Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-19
|pEOPLE'SPARTY.
/. c,uniy Convention Of the
u. Party Puts a Full
Field.
!, FORT worth Is ON Hand to
|l'sD' oov,rnment and No
s0 s',s platform Adopted.

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s, TEX, Aug. lS.--At
Il A a,eiock at the courthouse to
R. Mackenzie introduced
.,Isa the Peoples conven-
p-oIles. Of Fort Worth, who
B .hs assembly for some time.
.rers that the people would
mn Lanternites, and said
~ md with them, but they are
/. Gee that they are going to
= y Iput be failed TO say who
p NJ said ''Delleve BRETHREN"
I. Addressing a secret order,
4, nave taught your members
10 accept anything from
almost every member to the
~ masses; but he thought
members had been
.,,sr than to accept
III mess Of pottage
hem TO ride to Austin IN an
.sIk rather than to accept a
new should be sent TO the
n ne dwelt extensively on the
Tafrant county, and OF course
psrty ont anead.
came from the rear OF the
,,snt to ask you three ques-
.,ld, al am not here to answer
u 4 and sat down.
shby OF Tarrant county, a can
stsie senator on this jumped
i marty, addressed the assem-
sneech was as far from a rea-
ought or the expression of an
~ possible for a man of his
10 make. He claimed that
,4,ple, were governed and
: snIer the master wants us.
ave told who the masters
.peech was made up of old
lotes too old to be appreciated
IIIrent audience. He said ht
uocrat but not a Coke Demo
Also said money Is a power
sDnot touch in these days, but
Nov q single instance where be
fe his assertions.
Epeight Smith announced then
hiiEman was absent and ii was
n cali the convention to order
W. Greenwood was elected
N chairman and Mr.. W. II. Price
hlrman then explained the objec'
stetipg, which was the county
b. Of the Peoples party. and ap
Sheriff Baylor sergeant-at-arm'
brder
sectlon of a temporary chairman
have been bad piece Of judg
the old fellow, 1t appears, die
\ single one of the parliament
Quite a number of delegates
not better versed than the chair
bund him and made suggestions
We'd great confusion. AT last the,
ID 10 getting a committee ap
Dn credentials. Several endeav
Instruct the chair, and it coul(
seen that more brains and hear
needed than was available Il
convention as it should be.
lee on platform was then ap
Rogers was called on to addres
|tntion in regard to the Cuttin
be had just returned. He talke,
people seemed to be very tire
an to keep up such an uproar h
|uits
Nv, Barnett was called for an
short talk.
ep0rt OF the committee on Gre
was received and the delegate
take seats inside of the bar an
ID by precinct and vote accorC
At this iuncture great confusio
ID. Each delegate seemed to thin
Id be cheated out OF some OF h
They could not arrange matter
9 confusion aud some one sugges
they adjourn and go to the Knigl
7 hall, where they could transa,
. G. Mcconnell arose enthused an
Gentlemen, We want to hold tn
non with open doors and not $,
isiou seemed to be the order of Il
D. {. Bratton was appointed g
lsergeant-at-arms. When quit
lored the delegates were called TO
, take their seats as their nam'
allied, aud when the four colort
Is who were elected at the pl
'alked in loud applause was mad
py spectators, as quite a numb
leiegates had stated this mornii
y would not sit In the convent,
y negroes.
reporter heard one Of thu a, groe
the con. entlon, say l
mad called on him a.
him not to attem
~ The convention, and that II
would break up the conventio
4 hey We're delegates and frlen
hoor movement ana not outsidei
4Aol was made at this late hour
N committee on permanent {
Npn. j. W. Mcconnell was ma
~ and w. II. Price secretai
tctty arose and stated that
nls precinct, they did not eli
lss TO the county convention. CO
Prevailed then, aud everything "
.1up AFFAIR." This did not look Il
'nony tley boast of so much
committee on platform made
q which the following is a COZ
nold that all political power is
"a the people, aud that free g,
at Is fonnded on their author
Aolished for their benefit; that
! are EQUAL In political rights,
y We largest religious and politi
compatible with the good order
I Is also with the use and enj
y me frults Of their labor and
ny, nv 10 man or set of men is EMIT
s,. endowments, privilege
I, from the government exc
I, service s, and any laws destr
4, mese fundamental principles
" moral binding force and sho