Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-11
THE CONVENTION.
Thomas R. Bonner is Elected Tempo
rary Chalrmau--The Vote Not
a Test Of Ross Strength.
Col. wyane 60 BE Repotted by the Com.
mlttee on Organizs iIon as Per.
manent Chairman.
SWANS Frirnds Are Working like Beavers
He Is Second Ia the Raee-~Jennings
aud collier Gettiug There.
rHw CLANS GATHERING.

Fhh CLANS GATHERING.
Special TO ne Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. i0.--The state
convention was supposed to meet to day
at - O'clock Before that time the vi.
entity OF the Beach hotel was crowded.
All the street cars bore the legend tro
the Convention" and they were ali
ialomed. There was bright sun shin
ing, the beach was white aud glistening,
and a aeayy breeze tame in from over
the water and swept through the many
opened windows OF the great rink balld.
Ing where the coming battle takes place.
1t is only stones throw from the hotel
and is reached by almost every car-lino
in the city. II is a queer riece of archi.
lecture, bat is large enough and strong
enough TO hold the bowling mob that
fills IL,
INSIDE THE HALL
IL is revelation. IL is about 8OO
by 100 feet, and its walls and ceiling are
strung and ribboned from one end 10 the
other. Across the ceilings are streamers
and fringes of white, pale blue and vel.
low Pinned AZ intervals along the walls
are Japanese psrasols, bolh neat and
gaudy. Loops Of dark blue trail their
slow length along, and the predominant
yellow is everywhere visible. Small flags
are numerous, aud swung from the cross
wires ore Chinese lanterns in plenty.
There are United States shields tackled at
intervals, and wherever something bright
could be nailed glued or hung on, Il was
there. ~ was almost duplicate Of the
stage commentator 10 the fashy present.
atlons OF the Mikado. The seating ca.
pacity OF the building is calculated at
1900. II was full. Every inch of avail.
able space on the mtin door was taken up
by the delegates; ell, that is, with the ex.
ception Of small strip near the walls.
where few ladies and sight.seers sat ii
out aud put in the time
TRYING TO NEAR SOMETHING.
The press people and the chairman and
secretary occupied an extensive
platform built across one end
of the hall Back OF them ON
raised benches were the Beach hotel
band. II was very good music that they
gave. The press is fully represented.
Every paper in the state has somebody,
and they all express very general DISCUS
at the "a fsyr6ack OF acoustic properties OF
the convention building. 1t was SO utterly
impossible to hear, the length of the hall
being SO great, that early IN the proceed.
ings the presiding officer moved into the
middle of the delegates and mounted a
table, He welded jet black
gavel with great force but not
much effect. When the representatives
OF the people had filed the benches it was
easy to see that there was war and storm
in the air. There has been 80 much eau
cussing, there are so many candidates
and there had been so much knitting and
attempted knitting, that everybody was
wrought up TO a pitch of excitement,
which had TO come out In yells. The en-
thusiasm was absolutely tremendous aud
each individual man was warming for
somebody 10 step on the tail of his coat
and he felt no hesitancy In making the
matter known II became apparent early
in the day that 1t was
ROSS AGAINST THE HOUSE.
The weaker candidates last night COM
blned and to-day presented an unbroken
front. There was general desire to feel
each others strength and the test was
waited foi anxlously.
AT 1880 pm. Bryan T. Barry, chair
man OF the state executive committee,
called the house to order. Will Lambert
Of Austin took his seat near him to at
tend TO the secretary's business. Rev. G.
w. Briggs, editor OF the Texas Christian
Advocate, delivered the following earnest
prayer;
THE PRAYER,
Almighty Sod, Tnou art the Lord OF lords and
king OF kings. Our little brief authority II
from Thee IL re as elsewhere must we say,
we have nothing that we have not received ana
Z L.aHn al gsg all nkaA NJ
all authority. II II meet ana right then that on
the threshold OF the high WORK We have To do,
we should pause and huinbly acknowledge
Thy sovereignty and reVercntI seek Thy favor.
. he Lord receive our united praises for the
OF the commonwealth. The people
In the person OF their represeu atlyes have
the men who for another term OF yeas shall
administer the Affairs OF state May the
Lord inspire the sentiment OF the DO ~;
may light fall upon II from every
may " be foupd when The work Is done that
only patriots have been chosen 10 the service
Of the people. Ipe Lord regard our counlry
Mas II DO long before We are called 10 turn our
ploWshares IN o swords Ae far as In US lies,
may we live 10 peace with. all nations. May
THIS prayer be the prayer Of al before Thee.
NAV IL 10 reyerenily offered and grRciously re
ceived. We ask In the name Of Jesus, the Re-
deemed Of men and OF nations, amen,
fic was uhbSHth w Win dttp hbttHtipu
except when some delegate on the rear
benches, probably under the impression
that the EIlaister was making q speech,
called wouder, londern
Mr. Barry then made an addresssoc-
cupyiug some fifteen minutes. lie con-
the party ON It's victory in the
last national election. They had fought
a hard fight aud they had won 1t hands
down. Twenty-Five years OF exile passed
and saw the Democratic party in the
place to which It's devotion TO the peo-
pies interests and steady adj
herence TO principle entitled
II. He indorsed the administration
OF Grover Cleveland, president Of the
United States lie was the right man In
the right place. lie saw his duty set be-
fore him and went u il with uu.aiterlng
feet. There were elements In all parties,
but those In the Democratic fold had
been unable 70 swerve the man who had
set his massive viii toward right. He
couuseled moderation In the cOnyen-
toms deliberations. They were there for