Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-14


snAcKtEroRD COUNTY PRIMARIES
Correspondence OF thu Gazette.
AfnANY, Tx, July YESTERDAY the |
Democratic precinct conventions met IN 4
solemn Couclaye throughout The county
Tor the purpose OF selecting delegates 70 |
the county convention that win convene az !
Albany on the 18th Of JAY. For the FIRST !
time 10 the history OF The party Va this |
county the question OF selecting county /
ticket came up for confederation and was |
adopted. Heretofore IN selecting county /
officers, the voter was not confronted |
with political iasnes, and WAS free TO se-
iocs his man for his persUnal qualifications |
Bue few leaders belonging 10 the rad. !
ical ting Of the Democratic party, over.
flowing with partisan zeal aud MINATED
with seli.lmporiance, have overturned the
conservative gOodfellowship that has ex-
listed for years, aud uniurled 10 The polit.
chl breeze the black flag OF 20 quarter.
After the drisgates had been instructed
10 precinct No. l, and the prellmInafles
incident TO the occasion had been settled,
a resolution was read 10 the effect that
we, the delegates, pledge ourselves to
use all honorable means ia our power
90 remove the present Incumbent Of
the posto1ice. This resolution was IA.
dorsed by A. A. Clarke In a pArtlsisn
| speech rejecting on the administration a.
Washington, Congressman Lanham aud
a number Of Democrats who signed pc.
tltion TO retain s Il. Stlnson, the present
/ postmaster, In Office. This brought Hon
j. r. Fleming 20 the front, whose Arm
name bad appeared on the petition, lie
| spoke ferycntly aud with great deal OF
feeling, counseilng conservatism, and de-
Tending against the asperlty OF Mr.
Clarke. lie was followed by T.. W.
Campbell, whose feelings seemed wrought
up 10 war heat rs he launched forth
burning lnyectyos against those VINO
signed the petition John NJ. Moore
counseled moderation, but things seemed
TO be getting ~ white heat, when n
compromlse was effected and the country
was saved.
ALL ron SWAIN,
Correspondence Of the Gazette
GLRN ROSE, Tex, July 10. Democrat.
lc primaries we've held In the different
! voting precincts Of the county to-day Ia
, elect delegates 90 the county convention,
which meets here on the 10th. the ex-
ecutlye committee ordered the election
I by ballot The committee Of this pre-
, cinct proceeded TO hold the election aud
opened the polls The nlllsnoe and foN
disaffectod Democrats Who had plans cut
= and drlud for a convention refused TO par
G tlcipato ia the election, but the Demo
I Gratis no ding The election remained al
= their posts The dsaifected Democrats
Q held convention VI their own and Sc
} lected delegates but llnally concluded
l. they would not be recognized in the coun
q ~ convention and they made out thcll
l. tickets aud came IN body 20 the polls
!, aud vlted. Their delegates were ioi
l. Martin, but few were ior Ross Th
4 Swain men were not idle, but worked 70
/, their favorlto When the polls closed a
q q O'Clock and the votes were counted !
r showed ALL Swain delegates, with pethap
one or two exceptions, aud the same re
}, EufltE tht1ther precincts, whichwill piv
:, this county for Swain,
The choice for United States senator
4 Terrell With few Maxey men
le puNlAp's AND DAWES noAU,
y special TO the Gazette.
- DECATUR, Tx, July lB.--The WIS
y County Farmers alliance VIII meet !
!, Decatur Thursday, the l5th when II
y expected great deal of business will b
=, transacted. 10 Is not known whether ia
= question Of putting full county tiokot !
= the field will be raised, but II Is elaine
. that there are too many coOl.headeC
- sensible men belonging 90 the alliance
- allow politics IN II. This is Andy DuI
y laps and s o. Dawes home aud they ~
both opposed TO taking politics Into IN
order. There IL one thing that can b
i. counted on, however. The farmers an
!, worklngmen are going to take mor
- active part In politics and help 10 run IN
= convention and elect the officers. Their
Is thought TO be a considerable current
! this county TO organize a Peoples part
= and elect Peoples ticket from constab
y up.
Hon. j. J.. Jarvis OF Fort Worth Ia
= been invited and IL expected TO make
!, speech IN Decatur on the 10th, the occl
~ sion OF the Decatur Rifles barbecue an
- picnic
AT SAVOY.
Special 10 the Gazette.
SAVOY, Tx, July lS,Yesterdi
n opened the Fannln county canvass
Savoy. All day the candidates for Il
y several county Offices entertained u
Il. dear people with their claims TO favor
Is. BILE consideration Addresses were mac
Oh by Hon. q. w. Donaldson, Col A.
be Nlckleson and Capt. William Hood, Z
RS representative; Judge ". d. McClella
present incumbent, Hon. @. d. Grace az
o. = r. Upton, for county iudgej NJ
N. Barron and Ben Woodson, present I
st cumbent, for county attorney. hume
" Gus other candidates were present, b
%, tho day was too short Tor all TO be hear
he To-day they went 20 Orangevllle.
y. AN OPINION or LAWYERS.
9 Special TO the Gazette,
70 DALLAS, Tx July 10 Where there :
Du many lawyers gathered together there ge
ol orally Will be some little political goss
" and speculation. OF course the gent
~ men In attendance upon the meeting
w the Bar association only Indulge In G
ue pfesslons Of political sentiment Ia a qui
OF way, AZ any other individuals, and mo
li Oi them AFRO very guarded, but Il 10
lu poticeahle fact that 10 a group OF mo
Wy than half dozen there was not a dlsset
", Ing voice when one Of them gave as
'iu opinion that Oran NJ Roberts would
"a the next governor Of Texas.
w AN OFFENSIVE PARTISAN.