Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-26
THE POLITICAL RACE.
Gainesville Wants to Hear Hon. Hyde
Jennings, While Bonham Says
Maxey and Swain for Them.
Cisco InstSucts for Wheeler for Lieu.
tenani.GOyernor and the Citizens
Carry His Banner to Dublin.
~, .ens Passed at Palestine Favorinr
-oii for the United states
40. senAte.
,VrLLls MOTHS.

G& ,VILLR MOTHS.
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CIV WILLIE, TEX., June 95.--The Ma.
sonic p.cnic at Union Hill, this county,
on yesterday was a very successful AFFAIR.
Speeches were made by Judge Lewis,
for county Judge, aud j. w.
Hughes, candidate for hoater.
The various committees on our July
celebration are working with all the en-
ergy possible, and the affair promises TO
be one OF the grandest ever given in North
Texas. Besides those who have promised
TO be present heretofore mentioned in
THK GAzETTE, replies have been received
from two OF Fort Worth's distinguished
citizens, Hon. Hyde jennings, candidate
for supreme judge, and Hon. Il. NJ.
Wynne, who has been prominently men.
toned in connection with the governor
ship. Both of these gentlemen have
many friends In this section who will be
glad to learn they will be present on the
occasion OF our big celebration. Big
delegations from Montague, Denton and
Grayson counties and the Indian Terrific.
ny are expected. The Grayson Rifles and
Denison Gun club have notified the com
mittee that they will be In attendance.
The committee on "Veterans of the
War" were in session to-day, and there
will be large number of those who wore
the blue and gray in line.
SWAIN AND MAxEY.
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BoNHANi, TEX, June 25.---Fannin coun
ty's convention TO select delegates to senC
TO the state convention comes of here OF
Monday, July IL; and the convention o
the Tnirty-first senatorial district, com
posed OF Fannin, Lamar and Red River
counties, meetsi In Paris on July 10
There is little il any opposition In this
section TO Swain for governor.
Maxey and Terrell each have man,
strong friends, and while Msxey Will Ike
ly be Instructed for, Terrell, we think, ha
more support than can nos 1e seen.
INSTRUCTED FOR WHEELER.
Special to the Gazette.
CISCO, Tx, June 25.--At a meeting o
the Democrats of Cisco precinct this aft
ernoon to select delegates to the count.
convention the following resolutions wer
passed:
Whereas one of Eastland's citizens ha
offered himself as candidate for lieu
tenant-governor, subject 10 the sta;
Democratic convention, TO be held q
Galveston; AMI
Whereas, ii our county convention IL
struct for candidates for any state Office
II might prove detrimental to his inter
est; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, taat our county convention
be requested not TO instruct for any stat
offices except heutenantgovernori an
be It further
Resolved, That the delegates from GU
county convention be instructed TO vot
for Hon. L. Il. Wheeler for lieutenant
governor as long as there is any chanc
OF his nomination.
ANDERSON COUNTY CONVENTION.
Special 10 the Gazette.
PALESTINE, TEX, June 25,--ln view 0
| the fact that the meeting OF the Demo
cratic county convention to-day woul
bring out large number of citizens, IA
| friends OF Hon. A, w. Terrell sent him
dispatch yesterday morning inviting h
presence on the occasion TO make an &C
dress TO the people. Judge Terrell az
cepted the invitation, and when 1t wa
known that he wac In the city this mori
ing large crowd commenced assemblln
az the courthouse, and when the hor
| for speaking arrived, the capacious di
\ trict room was filled With anxious peopl
TO hear the distinguished gentleman. Tn
| iudge's speech was IN a line with ihot
recently made by him at other points
the state, and mostly aimed at the mt
nopolists and the railroad imposltions
regard 10 freights and watered stool
the Western Union Telegraph compar
and its principal owner, jay Gould, an
the rascally gambling In produce future
The me hods Of the financial sharps, Il
speaker said, were not founde
ON any law passed for the
particular benefit. They existed and wei
followed simply because there was .
law, no enactment Of congress 10 prevel
them. His assertion that the gener
government should own and operate u
telegraph lines was received with war
applause, as were many other points
his address. He spoke for an hour and
half and made a fine impression upon b
hearers, large number or whom as del
gates 70 the convention are represent
tive men Of the county. At the concl
sion Of Judge Terrell's speech the eoun
convention was called 10 order by A. '
Gregg, Esq, and after the appolntme
OF committee on credentials adJourn'
until one O'Clock, when the eonyenti'
reRssembled.
A resolution was passed lnsructing I
Or. w. C. Larkin Of Henderson for float
from Anderson aud Henderson eonntle
A resolution indorsing the political cour
Of Hon. John II Reagan and instructli
for denomination WAS passed without al
sent. Capt. Marsh Glenn offered a rer
luton strongly iudorsing Hon. A. '
Terrell for the United States senat
Then the racket began, and for an no
much Wild speaking, gesilcdlation a.
disturbance prevailed, but the Terrellit
proved the strongest 10 numbers,at lea
and after q substitute had been offer
and voted down Capt Glenn's Tesolu 4
was adopted by 50 yeas, 80 nays All
deciding to make the nominations
county officers by primary election 81
adopting rules for conducting the san
the convention, after hard days wor
adjourned ia peace and unity.