Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-08
POLITICAL.
Gen, Ross Taken to Wooten Wells ia
Recuperate-- Mississippi All Agog
Over Local Option.
The Pr0hibltionIsts OF Minnesota Meet
at st. Paul and Nominate
'er a State Ticket.
). " leans and Prohibiiionlsis OF Ala.
mama Make nominations Conven-
ton OF Kansas Republicans
nnN. Ross Mncn woRsr

Special to tho Gazette.
WACO, FIX, July 7.--6en. Ross was
compelled 20 miss his engagement at
Ntexia to-day. He was taken much worse
at Bremoud and, being unuable to pro-
coed, was carried to Wootan Wells,
where he VIII spend several days
LOCAL OPTION IN MISSISSIPPI.
YIcKsBuRG, MISS, July There has
not been so much excitement Ia years as
there is now in Mississippi over the local
option election. The question comes to
q vote in this county on the 18th, Every
body Is aroused and ut work on one side
or the other. The women and children
are an active element for the Prohibition
lists and are leading aud directing the
men, The prohibition people are working
day and night, and have prominent aud
successful workers from other sections
assisting them In organizing The anti
prohibition people are not idle, but fear
they have not been so ag-
gressive as their opponents In
organization, but the executive com.
mittee have asked that division be
given in public discussions and II favor.
able response Is received the excitement
will be greatly increased. Some bad
feeling Is manifested, but so far no
violence has occurred.
MINNESOTA pRoHmrTIoNisTs.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 7.--John Land
was nominated for congress to-day by the
Republicans Of the Second district, to
succeed Wakefield.
The prohibition state convention
met here to-day and placed a
FUN ticket in the field. j. e..
Childs Of Waseca was nominated
for gov ernor, j Plnkhsm Of lIennepin
for Acknowledgement both by acclama-
ton. The platform contains nothing
more than an eDunclation OF the princi-
pies usually set forth by prohibition pat.
forms, but heartily approves what has
been done in the past by the party and
expresses hope for the future.
ALABAMA rRoHBITIoNisTs AND RgPUB-
LIcANs.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, July 7.--About 100
Prohibiuonists met here in state convon-
tlon yesterday, and after split Ia two
factlons, one against aud The other for
nominating state ticket, the latter nom
mated the following candidates Gov
einor, I. Tanner of Lev lston; secretary OF
state, George l.. Thomas Of Jefferson;
Treasurer, s. s. Stevens Of Elmo;
Auditor, l.. Il. Written Of Jefferson; At.
torney-General, j. l.. Cunningham of
Walker; superintendent Of Education, l..
G. Coulson of Jackson.
The Republican state executive com
mittee met here to-day aud according to
the instructions OF the recent state
convention nominated the following
ticket: Governor, Arthur Bingham
OF Talladega; secretary OF state, j. ID.
Haddy Of Shelby; treasurer, Calvin
Gaadloe Of Calbert; auditor, w. d..
Wickersham of Mobile; encouragement,
Lewis Il. Parsons of Coasas; chief Justice,
ID. d. Shelby OF Madison; associates,
George II. Craig Of Dover and George l..
Dustin Of Marriage.
KANSAS REPUBLICANS,
TOPEKA, KAs., July THE Republican
state convention met at o'clock to-day
to nominate state officers. The only con-
test Is upon auditor aud treasurer, there
being no opposition to the return of the
other incumbents. j. p. Hallowall Of
Cherokee county was elected chairman
and Vert w. Walton secretary. Com
mittees were appointed and convention
adjourned until evening.
GORDON FOR GovEREoR OF GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 1.-The result OF
elections In Georgia yesterday insures the
nomination OF Gen. Gordon for governor.
The Democratic convention meets July
28 In Atlanta.
GREGG COUNTY POLITICS.
Special TO the Gazette.
LoNGvIEw, TEX, July THE old po-
litlcal pot so long In use in Gregg countyI
is broken, and the fires attempted 10 be |
kindled under the new one have not yet |
produced even simmer that Is satlsfac- |
tory. There Is a strong desire manifested |
to elect some new men TO the county /
oiilces-not because those who have held /
their positions so long are not competent |
and trustworthy, but that possibly there |
may be others in the county who are as
smart, as intelligent, as competent and |
trustworthy as those who have been there |
so long that their friends think no one
else can all the positions, and the present
should hold on like grim
death until they are taken hence. These
matters Will come up az the primaries /
soon 10 be held, and the present outlook
Is that there will be some local political
excitement here very soon.
WON'T DABBLE IN Politics.
Special 70 the Gazette.
BAIRD, TEX, July 7.--At a meeting OF
the Farmers alliance held at Cottonwood
Spring, July 3, II was decided that that
order take no stock in politics. The
people are glad to note this fact, and,
since this Is so, every man will'Yote hls
own ticket, which viii as usual give us
large majority for the grand old Demo
cratic party.
eTALK or BOLTISG.
special 10 the Gazette.
CLEBuRSE, TEX, July 7 - Considerable
is felt by number Of our
,itizens at the way IN which the primary
vas run in Cleburne by members Of the
alliance and knights OF Labor
There has been some talk OF holding
inother primary.
MISSOURI RKPUBIIcASs.
ST. Louis, Mo-, July THE Republi-
,an state central committee met at Cen
raj Turner hall to-day. committee Of
he Woman's Christian Temperance union
.euuested an audience with the commit