Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03

Johnson county, T1llman Smith Il; Tar.
rant comfy, Beckham IA. Total Gibbs,
s5i Beckham, 2Si wellborn, 49, Smith,
IN,
The second, third. and fourth ballots
were the same. A motion 10 adjourn was
lost. Tho ffth ballot was the same as the
others.
A motion to aniourn to o'clock was
carried.
On reassembllng the seventh eighth
and ninth ballots were che same as the
first.
On the tenth ballot johnson changed
IL votes to Beckbam, and there was tire.
mendous cheering.
The eleventh ballat was the same as
the tenth.
on the twelfth ballot johnson cast
eleven votes Tor Gibbs, aud his friends
cheered wildly.
The thirteenth was the same,
On the fourteenth ballot, Johnson went
back 10 Smith aud IL became apparent
that there was see-sawing,
The ballot continued this way up TO
the thlrty-third ballot, when Johnson
went back TO Beckham, making the vote
Beckham "a, Gibbs 80, wellborn 49,
On thirty.sixth ballot Johnson jumped 20
Gibbs again and stood there until the
iortieth ballot, and then went back 10
Tillman Smith and staid there until the
iorty-elgbth ballot when the ballot was
again thrown TO Beckham. On the forty
ninth ballot the johnson vote went again
to Gibbs, after which recess OF thirty
minutes was taken.
| Al 4 o'clock the balloting began and
continued unchanged until the iltty.sec.
ond ballot when Kaufman gave two
votes TO wellborn, making the ballot
stand Beckham %, Gibbs a., Wollborn 20.
ON the fity fourth ballot Kaufman
gave her two votes back 10 Gibbs and
johnson went to BcoAham,
SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION.
Special 10 the aazette
ENNIS, Tx, Sept o.--Arx ioty on the
congressional muddle is growing painful.
Cheers greeted the announcement OF the
resolution condemning the action OF
Chairman Templeton In the county con-
vention and declaring the Ennis bolt un-
justinable. The Gibbs men say they are
as well satisfied az though they had Sc
cured their seats
INTEREST AT CLEBuRNE.
Special to tho Gazette.
CLEnuRNR, Tx, Sept. IA deep In
terest Is felt here by our citizens In the
proceedings Of the congressional conven-
tlon at WaxahRchie. The interest OF the
friends Of the various candidates can DO
judged by the frequent expression of
opinion as 70 the probable outcome OF the
convention. Judge Beckham Is spoken
Of very highly, and good many are Of
The opinion that he may be the nominee.
His nomination would be received much
more igvorably than that OF Gibbs.
THE FEEIING AT DALLAS.
speciai TO tho Gazette.
, DALLAS, TEX, Sept 2..s-Thc intcresbif
: the proceedings Of. the Waxahechic con
vention Is manifested by the large mum
J. Der OF bulletln-boards distributed about
u the city and hegronps OF anxious seekers
i after news that surrounded thcm. The
:. Gibbs adherents were very sanguine oil
the success of their candidate, after hear.
4 Ing the first reports to-day, aud the
: Wellborn contingent WAS correspondngly
! depressed AS the balloglng proceeded,
] however, without any prospect Of a
speedy nomination, the Impression began
= TO force itself upon the supporters OF the
Dallas candidates that neither of them
would be nominated, and this appeared
! 10 be quite satisfactory all around, the
: Wellborn men only desiring 20 see Gbha
defeated, and the Gibbs men anxious TO
beat Wellborn II they cannot elect their
own candidate.
SENTIMENT an M'KIESEY.
Special TO the Gazette.
MCKINNEY, Tx, Sept. 2.--The Waxa.
! hpchie convention is watched eagerly and
, public sentiment would be gratlhed by
! the nomination Of Judge Beckham
On the flfty iith ballot johnson went
, back TO Smith.
On the flfty-ninth ballot johnson went
TO Gibbs and kaufman gave Beckham 4
|
, 24i; Gibbs, 4la Wellborn, Is
: The sixty fourth ballot stood Beck.
ham, 23j Gibbs, S3ii Wellborn, Isi
Smith, l24
On the slxty.nfth ballot Kaufman gave
Joe Abbott OF Hill ] 1 votes.
On the slxty-sixth ballot Kaufman gave
Henry Furmsn ! 4 votes, which was fol-
J lowed by johnson couniy'gll votes.
Slxty-seveuth ballot Kaufman voted L
for Wood Of Kaufman.
johnson county now dropped Smith
and for twenty.threc ballots voted for
Furman,
The one hundredth ballot stood ex-
sctly like the first ballot, when the CON
veniion adjourned TO O'Clock.
The one hundred and first ballot stood,
Gibbs, as; Ijeckham, % Wellboru, To-.
On the one hundred and second ballot
johnson broke and gave one vote 20 Well
born 10 stay.
After the one hpldred md twenty.sec-
ond ballot ReDty0 Of Johnson offered
the followlng'
Whereas, IL appears thet II isimpossible
10 nominate either Of the contestants be-
fore this convention, that this conyen-
ton do now adjourn and leave the result
} with the people.
This was tabled instantor
After ballot lll brief adjournment
/ took place aud TIE Gibbs men caucussed.
After the one hundred and seyenty-hrst
ballot had been taken az u o'clock, the
convention adjourned til O'Clock TO-
! morrow.
} The one hundred and Heventy-nfst bali
lot stood Gibbs, i2Ai Beckham, s3iWeil.
born, ga.
Propositions iunumberaole. are being
made, but there seems 10
be no way 81 present out
OF the deadlock. II Is positively stated
that Fnrman will be here tomorrow, and
thst the Gibbs vote with johnson county
will center on him, hut this y also posi-
lively denied. Tbs Becklam men say he
will be nominated by noon tomorrow,