Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-22
POLITICAL.
Kerr County Instructs for Bracken ?
ridge for Governor and for Ireland
for United states Senator.
The mcLsnnan County Convention Meets
To Day--A Fight Is Expected on
Instructions for Senator.
pRAcxrNRrDca AND IRELAND.

POLITICAL MUSIC IN THE AIR,
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, Tx. July 2I.---The county con
vention meets here tomorrow TO pass OF
the vote cast at last Saturdays primaries
and elect delegates to the state, congress
sional, jud cial and floatoflal conventions
There will almost certainly be squabbles
over two matters-one, the seating Of
contesting delegations from some Of the
city wards, and the other over instructiDg
delegates how 10 vote for United States
senator. There will be on this latter
point fair measuring Of strength be-
tween the Terrell and antl-Terrell fac
tions.
The dispute over the city delegations
| grows out Of the fact that some of the
wards held mass meetings and voted for
certain set OF delegates instead OF yot-
/ ing for them the day of the primary cleo
ton as ordered by the chairman of the
county Democratic executive committee.
As a result, two delegations, each claim
Ing TO be regular, viii appear from the
two strongest wards in the city.
DELEGArEsTo Go3pR HALF FARE.
Special TO the Gazette. -
CORsICAHA, TEX, July n - Chairman
Barry Of the state Democratic committee,
informs your correspondent that he has
been corresponding with the railroads of
the state and that all heard from have
promised TO carry delegates to the state
convention at Galveston on the 9th
prox. for one fare the round trip
PANoLA COUNTY CONVENTION.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
CARTHAGE, TEX, July q The Demo-
cratic convention for this county was
held to-day and sends delegates TO Gal.
weston uninstructed so far as governor
and lieutenant-governo are concerned.
The delegation, thirty-two In number, 20
instructed as follows
For attorney-general-W. w. Splvey of
Rusk.
For comptroller-C. j, Garrison of
Rusk.
For superintendent public instruction
%. II. Cooper OF Houston
For Judge OF supreme court-Hyde
Jennings.
A resolution proposing to instruct for
Sui Ross for governor and Dick johnson
for lieutanant-governor was offered but
was lost Ross, Swain and Roberts all
have following.
Delegates TO the congressional conven-
ton were instructed TO vote for Hon. Jas
II. Jones, the present incumbent: and
those to the iudicia. convention for w. j.
Graham of Rusk for district attorney.
The convention was quiet and orderly.
BECKHANf AT W AXAHACHIE.
Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE, TEX, July 2l.-Judge
X. Il. Beckham, candidate for congress
In this district, addressed the citizens of
WaXahachie yesterday. The courthouse
grnkghah ID, h,,
received, and made many friends while
here.
ANDERSON COUNTY BARBECUE.
Special to the Gazette
PALESTINE, TEX, July ala union
barbecue, given by three voting precincts,
Is to be given tomorrow at Gees bridge
on Catfish creek, nineteen miles from
Palestine, for the benefit of the candi-
dates. The canvass for the primary cleo
ton will close here next Saturday.
NOTES FROM DENIsoN.
Special to the Gazette
DENIsoN, TEX, July ~ FAC Farmer,
candidate for reelection to the position
OF district clerk, was in the city yester-
day.
Judge Silas Hare passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Gainesville,
where he goes to address the people on
the issues of the day.
M. N. Tuck, candidate for county
clerk, was talking politics with our peo-
pie yesterday.
DEMONS POLITICS.
Special TO the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX July 81 The primaries
over the county meet next Saturday for
the purpose of appointing delegates to
the convention which meets here on the
3lst inst. to appoint delegates for the
state and congressional conventions.
Lively times are expected on each occa-
sion as the Ross aud Swain men are
pretty equally divided in this county and
both claim majority.
Col. q. Is. Picket OF Decatur, candi-
date for congress, was in the city yester-
day, and Hon. w. i Oglesby OF Collin,
candidate for comptroller, and Charles
r. clint OF Dallas, who asplres to the of.
nee OF attorney-general, are in the city
to-day looking after the condition OF their
political fences in this county.
GIBBS AT VALLEY MILLS
Special to the Gazette.
VALLEY MILLS, TEX, July 2l.-Lieut.-
GOV Barney Gibbs addressed the citi.
Gems OF our town last night
GALVESTON COUNTY CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tx, July 21.-The Gal.
weston county Democratic convention to.
night elected delegates to the state, sena-
torial and criminal district conventions.
The delegations we're not instructed.
The delegation, however, TO the
criminal district convention TO nominate a
district attorney strongly favor j. w.
Mitchell Of Houston for the office. An
effort was made to instruct for Calves.
ton man, but 1t failed to carry. A bitter
struggle ensued In the convention be-
tween the Gins" aud the "outs," but Che
latter were beaten at every point, which
has created much ill.feeling.
PROHIBITION REPUBLICANS.
NEW YoRK, July 2l.-Abner Grihp,
chairman OF the organization committee
OF antl-saloon Republicans, has issued
call for a conference to be held in Chicago
September 10.
II says Each state Is requested to
elect four times as many delegates and