Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-12
TARRANT PRIMARIES.


PNECtNtT NJ. O--ittAiihh tHhibA'
The Democrats Of precinct No. met at
Prairie chapel Saturday, at I o'clock.
j. H. Leach, member OF the executive
committee, called the meeting TO order,
aud on motion OF James i Wright, he wss
made chairman OF the meeting, and Capt.
b. b. Paddock was appointed secretary.
AT the request Of the chairman, Mr..
Paddock stated the object OF the meeting.
On motion Of j. c. Terrell, the meeting
proceeded to select two delegates to rep ,
resent the precinct at the county conyen-
tion, by ballot.
J.H. Leach, II. J.. Abston, James 1.
Wright, d. C. Kemper and W. X. Cannon
were placed in nomination, ana H. IL.
Abston and Jas. l. Wright were elected
as delegates, and sent without insuuc'
tions.
W.R. Cannon offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted
whereas, convention of the Democracy Of
Tarrant connyWlll meet on sne 1n 81 nor
mating can didates for tho various offices In aad
i county and also TO elect delegated TO the state
i convention to convene In galveston 10 nomi'
nate candiiatos for state Offices ana
/ Whereas, as ticket known az the People.
perty has hlready been placed IN nominauon,
| conceived aud brought f0fth In Dagsetts hall
! IN FORT Worth on the night of May ii, by
| aid OF which the Republican party hopes TO
defeat the Democratic parry In the ensuing
whefeas. under tho circumstances, It Is more
| Important that the Democratie party should pc
| more suldlyunited than at any time since the
d. feat OF The Repu ,lican p irly la the state of
Rcso,yes, that Il Is the dul ~ OF ey ry member
OF the Democratic party TO stand frmy and
| eolidly upon the PRINCIPLES as enuncihted In
the platform ia 1854 In Chicago.
Resolved, that ali Democrats OF whatsoever
order they may belong TO. arc earnestly re.
quested and inqitea to support ihe lcket that
may be nominated by the Democratic convcn'
lion on the 10Th ofJuly,
Resolved, that the voters OF this precinct ir
respective OF past party Affiliations, be respect
fully invited and earnestly urged 70 unite with
us In the election OF officers who will honestly,
mpartaly and patrlotically execute the laws
of the sta.e.
During the meeting pithy and pointed
speeches were made by Capt. Ter
rell, w. r Cannon, Judge Hollund, M.
d. Harris and James l. Wright, and the
chairman, John Ii. Leach.
Mr.. Wright, who is q member OF the
Farmers alliance, said he believed In the
+ principles OF the order, but did not think
il right or expedientfor the order to en-
, ter the political arena.
Mr. Leach denied the report that the
farmers had formed an alliance with the
! Knights of Labor, and believed that the
farmers, as c!ass, were not so blind to
their own interests as to form an alliance
with the knights Of Labor for political
purposes.
The meeting was harmonious through
out and enthusiastically Democratic. The
! Democratic ticket will receive a rousing
majority at this precinct.
PRECINCT NO. 19-sUBLETTs.
At the primary meeting held Saturday
at this place, h. f. Lashley and Il. d.
e Louthiam were elected as delegates 70
r the county convention.
:, This meeting instructed for Ross fol
governor; II. e.. Beckham for congress
y Robert Wear for county attorney; James
( s. Hogg for encouragement Sam Chap
4 man, sheriff; John King, county clerk
Z l.. X. Taylor for district clerk,
PRECINCT NO. 20--MANsFHLD.
a a AT the Mansfield primary Saturday tbs
u following delegates were selected for th'
= county convention; o. w. Gillespie, w
d H. Wolcott, William Pearcy and A.
Dukes.
The only instructions given are said t.
have been for Welloorn for congress anC
q Ross for governor.
:, PRECINCT NO. 23--sNiITHFnsLD.
Only meager information has thus ia
" been secured from the Smthfeld primary
S meeting OF Saturday. The place is Ell
g titled to one vote and Forney ID. Smitl
0 was chosen asthe delegate.
PRECINCT l7-CRowLEY.
y Correspondence of the Gazette.
CROWLEY, TEX, July l0.-The Demo
! cratic primary to nominate delegates Il
the county convention was called TO or
der by j. j, Cothorp, and permanent
n organization effected by eiecting G. w
. Riddle chairman and N. M. Reagan secre
n tary. j. j. Colthorp and A. Small were
elected delegates. After discussions pre-
and con, it was decided to instruct fol
state officers. Gen. Ross was the choice
q for governor, II. M. Furman for con
u gress, Prof. Collier for superintendent o.
= public instruction, and Col, Jarvis To-
representative.
!, After which the convention adjourned
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