Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-11

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SO octlne me 10 preside overa convention fee
Texas. ".
On motion OF State Senator Terrell al
Kaufman VIII Lambert OF Austin was
made temporary secretary.
\ good many nominations for tennn.
rary setgesnt-at-arms were put, and they
were all elected.
Tho selection Of committees was IN or.
der, On motion II was decided that
three committees be appointed, one on
credoniialS, one on permanent or.
ganization and order OF business.
aud one ON platform and resolutions
They were to be composed on one man
for each committee from each senatorlal
district such individuals TO be chosen hv
the district delegation and the names
handed In. This was slow hut n res.
sonably sure business until Lamar and
Ftnnln counties were reached. These
two counties. together with Red River.
form the Thirty-nrst senatorial district
There were coutesting delegations
from Red River county which
resulted In the seating az
neither. They were thus left without
representation m to-day's meeting,
Fapnin county, which has twelve votea
Instructed for Swain, and their ondeayof
was to select Swain man for the com
mittco on credentials. Lamar with
eleven votes bitterly opposed this. There
was a lengthy pow.wow. Half dozen
men were screaming "Mr Chairman al
once. Everybody who could he heard
had something To say, ANA TIE black gayel
rose and fell with rhythmic and iuceg.
SAINT regularity. The matter ended IN
victory Tor Faunin, who named the mon
Tor three committees, The Red River
matter, however, will be arbl-
uated by the credentials committee
During the row the chairman nut Ia
oil the time he could spare from MS In.
dian-club exercise In overruling points of
order which were extremely prevalent
The convention was unwilling 20 Interfere
IN Strictly family musH, or az one man
phrased II, to 'go into the minutm Of
county squahhles" Faunm and Lamar
were thus referred TO themselves for A
settlement Of their troubles. The con.
veutlon then adjourned to o'clock q. IN.
TlIE VOTE ron CHAIRMAN.
me vote Tor temporary chairman to.
day was expected To be test one. n.
NJ. Wynne OF Tarrant presided AZ Cha
Ross caucus last ulght, nud was the can.
G,hate OK that faction
Thomas r. Bonner of Tyler was the
representative OF the "oppOsltion.u The
vote, however, had not progressed very
far when II began 20 split up, aud when
the end vas reached the ballotlng had
been by no means strict test. il was
hoped that each county would indicate ia
preference for or opposition TO Ross, but
they did not do n. For Instance, Tar.
rant county, which contains many Swain
men, voted solid for Wynne
wYNNE FOR PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
The committee on permanent orgRniza.
lion and order OF business held It's meet
ing tonight and finished ils business.
There viii be but one report, ~, commend
ny X M. Wynne OF Tarrant as perms.
lent chairman and VIII Lambert as per.
nanent secretary. The order Of business
IS the nomination for governor, lIcuton.
attorney-general, supreme
udge, comptroller, treasurer, commits.
iioner OF the land Office and superlntend-
,nt OF public instruction. This order OF
business follows Of course the reports of
he committees on credentials aud plat
0rm.
JENNfNGs' CHANCES.
In regard to the contest for associate
ustice II may be said that the Jennings
men are very iubilant tonight on account
4 the withdrawal OF Judge Gaines,
which Is currently reported IL is said
nat the Gaines and McLane men held
Joint caucus and decided 10 run the
ironger of these two candidates, who
vas declared 10 be McLane. The Jen-
lngs men say Gaines was the only man
hey feared Ia the race, aud they conf.
entity believe Jennings viii get the nom.
nation,
Morgan Of Dallas Ia making very little
eadwhy, and II IL said he Is lie.
y badly handled by mis- own
elegation, which seems TO DC for Clint
or attorney.generel against everybody
nd everything else.
THE SWAIN MKg
cid an informal caucus In the fremont
pera-house tonight, aud II was th0nght
y the delegates there assembled that
ol. Swain would be next 70 Gen. Ross
n the drsl ballot w. s. Pendleton Of
arrant has been selected 70 place the
anne Of Col swain before the conyen.
ION when the halloiiDg for governor
ONES mp.
The Collier boom II growing, and his
hances arc better now than they have
cen since the delegates arrived IL Cal.
eAton The Decatur busintss Is prov.
~ bOomeIaug,aDd the sentiment Of the
appears 10 be cryrialzing in
lvor Of Prof Collier. Onv In.
uentlal citizen from Wise coun-
!, bis warm friend aud supporter
! working Ike a beaver IN his behalf.
LATE CONVENTION MOTIFS
pccial 10 the Gazette
GALVESTON, Tx, Avg 10 The con
st over The temporary chairmanshlp vas
,mewhit peculiar and did not have the
al significance expected. The Ross men
iJer having last night decided 10 run j.
!. Terrell TEDDY ehtraed their tactics
I'd dc ided 20 offer Col r. NJ Wyhne
~ tbs pOailiNn The change does not
sem To ha, been generally known 10 the
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