Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-12
4 FIGHTING CONVENTION
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opposing me from one emu OF inc canvass
TO Inc other. | stand without corpora
tions aud without tho influence Of an Ia.
competent administration that has used
all its force with the Acknowledgement and
the Office Of the educational department.,
sending men from ono end OF this state to
the other to traduce and malign mei set
Of the most corrupt scoundrels That ever
disgraced the foot.stool Of the Diety.
hut. gentlemen, whatever may
be said about me, can
20 home and make as good a soldier as
ever fought in the Democratic ranks, and
they cannot touch this character (placing
his hand on his hea6). IL Ia above the
poisoned shafts Of mallgners and SLAM
derers
This peroratlon produced the most as
tonishing excitement. Cheer after cheer
rang through the house. Men threw
their hats into the air and yelled them
selves hoarse. The opponents VI Swain
joined In the demonstration, and II is
considered that this tumultuous ovation
was condemnation Of the gentlemen al
luded 10 and the methods Of the cam
palgn against the comptroller. Swain
stock went up several notches
The shouting and cheering lasted fully
two minutes He spoke for thirty-Gye
minutes
r.. BRACKENRTDGE.
Brackenridge's address was very brief.
He had before defined his position and
would not now 90 over IL. He did not
belong to the family OF ofllce-holders; he
was Inexperienced, but he would take |
counsel; every man had right 10 express
his opinions he would give his; he was
called a free-grasser, but not by his
friends; he was no. one; his land views,
Which are Wen known, were given as be
fore during the canvass lie announced
a long list OF policies he would like 10 see
enter into the state govern
mont. National banks were great
but though president Of
one he was not their supporter. The
poor should have cheap homes, He was
warmly applauded, the Bexar county dele
CATION being especially prominent in It's
demonstrations. He spoke twelve
minutes
IL was announced that the committee
IN credentials would report at 9 O'Clock
a motion to adjourn had its head
GA
T. D. WHEELER
VAS nitro luced as the Panhandle candi-
~" ~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TIE lIltHuS 1
old him that his acceptance OF Office
would lay him on the shelf, lie
vas ready, yes, anxious 10 20 there.
le defined his land policy, and In
company with all other speakers touched
he Mexico question with heavy hand.
DICK JOHNSON,
made his bow as the rgzor-Oaak candI. /
late for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from East
'eHas The corn crop had been good, he :
aid, hnd on tbe strength OF large pros
'ectiyc food supply he would be able to !
make a winning race, always suppOaing
10 secured the nomination. He also went :
argcly into politics and promised 20 do !
ls best War was calamity which !
hpuld Do avoided, but there were cir.
when 1t was absolutely i
ecbssary.
JOHN NJ. CLAIBORNE,
IA yestlnS andldate for llentenaut-gov-
rnqr, said That Roberts' foresight had )
mt millions INTO the state treasury. lie
vas y candidate for Office, but II WAS de. /
lGred that he wouldn't have 1t. lie was 4
lorn soldier and couldn't help himself. .
ie bad never held but one office, aud /
GOV Davis hnd kicked him out of that. |
Three years after he went back with a
nusket and helped to kick Davis out.
Laughter.
bryan n, BARRY, /
hartman OF The executive state commit /
CO. came on as candi- q
hate Tor the lieutenant govonorship, h
he candidate OF the kids, He 4
ptnl some time In defining hi, posi- y
Ion, He would preside LvAr the /
tate senate the best he knew how. II 9
.uring his incumbency the governor :
honld die, he (Bary' would subscribe i
lberally 20 his monument, setting forth h
he virtues OF the dear departed. q
Laughter]
II was announced that none OF the com !
n'ttGcs would report, but the convention /
efused 20 adjourn till morning. II did, !
however, break up until O'Clock this
lyenng, the session to be devoted to
'pGeches by the various candidates. {
raE EVENING SESSION.
The convention Ieassembled at . q
,'clock tonight, with many delegates ab- [
sent. Nothing was done but the delivery !
n number of speeches OF no interest |
The committee ON credentials sent word
hal 1t was not ready to report, and the
adjourned to O'Clock In the
norniGg.
THE LEASE LAW DooMED.
poelRl 20 the Gazette,
GLvssToN, TEX, Aug 1.-THE pres
mt Democratic state convention presents
great contrast TO that held IN Houston ,
wo years ago Then the representatives !
II the people 10 convention assembled
we're practically unanimous in support of {
he lease law as II then stood. The very
mall minority In that convention who |
avorcd the free-grass theory were ig-
lored aud their demands treated as lest, 1
'ut two years of experience has caused a
hango TO come over the spirit OF the l
Democratic dream, and In the present
THE ACTUAL SETTLER
las friend In every aspiring candidate
or state office. When Col. I
'wain in his speech before
he convention THIS afternoon pro-
bounced the lease law total failue
Io was oheOred 10 the echo, aud his criti.
Ism u The land board brought out re-
pAnslve cheers from nearly every breast
rhcro Is no doubt but that the existing
ease law win be either greatly modified
II entirely repealed In the next legisla-
Or0. Assertions have been made Ia