Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-23
OF COURSE.
The County Convention OF McLennan
County Instructs for Sui Ross
with a Hurrah.
Ths Primary Election system TO be super
seeded by the Precinct Con
Vention Plan.
special 10 tho Gazette

WACO, Tex, July 22.-Ihe county
Democratic convention met here at 10
O'Clock this morning, the attendance be-
Ing the largest ever known. The rural
delegates, many Of them, came in last
night In order, as one Of them said, "to
learn the ropes" Temporary organlza-
tion was effected by the election Of W. c.
O'Bryan OF McGregor as temporary chair
man. O'Brysn is a strong Ross man, and
as it was understood there were two
Swain men iu the McGregor delegation,it
was move of the Ross men that
McGregor should furnish the temporary
chairman. O'Bryan yindicated their
judgment, for in accepting the chair be
made glowing allusion TO Ross. II was
soon apparent that In this convention OF
over a hundred delegates there were tut
four antl-ROss men--two from McGfegor
for Swain, and two from Crawford for
Marion Martin.
A lively hgnt occurred IN the committee
on credentials room over the contrasting
delegations from the Second and
Third wards, city of Waco.
TWO sets of delegates appeared from
each OF these wards--one set elected In a
ward convention, the other chosen by
ballot in the primary election last Satur-
day. The committee decided to seat the
delegates elected at the primaries, The
issue involved In this was chiefly between
the Terrell and auti-Terrell men. Pend
Ing report from the committee on Gre
dentials, the convention took q recess
until p. m.
When that hour came, the committee
on credentials was not ready to re-
port. There was nothing TO do but
wait. The crowd utilized the
time by inviting Hon. James M. Anderson
Of Waco to make a speech, which he did.
Col, Anderson is the gentleman noml-
mated for congress Ninth district by
the anti.monopolist clubs of this and
Falls counties. He was member OF the
Thirteenth legislature, and he defended
his work In that body. He explained that
he had never wanted or sought office OF
any kind and was astonished when the
anti-monopolists, in their recent conven-
tlOn at Waco, suggested him as a tit man
10 succeed Roger q. Mills in the lower
house Of congress. He defended his
Democratic record, and said If he got
into Office 1t would be as a Democrat,
the choice Of Democratic convention.
The speech made a rather favorable i'm
filed in, ready to report.
The majority report recommended the
seating of only those delegates who were
voted for in the primary elections last
Saturday, and who received majority of
such votes. The minority proposed
compromise measure, which seated con-
testants and contestees, allowing them to
fairly divide the votes OF their precincts
and cast II. The minority report was
adopted, and thus one serious squabble
was cured.
After this, permanent organization
was effected by making Temporary Chair
man O'Bryan permanent president
and re-electing the temporary secretaries,
sergeants-at-arms, etc.
The convention was now ready for the
chief work Of the day, (which was the in
dorsement Of Gen. Lawrence Sullivan
Ross for governor. The resolution sets
forth the fact that he was a hero in war
and statesman in peace, com
mends him 10 the Democracy OF
Texas, and instructs the McLennan dele
CATION to Galveston TO vote for him steadi-
ly and use all honorable means TO secure
his nomination. IL was adopted with a
perfect hurrah, and II there was dissent
ing yioce, even from McGregor or Craw-
ford, II was not heard.
The Endorsement of Ross over, full sets
oil delegates were next selected TO state,
congressional and noatorial conventions.
The delegation 20 Galveston Is sixty
strong.
The delegation to the congressional
convention Is uninstructed, but Is made
up very largely Of friends OF the present
| congressman, II Q, Mills
No attempt was made TO indorse Ter.
rell or anybody else for the United States
/ senate.
! resolution that hereafter the Democs
racy OF this county viii abolish the pri-
| mary-election system and nominate In
convention was adopted, with but five
/ dissenting votes.
| DR.. Thomas Moore was elected chair
man OF the county executive committee
for the ensuing two years.
AT the night session the canvass OF
votes cast In the primary election was
concluded, and at late hour the conyen.
tlon adjourned.
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