Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-31
The Second Days Session Of the Har-
ris County Convention Euliysned
bya Knock Down.
The Convention Adlourns Until To.
Day. After Nominating a Full
County Ticket Except sheriff.
Bowie County for swain-sam Evans is
Nominated for the state Senate
at Decatur.
uAnHIs COUNTY CONVENTION

days session of the county convention
was highly exciting. The deadlock be-
tween Ash and Curtin for county coll
lector was broken by both being with.
drawn by the convention and turned loose
for free race before the people.
A prolonged and bitter fight was made
over the sherlffalty Forty ballots were
taken up the end OF the afternoon session.
with no result. 1t was said that FAINT
and Ellis, candidates for sheriff, had
made an agreement In the presence of w
j. Swain when be was here recently that
the one having the greatest number OF
votes after few ballots should be the
candidate, and thus exclude dark horse
This was announced In the convention,
and created the most intense excite
ment It was thought the alleged
bargain would occasion grand
row and wind up the convention in
Donneybrook fair fashion. Sheriff
FAINT denied that any bargain had been
made, but acknowledged that IL he wss
unsuccessful he wanted ELLIS TO get the
persimmons.
In the night session, VIM. Hamblen,
leader of the courthouse ring, urged the
convention to turn FAINT and Ellis loose
for a free race. Tallaferro, the anti
courthouse leader, jumped up and de-
nounced Hamblen in highly colored
language as beng Radical and leader of
q conspiracy to overthrow the Demo-
cratic convention rules Hamblen got
the floor and charged Taliaftrro with
going outside of the party at the last
spring election. Every man in the audi
ence jumped up and a wild call rent the
air. The sergeant-at. arms and his assist
ants were powerless to preserve order.
The opposing factions abused each other,
and q free fight seemed imminent,
Order was partially restored
after IA half-hour's hard work
and the balloting was proceeded with.
1t was finally resolved to pass the nom.
nation for sheriff and take up the asses
sorship nomination. Two minutes suf.
feed TO nominate Albert McKenney for
county assessor.
sam Williams was then nominated for
clerk Of the district court, 'u.aborer''
Vasmer, the Knight OF Labor man, not
having sufficient nerve TO appear before
the convention This man made his rep
utatlon in the last municipal convention,
when he worked body and soul for tn,
Knights Of Labor candidate for mayor
ID. c. Smith, He has now gone outside
the fold and goes with the Independents
whom he denounced last spring, as he
can't get on the orthodox ticket.
Robert Blaylock was nominated fol
county clerk on the first ballot.
J. X. L. Gliliaspie was nominated foI
county attorney on the first ballot.
Capt. Scherfllns, who has held the
Office OF county treasurer fourteen years
was nominated by large majority After
the announcement OF the ballot, Joe M
Tryon, a leading celebrity, got upon the
floor and said he would vote for "nig
ger" before he would vote for Soherfllns
This oocasloned quite little stir. Tryon
and Dr. X, Rutherford locked horns aud
Rutherford hit Tryon over the head with
a cane amid great disorder and cries OF
"put him out" etc.
Business was resumed and during the
next ballot another row occurred be.
tween Tryon and Massie. The latter
knocked Tryon down amid great dis
order. IL now looked as If free fight
would ensue but quiet was restored and
the balloting was proceeded with. All
the nominations were made except that
! for sheriff.
The convention adjourned at II O'Clock.
The streets are full Of bowling men.
| BOWIE COUNTY CONVENTION,
Special TO the Gazette.
| TEXARKASA, TEX, July 30.--The Bowie
county Democratic convention to-day
nominated W. +. Armistead for state SEN
ator, John Mccall for comptroller, w.
| r. Mclean for the supreme bench, and
Swain for governor. The convention
could not agree upon nominee for the
! legislature and left 1t TO the county con-
ventlon for county officers. w. 7. Iludg-
| ins stands good show for legislative
honors.
| NOMINATED a TICKET.
Special to the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEX, July 80.--The Knieh
OF Labor and part of the Farmers alliance
met at Decatur in convention this morn
ton and nominated full county ticket
| from senator down. The following Is a
| list OF the nominees; County Judge, ID.
| P. Newsom, farmer; county attorney, a,
! Edwards; county clerk, n. G. Herrod,
merchant; district clerk, A. B. Foster,
farmer; assessor, Joe Holt, farmers col
lector, william Ward, farmer; treasurer,
IL. II. Reeves, farmer; sheriff, Jake
Brown, farmer; senator, Sam Evans,
Fort Worth local representative, @. X.
Craft; foater, Rev. j. b. Bobins. The
convention was puuHC hhu eNti1DoNg Who
wanted to was permitted 70 be speeta-
tor. Rev. Razor was chairman and Joe
Holt secretary. All passed of quietly
FLoAToRIAL CONVENTION.
special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, July 80-The fioatorial
nominating convention for the Falls,
Limestone and McLennan counties dis
trict, meets at Marlin tomorrow to nom
mate ex.Speaker Fosters successor.
There is no question but that A. G. Prem
dergast, Esq, Of this city will be nomi-
mated without any opposition
THE ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
EAsTLAND, TEX, July 29.-T, III. Com
mer, chairman OF the congressional exec
utive committee Of the Eleventh district,
has issued his call for q congressional
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