Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-11
7HH CONVENTION.


opposition, the vote wouid have
oeen Bonner g96, and NYynne $50 The
result showed the Ross opposition 10 he
better handled than the Ross contingent
Inc meeting Of the committee on Dor.
manent organization was quite exciting
twehty-siS ont 81 the thirty.onn com.
mitteemen were present, and fourteen
voted Tor Wynnc while twelve voted for
bohner. After the committee mad decided
20 makep Out one report recommending
Wynne, TWO Bonner delegates came In
ana demanded an opportunity 10
vote, which was refused. tho
committee meeting having adjourned
Inc TWO said they must have vote or
they would make a minority report. but
the matter was finally adjusted, Col.
Wynne's name alone VIII pc reported
and he
WILL PROBABLY MS RhEcrRp.
Ot course the Ross men claim this as a
victory. AS far as betting and pool sell-
Ing are concerned, they favor Ross
Several bets OF two 10 one
have been offered ON Ross with
no tskers,and the Ross men say wealthy
cattleman offered to day 20 bet $50 900
that Ross would be nominated.
w. 5. Pentletou OF rarrant has been se-
lected TO place Hon. ". j. Swan In noml-
nation, and will make the effort OF his
life. The Swain men are quiet and dc.
termined, and as far as the results to-day
are concerned they have right to
claim an advantage They are justified
Ia their belief that next TO Ross Mr.
Swain will have
rnR LARGEST VOTE
ON the first ballot. A one-srmed eN Con.
Iederate soldier, l., S, Henderson, viii
probably be the man who Will nominate
Gen. Ross.
John II. stephens OF Comauche, W. IL.
CRAWFORD OF Dallas, Senator A. H. Mat
lock Of Montague aud n
j. Powell of Tarrant, will All make
speeches for Collier for SUPERINTENDENT
Hon. Seth Shepard of Dallas viii
nominate Clint for Encouragement and
George w, Smith OF Colorado CITY will
nominate Jas. s. Hogg Both are mag.
nihcent speakers aud win specially exert
themselves. IL is a general opin.
ion here that the lawyers In the
convention viii defeat Clint, and TO show
the strength OF this feeling the Acker men
laugh at the idea OF having TO beat Clint,
and say Hogg Is the only man they fear.
Everything is at sea as regards the
lieutenant-governorshlp, with Wheeler
and Barry both strong.
The arrangement OF nominations Is cal.
oulated t. inlure Walsh for commissioner
Of the land office.
| Tiin CLIMAX
OF interest In to-day's convention was
reached during Bonner's speech, when
he began talking about the NJ xlcan trou'
BILE. Col. John Nj, Claiborne land McNi.
eau war veteran, advanced to the
front OF the stage and unfurled
a magnificent silk flag of the
Lone Star state. The stiff breeze caught
in the folds and Haunted the ban.
ner IN the direction of Mexico. Chair.
man Bonner had reached the point
| where he said In twenty DAYS
the United States troops viii be march
ing so the Rio Grande, when the Lone
Star banner was unfurled and the scene
was inspiring. Every delegate rose TO
his feet, shouted and waved his hal
as II wild. The roar OF sound echoed
and re-eohoed through the building The
flags aud lanterns shook. The mighty
roar continued aud it was patent
to every one that the Democ
racy OF Texas IN convention
assembled heartily indorse the speakers
views, and held in undylng honor the nag
] of HuuetOu aud San Jacintu.