Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-31
UNANIMOUSLY,
L...0,stIres Of the sOyerelgn'
/ ', Wise, parker and Tsrrant
\, -' "',s Assembled.
..,scy dominates the Peer
psin penn" ,or state senator
wi,hort oivision'

n MI gazette. % rso
'ps 'ngn. Tx, July S0.-The
a, p, Convention Of the Twentieth
!, a. this city to-day, and was
,.d ~ i BY Hon John A. Gordon
Ol'' chairman Of the executive
4 " Ior this district, at exactly II
~ III made a brief talk, and
~ ~, rvthing done in the con-
IA he thoroughly Democratic,
sad met to nominate a state
n .anresent the people OF this
~ trusted that a good man
~ ,boIce Of the delegates to-
~ VA that considerable dissatls-
soy visiting or appeared to be
Nam. = the farmers in regard to
nr ,geTe represented. This was
4 .So enemies Of the Democratic
that there is nothing In
~ IRA, d party that any one can
That the farmers cannot
y On back on the Democratic
:, sny Influence by these enemies
III y shannon of this place, and
A :, ,5r commissioner of the gen.
oaice, made a short address OF
\, ne delegates, that he felt 1t
II me people Of this district
LA him with the office for eight
IA said he favored conventions
y, nsrties were at work trying
sosu the Democracy of Texas.
"A va. aware that there was such Il
.sw q people into this state
~ ~ Democrats because it was
4 u n so, and that these same
,,iione more to give the Demo-
~rty q black eye than
Else. The colonel gave
"a the farmers Of the country
Nam that these agltators and dis
ia try to teach them in their Sc
N meetings that they are being
onby legislation, only to dis
bem with the party. He said the
.lourht TO be educated, that it was
IN Of everybody to encourage the
4 10 read the newspapers more,
hosting themselves IN regard to
aud there wouldn't be so much
If,csinn existing.
. John A. Gordon Of Decatur was
Iected temporary chairman, j, w,
4 Of Fort Worth temporary secre-
|nd Mai. NJ, V. Kennison of Wealth
assistant secretary.
buon was then made by Mr.. Viver.
| this city that a committee of one
|sch county in the district be APP
n as committee on candidates,
|W. Stephens of Parker, j. II. Mas
Jack, A. B. Mullins of Wise anC
IPeuitt Of Tarrant were appointed
committee.
duty OF reporting on permanent
Ipton was also added to the laborl
above committee.
motion, the committee was in
ed TO report at the afternoon SEES
idjournment was then made until
K.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
was called to order &C
lg to adjournment, when lthe com
. on credentials made their report
ives adopted.
report on permanent organization
ben recsiyed. with Col. M. w. Bus
this city as permanent chairman.
!, John A. Gordon of Wise theI
motion to go into the nomination
for state senator. Motiol
d.
W, X. Viyerette of this place aros,
idressed the convention in a shor
cling and impressive address, set
forth the advantages, ability ant
edge Of gentleman whom he pro
to place in nomination, and tina
man was Maj. j. j. Jarvis of Tar
county. He stated that he was
man, simon-pure Democrat, an,
understood the wants o
iople of this district.
James Guthrie of Jack was ais,
lin nomination by j. L. McCord,
Guthrie then arose and made
talk TO the convention, and thel
rev in favor Of Maj, Jarvis, so tina
I'D be elected by reclamation.
l. j. IL. Gordon of Wise made 8
n that Maj. Jarvis be elected by &C
ROD, which was done amid grea
slasm
committee of four, one from eacl
y was appointed TO escort the nom
0 The ball.
committee was Mr.. Bobo of Wise
siAsters OF Jack, Mr.. Easley of Tar
ana Dr.. Hill of Parker.
committee of four, one from eacl
J o. the district, was appointed oil
q 70 draft IT solution. j. A. Cor
y Wise, chairman; j. l.. McCord o
\, M' VanZandt OF Tarrant ant
J Stephens.
vas time the committee that wa
1ased 70 escort the major to the hal
as,.yed, and the major appeared ant
'ouqll cheered, ana delivered shor
ssei saving: "Gentlemen of the con
Nv ~, y y unnecessary for me on thi'
wv . return my sincere thanks, fol-
,sAnaidate for state senator, and {
.uale Or an officer is always consid
sefgsnt of the people, and on thi
KY leel myself flattered by th,
s snvus Endorsement of this intelli
,sVg z, Oh men assembled as a conven
Inc major stated that he wa
sVipg TO make a speech now
would hereafter. He woulI
!, Velofe the people of thi
= ana discuss the political issuei
uay that he would make a vigor
'nsass' That he had been in TeXai
ysars, aud for the last twenty-fv
!, ne had made the laws OF hi
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