Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
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Adopted.
THE Two-TAIRDs KtTE CARRIED.
Seth Shepard submitted the report OF
the committee on permanent oraanits.
ton and order OF business. The rules
governing the last legislature were re-
commended to the convention. Also the
two-thirds rule r. M. WINNIE was
recommended for permanent chairman
ana william Lambert for secretary.
several assistant officers were recon-
Ihero.were two minority reports, one
" tne tWoIhlrd rule, that IL should be
auopteu LOT three ballots only and that
lhen amal0rity should nominate; another
that simple majority Of ali In votes
cast should elect.
The previous question was moved ana
carried The question REQUIRED on the
motion to adopt the majority report and
II was adopted.
committee was appointed 70 escort
X. al. Wynne to the chair. Shepard.
opWey and Findlay were appointed the
wNNNK IN rHE CHAIR.
James Stewart of Travis moved that no
candidates be put In nomination until
the adoption OF the platform and resolu.
lions. Not entertained,
| chairman Wynne returned thanks. ue
should have been elected Temporary
chairman aud Bonner the permanent
president. He was not here to make
a speech, he was here 20 do his
duty. He asked obedience TO the rayel
and promised to bring the convention
through In twenty-four hours. They were
/ Democrat representatives, they should
remember The people who gave them
power, II they were quiet, he promised
TO put no question that everyone didn't
understand
LEASE LAW VS.. FREE GRASS.
Inc committee on platform and reso-
lutlons announced its readiness TO report
Inc platform was read, The mention OF
Cleyeland's name was cheered. AT FREE
queht intervals Its reading was interrupted
by applause
A minority report on section was
handed In. IL regarded the settlement of
tue state oy good citizens as paramount
to all questions, The lands set apart for
scnool ana other trust fundsishould be
sofa IN small quantities to actual settlers,
trust funds.
| Browning OF Wheeler made motion Ia
substitute the minority report on section
I'VE. IL was seconded. He spoke 10 his
motion. Here were the free grass aud
the lease elements They wanted 20 har-
monte. He would not agree to the ma.
lority report. They wanted the lease
question out so they could support the
convention nominees. They
WANTED THE COUNTRY SETTLED.
Intelligent citizens would give II pros
perity. Don't deliver them over TO for
eign corporations because they have
money. The lands must be settled.
Sproutz OF Abilene pleaded for the set.
Tiers already In the country who by the
adoption OF the lease-law section would
be strangled by wire. You might as well
charge breastwork Of bayonets as the
wires which are stretched around those
gigantic pastures. Calls Of time.
Duncan OF Smith wanted to know II
the Panhandle man had actual settlers
ready TO move in, II not what were they
going to do with lands until they got
them.
Carroll Of Denton said that this minor
ity report contained a principle not new
to Democracy. Calls were made for the
reading OF the report.
Seercy of Washington said the lease
law had cost Texas millions. Itshould be
downed.
II was moved that the discussion be
postponed till morning 80 they could read
the two sections in the papers and vote
on the question intelllgently. 1t was
seconded.
Fleming OF Shackleford wanted TO be
heard. lie favored the minority report.
II has been the policy OF the United
States to leave the public lands to the ac-
tual settler. IL was developing policy
TnNAa
further settlement Take away the bar
rier; 1t would save the state. The larg.
est counties In the state had been popu.
lated by leaving the lands open. Give
the actual settlers chance. lCries OF
time He bitterly arraigned the D esent
conflicting laws on land. This must be
settled.
Swami OF Clay said IL was lease or no
lease. The question was not political
and had no business there. Thousands
OF Democrats on the frontier would quit |
the Democracy II lease plank were ad-
mitted.
Davis OF Franklin expressed the Texas
Press associations plea against wires and |
for school population. He was unwilling
10 yield to the call OF time, and was
greeted with "Put him out.b lie was
finally drowned out
Gould Of Rusk said the question was
whether the public domain should be
used by corporations free oil charge or by
settlers.
Duncan made point Of order that the |
motion TO postpone WAS not debatable as
70 the merits OF the question sus-
tained.
A motion TO adjourn was interjected
and defeated.
The motion 10 postpone the discussion |
until tomorrow at O'Clock was held up
and motion TO table carried.
Maddox Of Austin said something, but
was interrupted and inaudible. A ire
mendous row went on for long time,
the merits of which nobody understood
except the participants, and they did not
know any too much motion TO adj
1ourn was interiected aud went through /
by slight majority vote. The conyen-
ton accordingly adjourned to $3.50 p. m.
THK MINORITY REPORT.
The following ID the minority report on
section five Of the platform. It's reading
was greeted With tremendous applause
and cheers by the Panhandle people.
GALyEsros, TEX, Aug. ~, 1886 TO
the President Of the Democratic State