Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-11
TARRANT PRIMARIES.
Returns from Half the Counties aud
Delegates Generally Instructed for
County officers Only.
Fort Worth strong Tor Hon. hyde Jennings
FOR the Supreme Bench and Prof. John
Collier ms school Superintendent.

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lIi Fort Worth yesterday candidates for
county officers were particularly active,
and 10 proportion as they had worked up
strong interest In the present campaign
were the Democratic voters in all the
wards aroused and quite eager to discharge
their duties OF citizenship. To the can
didAtes who reeice In the city II was Of
vitAl moment that they seek TO have dele
gates elected 70 the county conven-
iion and upon whom they could rely
at the nli-important time. This, Of
course, gave TO the prospective Office
holders much thought and more work.
Throughout the several ward meetings
were decorous and the citizens performed
their duties in an earnest and Democratic
manner Indicative Of sweeping success
for their party on November 2, 1886.
SO lar as secured from over the county
last night TIE GAZETTE gives the follow
Ing returns:
PRECINCT (FiRsT WARD FORT woRTm)
Promptly at 2 O'Clock Capt. 3. p.
Greene called the convention to order,
there being at least two hundred repre-
sentative Democrats present Capt.
which was heartily Rpplauded
committee OF Ave on permanent or
gapization was appointed, as followsi
Alex Stedman, L. M. Prince, G. G.. Cum
mlogs, Thomas A. Tidball and Thomas
WItten.
The committee retired and after CONSUL
tation returned the following report
The committee recommends that Capt
s. Z. Greene be made permanent chair
man, that a. A. Bridges be made vice
president and z. M. Willing secretary
The report was adopted
On motion T.. M Bufllogton was made
assistant secretary.
ON motion the convention decided TO
90 into the election Of twelve delegates
to the county convention, majority OF
votes cast 10 elect. large number Of
persons were placed 10 nomination and
voting began. During the counting,
which was very tedious, q number Of
resolutions were acted on as below
Judge Hunter offered the following;
Resolved tnat the doleyatcs selected by this
primary meeting bn and ihoy are hereby In
Atructed 70 caet tho vote Of ward No solldlY
TOR Gen. SUI Ross OF waco Tor governor OF
Toxas in the county convention Of Tarrant
county.
on motion II was tabled
Judge Cooper aud Robert Mozart
offered the following, which was carried
unanimously;
nesovec. thnt we recognize In the Hon.
HydOJcnninga one well qualified for tho POSI-
ton OF aeenclnte juatlce Of the supreme court OF
JeNnh, ana the delegates selected by this meet
tug are instructed to preAent his namo to the
county convention for Endorsement, and TO use
their buat efforts In causing tho convention to
aoud delegates TO the state convention In.
structcd 70 vote for him for said pohition,
The following was adopted
Resolved, that II Is the sense OF this cOnven.
ton that there be nominations made for pre-
cinct officers, and that tho delegates hero
elected be instructed TO that eject,
The following was then offered.
Resolved, that It 10 the sense OF this conyen
ton that the broade 4 spirit OF li0eralty should
prevail IN this campaign, and In that spirit W,
cordially nyiio every lawsablding citizen with
out regard 70 hie past party affiliations, who Il
willing TO cypousc Tho cause OF the Democracy
vor Of law aud order, 10 participate In all th'
organized actions OF the party.
After some explanation II was adopted
unanimously.
che baIlot being taken, II was fouuC
ihAEOplY cnG pefsOn had majority, whei
sa,e 4eliG wing Vas adopted
Rgsehot aiat Ehp twelve perBons receiylnI
ftnHf ir tfal nluil1t OF votes be declared IN
d.lsaa4t4a III ilas convention 10 tho count
~ milton. ai1 thnt the twelve roceiy
fAr tNl nuaib next Highest be dc
rAroa 6tt6 ateF provided that IN the even
,ii,ss, ne tNas r more candidates receiving al
ctsual vote W chair shall determine who sinai
DO delegates OF those tlcinB and who alter
nutoa.
The delegates were then announced a