Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-13

conference adjourned, aud by close cal
cUlatlon the delegates had listened "a
something over one hundred speeches
These were devoted TO discussion OF the
| political situation in Tarrant county.
over which many delegates waxed warmly
eloquent.
As the general public was Loft In tho
dark as to the exact objects OF the meet.
! ing, The GAzRTTE reproduces the fol.
loving
sEcREr CIRCULAR,
upon which the convention was based
ENoN, TEX, April 9, lSs6--The fol.
lowing committee, repre- senting the
knights OF Labor and Farmers, alliance
IN union meeting now assembled, beliey-
ing a1d recognizing thefact that our pub.
lie offices have been for years nlled by
men who do not represent the laborinq
classes or the masses OF the people; be *
therefore
Resolved, that we, your committee rep.
restntng the Farmers alliance and
knights Of Labor 10 meeting assembled,
do recommend that said ORGANIZATIONS
nominate and support candidates Tor the
county offices ut The next regular county
election.
Resolved, 2, that we further recon.
mend that each sub-alliance and local az.
sembly elect one delegate for the iirst
hfty members or fraction thereof, md ono
for each additional flIty or majority frac.
ton thereof, who shall compose 4 conyen.
ton ana nominate candidates, said con.
yen,ion TO meet on the lith day Of NAV.
1856, At $50 Q'slock D. IN. IN tile city OF
Fort Worth, IN NE Daggett han.
Resolved, 3, that each delegate created
as above carry with him the necessary
credentials ffpm hts surveillance or local
assembly FL NEWTON, Chairman.
w II WRIGHT, Secretary.
]. S.-Deiegates will be az no expense
Triumph or mr. POLITICAL EJAsMRNE
Eighty-tiye delegates IN all were pras.
ent, fity-three * whom were from the
al1ances 81 the county and thirty-twu
from the Knights % Labor. At the hour
OF THE GAzErrus latest information yce.
terday morning, 1916 O'clock, IL WAS
generally supposed no county nomina.
ions woiild bEs ale, but after a warm
hght lasting several hours the men who
favored taking hand In poll.
tics won a complete triumph, car.
rylng their point by an Overwhelming MA.
jority. The result was the nomination OF
a candidate for congress and county
ticket This action was referred back 10
the various alliances and assemblies OF the
knights for ratification. II this is given
the nominees viii be placed before the
soyerelgns under the tile OF
1.-THE PEOPLES TIcKETu
II, however, the farmers and knights
are dissatisfied with the course OF their
representatives on Tuesday night, the
gentlemen then Endorsed win merely be
requested to run. The nomination for
precinct Offices was left 10 the alliances
of the various precincts. The following
shows the makeup OF the ticket:
For congress, Sam Evans.
For representative, e Newton.
For county judge, Sam Burman.
For county attorney, N. X BowIin
For district clerk, +, b lmbodcn.
For county clerk, J, +. Woods
For sheriff, y. II, Dwigglns
FOR tax collector, John d Hudson.
For tax assessor, Wesley Prather.
For treasurer, Fins Wallace.
AS TO rllE DEMOCRACY.
The proposition to make the fight IN |
the Democratic primaries was vigorously |
sat down on, and no attempt will be made |
to secure Democratic Endorsement OF
the nominees. II was decided 10 abstain
from taking part IN q Democratic con
yention, II one should be held, and the
ticket VIII DO put out regardless OF the
action Of the Democracy, provided I
The nominees consent To make
tho race. in other words,
the convention inaugurated new politi-
sal movement TO contest the control OF
Iatrantcounty with the Democratic party.
THriR ANrRcKDEGTs.
..fl
hose for county Judge and county at
orney, belong either 10 the ailianea or
be knights Of Labor II is under
Itood that the reason for going outside
he two orders TO an these Offices WIS
hat lawyers are not permitted to belong
o either of the organizations. Two orl
hree Of the nominees are Democrats, one
. understood TO be Republican, and
he majority are Greenbackcrs
Will THEY VOTE lrf
The indications are that the Knights a
,obor Will 90 pretty eolidly for the ticket,
scause OF their opposition to most Of
he present county officials, growing out
I the incidents Of The strike. Equally
trong are the indications that large ,,
lumber Of the farmers will stand by the
party in this new fight upon !
I
Said farmer yesterday afternoon, who
'as a delegate: al expect TO make re-
ort 10 my alliance, tnrn them over the
cket,and tell ihemt TO geito h--l with IL. y
Another; ~ have been momber Of I
10 alliance for one year, and u the i
party lifetime. owe no
Official allegiance 10 the alliance, and /
ncss II Is pretty late IN me tiay for me TO !
esert the old party that redeemed this !
iate from Radical fule.n
on THE STREET
he report that nominations had been !
ade caused q great deal OF animated /
,nment, Many contradictory rnmors
ere adoat, and the public hardly knew
hat " believe. THK GAzETTK furnishes {
) readers this morning with the lrst au. D