Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-11


etruction OF the state Of Texas.
Resolved, 2, that the delegates Of this ward
b. Instructed to exert every thnft IN Wt t
power TO secure the nomination OF Proi' Ooliier
b said ONCE
A resolution was offered indorsing
Hon. A. w. Terrell as candidate Tor the
United States senate, but II was tabled.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
PRECINCT (rHIRD WARD FORT woRTn) .
The Third ward primary convention
met yesterday at Boaz' school-house. Inc
meeting was called to order at 100 p m
by Col. A. j. Chambers.
Upon motion w. b. Tucker was MADE
chairman and w. u. Woodson secre-
tary. The following resolutions were
adopted;
we and each Of us, participants IN the
Third ward primary convention, ple1ge
ourselves 10 vote for the nominees OF tne
Democratic party to be made on the ioin
OF July, ssG, and that we VIII 90 al III
our power TO secure the election OF the
entire Democratic ticket.
On molten delegates were elected sepa-
rately and a motion 60 vote by ballot was
carried. The delegates elected were A..
j Chambers Geo. Carnesi DR.. X. MAT
kin, o. s. Kennedy, w. j. Boaz, W. d.
Tucker, Sr., Zane Cetti.
Alternates, Jno. r. Ginocchio, l.. b..
Slauter, +. II. Harrington, u. NJ. Brown,
W. H. Taylor, Jim Nelson and BOD Arm
strong.
A motion to reiterate two. thirds rule In
convention was carried.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, that the delegates from this
| (the Third ward primary convention are
duly instructed to act with the delegates
| 10 the county convention from the
commissioners and justice precincts,
and that they ore instructed to
nominate precinct officers for justice OF
the peace, constable and county commits
! slOner.
The convention then adjourned fine
die.
PRECINCT 20, FOURTH WARD, FORT WORTH
Promptly ct O'Clock yesterday large
number of the Democrats OF the Fourth
ward OF this city assembled at the Thorn
ton school-house for the purpose OF hold
ing their primary convention. Maj H..
NJ. YanIundt called the meeting TO order,
and upon motion DR.. a. p. Brown was
made permanent chairman.
-Four nominations for secretary were
made and Stuart Harrison aud o, M.
Kerns had tie vote OF the house. Upon
motion both gentlemen were requested
TO act, and consented.
The Fourth Ward Democratic clubroll
was then called, and all present who
had not signed and desired doing SO,
under the pledge to support the
nominees OF the Democratic conventions,
were Invited to come forward Quite a
number responded and all the names
were read and responded TO 80 far as the
parties were in the house.
The chair announced the house ready
for the business OF electing seven dele
gates TO the county convention July 10,
next.
Amid some little confusion twenty
seven nominations for delegates were
made and placed upon the sChool-house
blackboard. A motion was carried that
the election be by ballot aud choice be
made only upon majority vote
The first ballot was prepared and cast.
Messrs. Brooks and Ross were appointed
tellers TO count the votes, The ballots
were cast only as the names OF those who
had pledged themselves by signing the
club roll were called out. This method
consumed one and half hours on the
first ballot, and before the result was an.
ubhuANh illt lhlllliA lubIlbn WAS ltNhAfNlAl'
cred relative TO the majority vote.
resolution was then unanimously passed
that the first seven names of nominee,
having the highest number of votes b,
chosen rs the delegates; and nomineel
receiving the next succeeding highes
votes should be made alternates.
II was then announced that l0l vote
had been cast. The first six receiving
/ bfohgaf M Van
Zandt, John A. Thornton, j. #. Tatum
NJ. d. Lloyd, G.. b. Daggett and A. =
Brown. j. II. Field and d. w
Humphries, seventh and eighth re
spectyely on the tickets, had tie vote
A division of the house on this tie wal
taken and Mr.. HUMPHREYS was declared
to be the seventh delegate. The sever
alternates were then announced as fol
lows j. IL. Field, Stuart Harrison, l.
W. Cruce, w. w. Trippet, o. M. Kern
4 ~, Darcy and 7. j. Bowdry. Tn
. election was then made unanimous.
? A committee OF i've on resolutions wa
4 appointed by the chair, the followin
) gentlemen being selected; Messrs
9 HUMPHREYS, Martin, VanZandt, Boyd an
Finch, Jr. Their report being called FOL
} the following was presented;
/
b by the chairman Of the Demoora'ic INVENTION
this day hold In and for the Fourth ward OF Oh
city OF Fort Worth, for tho purpose OF aeleotin
delegates to the Democratic convention TO u
= held In the bald city Of Fort Worth ON the l5i
y inst, recommend that the said delegates go
y said county convention uninstructed ana IN
trammelod.
We recommend that the delegates TO N
!. county convention from all the voting boxes
THIS iuHtioo's precinct hc requested 10 join wit
. our dclega cs In the selection of two oandidat,
for Justice Of the peace, and one candidate 70
constable, for this precinct, and that the dele
gn'en from all the boxes In this commlasiOnel
precinct DO requested 90 join our delegates
Z The resolution was unanimously adop
v ed, and the convention adjourned sin
/. die.
|. PRECINCT NO, G--ARLINGToN.
4 Special TO the Gazette
= ARLINGTON, July l0.--For the pas
!. week local politics We're pretty hot, II b,
}. coming an open contest between IN
o Wellbon and Furman factions, In the e,
h element OF which other political matter
Il faded Into inslgnlhcance, both faction
q however, being solid for George "
Finger for representative aud l.. II. Ia,
Is Tor for district clerk, II was evldel
4. from the first that the Furman faction WI
% largely In the majority, aud was full
evluced by the election OF full set
n Furman delegates to-day The prlmai
n met at the academy at o'clock to-ds
Il aud was called TO order by Precin
y Chairman VIM Zimmerman, who WI
made permanent chairman NJ. t. Bn
le son was elected secretary.
A The convention then proceeded 20 ba