Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-11
POLITICAL.
A Third Political Party which VIII
Hold the Balance OF Power TO
Be Formed at st. Louis.
After Close and Hot Contest Denton Goel
Against Prohibition by -Four
Majority.


! Special 10 the Gazette.
DENTON, Tx, Sept. I0.-The local
option election held in this city to-day re.
suited In the defeat of the measure by a
majority OF four votes. As the day adj
yanced the zeal OF each side waxed
warmer, aud In several instances sharp
disputes arose, but no fight resulted. 1t
Is thought that the action OF the prohibit
ton convention at Dallas seriously az.
fected the strength OF the cause here to-
day. A full vote was polled.
THIRD PARTY AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo Sept. l0.-The Knights
OF Labor and the members of the Central
Labor union and other labor organlza-
tions Of this city have combined under
the name of the United Labor party. and
will hold convention Of delegates from
the various assemblies and unions on
October z, for the purpose OF nominating
full city, congressional and legislative
ticket. Their central committee has re-
Gently been in correspondence with the
Greenback committee and an alliance
with them will probably be formed.
Prominent knights Of Labor say that the
new party will have the balance of power
In the coming elections, and II they can
not elect their own candidates they can
elect those of either opposing party, as
they wish.
VOTING ON PROHIBITION.
Special TO the Gazette
PILOT POINT, TEX, Sept. lO.-The
local-option election passed off quietly
throughout. The work both for and
against has been thorough and earnestly
done. The total vote polled here was
439; for prohibition, 1872; against, 257.
The Mustange and Aubrey boxes will
give majorities for prohibition. 1t is
thought that prohibition has carried in
this precinct.
PoINDExTER DUNN RENoMINATED.
Special to the Gazette.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Sept. 10.--Hon.
Poindexter Dunn was unanimously re-
nominated for fourth term by the Dem
ocratic convention for the First congress
sional district, held at Jonesboro to-day.
There was no opposition candidate, the
district being strongly Democratic.
THEY DECIDE TO BE INDEPENDENT.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
LINDEN, TEX, Sept. ga convention
of the colored Republicans has Just been
held here to consider for which party to
Shob bhOil NObSo III lut
for county officers. The convention was
called to order by David Hawkins, county
chairman. On motion Calvin White was
chosen temporary chairman and II.
Shorter temporary secretary, with IL. B.
Goree assistant secretary. Frank Bird,
a standard bearer in that party addressed
the convention. He favored harmony and
wanted the party to cast an undivided
vote in the coming election. There was
a resolution offered that the Repub-
licans go into the Independent primary
election which is to be held September
20, which was carried by vote of Sc to
10, and afterwards made unanimous.
a DEADLOCK LONG DRAWN OUT.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,, Sept. 10.-Though
the deadlock in the Second congressiona
district Democratic convention remains
unbroken, numerous changes have
occurred In the vote, II. Mackley with
drawing as a candidate, and DR.. Rice of
Merton being introduced in his place.
The sixteenth ballot tonight stood; AK.
Delaney, II; Patrick Omera, 10; DR..
Rice, 3. This is the tenth day of the
deadlock