Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-04
IN THE THIRD.
Five Hundred and One Ballots Taken
ut Longvlew with the Deadlock
UnbrOken.
@. u. Kilgore Prominent A. a Dark Horse
The san Marcos Convention Noml-
mates a Dark Horse.
THE FIGHT AT LoNevrHw,

special TO the Gazette.
LoNGviEw, TEX, Sept. S.-The morn
ing Of the third day Of the convention
failed TO dawn with healing In its wings,
nor did NATURES sweet restorer seem to
have smoothed the ruiiied brows Of the
delegates or opened way by which the
convention might be taken from the lock-
mp AT the call for the votes OF Hunt
county at the l30th ballot, the first 0t
the morning session, trouble arose
in the ranks of that dele
cation by reason Of a faction
claiming the right to vote for Jones
This, in the delegation from Perkins
home county, seemed to have a depress-
ing influence upon delegates friendly to
him from other counties, but the an
nouncement of the Hunt county chair
man tnat Perkins had Just said to the
delegation that he would not accept the
nomination on compulsory bslloting, his
star regained its former position and the
balloting continued without further inter-
ruptlon, with like results as before, until
the lTSth ballot was reached, with Jones
two ahead on each ballot, when the conven-
tion took a recess Of thirty minutes, but
to no effect, as the results of
the ballotings up TO the 20Sth
ltmaiuSu Lhc sdluoj WutH u uOLlOH
to adjourn to the 9th of October next
was made, and after pandemonium had
reigned for ten minutes it was with.
drawn, and a motion to adjourn until 2
p. m. was carried amid confusion worse
COMPOUNDED.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with a
decided lack of enthusiasm on both
sides, but with manifest obstlnacy on
the part OF the adherents, coupled with
the determination to hold fast TO what
they had got. The 220th ballot gave
Jones an increase of 7-l0, making
his majority 4 10, which was main
tanned to the 400th ballot, when half
hour recess was taken, resulting in
small increase for Jones, raising his
majority to s-l3. No hurrah was
made, however, over this, a quiet having
stolen over the convention Ia direct OBJ
position to the spirited contesting of the
morning.
Eight ballots were taken without
change, when another recess OF half an
hour was taken, but the succeeding bal
lots still showed no change in the dead
lock. AT the 490th ballot the convention
adjourned to $3.50 this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Immediately after the opening session,
the thoughtfulness of THE GAZETTE
brought telegram announcing the NOM
nation in the WaXahachie convention of
Hon. Joe Abbott OF Hill county. The
reading OF the bulletin produced tremen.
dons cheering and hurrahs for the dark
horse, showing the thoughts that were
struggling for utterance In the minds Of
many OF the delegates. The 430th ballot
was then taken. 1t decreased Jones'
majority 3 votes, This result lasted and
included the 500th ballot.
AT this point Judge Steadmar again
placed the name of Hon. G. B. Kilgore
before the convention. This was seconded
In an able address by Col. Herndon. The
result OF the next ballot broke off the
lock, giving Jones 3ld Kilgore, 255;
Perkins, 10.
PERKINS was Immediately Withdrawn,
and the 502d ballot gave 81 to Kilgore
and 81 to Jones. The 503d ballot raised
hilgore's majority to eight, when another
deadlock occurred, lasting until II
O'Clock, at which hour the convention is
still in session.
Photographic connection with LongvIew
was lost at midnight, and up TO $3.50 a.
m, Longview could not be raised nv
Galveston. THE GAZETTE's special was
not all In when the wire went down
Ed.
ANOTHER DARK HORSE.
Special to the Gazette,
SAN MARCOS, TEX Sept. 8.-The Dem
oaratlc senatorial convention for the
twenty. fifth district, after taking 224 bal
lots without result, nominated Hon. w
IL. Burgess OF Seguin by acclamation for
senator.
INSTRUCTED FOR IRELAND.
Special 10 the Gazette
SAN MARCOS, TEX, Sept. S.-The
Democratic convention for the Siytv-
irst representative district nominated I
L. Ellison of Caldwell county and George
L. McGhee of Hayes for representative
All are instructed TO support Ireland for
the United States senate.
THIRD ARKANSAS DISTRICT wHEE1ERs
Special to the Gazette
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Sept. 8-The
Wheelers have called a convention 81 |
Prescott, September a., of members of
the party in the Third Arkansas congress.
sional district TO nominate a candidate
for congress.
THE DENTON PRIMARIES CoNGRRssIoN.1 |
CANDIDATES To SPEAK.
Special to the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX, Sept. 3.--The precinct
primaries throughout the county meet Ia. |
morrow to elect delegates to The conntv
convention, which meets here on the lIt5
INST to nominate county ticket. or mot
nominate, as the convention NAV eIect
10 Is the prevailing opinion that there
WIN be no nomination, at least NOT
Iurtner than TO nominate a Candidate tnr
the legislature. The movement Was COZ.
ten ON foot through the influence Of tbs
farmers clubs, but the candidates who
sought to augment their chances in ths,
way have discovered that the sentimsHt
OF majority OF the sovereign voters ~
.his county is opposed to the sebemo
hence they are weakening.
Hon. H. G. Mack of Collin and Jrdoo
slas Hare Of Sherman, cendidstes ~
congress, will speak at the conrt- 5on9a
tomorrow. Neuis'house
me ACCESSIBILITY OF holding another
convention will also uA-
maps be considered in the primaries W.
stonewAlPs Flank Attack M Cbaro.,,.
VILE.
from Gen. o, o. Howard's article IN
D g.