Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-16
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Correspondence OF tho Gazette.
hTEPnENNlilR, Tx, Sept. l8.-On
the II th inst, our county convention was
held and elected I've delegates and five
altornatos to the congressional conyen-
ton, which convenes at Abilene ON the
Esd inst. Our convention Endorsed the
pact career OF the Hon. y. w II. Lanhan
IN congress and Instructed rs delegates
TO the Abilene convention TO vote for his
re nomination to congress from this dis
trlct iirst, last aud all the time.
| Our county convention also elected
delegates TO the Thlrtieth senatorial and
Fortleth represent0tiyecony which
also convened here on tho llth inst The
| senatorial convention WAS called 70 order
/ at / $50 O'Clock y, m. by Chairman x. Il,
| Long, aud Effected an organization by
eleoting Hon W. NJ. Imboden Of Som
mervile county temporary and then per-
manent chairman, and " c. Thornton OF
Palo Pinto county secretary, with j g..
0'Brien Of Erath county assistant secre-
tary.
The appropriate committees were APP
| pointed and made reports. The commit
tee on credentials seated delegates, rep-
rGsonting 30 votes, as follows Bosque
county, ~ votes; frath county, l0t
Hood county, Palo Pinto. 6 aud Som
mervllle county 2 necessary for a choice,
25i votes. l.. N. Frank, J J, Ray and w.
A. King, senatorial candidates from
lGrath county, oil withdrew from the con-
test before the balloting began but the
friends Of j. j. Ray induced him 20 per-
init his name TO 70 before the convention,
The balloiing then began with Richard
Klmball Of Bosque county, j. III TraylOr
| a To- n ~
county, IN the neld contesting for the
senatorial donors. Some twelve OF
fiteen ballots were had and nc
choice was made between the candidate 90
before the convention, when L. N Franz
OF Erath county WIS placed before the
convention and received 20h votes lie
, promptly appeared before the,cOnyeution
: and asked permission 10 Dc heard, aud
> asked his name Withdrawn and said he
I was not candidate, that he had with.
drawn from the contest before the bgllot.
I ing began, IN good faith, and was not q
: candidate and did not want his name 10
10 before the convention nc all. lie wal
then Withdrawn and the contest continued
between Kimball, Ray and Traylor till
some eighteen ballots were had, when the
convention took recess for five minutes
Upon reas EN- bling two more ballots were
cast, with Ray, Klmball and Traylor in
the Held, without n nomination being
made. Ray WAS then withdrawn and H.
: II. Frank placed 10 nomination again and
nominated by reclamation as the standard
bearer Of the Democracy Of the .Thirtieth
senatorial district.
Messrs Anderson of Botquc, Shirley
Of Palo Pinto and KeysSr Of Efath we're
appointed committee Of three TO walt
/ 49, a fa.N A. ~ -
. nomination and invite him 10 appear be.
fore and address the convention
The senatorial convention then adj
iourned and the FOrtietb representative
district convention then convened, with
DR.. Doyle Of Hood county az permanent
chairman and J q, O'Brien OF Efaih
county ag secretary,
Hon. w l.. Mc0nughey Of Hood county
ana Mr.. -. Smith Of BOsque county were
nominated candidates for the egl lature.
The representative convention then ad.
l0ufned, peace aud harmony prevailing.
The whole work of the senatorial aud
! representative conventions were finished
by : o'clock pm.
An Interview WIN Dawss.
special 70 the Gazette.
WEATBERToRD, Tx, Sept. IA - Owing
70 the existence Of The new political par
" Ia this and adjoining counties, known
as the Peoples party, and ~ claimed
i by some 70 have cmRoated frem the secret
orders u The Fsfniere' alliance and
Knights Of Labor, 2Dd II being a we'll
snOwn fact that Mr.. s. o. Dawes, staie
lecturer apd organizer Of the Warmers
alliance, but nov Win The Texas Yarn
aud hsnch, who has done mere toward
ofRdnizing this order, aud who II cen-
ized secret political parties, your report.
81 learned sthis morning that he was
4 In the city, and made hls way 10
C1..ls4.Ad On BigkA Poe.