Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-26
AS GOOD ASA SIDE-SHOW
-FOUR Hundred Delegates Represent
the Texas Republicans The Up
roar Heard All Over the State.
The Colored Brethren See Who Can
Yell Loudest--The white Brethren
Think There is Too Much Negro.
hosenthal OF Fsyette IL Made Permanent
Chairman and tho Day Is spent in
wraDgIing.
Special to the Gazette.

| "oNVi AhA.t aug. Eo.---GrOups of men
wearing blue ribbon badges In their coat
iappels, began to congregate about the
Garland opera-house early this morning
fhey were delegates to the state conveu.
ton OF the Republican party, called ~
meet here to-day. AS they passed IN and
out many faces could be recognized AZ
belonging TO men whose names have been
familiar TO the public as federal officials
IN Texas for many years Col. ]. G. he.
Gress OF Austin attracted general atten.
ton. Col. j. G. Bigger OF Dallas. ok.
United states district attorney, was on
baud, placid aud genial. So also
was Judge Russell OF Beaumont.
who gave Charlie Stewart tilt for con-
gress. MIN Norton OF Dallas, "the son
OF his iather," looked as confident as
though ne scented Republican victory
IN 'sS. Mr., Lyon, the wealthy lumber
king OF sherman, came along. He was
pointed as the possible nominee for gov.
ernor. He Is fine looking man and said
10 De very popular. Ex-Posimasters
Johnson OF Houston and Donaldson az
sherman were In one group. In fact
there were number who are recognized
IN their respective localities as leading
lights OF the party. Then there were men
OF lesser note and number Of colored
delegates. Such men as Judge Evans OF
waco, August Belknap Of San Antonio.
JUDGE A, b. Norton OF Dallas, Webster
Flanagan OF Henderson aud S. II. Russell
OF Denison We're conspicuous by their alb.
sence. Judge Evans was called TO San
Antonio suddenly and is sick there. Mr..
Belknap was said to be in Waco last
night, but the report was canard He
Is In California, as is also Judge Norton.
Nobody seemed TO know whether Mr..
Flanagan would come out or not. The
visitors sauntered into the opera-house.
which 10 handsomely decorated with flags
On the stage are two life-size pictures OF
Lincoln and Garfield. AS preliminary
to the convention
THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
was called to der ut 1880 O'Clock by
Col. j. @. DeGress, who was chosen tenn.
porery chairman. AT this inncture a
colored member OF the committee moved
to clear the room Of all not members OF
the committee, reporters included. This
was carried, snd the CT. wd and reporters
! retired. The committee then proceeded
to business. Fifteen members of the
committee responded to their names, as
follows:
First senatorial district, T. j. Russell;
Third district, Charles MONTGOMERY
Fourth, w. +. Worshami Fifth, James Nc.
Dowell; Eighth, Lock Mcdaniel; Ninth.
III. ID Johnson; Tenth, j II. Washington;
Thirteenth, j. T. Shermack; Fifteenth, A
Zadek; Sixteenth, T. C. Byrne; Seven.
teenth, d. A. Robinson; Twenty-first, w.
l.. Booth; Twenty-second, George A.
y Brien; Twenty-thrd, j. p. Osterhout.
Those districts not mentioned were not
represented, but the fifteen constituted
majority.
On motion Of Mr.. Robinson of Denton.
the call for the convention made by Col.
j. G. DeGress was ratified by unani.
nous vote and Col. De{jress elected tenn
porary chairman OF the committee, and
Mr.. lack Mcdaniel OF Grimes temporary
secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. A. Zadek OF the gif.
teenth senatorial district, the basis OF
representation in the convention was
made the same as that adopted at Fort
Worth in 1884. This basis is one vote
for every 250 Republican votes and frac. |
ton thereof cast for Il. j. Davis in 1880, |
and one vote Tor every 1000 votes and |
fraction thereof cast for o. NJ. Roberts
The committee then took arecess, after
deciding TO reconyene at ~ O'Clock to |
elect temporary chairman, secretary,
and committee on credentials.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The convention was called TO order at
~ O'Clock by Col. j. @. DeGress, in pur-
suance OF the motion adopted by the ex-
ecutive committee at its morning ses-
sion. Col. DeGress said that he had /
been authorized TO call the convention to
Nd fbot 80 bn Fkk "a
last, no Republican IN the state had taken
any action toward calling the convention,
nc bad written TO members Of the execu-
tive committee, and in accordance with
the replies received, he had called this
then announced that nominations for
chairman were in order.
J. ID. Davis, colored delegate from
Fort Bend county, rose and in very neat
speech nominated C. M. Ferguson Of Fort
Bend county. Mr.. r. w. Roberts Of
Harris, nominated l.. w Madarasz OF
Bexar county. Hon. j. G.. Bigger OF
Dallas, seconded the nomination Of Mr.
Madarasz. He said that Mr. Madarasz
had lived on Texas soil since he was four
years old aud WAS representative Re-
publican.
g. +. Franklin Fol Graygon county
wanted TO know II N. w. Cuney's name
mad been placed IN nomination by Leon
lrd Of Harris. He was told that Cuney's
lIme had been withdrawn and II. G.
cray, colored, OF Freestone, seconded
nomination. MFR. W. s. Mes
ner OF San Antonio also seconded the
nomination Of Mr.. M3daTasz. II. r.
colored, OF Anderson, sec
,nded Ferguson's nomination.
Judge A. j. Rosenthal OF FsYctte
county seconded the nomination Of Mr..
.fadsrasz, saying he did SO because he !
believed It to the best interests Of the {
Republican party.
w. T. Swanson, colored, Of Anderson
ose for the purpose Of seconding the
domination of G. NJ Ferguson. w. o. /
.ewis, colored, of Smith county was
recognized and said he wanted 70 make J
notion 70 second the nomination Of g. M.
ferguson, and then moved that The nomi- (
ations Tclose. A vote By county was
allied for 4 colored delegate made