Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-19
NO NOMINATION.
The Fight Over Throckmorton's Sue
cessor Not Ended Yet--It Will Be
Continued at the Polls,
( ~ Nae Ballots Taken with Pickett
70 81, When The Convention
~; e'ourns Sine Die.
Pickett an az Till 30 the Only oandi.
datea 70 the People IN the
November Election.
OPENING OF Tm SECOND DAY

OPENING OF THE SECOND DAY.
Special to the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX, Aug. lS,--It lacked but
little OF midnight whom the convention
came to a close Of first days work. The
vote on the sixth ballot as given In yes
terday's GAZETTE showed that OF the 10
votes, Hare had received "a, Pickett 80.
and Barrett 10. This was the way the
first ballot stood and the succeeding
i've showed no change. Despite the late.
ness Of the hour and the fact that nearly
everybody was weary with the days
work. II was long past midnight before
the majority Of congressman-makers
SETTLED DOWN TO SWEET RErosE.
There was q vague feeling OF uncer-
tainty and dread among the adherents of
both the principal candidates Rumors
of treachery were rife, and no man felt
safe as to what the morrow would bring
forth. Men congregated In little knots
about the verandah Of the Oatman House,
headquarters for all the factions, and dis.
cussed the situation till the "wee sma'
hours" II required fifty-three votes, or
to be precise iity-two and two-thirds, to
nominate, Hare and Pickett were almost
NECK AND MICK,
the former leading by only two
votes, and unless big break
was made, the prospect OF an indehni o
tie-up was very fiattering.
Something was expected TO drop, and
1t did. Before the convention met this
morning 1t was known that the Cooke
county delegation had decided on a
change of programme. According TO in
structions they had cast the eleven votes
OF the county for Judge Barrett the pre-
ceding night.
| BARRETT wITHDRAws.
| When Chairman Sparkman, rosy and
smiling, let fall his gaYel and announced
that the convention was ready for another
days business and ordered Secretary
Geers TO proceed with the roll-call of the
seventh ballot, all interest conferred on
| Cooke.
eight for Pickett snd three for Hare
responded the spokesman, and the yells
OF the Pickett contingent were long and
loud. The Grayson men looked glum
Was Cooke county really for Pickett? Ii
seemed incredible That was merely
done to brighten the Hare men, but nc
such scht me could be worked on them
The meIftaat were sent there from old
Grayson were pretty smooth people them.
selves, and the "ways that were dark and
the;tricks that were vain" couldn't begin
f, 10 drive them
OFF THE TRACK.
On the ninth ballot they plucked up a
little courage as the vote Of Cooke was
called out. Seven and half for Pickett
and three and a half for Hare,
gain OF a half vote for
the latter. Montague had also quit cast
ing one of its seven votes for Barrett,
giving to Pickett and 8 10 Hare. With
these exceptions there were no changes
for a long while, the vote standing
Pickett, 4l5; Hare, $40. Grayson stood
| like stone wall, and the grand old
county, through her authenticated
spokesman, Tom Crooks OF Denison, an
swered every time, "ls votes for Hare. 4"
Denton and Wise
NEVER FALTRRRD IN THEIR SOLIDARITY
for Col. Pickett, the former giving him 10,
the latter II as regularly as the ballot
was taken. Colin invariably answered
and z. So things went on, Pickett
still leading by votes, till on the 22d
ballot b. Wilson Edgell cast the solitary
vote Of Wilbarger for Silas Hare, and
the roof of the courthouse came pretty
nearly going of. Things were
GROWING DECIDEDLY INTERESTING.
The status was, Pickett 400, Hare 3SA
Now 1t was the turn Of the Pickett meu
to look sad, and that they were little
ratified was plainly perceptible.
Again the monotonous roll call was
sounded, Collin was called, and as
j. II jenkins arose and said II was time
to break the monotony OF the I
vote---each had been getting seYen-men
leaned eagerly forward, and a painful
silence relgned "Mr. Chairman, 10
break this cruel sameness, Collin casts
seven votes for Hare and seven for Pick
ett." II was the cruelest sell ever per
petrated on convention, and the
laughter and cheering were tumultuous.
A number of other ballots were taken
without change, when DR., Lair, yener
able delegate from Colin, arose with q
motion that after two more ballots were
had II there was no change 10 SIMPLY
quilt, turn the candidates loose and
LKT THE BEsT MAN WIN
before the people. Immediately
there was an uproar. Calling Q
delegate TO his seat, Chairman Sparkman
made an impassioned speech against tht
motion. He said the claims Of Democ
racy were paramount 10 the prefermen
OF any Of the men who were aspirants Z
congress. AS for himself his persona
preference for Judge Hare was wen
known, but he did not let that Influence
him. They had been sent here for pur
pose, and were In duty bound 10 the PEG
Die not TO leave till that purpose haS
been accomplished.
ADJOURNED FOR DINNER,
The last ballot before Adjournment To-
dinner, the twenty-ninth, told the SAINT
old tale. The convention was locke'
aud the conviction was becoming genera
that II was hopeless case.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The proceedings Of the afternoon wer
: mostly OF an oratoricai nature. After IN
thirtIeth ballot, which revealed nothing
new, smith OF Denton moved In the inter
eat Of harmony that the convention ais
solve itself and relegste the matter 70 ~
, people in their primaries.
! This produced much talk.