Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-03
RATHER BREEZY.
A Serious Split Between the Laborers
and Producers Farmer and
Knight Disagree.
The knights Want the New Party TO
Adopt Their Platform The Farm.
ers Seriously object.
~, wing openly on the state Alliance
jerome Keerby 10 be tho Nominee
for Congress.

The convention OF "laborers and pro.
ducers,n which began its labors IN this
city Thursday afternoon, adjourned yes
terdsy morning at ] O'Clock Adding an
ether to the list OF midnight conferences
which promise TO mako Daggett hall his
toric.
The cause for this lengthy session
seems 90 have been
HEATED wRANGIE
between the s'laborers" and the "pro-
ducers." Laborers Young and Chambers
OF Cleburne, and some others, proposed
the adoption of platform with reference
to land ownership, extremely radical Ia
its nature. In fact II contemplated gov
ernment ownership Of land, with merely
an individual right to occupancy. Tnis
was putting 1t rather strong for the
t'produceran and the plank was nban-
doned. Then It was proposed TO pro-
hibit foreigners from acquiring title to
land this also failed OF Endorsement. The
rext fight occurred over the amount OF
land which Que person should be allowed
to own. The newcomers Ia The state
thought 1t should be limited 20 l60 acres,
while the old Texans argued that In the
West 500 acres was the least on which
even an anti. mouopolist could live ard
prosper. This weighty difference was
never adjusted. The breach which fol-
lowed was OF far graver nature, being
THE FIRST CLASH
between the Farmers alliance aud the
Knights OF Labor. The Representatives
OF the latter wanted TO adopt the knights
OF Labor platform as the platform ON
49, "a ton "a
this the alliance men entered an em-
pnatic demurrer, although one or two OF
them went over 10 the knights. The
Greenbacllers sided with the Knights and
the Prohibitionists went with the ALI
ance, thus creating almost an equal diyls.
ion. II being evident that harmony was
! impossible either In the election OF
ticket or the formation OF 4 platform, the
convention adjourned TO reasonable al
! Cleburne, August 10. The Significance OF
! this action grows out Of the fact that the
Grand State alliance meets at Cleourne
August 10.
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS
! received good deal OF attention In the
meeting. Laborer Young of Cleburne,
editor Of a Knight 0f Labor organ, Is
already announced for congress, and 1t
was generally believed shat he would be
i indorsed The convention failed TO make
any Endorsement, but relegated the mat.
ter to the Cleburne conference. A de-
csiye majority favored the candidacy OF
Jerome Kearby OF Dalles, aud IL may be
stated almost II not quite positively that
be win be the nominee Of "the Peoples
party for congress without opposition,
save from the Democratic party
! THE PURPOSE
OF the adjournment to Cleburne Is TO
! attempt to form a combination with the
Grand State alliance and get its lndorse-
ment OF the state ticket. The knights OF
Labor will send as many delegates as
possible to this meeting who are Nom.
bers OF both orders, and hope TO defeat
} the wing which is opposed to politics IN
| The alliance.
! THEIR CHOICE.
A great many possible candidates were
suggested for the governorship. TIL,
Prohibtionlsts pressed Marion Martin a.
the most available man, and succeeded
in winning to him large majority of th'
delegates.
, LOCAL CLUBS,
: The leaders OF the Peoples party ar,
not idle. Arrangements are being mad'
: for the organization OF clubs all over thu
bOuubiys AuC hiHh iiONtAhthb VI thh
character was inaugurated by carpen
tiers who belong TO Knights OF Labor
e Wednesday night they organized club
r At first II was decided TO name II ate
I. the father OF his country; this suggeste'
e a brilliant idea TO wag In the meeting
+ who proposed the title of "The Littl
Hatchet," an instrument mucl
3 in use among carpenters, whicl
was adopted amid yociferoH
/. applause. Another club was organized
last night aud one will be organized to
9 night on the Southside.
: sPLINrgRs.
! II Is gently limited that our worth.
: mayor, Laborer Broiles, has congressional
: aspirations.
Two well-known attorneys Of this cit
! were constantly In attendance at the SEES
sions OF the laDorers and producers.
Justice Zinn will formally annonnc
his candidacy for reelection to-morrov
as an 'Independent.n The other pre-
i clnct candidates VIII accept the nomlna
( tions made Thursday night.
' Ben Evans, nominee for constable, doe
/. not live ia this precinct. Here's dc
cided rub.
#Laborer Broiles attended a meeting 0
The colored Knights last evening.
/. The candidate for county commissions
Is Mr.. l.. II. White, an old settler and
4 farmer, who belongs both 70 the alliance
| and tho EufOhta