Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-27

candidate under any circumstances.
mere Was no authority for this momina.
ZION. The speaker had been showed un.
der IN his effort TO prevent putting a
straight ticket In the tleld, but he would
support the ticket when nominated. lie
advised the nomination of no man who
was not willing aud anxious 10 make a
canvass OF the state. He wanted the
nominee to get on tho platform adopted
this morning aud be comfortable there
Lewis OF Smith moved to withdraw
Gen. Lyons name.
The roll Of counties was then called
until II became evident that DR.. Cochran
would secure the nomination. Mr.
Mcdaniel withdrew from tho con-
test and moved that DR.. Coch-
ran De nominated by reclamation.
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Davis OF Galveston moved that MI.
mcdaniel be nominated for lieutenant
ton.
Judge w. Ii. Burkhart Of Fort Bend
was nominated for associate Justice by
reclamation.
Mr.. Frank Cleaves OF Cooke was noml.
mated by reclamation for treasurer.
The nominees for Encouragement were
y. j. Russell Of Jefferson county and G,
w johnson OF Young The roll call OF
counties resulted In the nomination OF
q. w. johnson by reclamation. Russell
withdrawing when he saw the tide flowing
against him.
There was a scramble for the comp
trollership, and j. L. Osterhout OF Pea.
|. Nj. Brown Of Tarrant, and l.. w. Mad.
arasz Of Bexar were nominated, the last
named by j. II. Stuart, colored, OF Rob
ertson, who referred to previous speeches
concerning Mr.. Madafasz as evidence OF
his ability. Seconding speeches followed
the nominations. The names OF Messrs
Msdarasz and osterhout were Withdrawn
and j. M. Brown was nominated by 40.
clamation.
A. zadek OF Navarro was nominated for
commissioner OF the general land office
without opposition.
III. Kline OF Houston was nominated by
reclamation for superintendent OF educa.
ton.
This closed the nominations, and,
calling Mr.. w, " Leader to the chair,
Judge Rosenthal took the floor and read
series OF rules for the government OF
the party and OF the state convention,
which had been prepared by committed
appointed In Fort Worth in 1884, and Of
which he was chairman
| Pending the discussion Of motion 10
adopt these rules the convention ad.
iourned to 2;45 p. m.
DURING THR RECRas.
The recess for the dinner hour was
largely utilized In hastily improvIsed eau.
cusses, preparatory 10 the sole remaining
struggle, to-witi The election OF chair.
man Of the state executive COMMITTEES, II
involves a trial OF strength between De-
/ iiress ana Cuney Wings OF the party.
Col. DeGress aspires TO the place, which
is one OF Importance, according TO Re
publican standpoint, while Judge Rector
OF Austin Is DeGress' opponent, backed
by all OF Cuney's influence.
CHAIRMAN or THE EXECUTIVE COM
| MfTTEE.
On reassembllng debate ensued over
the code OF rules read by Chairman
Rosenthal for the government OF the COM
mittee and party.
Kent OF Tarrant objected to sections
three to eight, inclusive, which he said |
undertook 10 control county conventions,
operating as a machine gag-law. Several
other delegates spoke In similar strain.
A Galveston delegate moved TO table
Judge Kent's motion to eliminate oblec-
iionable clauses, Az this iuncture Chair.
man Rosenthal read a telegram from Tex
arkana saying Bowie county had 1900
Republican votes and owing 20 Demo-
cratic diesenslons the Republicans hoped
TO elect the county ticket Cheers, loud
and long.
The rules were then read again and
with amendments prohibiting representa-
ton by proxies OF counties In which the
proxies are not citizens or voters and as
10 preparation Of reports Of committees
on credentials were adopted
The chairman announced that nomlna.
lions for chairman OF the state executive
committee were IN order This brought
up the real struggle Of the day, in which
the DeGress and Quincy elements had a
fair measuring of strength. Mcdaniel Of {
Grimes moved 10 first elect the members I
OF the national executive commit I
tee. Adopted. N. w. Cuney OF Calves. /
ton was nominated and elected without I
opposition. DeGress' friends evidently I
hoped this would placate and satisfy Z
Quincy, bat II did not. I
Tompkins Of Waller then nominated j Il
O. DeGress OF Travis as chairman Of the Q
state executive committee, which was 4
seconded by several delegates. c
An III Paso delegate placed Judge s
John IS. Rector OF Travis Ia e
nomination. The call OF counties fol n
Owed, and Rector led DeGress so q
Tor that the latter Withdrew his name II
md Rector was nominated by acclama- h
Ion. I,
G. M. Ferguson, colored, Of Fort Bend n
county was elected secretary OF the exec. h
itiye committee without opposition. q
THE COMMITTEE. b
The chairman then called for each SEN =
Itorial district 10 name IFS mem 4
,er Of the state executive com
nittee, aud the following dis.
ricts responded With the following =,
James First district, r. j. Russell; =
Third, Billy Wells; Fourth, w. X. VIII
,ur; Fifth, James X. Mcdowell; Seventh,
v. T. Swanson; Eighth, william Barton Al
'lnth, II. ID. Johnsonj Tenth, J. II 81
Washington, Eleventh, A. j. johnson; VI
Twelfth, w. N. Spencer; Thirteenth 81
(. 8. Shermack; Fourteenth, L. 8. %
diller; Fifteenth, A. Zaduck; q
sixteenth, Q. Falemap; Seventeenth, ID. th
|. Robinson; Eighteenth, W. Is. Cook; ay
v A. Garrison; Twentieth, TO
(. r. Alexander Twenty first. George A. "a
D'Bfien; Twenty.thifd, j. T. OsterhOut III
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