Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
Four Ballots Are Taken for Lieutenant.
Governor With Wheeler in the
Lead nndJohnson Second.
A Desperate Fight is Made on the
Lease Law Plank in the Plat
form Under Browning's Lead.
The Scene at the Nomination Of Rcss
Almost Equal to the Chicago Dem.
ocratic Convention Of "a.
Eloquent Speed by Ross, wYnne, Brown,
ing, Henderson and others-Ths
Battle Not over Yet.
THE DELEGATES TIRED OUT.

THE DELEGATES TIRED OUT.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. l2.-When the
delegates fled into the hall this morning
they looked tired. The siege was telling
on them, and the knowledge that they
were long ways from out OF the woods
depressed them. Many of them had been
up late the night before, many had slept
on cots, many had ten hours Of mosquito
battle; their eyes were red, their collars
limp, and they presented generally
woe-begone look. The brightness OF the
proceeding day was gone.
The ladies were not so numerous at the
morning session, but their platform was
pretty well filled up in the afternoon.
The Hobbies OF course were TANNED. The
bitter fight that was expected on perma-
nent officers did not show up. The
unanimous report had dampeningeffect.
The opening row was one desperate and
successful effort to unseat Cooke County's
Farmers alliance and Knights OF Labor
delegates, the Dark Lantern people.
Duncan's speech caused intense amuse-
ment aud interest. On the free-grass
debate the honors of the day were borne
off by Browning, He was the pet of the
Panhandle men, and they cheered him to
the echo. The row which rendered all
things inaudible at the close of the morn
ing session was produced by questions
hurled st Maddox Of Austin, who had the
floor, regarding the amount Of land he had
fenced In the Panhandle. Other embarrass-
ing inquiries were chucked at him until
his friends or opponents were bulging the
roof with their yells and chickering's. In
the committee on credentials last night a
resolution against secret organizations
was defeated by only one vote. This,
however, was no index to the temper of
the convention, as the result of the vote
during the day showed. The caucdsing
during the day was very quiet; except
some minor arrangements on iudgeship,
there was nothing done.
A REPETITION OF STORMY SCENES.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug, l2.-The con-
yention met at 9;l5. After the call of let
tiers DR.. F. Rainey was heard in behalf of
the John b Hood camp. He was not
here for political purpose. He wanted
to aid the unfortunate Confederates OF
the state of Texas. They should lay all
war differences aside. 1t was noble
thing to give disabled Confederates an
asylum in their old age. Some Northern
men had contributed to the home. He
bespoke contributions. The prize ticket
scheme would be honestly conducted.
The convention was called to order at
9:25 a. m. The committee on credentials
announced ready to report with majority
and minority reports. motion TO
adopt the majority report without
reading was not carried. The
counties In which there were
no contests were read, and went In with
out difficulty. The basis of representa-
ton was recommended to be one vote for
each 500 votes cast for Gov. Ireland and
one vote for each $50 votes over. The
names Of the contesting delegations were
read as Collin, Cooke, Red River and
Webb. The minority report dissented to
the majority report so far as the Cooke |
county delegation was concerned. II con-
tanned long statement of the existing |
troubles in that county. 1t was listened
to with especial attention, because 1t |
went to the very root OF the question as
to whether the Farmers alliance or any
faction Of the Democratic party shall be
permitted to hold secret political meet !
ings.
THE MINORITY REPORT
favored the admission of the alliance del |
egates. 1t was moved by 7. M. Smith OF |
Navarro that the report of the majority |
of the committee on credentials be
adopted except as TO Cooke county, and |
that on the Cooke county delegation the
minority report be substituted.
Garneteof Houston declared that the
exclusion OF Cooke county alliance men |
would be a bitter injustice. He gave an |
account OF the contest and claimed the
testimony showed that the alliance men
were fairly elected. They were all Demo-
Gratis, elected by Democrats. Then q
bolt occurred, and the chairman called
another Democratic convention two
weeks later Now the men elected by
the latter con yentionf come here as regu-
lar delegates. They were chosen
because it was shown that some
of the first men were alliance
men snd Knights OF Labor. This
was SO, but alliance men were Demo.
Gratis. Must the regular eppointees be
kicked out? GCries OF "Nol" "Now ! |
n was shown before the committee on
that the first precinct meet
ings In Cooke county were more largely
attended, and that the delegates TO the
county convention selected by them we've
oil Democrats.
Owing 20 the bad acoustic properties,
Garnett then took the speakers stand.
He resumed and was interrupted by cries
OF 1Time.p "Gentlemen," said be, ~
propose to get through before / stop"
Applause He gave an explanation OF
Inc way the conventions were run IN
Cooke county, and called attention 70 the
iaet that only small number Of people
attended the second primaries. There