Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Analytical Resume Of the BalIoting for
Candidates in the Democratic County
Convention July Is, 1856.
Did Town or Country, Bankers or Farmers
Nominate the Opera. House TicketY
Read and Sec.

especial champion, pro. tenn, OF the
lhorny-handed sons Of toll, has dIstin-
guished himself for the fuency and fire.
lquency with which he seeks to promote
class prejudices. Ia the pursuance OF his
mission, and to advance his candidacy In
the country precincts, Mr.. Bowliu omits
few opportunities for declaring that the
Democratic county ticket was put out by
aud through the influence of "bankers -
Bankers are supposed to be men OF
wealth, and therefore II must be presumed
that Mr. Bowlin thinks he promotes his
cause by arousing antsgonism TO "capi.
tall" But what are the facts2 Was Il
town or country that dictated the "opera-
house ticket?"
! There were IS votes Ia the Democratic
county convention, of which the city Of
Fort Worth cast S5, Mitchels 8 and Prai-
rie Chapel /, a total OF 80 as against
40 from "the country I'VE include Prai-
| RE Chapel and Mitchell's, that LAWYER
Bowlin may not have the slightest chance
TO say that we count a part of the cityis
vote with that from the country, although
the two precincts mentioned include both
farmers and town people. To those peo-
pie who are interested In knowing the
truth, and who do notindorse peryersiops
OF facts, THE GAZETTE submits the fol-
lowing analysis of votes cast by town and
country precincts in the convention of
July 10. This analysis will show whether
town or country, "bankn or farm, had
most to do in naming the men who are
now before the people for support:
FOR THE LRGIsLATURE
on the first ballot, "the city" gave Fin
ger IA, Bushong Is and Parker 10 votes;
and "tne country" cast 22 votes for Fin
ger, 22d for Bushong and Al for Parker
On the second ballot "the city" gave
Finger Ia, Bushong IL and Parker IL
votes; and the country" cast 30 votes
for Finger, 22A for Bushong and 81 for
Parker.
On the third ballot "the city" gave
Finger 20 and Bushong IL votes; and
"the country" gave 26 votes tor Finger
and 20 for Bushong. Mr. Parker with
drew after the second ballot, and the vote
OF his precinct was cast for Mr.. Finger.
Mr. Finger was nominated, and the vote
shows him to have been as much the
choice of country" as OF "town."
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
On the first ballot, the "city" gave
Carlock 8, Wear 10 and Ayres 8 votes;
and the country cast 20 votes for Carlock,
IL for Wear and 10 for Ayres.
On the second ballot, the city gave
Carlock 8, Wear and Ayres 23 votes;
and the country gave Carlock 23, Wear Is
and Ayres ID votes.
On the third ballot, the city gave Car
lock z, Wear and Ayres "a votes; and
the country cast 20 for Carlock, for
Wear and 10 for Ayres.
On the fourth ballot the city voted for
Wear, 10 for Carlock and 20 for Ayres;
and the country, 2 for Wear, 82 for Car
lock and ] 8 for Ayres.
There was little change from this on
the fifth, sixth and seventh ballots. On
the eighth ballot, the city voted for
Wear, ia for Carlock and 2o for Ayres;
and the country, 33 for Carlock and i6 for
Ayres.
The ninth ballot showed gain of s for
Carlock, l from the city and from the
country.
On the tenth ballot, the city voted IS
Tor Carlock and 2l for Ayres; and the
country ~ for Carlock and IL for Ayres.
Mr.. Callock was nominated to oppose
Mr.. Bowlin on the eleventh ballot, and
the dark-lantern candidate will have
difficult task to show from the record
that Mr.. Carlock does not owe his nom
nation to "the country"
On the first ballot, the city gave
Swayne Is votes, and King 20 votes; and
the country 26d for Swayne and IL for
King.
The second ballot showed gain OF s
for Swayne, all from the country. The
third ballot was practically the same as
the second, and so was the fourth and
nth. On the sixth ballot Swayne gained
4 votes over his original strength. On
the seeenth he gained l more. On the
eighth ballot Swayne received 22 votes
from the city and ~ from the country.
and King IL from the city and % from
the country. Swayne was the nominee.
and but for his country support would |
not have been.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR |
on the first ballot the city voted 20 for
Murray and l3d for Elliston; and the |
country q for Murray and Il for Ellis.on.
On the second ballot Murray was
elected, receiving 20 votes from the city |
and Al from the country.
FOR DISTRICT CLERK
on the first ballot, Taylor received IL
votes from the city and ~ from the
country, and was unanimously nominated
on the second ballot.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
For eight ballots the contest between
Ferguson and Boyd stood about IS to 40,
the city giving the former about two
thirds OF its vote, and the country giving
"a for Boyd to 20 for Ferguson. Ferguson
was made the nominee on the seventeenth
ballot, and If any man can be said to be the
especial preference OF the city, Ferguson
Is the mani but even he ran only about
votes behind Boyd in the country, and
could not have been nominated but for
his country" support from beginning to
end OF the long contest.
The contest for those Offices about
which most is said has been given. II
sither town or country has cause TO com
plain, 1t Is not the country. 1t suits
Mr.. Bowlin's purpose TO tell the people
hat "bankers'i dictated the nominations
If the Democracy In Tarrant county, but
he facts "a they are shntuu h.r thn au.nroa