Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-27

q Ina we favor the passage Of such
laws Tor the arbitration OF all differences
arising between corporations and those
employed by them as will most effectively
prevent strikes and secure harmony.
8. That We approve the existing laws
making the importation OF contract labor
crime, and demand their enforcement.
,. Tnat We favor such legislation as
VIII most ehectually prevent the oppres-
sion OF Inc mercantile and Industrial In
terests by monopoly.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
A motion was made TO receive the re-
port and discharge the committee Col.
DeGress OF Travis offered as a substitute,
mat the report DO received, adopted and
tne committee discharged. The substi.
tute prevaiied, and the platform and reso-
1 buttons as above set out We're adopted as
the principles upon which the Republi.
cans oil Texas Will enter the campaign OF
| 1886.
Resolutions upon the death OF ,Judse
@. G. Binkley OF Sherman, ex.chalrman
OF the state executive committee, were
introduced.
resolution including the names OF
Gen. u. =. Grant and Hon. $. j Tilden
was also introduced as amendatory of the
resolution upon Judge Binkley's death.
The amendment reads:
Resolved, that the Republicans Of Texas
In common with the great body OF the
people OF the United States and OF the
world, while bowling TO the viii OF an In
scrutaDie providence, regret the depart
ure IRON this life OF our late ex-president,
u. 5. Grant, and that we win ever hold In
grateful memory his heroic deeds In be-
nail OF his native land, and the people
thereof holding him In this age the man
raised up 70 save and redeem Il.
Resolved, that we will ever hold In
grateful memory the services 10 his coun.
try OF one OF the greatest men OF his
party, the late S. j. Tilden, for having set
To his party and country the shining ex-
ample of having In perilous crisis bowed
TO the fiat of the highest legal tribunal OF
the land, the laws OF congress, In accord.
arce With the constitution Of the United
States, Incumbent on all our citizens
alike.
The amended resolution provoked some
murmurs OF disapprobation, and during
its discussion some eloquent and liberal
speeches were made, Col. DeGress coming
10 the front with an eloquent appeal for
the adoption OF the amended resolution.
The vote was put and carried with but
few negative votes,
DR.. Venderyell introduced resolution
charging upon the educational advant.
ages OF Texas, and favoring the support
only OF those candidates who favored the
passage Of the Blair bill. II was discussed,
aud motion to substitute 1t for the
clause Of the platform on that subject
The motion was tabled. A motion TO
nominate
STATE TICKET
was made and seconded, and the widest
confusion prevailed. A motion to appoint
committee of nine TO name ticket
was lost amidst the reign OF the mos
deafeniDg uproar, and nominations foi
governor were declared In order.
j II had been well understood all the
morning that thirty or forty white dele.
gates had caucussed last night until long
after midnight, and the proceedings,
though kept quiet, had leaked out to some
extent. In the caucus Mr.. Lyon Of Sher-
man had been beeought to allow the use
! OF his name for governor. He fought shy
and finally fatty declared that he could
not do II, pleading his large business in
ests, which required all his time. Then
they took up the name of August Belknap
OF San Antonio. 1t was agreed
but Belknap was IN California
and nobody was authorized to speak for
him. Then the name Of ex-Postmasier
A. M. Cochran OF Dallas was proposed,
ano the caucus united on Cochran. N.
w. Quincy of Galveston was slated for the
lieutenant-goyernorship. Quincy wasn't
In the caucus and somebody said
"Cuney don't want this place and won't
have 1t. He will want 10 lead the Texas
delegation TO the next national conven-
tion.n The slate was suffered to stand,
however, and the caucus adjourned.
These facts had got pretty well noised
about during the morning, and everybody
was on the qui vive to see the caucus
managers show their hand, II being under
stood
THE CoLoRED ELEMENT WOULD KICK.
The nominees, whose names were put
forth during the greatest confusion pre-
vented learning the names OF those who
nominated them, were: Lack Mcdaniel
OF Grimes county, q. I. Lyon Of Gray |
son and A. M. Cochran OF Dallas.
On motion of g. NJ. Ferguson OF Fort |
Bend the candidates were given ten |
minutes to present their claims to the
convention.
Mr. Cochran took the stand first He
stated that he had attended last nights |
caucus where Gen. Lyons name was
mentioned and proposed for governor
Gen. Lyon had positively declined 70 be-
come candidate and the speakers name
had been put forward He would 90 into
the field and canvass the state for the can,
didate named, whether that candidate
was himself or another. lie referred 10
his election TO the legislature from Dali
las county. A nomination without can
vess Is nothing. ] Will canvass the en-
tire stats and ! win meet the Democracy
wherever hnd them. will hold up the
standard Of the Republican party aud tell
the people that 1t Is the best party on
earth.
Hon. Lack Mcdaniel next fronted the
audience. He said this was friendly
race between himself and DR.. Cochran,
az Gen. Lyon had positively declined 70
run. He had stood by the Republican
party all his life and II he was nominated
the people Of Texas would know there
was
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
In the field for governor He didn't think
that Republication could be improved by .
anything taken from Democracy. He I