Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-12
WACO.
Just Wait TIL Yon Hear the Platform
Of the National Labor Green
back Party.
Natures Seal OF condemnation--Post
ter Gerald Sow--Those Dizzy Blondes
ana Brunettes.


/ special 70 the Jnzete.
WACO, TEX, Jan. .ll.-This was the
day set for the meeting of the state eXecu-
tive committee of the National Labor
Green1ack party Of Texas DR.. J. d..
Rankin, chairman Of the committee, was
The first man TO put IN an appearance. In
bis pocket he carried the proxies of five
Of the members, residing in various pOr-
tlons Of the state, who were unable TO
come IN person by noon he was joined
by Messrs. Sim of Austin, Mccartney Of
Iexarkana, and Singer OF Marlin, all mem
bers OF the committee, which, including
the 1--we proxies held by DR.. Rankin,
made "a full quorum Of the committee
An informal meeting was held at 8 p. M,
and another at O'Clock tonight, but no
business OF Importance has been trans
acted, nor will there be until tomorrow.
Or Andrew Young of Cleburne aud Mr.
Daniels OF Erath county, who are also
members II the committee, arrived to-
night, and all have put in their time
interchanglng views preparatory to
the formal meeting, which viii
convene at 10 u. m. tomorrow, DR..
Rankin Is the leader, If not the spOkes.
man, and seems to be loaded for bear.
He said to tbs GAZETTE reporter: 1--WE
tee of the National Greenback party to
draft platform which will be submitted
TO the state convention Of the party, to be
held next summer. Our platform viii be
aggressive, and will wake up the people
OF Texas. Heretofore we have been con-
tent with simply arraigning the Demo
cratic and Republican parties Now
we shall present them live issues
and they must face the music. We are
going to organize all the opposition to
Democracy, especially the labor element.
Walt until you hear our platform"
The case of incest mentioned in these
dispatches about ten days ago, where 4
brother and sister in the western portion
of this county were the SHINING parties,
has eliminated in the birth Of the child,
and nature, as If putting her seal of con-
demnation upon the crime, decreed that
the infant shall never see the face
of the mother who bore it,, for
the child was born blind. The
brother who debauched his sister is be-
lieyed to have left the county. The young
woman, when her sin was discovered,
was engaged to be married to u Young
farmer living near here.
There Is virtually no abatement in the
cold spell, The thermometer marked 1872
above zero this morning, and q keen
norther has blown all day. This is the
fourth day the Brazos has been frozen
across, and wagons can drive from shore
to shore tonight on the ice. Additional
supplies of coal have been received, hut
1t is still solo In small quantities to make
1t go around until warmer weather.
AS was intimated by your correspond
ent Saturday, Judge &. b. Gerald to-day
received notification of his appointment
as postmaster at Waco. He can make the
bond readily and will do SO at once His
appointment disappoints some people,
but will be generally acceptable, as it is
believed he viii make a very efficient OIL
cial Judge o. IL Leland, who retlres,
held the postolllce eight years.
The female baseball club, said 10 be
composed of 'eighteen handsome
blondes and brunettes,n is here.
This rs the same organization
that has caught Hail Columbia from the
press of the state at other places. The
Day this evening ad Used ladies to stay
away from the performances.
Another meeting OF business men was
held tonight in the interest of the uni
versity subscription. The fund grows
slowly but steadily.
Rev. a. T, Hawthorne of Dallas was
in the city to-day.