Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-21
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
Taylor County Democrats In Conyen-
ton Assembled Instruc, Tor
0ran N. Roberts.
The Aaii.MonopolIsts Hold Meeting
at Waco and Propose TO Make
Themselves Felt.
The Dallas Delegation Desires to no In q
Position 60 swap That onns
May lie Helped.
rArLon couNry nrMocRArs.

AhilkNk, IEN., Tune 2o.-=-The cOunty
Democratic convention met at the court.
house yesterday. The object OF the meet
Ing was made known by Col. n. y. Hous.
ton, chairman, and work was at once
commenced. A great deal Of interest was
manifested Ia the meeting, with pros
poets OF tho political pot soon coming to
Il rcd-hot boil The following delegatca
were elected 70 the state convention. i
| a. Berry, NJ. A. Spoonts, J. u. Merchant,
| II, Nj. Henderson and ALI II. II .Tolar. Al.
ter the election OF delegates, NJ. A,
Spoonts offered the followlngrt solutions,
which were adopted
Resolved, that we hereby lndorse o,
NJ. Roberts for governor, and recon.
mend to our delegates In the state CON
vention 20 vote for him II bis name goes
before the convention.
Resolved. that the candidacy OF Judge
T y Wheeler Is indorsed by this con.
vonton.
Resolved, that as between W j. swain
and Gen. l.. =. Ross this convention
fayors Gen, Ross.
Resolved, that our Gulegates be In.
structed 90 vote for plank in tho state
Democratic platform, demanding the re-
| peal Of the lease law.
After tho above resolutions were
| fNaHNNt VIZ NNhfAhhNh ollNutNtAs
ANri-MoNoroLisrs
Special to the Gazette
Waco, TRx., June so.--The meeting
OF representatives Of labor held yester.
day, did not adjourn until II o'clock last
night. The participants met under the
name OF antl.monopollsts, and most Of
them are either Knights oi Labor or
iarmersi a few, how yer, are not mem.
bers Of the Knights of Labor, nor are
they farmers Several anti-monopoly
Z, abs have been organized In this county
aud each Of theen clubs had It's due rep
4 resentaton IN the meeting. A gentle
\ man who took part In all that was done
told TmE GAGErrE reporter to-day
"Ihe meeting was not called t. ofgan-
lie split In tho Democratic party, or to
nominate candidates for county ar any
other office. II was simply aud purely TO
make The influence Of the anti-monopoiy
element felt IN the coming elections Tor
, county state aud congressional Qfrcs.
J We want reform IN the land policy Of
the state and national govern
ments. Resolutions defining our dc.
II ssrss and Views were adopted aud
Will be publIsh0d. We shall sup.
, | port candidates who are IN sympathy
! With Us. We shall support through as
{ Democrats, aud believe we can accom-
D pllsh what We want Inside the ranks OF
Q the Democracy. Some Of our members
3 are Republicans, but they are not adyo-
! ting separate party movement, We are
all laboring men, and all we want IL re-
form. | can say that we know Gen. Ross
. is With US, heart and soul, and will stand
square on our platform, which, es have
> said, VIII DO published IN a few days
7 | NJ - 40. f.a.
! men, while in the meeting room, talking
i IN an informal way about Terrell, but
/ assure you Tcrrell's name was not men
toned in the speeches or resolutions -
The next meeting Of this anti-monopoIlst
body will be held on the first Saturday IN
July The candidates and local politl.
clans affect unconcern AK TO It's dOings,
but IL IS evident they are rather mystined
! and somewhat uneasy.
WANT TO SWAP.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, June 20.- II is wills.
pered around that the reason the eonyen.
/ ton yesterday failed 10 instruct for Ger.
' tain candidates 10 because they wanted
their delegates 70 be free, so that
they could make some good
/, | swaps, and thus secure the noml-
nation OF Mr. Clint for encouragement,
: AS this comes from the friends OF Mr. Clint
IL Is supposed 10 be reliable
There seems to be much disqualification
on the part Of Mr.. Morgan's friends IN
n reference 20 the position OF Mr. Clint'a
friends in the convention yesterday. IL
Is not thought that the Clint men ops
posed Morgan out OF any III Will, but that
they were too anxious that Clint should
7 be the only man TO whom the delegates
should be pledged
A Ross man said that he was indeed
] sorry that Ross name ever went before
the convention ~ all, for Clini's friends
4 were 50 determined 10 smash everybody
5 else that Ross' strength could not be
asceriained. He said also that he was
! Of the opiniOn that Ross men would
> also sit down ON Clint, because n
? was not right for Cilnt's friends 70 stop
} or IN any way prevent the strength Of
Ross from being known He seemed 10
think that Ross was ahead In Dallas
f, county, and, owing 10 tho obstinacg OF
T Clint men, it could not be said that Dal-
+ las faYored Ross, as they refused 20 IN
) struct for MIN, or, In other words, Ross
name was before The convention and no
instructions or even iudoreoment was
made Of him.
Gfygs SATISFACTION.
special 70 me Gazette.
: AUSTIN, Tx June 20--To-day street
talk was highly commendatOry Of the
action " the Democratic county conyen-
| tlon yesterday In indorsIng Terrell for
r United States senator, and instructing
I for Breckenridge for governor. There Il
much satisfaction at the nomination Of
Taylor Moore and Emory Smith Tor the
legislature. Both are strong Terrell men.
The vote instructing for Terrell yesterday
ives eighty 10 twenty, aud shows Travis
county nearly unanimous for Terrell.
The ireland and Hancock faction are
completely downcd.
Coed Tor the bishop.