Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-17

aud howl at once ensued Master w
n. Price, Imagining that he was both
head and tail Of this spurious delegation,
sprang 10 his feet With 81 went To say"
-, but Just exactly what It was he
wanted TO say was never known, as the
chairman ruled him out Of order and
raped him 20 his seat. After a few min
utes Price again bobs up serenciy and
shouts "Not so fast, my lord.n The
chairman objected TO The epithet aud
/ stated that be was no lOfd.-Only chair.
man Of the convention, aud with another
series of raps with the gavcl induced the
young man TO subslde AT this point an
adjournment was had until half.past
O'clock.
On reassembling the committee on per-
manent organization reported. Mr.. X.
| G. Betty, Jr., Que Of the delegates, made
a motion that the convention listen 10 a
formal statement OF grl, vsnces from the
| rejected delegates from Springtown.
/ The motion was tabled, MIR. Hurst In
sisted that they should be- heard Judge
HarcouTt rose TO point Of order and Mr..
Hurst suggested that he might perhaps
get more order than he wanted. AT this
| junctufe Price once more bobbed up
and, waving q piece OF battered paper,
shouted wildly for Democratic rights and
privileges to be extended to his band OF
political renegades, woo had so vallanily
captured the Sprlngtown primary con.
ventlon. The chairman again pounded
for order, while Price continued to wave
his piece OF paper, and, with others IN
his endeavors to make himself heard,
spouted until his eyes stuck out like pot
legs. The chairman prevailed and at
once perfect uproar ensued, during
ttHhN nh I..I.. a..
with seven regular delegates, bulted amid
: the shouts and leers OF the crowd and
( betook themselves to the Knights OF
j Labor hall and conducted a convention
! TO their own liking. by these proceed
lngs It Is evident that the Democracy OF
this county Is still on top. Among the
2 boilers was James Hurst at one time
g rep esentative to the legislature from
I this county.
Q Afer quiet was restored the following
eighteen delegates We're elected TO IN,
Galveston conventions G. w. Akard, j
A. Kidd, A. j. Cunningham, Isom Gran
a I'll, j. g. Moore, II |. Carr, N M Den
4 uis, w, d. lrby A. b. Gilbert, j. l.
a Goforth, Nj. 7. Emanuel, Henry Miller
!, A. j. Hood, G. w McGehee, G. A. Nc
I. eau and j. i. llarcourt The delegate
, were Instructed to vote for w X Shan
~ non for commissioner OF the land onlc,
, as long as his name Is before the conyen
I tion, and 70 use all honorable means /,
~ secure his nomination. On test vote 1
A. was found that majority OF the dele
y gates favored Ross for governor an,
- Clint for attorney. general, and the dele
gates We're instructed TO bear this 4
mind, though no binding instruction
were giyens
The question Of making nomination
~ for county offices coming up, George A
" Mccall said he had heretofore not favore
= the idea, but considering the disanectlo
III of the rejected delegates here to-day
might be well to consider the matter
He also read the following secret clrcI
lar which had been handed him an
40 which speaks for itself;
ty wEArHERFoRn, TEX June 7, 1856 TO j. n
hes Y Blackwell; DEAR SIR "a secretary OF u
Nv lAboring meme convention, he d ON saturday,
an was Instructed TO reques your board OF trustee
ee OF communi y Of SuIing Creek, 10 act as judg
he and tellers of primary election TO be held
~ | August I, 1885, to determine which candida
w has received the highest number OF votes 4
to the respective oiices TO be filled IN Noyomb
We next
We The boxes OF said election are 10 be mndo
~ sam q Lemons. president, or the undorsgnG
Ite j, Spright smith, secretary, ~ POrter's IA
no south Main avenue, one door below Barthold
w. 1855, and there TO DO counted out In your pre-
N encc.
IN Please advise me, al your earliest c0nyo
N. fence, of your acceptance Of said trust
"a In case yOn raLn 1 act please suggest got
a reliable man that VIII serve, and greatly big
al Yours very truly, j. SFEt0Br SMITH,
lat He said he did not know exactly VIII
at tn meant, but he understood II to be
he movement towards putting out 70
at ticket by the secret order, and II such
he the case tho Democracy OF Parker count
he stand ready TO make square fight.
ey j. A Kidd favored a straight fight
Sc the Knights OF Labor and Farmers a
III lance should nominate candidates. Sl'
lie ney PickaTd gave rousing speed
ct severely denounclng the boilers from TIL
ur convention and from the party. Thong
y, prominent member OF the alliance,
to denounced all movements on their pa
towards politics, and lamented the con
c. promising attitude In which some all
OF ances have been placed. He was loud
1n applauded. 1t was finally decided thi
r. no nominations be made at this CONVEX
IL tion, but should IL become necessary
re do SO, the chairman Is authorized TO ca
Is convention for that purpose. Mr. VII
n VeVertte was reelected chairman OF th
In Democratic executive committee for tb
nd county, and the convention adjourno
lie subject 90 the call Of the chsirman.
IT. THE GAZETTE repor er strollcd over Z
j. where the boilers from the conventlo
II, were holding their meeting and learne
he that w. L. Daggett had been olecte
to chairman and Will Price secretary, an
he that quite number Of speeches had bee
70 made, and found II c.. Betty on the foe
sh 10 very enthusiastic speech. He said
,ir "Down with the intention to shut tn
CHI mouths OF the people," That he believe
n In letting dog howl while you pounde
him and asked whose mouth was shut "
IT. day, when some one exclaimed owl
On Prlce's.n Laughter He said he woul
u not vote for the Democratic nominee III
on less II exactly suited him; that he dldni
TN know whether the Democratic nomine
Id was Democrat or not; that he doubte
as that President Cleveland wa
lie la Democrat. The chairman the
Ist appointed committee after the motto
no was made and carried TO draft protef