Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-01
IN ELLIS COUNTY.
Judge Beckham Has a Good Majority
Over WeIIbern and Gibbs
at Midlothian.
wellborn is Sixty Votes Ahead Of Beck.
ham Mt Waxahachie, With
G. IBIS Out OF the Race.
wenborn Gets Five Votes and BeolhAm
-Four at One Convention az Ennis,
the Other Being FOR Gibbs,
MIhLornlAN ron nrcknAM.

MIhLoTniAN FOR urckHAM.
Special to the Gazette.
MIDLOTHIAN, Tx, July 81 ,--One hun
dred and nine votes were cast Ia the
primary here this afternoon Beckhsm
received 98, Gibbs IL, Wallborn 4, on the
frst ballot There was much enthusiasm
but everything was very harmonious.
AT wAxAHAouIE.
special to the Gazette.
WAXAHACHE, TEX, July 81 The pri-
mary convention OF Precinct No / Was
called 70 order at p. m by NJ Is.
Tsmpleton. Mr.. Peters was elected
chairman and IL, II. Pickett secretary,
after which the proceedings We're ex-
tremely 0osetrouS aud the utmost con.
fusion reigned for about two hours over
the selection of delegates TO the county
convention. Two uckets were presented,
one for Beckham, the other for Welloorn,
Gibbs not having folloaing enough to
present a ticket. Every Inch OF ground
was contested holly, but Wellhorn finally
carried the day, Fifteen delegates were
| appointed to the county convention,
which meets here on the 7th Of August
The following is the vote; Wellborn
225, Becsham leo, Gibbs 2. Wellborn Is
now being serenaded by the trombone
band and fully thousand people.
| special TO the Gazette,
WAXAnAoHrE, Tx, July 8l.--,Jddge
Beckham of Fort Worth, Olin Welboru
and Barney Gibbs OF Dallas, candidates
for congress, are here shaking hands with
their respective friends
BECKuAM, wEILBoRN, GrBBs.
Special to the Gazette.
/ 100 ma ffrfVa fnF.s Ift1,e v ID,
deed, has been hot day as regards
politics, This Is the day sot apart foI
this county to hold It's congressional pri
maries. Col, Wellborn, GOV. Gibbs and
Judge Beckham arrived here al $50 this
morning, worn out from the late canvass
as they had Travelled yesterday fifty miles
made speeches each at Nash, Italy anc
Milford. Nevertheless at 1880 Il. IN
they were ready here TO open the ball
The courthouse was densely packed, ant
several ladies graced the occasion
GOV. Gibbs opened the debate
/ He spoke for one hour. Col
: Wellborn followed in the same length o
time, and Judge Beckham closed in
thirty minutes effort, after which Gov
Gibbs made short answer to Wellborn
3 No intermssion was taken fir dinner an
the utmost attention prevailed through
. out.
The following Is synopsis Of GOV
Gibbs speech. He opened by defendin
his Democracy in that he had been electe
; to important offices on the Democrat
platform and was elected lieui ant COS
i ernor ahead OF the ticket lie stated tha
the state government was economical be
cause the people demanded 1t. Not N
with national affairs; and that eXtrem
extravaganza prevailed and that Col
| Wellborn had never raised his voice II
opposition, especially TO expensive funer
ais. He also attacked his Indian policl
In the eXtravagauce Of the same and hi
general mismanagement. In regard Il
! national banks, he asserted that WellborI
bad done nothing to abolish them. II,
believed that TO reduce the expense o
the national government would be the
means to reduce the obnoxious tariff by
the accumulation of money in the treas
ury lie also took the colonel TO task fol
his appointments to West Point and An
napolis, and also to his failure to have
the receivership abolished. On the whole
he made a bold attack on the record Of
Col Wellborn.
Wellborn's speech opened at II m. In
Il glowing tribute TO the fidelity Of the
citizens of this county to him. lie tber
began his defense against the charges Of
Gov. Gibbs. He first refuted the ides
that single member Is able to accom-
pllsh anything and that all work is done
In the committee-room. He scored
Gibbs heavy on his ignorance on the In.
dian question by showing that the com
mittee had lowered his estimates Of the
depai tment fully 100000 In regard to
the expensive funerals Of congressman,
he said that Gibbs never would receive
the benefit of one, as he would never get
to congress until he (Col Wellborn) dies
and he did not propose to accommodate
him yet awhile, as he valued the we fare
OF his constituents too highly TO force
them 10 send Gibbs TO congress As re.
CARDS national banks, be stated that while
he was fully opposed to them in every
way, yet as he could not repeal them
without sufficient support, he proposed to
make the best Of them, TO receive all
the benefit Of them possible. He next
attacked Gibbs on his senate record Ia re-
gard 70 the cooperative act, and hauled
him over the Goals lively. He closed by
one Of his eloquent outburst Of Democ-
racy, and took his seat amid loud and
vocilerous applause
/ Mr. Beckham opened his remarks at
1880 p, III, by stating that this would be
his last speech during the canyass, as bis
| judicial duties win call him next Monday.
/ lie stated that he advocated the same
principle as his opponents, but could not
say that he would do this or that; and
| that he was an apt scholar, would soon
learn the ways and means OF congress,
and would do all ia his power - effect
! retrencnment aud advance the principles
Of Democracy. lie closed amid cheers.
lie made many friends, and this precinct
| lies between him and Wellborn.
The following reports from the precinct
conventions have been received here.
Ennis split.
Italy for Wellhorn.
Milford for WeIiborn.
MOuutsiE Peak for Beckbam.
Midlothian Tor BeckhAm
Red Oak for Beckham hrst, Gibbs
| second choice.
AT ENNIS.
| Special to the Gazette.
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