Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-06
COMING TO FORT WORTH.
The Republican State Convention 10
Meet In Fort Welth, tuesday,
APRIL "a.
Sherman the First Choice Since Blaine Is
Out Of the Racs-A State Ticket
to be Nominated.
BULLETIN,

BULLETIN
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tx, March 5.-The R9pub,
lican committee has voted 10 hold tn,
convention st Fort Worth, Tuesday
April "a. San Antonio had strong dele
CATION present, made a hard fight suC
many promises. 1t required no SINAI
effort to msintain 6 solid front for tn;
Fort. At one time break to San Auto.
MO was imminent, owing to the f.llur.
OF the Fort Worth committee to attend
IRE convention will also nominate 9
state ticket.
COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.
special = .Le eazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 5.-Pursusnt tc
the call Of Hon. John B. r cor Of Aus
TIN, Inc RepuoicSn state executive CON-
mittee met in the Mayors office. The
cblelt was to fix the time sud place OF
ms meeting Cfthe stste convention which
Is TO elect delegates to the national Gun
Vention. Mr.. G M, Ferguson was elected
secretary, and Mr.. Rector called the &C m
mlttee to order. The following districts
were repre-
District No ]. John B Rector Of Aus
tin, proxy for T. ]. Russell.
2. John B. Rector, proxy for Webb
Flanagan.
4. W. T. Worshem.
5. John B. Rector.
s. Lock Mcdaniel. ..
3. Richard Allen, proxy for Il. D. john
son.
=, 10; N. W. CuneN proxy for J. H.
IL. A. J. Johnson.
II. Henry c. Ferguson.
. 10. a. j. RJseat thai OF Lagrange, proxy
for j. G. Schemak.
II. L. S. Miller.
10. John B. Rector, proxy for A. Zsdek.
IL. N. W. Quincy, proxy for CT. At
kinson.
II F. Alexander, proxy for D. A.
Rooer son.
ls. J. B. Rector, proxy for W. B.
johnson.
20 J. P. Alexander.
%. j. B. Rector, proxy for T. r Oster-
haut.
24. ] C. D'gress.
"a. W. F. Crawford, proxy for J. B.
Rentfro.
%. Charles Hedges, proxy for j. L.
Millspaugh.
On motion OF Mr. Quincy tie represer-
tauVes OF the cities wanting the conven-
ZION were heard from. Messrs. Terrell, |
alexander and NeIcomb spoke for San |
antonio: They were followed by Mes rs.
Cnafies Hedges, J. P. Alexander and W.
Worsham who spoke elCquently in be-
half OF Fort Worth. Mr.. Hedges made o
splendid appeal for the Panther City ,Issy-
Ing the panther no longer roamed the
streets Of Fort Worth, that it was
the Chicago OF Texas, was composed OF
IlVeI not dead men. 1t was hOspitable
growing city and its people ano press
would treat the delegates OF the conVep-
tlon fairly.
Mr.. Rosenthal move that the commit.
tee ballot for place for holding the con-
yentiou. TIE following was the result:
Fort Worth, II; San Antonio. 8. CuueY
moved that the 24th of April be 8
he dsy and that the object off,
his convention be to elect delegates to
he National Convention. Col. DeGress
moved to amend by electing delegates also
% the State Convention for the purpose
If putting state ti.ket in the fgId.
ADOPTED.
Among the members of the Republican
committee which met here to-day was
Henry Ferguson. colored, one of the rich.
st planters Of Fort Bend county. Fer
,uson, who is an old friend of THE GA
.ETTE reporter, formerly lived in Houston
where he was for years on the police
orce. They froze him ont in Houston
nd he went to Fort Bend, where he
rrived with six bits in his pocket. He
got the flee, which he kept
or many years, and now owns five pl.n-
stions, 5000 acres Of lsnj, ard Is proBa-
ly worth SO, o1e. Henry is a shrewd,
ducated person.
As to the sentiment covering national T.
olitics, prominent member of The COM Q
nlttee informed THE GAZETTE man that G
Elaine would be the fsvorite if he were in {
he race, but as 1t is Sherman is tirstt
hoice.
In Mr.. Charles Hedges, the stste agent e.
I the Associated Press, the Fort city :
ound sn active and energetic advocate.
ir. Hedges represented the Twenty 1
ighth senatorial district in the commit
ee, holding the proxy of the regular
1ember from that district. Il so hap
tns that this is the largest senatorial
istr,ct in the state, and embraces Bex4r
ounty. When the San Antonio citizens +
ommittee found that the vote from :
leir own district was TO be cast against
an Antonio they Teslizsd that they had .
cen outgenersled by the friends Of The
Fort" aud were sorely disturbed.
Mr.. Alexander in his successful { & rts d
D behalf Of Fort Worth was ably sec o
nded throughout by both Mr.. Hedges 7
I'D Mr.. Quincy from Galveston. These II
also advocated the early d.le n
red for the convention. A member OF
lie committee says there is ne doubt the a,