Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-22
WEATHERFORD.
The Democratic Club Meets snd Hears
an Address from Hon. :.
w. +. Lanham.
The Democratic Executive Committee OF
Parker County Decides to ,Put Out
County Ticket.


at O'Clock last night for the purpose OF
ratifying the nominations for state Of
icers made at the state convention AT
Galveston The meeting was called to
order by Col. Buster, the chairman, who
explained the object Of the meeting and
called for the delegates present who at.
tended the convention at Galveston. when
Judge Harcourt aud George A. Mccall
made short speeches explaining the man.
ner In which the convention was con-
Quoted, and how and why the nomIna-
tions were made, speaking in the very
highest terms Of all the nominees.
The following resolutions were offered
by John l.. Jackson, which were unani-
mously adopted
whereas, the Democratic state conven-
ton recently held in the city Of Galveston
has nominated for the respective state
oiices men OF the greatest ability and un-
questioned integrity, whose nomination |
secures beyond doubt for our party a glo- |
rious victory, therefore be 1t
Resolved, that we, Democrats en- masse |
assembled, do most heartily ratjfy the ac- |
tlon of that body I'm its nomination of
Gen. Sui Ross and the other candidates |
for state offices.
Hon. S. w. T. Lanham was then loudly |
called for and made an eloquent speech, |
Joining the ratification of the state nom
nations; also striking those who are
straying from the Democrat party heav-
ly,ithough in very mild and pleasant
manner he warned the silvery-haired
men who had always stood by the party
not TO leave at this late dav without a
cause, and told the crowd that the labor
ing man did not ask for anything that the
Democratic party hadn't made IN effort
TO do. He made short talk in regard to
the Cutting case which seems
to be the all.absorbing uues-
ton at present. The colonel said he
had nothing new to say more than he had
just returned from lei Paso, and while
there he visited Cutting and learned from
him the true nature OF his Imprisonment.
AS the trouble occurred in his Immediate
district, and probably an extra session
OF congress would be called, he thought
he had better familiarize himself with the
case. He also met Consul Brigham and
Minister Jackson while there, and all the
evidence in the case seemed to be as
stated by the daily press.
Col. Lanham seems TO think that the
United States government will stand firm
in its demands
! 'BSNShNa NNAt All1h ll2ut ny ONNHt
n. Roach, Judge j. M. Richards, Col NJ.
w. Buster and j. w. Jarrett,
The Democratic executive committee
Of Parker county met in this city this
evening, pursuant to call by w. II,
Vivreette. The object of the meeting was
TO devise as to whether full ticket
should be placed in the field for county
offices, and to devise means and decide
bow 1t should be done. Quite a number
Of able and enthusiastic species were
made, when it was decided TO place a
ticket in the field BIZ primary election,
The committee adopted the following
rules to govern the election;
l. No person shall be allowed to vote
at said primary election who has not at
! tanned the age of twenty-one years, and
! will not pledge himself to support the
/ Democratic ticket nominated.
2. Said election shall be by ballot, and
! all persons eligible to participate IN said
election must vote at their respective
voting places in the county and at no
other voting precinct.
3. There shall be appointed three per-
! sons, to be appointed by the chairman OF
each voting precinct, who are Democrats
. -one Judge and two clerks for each vot-
r. ing box in the county-whose duty II
elections strictly according to the
rules here adopted, and in
the event any Of the officers appointed
fails or refuses to act then the qualified
Democratic electors present shall be en-
powered to elect officers of election.
1. Each of the clerks OF election shall
keep poll list upon which he shall write
and number the name Of each person who
votes at the time of voting. And. the
Judges of election, in every case, shall re-
ceive the ballot, at the time OF receiving
it shall write upon IL the voters number,
corresponding with the number on the
clerks poll list, and shall Immediately
place the ballot in the bsllot-boX.
5. Immediately after the polls are closed
the officers OF the elections shall proceed
to count the votes in the presence OF two
qualified voters and shall make out Q
complete list of the number of votes cast
for each candidate voted for; no ballot
which is not numbered, as provided FOL
in section 4, shall be counted, nor shall
either Of two or more ballots polled to
gether be counted; nor shall any ticke
be counted, which has not the pledge
printed on it. After said votes arr
counted, the list shall be sealet
in an envelope. The officers
oil eleCllOu shuiA WlilS NhSAA h"AhS
across the seal, said envelope shall be 40
dressed to W. r. Vlyerette, chairman Of
the county Democratic executive com
mittee, and shall be turned over to th'
members of the executive committee 10
said voting box together with all TN
ballots cast Of said voting precinct and D.
him conveyed TO the said W. R.Viyerette
to be counted by the county executive
committee which shall meet at Weather
ford on the 2lst day OF September Tor ina
purpose and to declare the result.
6. All votes cast in said election 10
any candidate who submitted his nam
- for nomination in the laboring mems con
yention shall not be counted
Z. Any person present at such electiol
y or the Judge or clerk thereof, shall nav
the right TO challenge any person appear
ing 10 vote at such elections, when eng
he biiity OF the applicant shall be decided .
es the officers holding such election, an
n. such applicant shall be tested by his az
az ceptance upon his honor OF the pledg
Il printed on the ticket and in the RUE
IS adopted by the county executive con
mittee. an !,
The polls OF said election shall
opened at O'Clock q. m. and closed al
r,hts Il the rladge TO be printed on ID