Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-08
A MOMENT0US MOVE.
Important Political Action Taken by
the Farmers Alliance OF
Parker County.
Initiative step Looking 60 the Nomination
and Election OF County and
state Of1cers.

PooIviLLE, Tx April I.--Editoi
GAZETTE: BY request Of the Parker
County alliance, would solicit portion
Of your valuable space TO present to the
public the following action taken by our
honorable body, the Farmers' alliance,
with regard 10 the nomination and cleo
tlon OF county and state officers, to-wit. :
To The president OF Parker County al
lance, aud through you to the brother
hood We, your committee, 60 whom was
referred resolution relative 10 the nom
nation and election In future OF none but
competent, faithful and honest men, beg
leave 10 report as follows:
While our noble order Is not, In any
sense, a partisan political organization,
neither have we desire to indulge yonr
honorah body intoan ignoble scramblefor
Office, yet we regard an intelligent free
ballot the source OF all good governments;
and
Whereas, productive labor Is the true
source Of our national wealth; IL should
likewise be regarded the basis Of indi-
vidual prosperity, both honorable and
merit0rlods; therefore, be it
Resolved, that we cheerfully cooperate
outside OF any organization, on basis Of
representation IN proportion to the voting
strength Of the Farmers alliance and
Knights Of Labor, in nominating and
electlng TO office none but good and true
men from among the laboring classes, ir.
respective Of former party aflliation.
And we recommend the appointment OF
a standing committee of two from each
commits sioner's precinct, and one at
large from the county, to confer freely
with the agricultural and laboring ele.
ment to formulate a satisfactory method
OF carrying into practical effect the
spirit Of the foregoing resolution, and to
report at the regular quarterly meeting of
the County alliance IN july next.
Respectfully submitted,
j, w. BARNETT, Chairman
JAMES Hurst,
j. c. MOORE,
NJ. RoDERICK,
/. W. MCCONNELL,
RoBERr @. BETTY,
Committee.
The above resolutions were unani-
monsly adopted, with the following
amendment: That the standing commit
tee be elected by the delegates from tine
four commissioners precincts of the
county. and the man at large to be selected
by the eight committeeman.
The below designated committeeman
were elected under the above resolutions
Precinct /, $. II. Puryear, G. T. Cock /
burn; precinct >, N. G. Edwards, Wul n. I
Price; precinct 8, j. w. johnson, w. C. I
King precinct &, j. W. Mcconnell, r. E. !
Davis.
These committeeman selected Hon. w !
$, Packard as the man at large, and also
as chairml Of the committee, and Bro I
VIII n. Price was selected as secretary
Of the same All communications from
the Knights of Labor and outside laboring I
element of the county, concerning the /
above should be directed to him at Pool /.
vile, Tex. The committee Will meet at !
Weatherford on Friday night before the |
first Saturday in May. CORRESPONDENCE
from the Knights OF Labor and the labor /,
ing classes throughout the county is
Respectfully,
WILL n. PRICE,
Secretary Parker County Alliance. /
Attest j. w. McCHACKEN, President. I