Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03
BHCKHAN is YHH KEY.
He Can Open the Dead Lock at Wax
ahachie--The Easiest Solution
the Best One,
One Hundred and Seveniy-One Ballots
Are Takcu when the Convention
Adlourns for the Night.
The One Hundreth BALLOT stands Exactly
as the First--Beckhan's Friends Conn.
dsnt-somo Furman Rumors.
NM MoRN1Nn sEssroN

special TO the Gazette.
wAxAHACHIE, Tx, Sept 2--The /.
Sixth district congressional convention
was called to order by Chairman Carter |
at 8 o'clock tsls morning.
Mr.. Woods Of Kaufman offered the fol. |
lowing resolutions
Whereas, 1t is shown by the daily
press Of this state that Col. Exsll, chair |
man OF the Democratic executive com
mittee Of the state OF Texas, interprets
the qualifications Of a Democrat en-
titled to participate at Democratic pri- |
maries TO depend alone upon a promise to |
vote the ticket; and
Whereas, We believe that the same is
not sufficient test IN Texas; therefore,
Resolved, That in our judgment the
true test should depend on whether or
not he voted the full ticket or Intended to
vote IL, but was prevented from so doing
at the general election next preceding
said Democratic primary.
Referred 70 the committee on platform
and resolutions.
Mr.. Terrell Of Kaufman, offered the
following amendment TO the Woods res
olution,
Resolved, That the action Of the Ma
tional Democratic convention deciding
the same is hereby reversed.
Resolved, further, that no man who
has bolted from primary convention Of
the Democratic party within tho two next
| preceding elections DC permitted 10 vote
at Democratic primary.
Referred 10 the committee on resolu.
tons.
REPORT or THE CREDENTIALS coMMIrTEE
The committee on credentials now en-,
tered and the chairman, S. j. Green, hold
ing bulky document In his hand, said
the committee had prepared unanimous
report on all counties but Dallas and that
Mr.. Douglass Of Hi county had minor
ity report.
Douglas Of Hill submitted minority
report seating the Dallas Wellborn dele.
CATION,
Pendleton moved the adoption OF the
majority report and the previous ques-
ton, and the majority report was
adopted. The EIlks and Dallas delega-
tons were therefore seated.
The committee GU permanent organi'
cation reported unanimously In favor OF
the temporary officers for permanent Off
GERS, and In favor Of the two-thirds rule.
The report was unanimously adopted
The committee on platform reported
the state platform and the planks favor
ing the free coinage OF silver, tariff for
revenues only and opposition TO national
banks as the platform for the candidate
TO stand on. The report was unani-
mously adopted.
BARNEY GIBBS.
Terrell Of kaufman nominated Barney
Gibbs of Dallas for congress. He be-
lieved Gibbs to be the choice OF the Sixth
ulslilSt' ~ nav i" ,,a,s6ns,,a
Iearlul Vuus, asains' ieueia t, piV cn1s,
asainst sne uyhast "a a'.. "a 49, 49,
hsalhst Sne i"on "a pius nsso go. 49, INA
luilicu s.Cse , n5oano, ,hes. ,,,sro MON
pos''pas.ois 9v ,. anu az 49, ~ ,ha
VINO oen'Isu pesAuse Sne u0 H. eni,ttns
| Prov anu nVe nau .ahen P"' ~ :. .LI,,,',',
the county nas lulheu, ~ ,., ~
Win Jenerson, lnat tnese inen WI sno
purest DenocrAIs. nc nvPeu .he ~. u.
vention would NOT DC Iooheui pus tnas
TINS man. VINO nau oeeh lolomeu a .lD
MS steps 1ggeu ny ,ne iuAIsnnls VI WV
United StAtes, would receive uue 'Vn-
sideration'
JUDGE liEokHAM'
Wynne OF iarrant homlneteu peohnain'
| Wynne was the only man ID tne conVeh,
ter who wore plug nat, ana nc oelcyeu
the gentleman rom hsuiinap nv -. I,,, ',is
plug at nome until ne mace ms uinDs
nominating speech. beckhan oaine nv.
az tne lupie 10 ,ho ,s,,rasa ,,ative NJ the
gentry, nor as bhe Representative " 'ns
men q me pioW OF OF the plan9, W. %
representing 'he Tno,v psOP pai a. oSaS q,
years ago ~ ~ becshain nau ianueI ~
Fort Worth poor ana iriendiess, ne nau
been called oy ms county ana me- uis 'i,'s
TO important oinces' ana now 'noy yaiieu
! him TO go higher. some saia beeknani
was timid, but II was only wnen iheasuI-
ing steei WIZ Den'oeis's mo, ,,i az h.,s
Give him opposition ana ne Woula nave
the vulcan nSrsS auu sne ,iVn "N''
ollN WkLlbohN'
M. b. Templeton placed WeiiDofn IN
nomination. ne came last ana u was
proper, for the last shall pe nrst, le
represented no class or clique, bnl the
whole people. war was begun on MN
while be was IN washington, put wnen ae
came home tne chhrBes luAt nsu 49,