Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-17

/ the liberties OF the people are III uungeF.
I But when the people are aroused
| 70 .he importance Of looking
after the affairs OF their party and coun-
I try, say that their party and country are
/ safe because their candidates are more
/ likely TO advocate their interests. / again
thauk you for the honor conferred upon
me. shall 20 10 the district convention
with the assurances OF the Endorsement
| Of this convention. Then ] can 90 10
the people with the assurance, that II
chosen, they will have candidate who
will look % the interests Of the whole
I country In conclusion should say this;
1 I do not consider II proper In me
not % express my gratitude 10 the gentle
man who, after an expression OF this con-
ventlon, Withdrew 50 a. not 10 hinder the
business ! met bin on the street to-day
and he said he was not IN the race. was
greatly surprised by the assurance you
gave me OF your confidence. II the con-
VI ntl0n at Waxahachle leaves the choice
J which this convention has made, shall
/ then come before the people as the candi-
date Of the Democratic party; aud not
only that, bat from this time on
| 4 shall devote my time, energies
and powers 10 advocate the
/ principles OF the Democratic party which
| You represent.
az there be any who have wayered IN
their allegiance ~ the party, shall make
/ IL my business 20 endeavOr 10 bring them
back to the fold. n there be any who
would Islander the principles Of the party,
shall be there 10 defend them and 10
show them TO the contrary. | again
thank you for your action Of last even
| ing The speaker was cheered az he
lett the stand.
| The next order OF business was the
election Of candidate for county Judge.
| DR.. Lewis nominated Hon. Sam Fur
man for the office. IL was moved and
seconded that the rules OF the house be
suspended for the occasion and that
Judge Furman be elected by reclamation,
by rising vote. Carried.
JUDGE SAM PURMAN
wes thereupon declared nominated by &C
clamation Being called 10 the stand,
that gentleman said
"Gentlemrn, my heart is too full to
speak my thoughts. desire, not that
| ! think you need It,, TO urAe upon
you the Importance of harmony and
wisdom in your deliberations. believe
that your Endorsements so far are such as
will meet with the approval Of the people
Of this county; but you must not have
too much confidence. We live In tim s
that try men. have never had so hard
experiences as have had in the last few
months. When the opposition party
asked me to go with them, could not bear
to leave my first love, for shall
always oppose any law In the
county that aims ut or tends TO setting
| up favored class ! want TO sink or
/ 4ttiU1 with Tho nnunfnnaq ~ thfa
tom
The next order Of business was the Sc
lection of a candidate for
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
DR.. BaucOm nominated w. ID. Wear;
j. l., Puryis nominated II l.. Carlock;
| II NJ Chapman nominated Is. p. Ayrcs.
/ Inc ballots stood as follows;
l28 Ia CT 50 IOu
| Wear ,...,.,.,.., ~ 20 l3 o 3 . 22 Il
Calock,.....,,,. 20 80 30 AZ I3 AZ 40 a % 55 "a
! Ayres, ..,..-.. Is SO 80 40 ~ ~ 81 80 "a 80 n
! Finch .t,.,..,..2
II was moved and seconded that the
election Of Mr.. II L. Carlock be made
unanimous. Carried. Mr. Carlock being
called to the rostrum, spoke "a follows ;
Gentlemen Of the Conventions IL would
be ungrateful In me after this token Of
confidence aud good will | did not return
TO you the thanks of my heart The time
has come In the history Of the Democracy
when the yeoman must rally to his party.
We must come together and vote for a
common cause. We have opposition on
all hands. We must not ull ourselves TO
sleep with the idea that the nominations
OF this convention give us victory. We
must put our shoulders TO the wheel and
go on TO q common victory. With this
| gnlFtt hnna In ,lns 20
( the eagle of Democracy gltterlng tri-
umphantly In the b eezes have known
what 1t was TO behold the bonner of
Democracy trailing In the dust
~ am here to-day TO do honest, earnest
service for the Democ ratio party; but we
must work earnestly and unremttIngly.
The Democratic party has those principles
that VIII lead TO the best and most
lasting government that the country has
ever known.
III am proud OF my Endorsement. am
a young man, but | can make up for
youth In toll and energy. Napoleon Bon
aparte, when he was young man, lead
the French army across the, at that time,
almost impossible Alps, ON to victory 10
Italy. | shall strika blows straight from
the shoulder against those protested
Democrats who are trying TO put down
the true Democracy. know
there is prejudice against lawyers, but
want TO know IL the lawyers
have not always stood up for liberty and
reform. A lawyer framed the constitu-
ton OF the United States, but there are
renegades lurking In the camp of the
enemy. should not detain you on tn
occasion. ! again thank you for the
honor You have bestowed upon me-"
Mr. Ayres, the opponent OF Mr.. Car.
lock before the convention, was then
called to the stend and said; ain defeat
am stlll faithful. 1t has pleased you to
choose some other man, yet say, as
hsve ever said, am yet Democrat. At
any time am called upon,
am ready to go to the
wheel to help to roll the wagon OF
Democracy out OF the mIrc which she Is
about 20 get in"
Mr. Wear, the second opponent OF Mr..
Carlock, then said GENTLEMEN AND
FELLOW CITIZENS; l wish you TO say that