Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-06
ARcnEn coUNTY coNyENTloN.


70 the state convention and DR.. G. Mayes
10 the congressional convention, with au-
thorlty 20 appoint proxies. The delegate
10 the state convention was instructed
fOr swain for governor, Lubbock for
treasurer and Mccall for comptroller.
4. NJ. COulsOn was elected chairman Of
the county Democratic convention.
resolution requesting the state seDa-
tor and instructlng the repre- sentative TO
use their Influence FIRST. last aud ell the
time 20 prevent the election Of A. W..
Terrell 10 the United States senate, and
TO support S. b MaxeY for the same po-
sition, was unanimously adopted.
The convention was the largest ever
held IN the county and was remarkably
Harmonious.
JypGE IIARE's DENIAL.
Special 10 the Gazette
SHERMAN, Tx, Aug b. Judge Hare
has printed q statement 10 the public de-
nying that he entered into any agreement
with friends Of Judge Garnctt OF McKin.
ncy, whereby mutual help was 10 be rem
dered ~ the expense Of Judge Head Of
Sherman, who IS a candidate against Gar
nett Tor the district iudgship.
The prospects Of Judge Hare for the
congressional nomination are the best OF
any candidate In the leld II Is whis
pered that Influences are at work TO effect
the denomination Of Throckmorton, and
there are some who think that Bill Davis
Of Gainesville ls yet In the ring
wELfBoRN Al CLEBURSE.
Special TO the Gazette,
CLEnuRNE, TEX, Aug 5,--Hon Oln
Wellborn addressed The citizens at this |
place aet night tremendous crowd |
was present. The large district court |
room was hlled aud even standing space |
could scarcely be- secured Mr.. Wellborn
Opened his remarks by asking that he be
accorded patient and fair hearing, say
ing that no had been attacked by his OPP
ponents, aud that common justice de-
manded that he be heard in his defense
before iudgmeutshnuld be passed upon
him nc considered the charges against
his record under these heads;
!. That no had done nothing while in
congress
=. That he was reckless In expenditures
Of the peoples money, and lastly, that
he was a monopollst.
- Welborn In reply 20 the 0rs,
charge snus"d the work both OF gem
eral aud local nature which had been nc
oompiished by him VIII lie IN cougres, and
especially his services In securing greater
mail ilciltCs and In pushing forward
enterprises which had for their object
she securing Of competing lines Of rail.
ROAD FOR the citizens Of Texas, and he
demon rated 20 the SAT- faction OF his
hearers that ne had been vigilant of their
rights and mindful Of their Interests
while be was their representative. la
reference TO the second charge, Mr.. Wei.
born showed that instead OF being reck-
less in voting for expenditures of public
money that lac had been careful and
painslaklng, aud In the Indian appropria-
ilon ON alone, through his efforts, there
was a saving, when contrasted with the
appropriation for the same purpose the
previous year, Of nearly $1,000 lie
denied and denounced as false the charge
made ny Nj. Gibbs that he had ever 70,
fused 10 consent TO u plan proposed by
Gov rhrockmorton whereby II saving Of
$500 600 could have been made by adopt
ing The plan VI all wing United States of.
ncers TO perform the duties now deyolv.
ing upon the civil officers In reference TO
the Indiana, Mr.. WellboTn further
showed that no such amendment to
the bin was ever offered by
Gov, IhrOckmurton or any
one else, When Mr.. Wellborn
came 70 reply TO the last charge, VIZ that
he was a mOuopolist, all the aroused fire
and energy OF his nature seemed TO have
been depleted upon his expressive coun-
tenapce, aud In u deliberate yet deter.
mined manner h0 pronounced the charge
absolutely and emphatlcally false MIR.
W0llbon showed that no had been al
along The lay, terata enemy of monopoly
In all Of It's disgulses lie showed his
course in op losltion TO the protective
tarif aud the national banking system,
two of the worst forms Of monopoly, and
remarked that SO far Us Mr. Gibbs Lublic |
utteraucos disclosed, his lips were her.
metlcallY sealed In reference 10 these
evils Mr., Wollbon defended his course
IN reference to Ia bill FOR increasing the
capital stock of q Fort Worth national
bank, upon the ground that while he was
unalicrably opposed 10 the national bank.
ing System, yet as the system was estab-
llshed aud had not as yet been destroyed,
he thought II his duty to allow his people
to reap the ben, 1ts, as they had 20 endure
the curses Of this system. Mr., Welborn
successfully attacked Gov, Gibbs record
In reference to corporations, ana
showed that Mr.. Gibbs only favored
corporate powers being granted 10
railroads and telegraph companies. aud
only 10 these In cases where there
was an extraordinary combination OF cap
ital,
MIR Wellborn's reply to Gibbs attacks
up0n him was powerful In his Own vlndl-
cation, aud at the same time witherlng in
is sarcasm and eloquent in It's douuncla-
lion OF Gibbs futile efforts to mlslead
and mlsrepresont him before the people
OF this district. Mr. WOllborn closed his
magnificent address with a grand tribut,
10 the Democratic party, saying that n,
for his devotion TO the principles OF this
party, 10 was TO be stricken down, h
was ready for the blow aud would bow
his head In willing sacrifice for such priu
olples, lmhuod as he was with the proud
consciousness that no had fought good
fight and had kept the faith.
ONO DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION,
ColrMnUs, Quo, Aug 5.--The Demo
cratc state convention mot yesterday.
kN'G0v, Johnson Hagood was cleoted
permanent chairman Considerable In
t,rest had been felt as t. the action of
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