Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-12

swan OF wise county, ~ Is understood
Is an advocate Of leaving the lease quee
ton out Of the platform. He was valan
lease-law man heretofore, and is
A GOOD wEATHKR-cocK
to show which way the wind is blowing
The Hon. j. N. Browning OF Mobeeti'
is member Of the platform committee
] He Is much pleased at the turn o.
affairs. lie hopes the free4grass mer
will be able TO keep out lease plank
which he will consider victory for the
free-grass principle. II was asserted on
the flor q the convention to-day that
men who settled upon 60 acres inside OF
leases would turn loose hundreds OF cat
tie on the leased lands around them, and
that conflicts Of sale and lease similar TO
this instance were constantly arising, and
that the effect was thai millions of dollars
invested IN stock interests was leaving
the state. There seems 10 be no settled or
DEFINED POLICY
promulgated by any of the candidates that
looks like practical solution OF the ques-
ton, but all agree that the present law ia
n failure. The feeling that there
can be no harmony or success in
mixed system of lease and sale Is crystal
lzlug, and advocates Of an absolute lease
of the West is 1t only for grazing pur-
poses, and that II should either be sold In
small tracts or leased Internationally for
a long term OF years. They point TO the
effects of the recent drought to substan-
u ne their claims, and say the state will
constantly be called upon 20 help settlers
who are foolish enough TO embark In ag
ricuiural pursuits ia that section From
pIa 81 oil Ias u. hal
CLEANED that the present lease law is
doomed.
sTuNG by A sTINGAREE.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. liza dele.
gate from Washington county, named
Haynes, was stung, while bathing at the
beach tonight, by "stlngaree" or a
Portuguese man-of war" He was
brought in in an almost insenslble condi- |
ion TO a tent In the hotel yard, where be |
seemed to be resting easy shortly after
yard. II Is said that there is no real dan.
,er IN the sting of this insect or llsh, but
hat II stupefes the senses with its poison.
Those who seem TO know say Mr.. Haynes
viii be all right tomorrow.
Majority AND MINOBITY REPo RTs.
peclal to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE com
nlttee on platform aud resolutions is
eady to report. 1t had rather stormy
cssion this afternoon, during which the
and plank was discussed This com
lttee viii present majority and a mi
orlty report. The majority report will
c signed by about two thirds OF the com
littee, and will contain plank favoring
he unconditional lease OF those parts OF
he public school lands that are deemed
NIT for agricultural purposes. No
ctual settler will be allowed
D trespass Inside the bounds of the
'nds thus leased. It will also favor the
,asing of the remaining agricultural part
the public lands for short terms, with
n adjudication clause somewhat similar
D the provisions of the present law.
The minority report VIII assert the
me .ho1ored doctrine Of settlement of
lc country, and favor iuiicious use OF
10 lSnds set apart for educational pur- .
oses, but will not contain O word about !
'aslng the school lands. j. N. Browning
Mobeetie will try to engineer the
Minority report through the convention. /
A CUTTING ARRAY.
pocial to the Gazette
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE |
lemc Of conversation at this hour, 10 D. /
l., Is a cutting ARRAY az the Beach hotel,
rowing out OF the bitter feeling between
no Ross and Swain meu. Ed. T. Hams
or OF Austin, ed tor of the Texas Law
eyiew, for Ross, and L. Breeding of
oekwall county, for Swain, met end be
an talking about their respective favor
es The discussion grew warm and
Zen hot, when, Breeding taking umbrsge J
some remark of Hammer, assaulted
I'm with a pocket-knife, cutting his
lroat. II was at tlrst thought the
ound was fatal, but careful examine
on shows II not TO be dangerous. A
rowd quickly gathered around the {
man aud his antagonist and 1t I
'oked squolly for time, the excitement |
eing highs but the matter was soon q
uieted Everyone deprecates the, q
'ouble very much II would be impos. {
bile to give correct version Of exactly
ow the alteration came about before a !
idicial investigation, there being con !
letting statements.
REAGAN VS., ROSS
pecial TO the Gazette. |
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. IL. lit is said |
nd freely stated tonight and meets no I
enial that Martin Will vote for Ross as
Oun ~ ~ btcOHeS apparent tnht Martin
as no chance 10 be nominated. This I
MS caused new link Of policy to be
dopted by the an l-Ross II en-, which Is \
tanned after the Garfield nomination.
he sentiment of the convention il op-
osed to dark-horses, and to avoid this
bjectlon, when the first ballot Is taken
ir, Dudley Of Lamar, without. placing
i'm In nomination, will cast one vote for
ohm IL Reagan for governor. On the 1
econd ballot Lamar county will cast It's
all strength, eleven votes, for Reagan.
IN the third ballot Anderson county,
,oagan's home, Smith county and other
astern Texas delegations Will Join the
ieagan vote, and then break from Cid
ings, Breckenridge and Swain is
expected to follow rapidly, when
! Is said the Ross delegates viii desert
im and
JOHN II, REAGAN
vii be nominated easily, Some of the
vain men oppose this, for they argue
hat the others in the combination do not
Fer Swain, who, since hts spe CHI to-day,
) deemed the strongest OF Ross oppo-
ents, fair chance, They think it but
light that the Giddmgs, Breckenridge and
lartin men should tIy Swain and believe