Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-19

the subject msy he. II was terribly /
warm, the breeze having died away, but
still the torrent OF eloqucnoe continued |
10 a mighty and everlasting stream
Judge Gilbert Of Denison lifted up his |
voice in favor OF Judge Hare. There was
good deal Of disturbance about this
time, and two Of the delegates got into |
personal alteration that threatened to
end in q scrap. But the convention would
permit nothing TO happen that interfered
with the fow Of speech, and hosultics
We're nipped IN tile bud by tine separation
of the belligerents. Then the oratory
went on.
Patterson OF Cooke disliked Smiths
motion to turn the candidates loose
they had come here TO nominate
Congressman, and the speaker was willing
TO stay here I'LL the cows came home.
Smith then withdrew his motion, but
remarked that Denton would hang to
Pickett as long as he led the hosts by the
barest majority.
PorrER's RESOLUTION.
The thirty.ilrst ballot showed that there
was no weakening by anybody, but before
another one could be taken Judge Clay
Potter OF Cooke introduced the following
resolution.
Resolved, that this convention having
balloted great number Of times finds II
impracticable TO make nomination OF a
candidate for congress, now dissolves
without making nomination, and remit
the claims OF Hon, G. b Pickett Of Wise
and the Hon. Sllas Hare OF Grayson, the
opposing candidates in this convention,
TO the people OF the district; and we
| pledge ourselves TO support at the cleo.
| ton one or the other Of these gentlemen
and urge upon the Democracy OF this dis
trlct to do the same.
MORE sPEECH-NtAKING,
The reading Of this paper produced an.
other spell Of speech-maklng that IL pos
sihle surpassed the debate on The motion
Of Smith OF Denton.
Patterson amended by RENTING the
matter TO the people in primary elections
and gave numerous and cogent reasons
for the faith that was In him.
Then Judge Carroll Mai. Bemusdaffer,
Hon. L G, Spsrkman, Judge Bell and
others took the stand, To give even a
synopsis OF what they said would iii a
Sunday edition Of THE GAZETTE. They
were one and all firmly and unalterably,
nov and forever, against dissolution OF
the convention prior TO a nomination.
Images of Jackson and Mack carrying a
flag that wasn't theirs and Democratic
banner trailing In the mud, were con
jured up as things likely TO be realities
should this thing be done.
Bemusdaffer, the orator OF the Grayson
county delegation, suggested that some
body ought to yield, and reoouuted the
doleful things that happened to the De-
mocracy 10 1860, when they tried to nom.
mate president, first at Charleston, aud
next at Baltimore, aud how Abe Lincoln
slipped into the presidency through their
failure to do 80. But the old man didn't
say a word efnut Grayson changing .
single ore ofssc eighteen votes she hal
solidly cast for Judge Hare, and the 70.
porter fancied that he
SAW THE VENERABLE ORATOR WINK
at Tom Crooks when he elluded to the
propriety Of somebody yielding.
Bell OF Cooke, who is ontspoken in his
preference for Judge Barrett, bis fellow
townsmep, thought the time OF making a
nomination was near at hand. He
thought he detected symptoms Of weak
ness. (Crles Of ono weakening here, -
from Wise and Grayson.) lt was lmpos-
sible TO nominate either Hare or Pickett;
they were too evenly balanced. tWhy not
select some other standard bearer? COVE
don't want a dark horse, y from every part
of the house Barrett was no dark horse.
He was big sorrel colt, and was the
man they were huntington. Somehow or
other Mr.. Bell, though a good talker,
failed to awaken much enthusiasm and
after predicting the direful things that
would befall the Democracy OF the dis.
trict should his advice 90 UNDECIDED,
1 HE SAT DOWN,
| Of Of
passed In alternate balloting and speak.
ing. Motions were made involving die.
solution Of the convention, but they were
all sat down on. a light break in the
monotony occurred In the thirty-thlrd
ballot, when another half vote from
Cooke went 70 Hare, making him thirty.
nine.
On the next ballot Wichita came TO him
also, and he now stood 40 TO Plckett's 80,
On the forty-fourth ballot this vote was
reversed by Wichita going back TO Pick
|, cit, which was the last vote prior to ad
journment.
A resolution of sympathy and indorse.
ment Of Throckmorton, offered by G. T.
Potter Of Cooke county, was adopted by
a rising vote. At this hour there Is ALSO
lutely
NO PREDICTING
as TO how things will turn out, The
convention seems averse to a dissolution
vet there Is an cement in II that fayors
such plan. IL Is argued that 1t Is the
only thing that can be done. A some
what ugly temper has been aroused IN
the delegation from Cooke county. Each
side is stubborn and will make no con
cession. Right now there seems TO be ne
earthly chance OF breaking the deadlock
unless the convention reyerses il
policy 70 dark horse, very unlikel!
thing.
NIGHT SESSION.
4 on the iorty-fitL vote, the first takeg
, at night, Pickett gained one vote from
/ Montague, Increasing his lead three
4. Votes, making the vote stand
: Pickett, Al; Hare, 8S, Thus i
!. stood fora number OF ballots when Jen
! Kin Of Collin moved that the convention
relieve al instructed delegations from
their Instructions aid allow each man I,
vote a. he pleased. II was decided tina
T the convention had no such authority
! AT this pointa turbulent scene ansued
/ Gilbert charged that Denton had seyera
I delegates who were ready 70 change thel
votes. bnt we're not allowed 20 do Il