Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-13

swain, candidates. for governor, lion
hryan 7. Barrg and +. u. wheeler, candl.
dates for lleu'onant-governor Lieut..
Gov Gibbs Of Dallaa, candidate for con.
grc,si Hon NJ. Hall, candidate for
lsud commissioner; Prof. John Collier Of
Mansfield and Smith Rigsdalc, candidates
for superlntcndentpnhilc Instruction.
| ~ 10 O'Clock The procession formed on
| Bridge street and the public square,
I headed bv the WaXahachle Tromhonc
band and the Sdlamander Irn boys with
engine No. ! and one hose reel
Next came the county alliance on foot.
followed by the mayor end aldermen m
carriages. Then came the speakers and
escorts, followed by citizens in buaqles
and wagons, horseback and on foot. The
march was down lafayette street across
the bridge overto Bullard park. Mayor
H. A. DuBosc delivered an address Of
welcome, followed by Prof. John Collier,
who was listened TO with marked attcns
( ton.
He spoke Of tho necessity OF popularls.
ing education With the masses. He ar
Eutu NAV lhe sysiem inaugurated IN
could easily he erected with few i'm
poriant amendments ue also areucA
that 90 supplement- the present system by
federal aid, such as "a proposed
in The Blair bill, would be
Injurious. He opposed The passage OF
the bill for two reasons First, It placed
us in the attitude OF pensioners, second,
" tended TO Capitalization. He portrayed
the Importance % the Office OF snperln
tendent OF public instruction and argued
that the one nliing the position should be
woll quulined ~ master OF all grades from
TIE primaries through the university,
Next came Judge +, - Wheeler Of Ste
phens county, whose remarks wero Gag
erly dcvoured and often oheered. He
iayors the legislature controlling lncorpo.
rations, but wouldnot have them squeezed
out OF existence, making Il severe pen
atty for any president or board OF man
| ayers OF any railroad or other enterprise
Issuing wAtered stock or hoads. In 9th.
or words, no bonds should DO issued
above the amount ofactual cash invest.
cd, Hc advocated a law making a heavy
| penalty Tor any man, or body Of
men, to impede the running
OF trains, or destroy Log the property Of
any corporations In short, he Is In favor
OF enforcing the laws agaits. iucosphra-
tons the Same as individuals, and giving
given 10 individual property.
He ltyOrs aud argued ire adyisabnItv
OF utilizing convict labor In the manu-.
facture OF wagons, furniture, shoes, and
such other articles as would not interfere
with The other labOr of tho country.
Hon. BRYAN 7 Barry, Judge Whocler's
opponent fpt The nant.governotsalp,
next spoke. llis was a forclble Demo.
cratic speech, foil of wit and sound nrRu-
mcnts. The question Of negroes voting
IN the Democratic primary elections be-
Ing raised, he said that IN hls opinion
they should hot be allowed Ia vote.
'That II Is q wali-known fact that ne.
grees were .himust solidIy Republican,
Il aud TO allow them 10 vote IN Democratic
primqry elections would have bad
effect and iunuencc,n He argued that
where an objection was raised In Dom.
ocrntic convention, and the negro wen
/ known 90 DO Democrat, the convention
could, II they saw no, admit i'm, bat at
| the primary polls he feared that II would
create distrust 10 the result Of the elec.
ton" and argued that the Democratic
negroes could well afford TO let their
white friends make The ticket, and then
prove their democracy by voting II. lio
compllmented the Ellis county alliance
ior not having gone into politics MS an or.
ganizatlon, but urged them TO attend the
primary convention aud select good men
who would carry out the wishes OF the
people.
AT 1890 dinner was announced. After
dinner Hon. Marion Martin addressed the
alliance, urging them TO rally TO the
party, and II they wanted reformation,
TO begin az home, and not 20 out.
side for IL. Mr. Martin differed IRON the
9th 3r speakers 10 that he favored politics
IN the alliance, and In a humorous man
ner fidicnled those who took opposite
views OF the question. Then followed
lion. w, i. Swain IN a lengthy address
on the political lssues OF the day. lie
was listened to with unusual attention,
ana seemed TO take tho house by storm,
Many were converted who professed TO
be against him, and more than likely now
he VIII sweep Ellis. Hon. Barnett Gibbs |
came next, and being alone, he made |
grand effort TO take Ellis By force. He
was considerably stirred up over the |
postponement of the congressional con. |
ventlon OF Ellis county by the Demo. |
cratic executive committee He want q |
"a iair and square thing.n So did the
the committee when they decided 10 give
the other candidates chance.
Tug plpnlN phheeu on orderly ana quiet, |
without single accident. The band
dlscoursed fine music between speeches.
Az the conclusion Of Mr.. Gibbs speech,
w. NJ, Young Of Guide mounted the ros.
trum and wildly gesticuleting called for
an Indignation meeting 10 censure w. n.
Fears, chaifman OF the Democratic cxecu-
tive committee, for having postponed the
election OF congressional delegates 10 the
convention.
g. j. Harris, IN an eloquent manner,
made an earnest appeal 10 the people 10
suspend judgment aud give The other can.
didates a chance. There was no acton
taken.
coHYRIL FOR MARTIN.
special 70 the Gazette
GATFsULLE, Tx, July 12.--Out OF
the eight precincts IN Goryell county
Marion Martin carried them ali solidly
except No. !, and gu, o! 807 votes In
precinct Ross got only plurality OF