Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

Jones, DIR. A. ID, Wood, Newt Wright, G.
p. Lockart, VIM Sparks and Dr.. j II.
Payne. The delegates were Instructed as
follows; Swain for governor, Clint for
Encouragement, Cooper for suparintend-
ent OF public instruction, Mills for con-
gress, Harris for supreme Judge, Dir,
Sharpe for fioater. Judge Blackburn Of
fered resolution that no county nomi-
nations be made. 1t was carried, and the
convention adjourned.
AT Bolton.
special to the Gazette.
Bolton, TEX, Jnly II The conveD.
tion OF precinct No. / met to-day. The
convention first elected delegates to the
county convention. Then vote whether
the convention should instruct for II. O..
Mills or Y Il. Sanders was taken. on
the first vote the tellers declared Y b..
SandersI few votes ahead, but a disa-
greement between the tellors called for
another vote Another was taken. Three
OF the tellers gave Il. q. Mills small
majority, but one teller disagreed with
the others, and the chalrmanswas unable
to restore order again. During the whole
voting there was tumultucus uproar and
II was In this condition that
delegates do not consider that they
are under any Instructions for congress
in the county convention. The
convention unanimously Instructed for
A. j. Harris for supreme judge. 7There
were no Instructions for any other office,
but Ireland seems TO be the favorlte with
the delegates to the county convention
for the United States senate
ELLIS COUNTY CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette.
WAXAHACHIR, TEX, July 1.-THE
county convention of Ellis county was
called 70 order at 1870 o'clock p. m. and
was duly organized by electing j. f. Null
key OF Ennis permanent chairman and +,
7, Powell secretary. Forty-flye dele
gates were elected each TO the state, SEN
atorial and 1oatorial conventions, each
precinct being entitled to their full quota
There was considerable excitement on the
question as to instructing delegates or
not Those In favor came off victorious.
The convention instructed as follows:
Marion Martin, for governor; Wheeler,
for lieutenant-governor Mccall, for
comptroller; Clint, for attorney-general
Collier, for superintendent of public in
struction, and &c. G. Groce, for
fieater. The delegates go uninstructed
as to state senator. Judge w. b. Tenn
pleton was elected chairman OF the Dem
ocratic county executive committee and
he was instructed to call convention to
elect delegates to the congressional con-
yention July 20, next.
RAINS COUNTY CONVENTION.
Correspondence of the Gazette
EMORY, Tex, July 1.-THE Rains
county Democratic convention met at
Emory to-day, and fnll delegations from
every precinct IN the county, save one,
were present. Harmony and good feel
ing seemed to prevail. The business OF
the convention was TO elect delegates to
the state Democratic convention at Gal
weston, and to the congressional distri@
convention. Wood county being entitled
TO the representation this term, Rains
county will take no action as to repre-
sentation, but will accept the choice Of
Wood county. Rains county will make
no minations, and we look for lively
contest for most Of the Offices, especially
those Of sheriff and county judge, there
being four aspirants for the former and
perhaps five for the latter. The delegates
from this county 90 instructed for
Gen. Ross for governor, B. Il. Barry for
lieutenant-goyernor, and win per-
nit j. il. Jones 20 succeed him
self ia congress. For attorney
general James Hogg Is the choice OF
Rains county by a large majority, aud