Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-16
New York democrats.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The Democratic
state convention to choose delegates to
St. Louis, was called to order at 12:45 ju
the &C .demY Of music, and Fredericg 4
Condent was chosen temporary chairman
Mr.. Coudent In taking the cnSif INSIDE
a speech In which he reviewed the out.
look for the Democratic party four years
ago and to-day. He said: "How differ
ent the outlook to what i. was even with
our ssnguine hopes Of 1884! Then we
could only make prom ses. Now we can
stand upon the faith and we say sto all
our fellow-citizsns of the country TO
whom we make pledges point out single
one that we hAv, broken. We made you
promises when we were out OF power,
point out one OF them that we have not
kept. You were told th.t Democratic
victory meant financial distress sud ruin.
Look shout you now. When has our
name been more honored at home or
abroadp When has our treasury been
guarded more fntelligentlV or honestly {?
ask what promises have we broken or
pledges we have left untitled? 1 refer
you to the history Of the last three years.
1t is easy to draw platforms and prate
about moral ideas'" The speaker then
spoke in terms of praise OF the courage
and honesty of President Cleveland as
exemplfied in his tariff message.
At the conclusion CT Chairman Con-
dents address the ususl committt es were
appointed and recess WAS taken until ]
O'Clock.
The committee on delegates ana elect
ors consisting Of one from esch of the
thirty-four Congressional districts in the
state met and proceeded first to select
d. legates at large. Governor David B.
Hills name was first proposed, but he
received only five votes. The delegates
at large as finally chosen for submission
to the convention are IS fellows: Alfred
C. Cnapin, Brooklyn; Edward Cooper,
New Y TX; George a. BAN, Chester, and
Roswell P. Flower, New York.
The selection Of Congressional dis
trict delegates followed. They are:
First district, A. N. Miller, d.
A. Reeves; second, David Body,
John Hanscomb; third, W. Ridgeway,
J. B. williams; fourth, W. II. Murtha,
Ed Patcher; fifth, --; sixth, Richard
J. Crocker, J. r. Voorhees,; seventh, NJ.
C. Murphy, Dane Dougherty; eighth,
R. ". Cochran, T. j. Campbell; ninth,
W. r Grace, 81. J. Grant; tenth, J. j
O'Donnehue, J. Robb; eleventh, M. J.
Power. Roger A. Pryor; twelfth, G. W.
Foster, ]. F. Berry; thirteenth, ]. r
Fellows, M. L. Drawn; fourteenth.
-; fifteenth, Fred II. Essinger, b.
a. Clausop; sixteenth, J. K. Harley,
Dubois Collier; seventeenth and
e ghteenth, -; nineteen b, d. Cady
Herrick, John Larkin; Twentieth, james
S. W. Bull; Tvs sty- frat,
Jeremiah W. Finch. c. E Martin; TWEEN
ty-second, O'Brien Tnomss, PIstte
Berry; TweutY-third, Alex Goodwin, G.
q. Smith; Twenty fourth, j. D. Daven-
port, j. q. Shinder; Twenty fifth, Alex
ander Day, Hugh Duffy; Twsn;Y-sixth
John Sieobins, G. K Hall; Twenty
seventh, R. L. Stork, b. A. Boucher;
Twenty eighth, C. J. Ramsey, j. B.
Thomas; Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth and
Thirty first, z. C Pfens, S. c. Lsman;
Thirty. second, Sci Scnen, George s
Freeds; ThirIy-third, Jehn NJ. Wiley,
George P E Idly; fnirty-fourth -.
Electors at large: Oswald O.tendorfer
ana Wilson s. Bissell.
Chairman Gondent reopened the con-
vention at S:S0.o'ci-ck.
The committee on permanent organizI-
Ion reported 10 favor Of making the tenn