsnn, Texas.
The above named delegates and al
ternates having received a mai 1rity o
all votes sast, they were on m tiof
unanimously elected by the conVen
ton.
The sommitfee on sFcreinry's re
port made the following report;
eve, your committee 10 whom th'