Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-09
PROHIBITION.
A Third Political Party Organization
Perfected and a State Ticket
Nominated.
A Vigorous Plan Of Work Adopted A
Nucleus Upon Which 10 Build
q Strong Party.
Clint Refuses the Nomination Tor ATTORNEY
0enerai-uoDgresslonai Candidates TO
be Put In the Field.
rnr woRK NOM,

to-day, and most of The delegates left for
home this evening apparently well salts
ned with the results Of their meeting.
The convention was not largely attended,
but the proceedings were conducted with
order and dignity, in marked contrast to
the Democratic county convention held
In the same room little more than two
weeks previous. The discussion was at
all times spirited, butneyer boisterous or
That which seemed to
trouble the cold water advocates most
was an apprehension Of the attitude OF
the secular press towards them and the
shafts Of ridicule and
SHARP CRITICISM
which they expected to be hurled at them.
They appeared to be earnest and good
humored, however, and TO realize that
they would not cut such figure 10 Texas
politics as TO provoke any very great hos
tility. The candidates on the state ticket
are expected to make vigorous canvass,
but 1t will be rather campaign sgainst
the worm OF the still than an effort to
defeat the Democratic state ticket,
While someenthuslasts imagine they may
be able TO give Gen. Ross
A CLOSE RIFLE
for the guhernatorial office tho majority
recognize the futility OF any such effort,
and only hope TO make their influence felt
10 the selection OF county officers and
members OF the legislature, and look
upon the Prohibition party Just formed
merely as q nucleus upon which to build
up strong party In the future. The OBJ
iects and purposes of the Prohibltionlets
are best understood by the following
plan Of work reported by the committee
this morning and adopted as a whole;
PLAN OF WORK.
/, We suggest that Prohibition be put
into effect IN as many counties and
justices'4 precincts as possible, under
the local-optlon law, and that this worl
be done Asspeedily as possible.
3. That in the election Of 1886 we vii
support ndcandidate for the legislator,
who is notgn favorof submitting 10 a vot,
Of the people Of the state constitutions
amendment prohibiting the manufacture
and sale OF Intoxicating liquors as
beverage ii 4Ae state OF Texas
B. The state exeoutiv commute
shall consist Of thirteen members -onl
from each congressional district--the tw,
additional TO be elected at the sam
place as one OF the thirteen, or as near s,
as possible; said committee TO consti
tute the central executive committee o
the state. 1t shall be the duty OF tn,
members OF the committee In each con
gresslonal district TO appoint COUNTY
Prohibition chairman In each county
whose duty IT shall be TO call county
Prohibition convention In his county, II
order TO effect permanent county or
ganization.
4. The county executive commItte,
shall consist OF one member from each
voting precinct, with two additional al
the county seat, which three shall consti.
tute the central executive committee Of
the county.
! The central executive committees OF
the counties shall take such steps as they
may deem best to get every candidate FOL
the legislature committed, pending the can
yass, in favor Of submitting constitu
tional amendment TO vote OF the people
g. We recommend that the Prohibition
lists shall Ia every senatorial aud repre-
sentative district where Il Is practical
| put out a candidate who favors the sub
mission Ola constitutional amendment e
vote Of the people OF the state.
| q. 1t shall be the duty OF the member o.
the county executive committee In eaci
election precinct to organize prohibi
| ton club 10 his precinct In which shall
be enrolled every Prohibitionist in sale
precinct.
8. II shall be the duty OF the Problbi
tion clubs TO meet every week, and ever
menloer shall pay a weekly assessment
for the purpose Of purchasing and dis
tributing Prohibition literature amoDl
the voters. And we recommend 10 thu
| people OF Texas the Prohibition
party newspapers generally, and es
pecially those published In Texas.
Q. Tho canvass In each county shall b.
| left 10 the sound discretion Of The CONT.
executive committee, and the foregoing
regulations are only intended as sugges
lions.
10. The chairman Of the state centra
executive committee shall himself o.
through the committeeman Of the con
gresslonal district proceed TO organic
the Prohibition party OF Texas under thi
plan OF work
The adoption OF this report was IN
| 6rst work engaged 10 by the convention
this morning after the appointment Of |
committee, with DR.. Yoakum as chair
man, 70 select candidates for state OH
ces. While awaiting the committees re
port Il was suggested by Mr.. IIaggar.
that Charles n. Clint would be u prope
man 70 nominate for encouragement, /
be would accept, and MIR. Ha9gArd wa
appointed committee Of one TO souD'
MIN on that point. The report was tina
while Mr.. Clint was deeply sensible o
the honor sought 10 be conferred he coul'
not accept the nomination from part
that was opposed 10 Democracy, o
words 10 thar effect.
TIKI STATE TICKET.
The committee on nominations reportes
! The following state ticket:
FOR governor; y. Z. Dohoney OF Paris
acknowledgement @. 9 Mullins o
| Cofsicanp.
Attorney general, b r. wllliams o.
Graham.
Comptroller Dr. y. l.. Yoakum Q
Treasurer W u. JarEson Of Waco.