Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-16

resolution was adopted limiting the mum.
Der Of delegates 90 the Galveston copven.
ton to two. Cspt. Ed Duggon and II. q.
Fisher, Esq We're elected delegates. A.
j. Baker, chairman, was added TO the
number OF delegates The convention In
suucted against Swain and IN favor OF |
y. M Roberts. DR., Yandall was unani- |
mously Endorsed for representative from |
this district. j. N. +. CrRmer was
elected chairman Of the Demo- |
cratic executive committee with
power to appoint other members
OF the committee. Judge Joseph Spence,
Jr., James Upton and j. N. z. Cramer
were elected delegates 10 the congress
sional convention. z. N Ions, j. w.
Timmins and NJ. II. Erkine were elected
to the senatorial convention. No In
struotions were given TO congressional or
senatorial delegates A resolution was
offered TO instruct the delegates TO cast
their votes for Ross, as between
Swain and Ross. A substitute for
this resolution was passed TO instruct the
delegates to vote for Roberts for gov
crnor. The prevailing sentiment OF the
convention seemed to be strongly OPP
posed TO both Ross and Swain. The eel
egates were instructed to use all honora-
BILE means TO secure the nomination OF
Walter Acker for encouragement and
John u. Mccall for comptroller.
ALLIANCE BARBECUE AT HUBBARD CITY.
Special to the azette.
HUBBARD CITY, TEX, July 15.-To-
day lnaugurated the three days session
OF the county Farmers alliance held at
this place. IL was celebrated by grand
picnic given by the local alliance and
local lodge Of knights OF Honor. Six
thousand people were present and the
provisions made for their entertainment
proved ample for the immense crowd.
There was plenty OF cake and PIE as well
as substantial bread and meat Hubbard
made herself name by her hospitality.
Plenty OF county candidates were on
hand but none for state offices. Prof. G.
l.. WATSON Of Johnson county and NJ
Cummins of Corsicana spoke.
TERRELL AND MARTIN AT WACO.
! Special 10 the Gazette
WACO, TEX, July l5,--Hon. A. w. Ter
rell browsed his mule here again to-day.
Hon. Marion Martin also put In an APP
} pearance about the same hour (eaily this
morning., and both remained until 1920
p. m when they left for Hllsboro, where,
it is understood, they will speak to-mor-
row, anticipatory Of the Hill county con
vention, which meets Saturday. The
+ Terrell men In the city are rather grueful
to-day, they were so sat down upon in the
3 ward meetings last night. 1t is pretty
Z, safe to assert that this county will not
, instruct for any asplrant for the United
{ States senate.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette
5 PARIS, TEX, July l5.--The Democratic
! convention met to-day az IL O'Clock FOL
|, the purpose OF nominating senator fol
+. the Thirty-frst district, Fannin, Lamar
2 and Red River counties. Mr.. w. A.
= Bridges was elected chairman pro tenn
and W. I. Burdette secretary. II. b
: Sample said there were two sets Of dele.
: gates from Red River county. He moved
for both delegations to be admitted, but
/ for them TO cast but the county vote. Mr.
9 Massenberg moved as Il substitute that
: both be admitted to the temporary organ
ization OF the convention. j. G. Dudley
D moved that committee on credentials b,
1 selected to settle 1t, DR., Pat Clark sale
D he came as a delegate OF the Democ
racy and did not admit that there
Y were two delegates. ii. b. Wrigh
said he represented the other delegation
and wished to be heard before the com
mittee on credentials. S, M. Dude,
, and moved to that effect. Mr. II. ID
! Mcdonald of Lamar said the delegation
from Red River were not DESTROYS of be
ing represented In the committee OF ere
dentlals or the temporary organization
The substitute of Mr.. Massenberg wa,
voted on and got three for and foul
against Fannin and Lamar have selected
committee on credentials. After din
, ner the committee composed OF delegates
from Fannin and Lamar made two reports
on Red River county. The majority re
, ported favorably on the seating OF The
delegates sent by the Democratic con
, vention and the minority IN favor of those
,, sent by the Swain convention.
GLEN ROSE PRIMARY,
I Correspondence of the Gazette.
GLEN RosE, TEX, July l2.-The pre-
cnct convention met at the courthouse
y Saturday morning. 1t was rumored tina
/ the alliance and temperance council pro
I posed to take charge of the convention
, and secure the nomination OF their owl
delegates. Acting on this information, Q
, portion Of the farmers and townspeoplt
put out a ticket and advised the eXecu
/ tive committee to hold an election in
stead OF general convention. WheI
. the other factions saw the ticket they
. held caucus and Endorsed a ticket con
sisting of temperance and alliance men
Considerable interest was manifested at
the day advanced, but everything closed
I tremendously with close contest, oul
! with lost day to the opposing factions
The county convention will be held on
the 18th, and there appears now to be 0
majority In favor Of Col Swain for gov
J ernor.
NAVARRO COUNTY CONVENTION.
, Special to the Gazette,
CoRsIcANA, TEX, July l5.-The county
convention, which came of to-day, was
the most tumultuous ever held in Navarro
county but after settling down TO work
! ii instructed the delegation TO vote for
Marion Martin for governor while his
Z name was before the state convention
There were no instructions for lieutenant