Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-26
SECOND DAY.
Continued from Third Page.

-.,onsl convention at Chicago, and
the ps rcad that the convention WAS ready
ann aoIect the fourth delegate. =.
to se'e cotton WAS made to elect
Rosenthal as the
4. delegate by scclsmation.
fouIsn posenthal declined this mode of
MI, MI He preferred to take his
eSsnces with the rest Oh the genuemen,
c cue he requested that the motion DC
ss1 9J and il was eccordingly done,
Wine" The csu of counties was begun upon
40 lanes OF Rosenthai, Mcdaniel, Lyon,
t MSr.on. Carter, Taylor and SIade, out be-
hJ tbs secretary had reached the BE,
IoLs Lyon snd Taylor were Withdrawn
by tl mn,,on to elect Rosenthal by accla-
zion wss then made, put and carried
LID great enthusiasm.
ann .ecess was then taken until O'Clock,
nIcn time q number Of delegates
81 mn- At the opera house, while a
80 number we're absent.
sTsa chairman then announced the first
tnU in order to be the election OF
ssrr sIternates to the Chicago conVen-
uVu, rnmber of gentlemen we've placed in
.in.tiou, but before the roll call OF
nom nt,ss wss commenced, motion was
coun't th.t the chairman select four names
nSu' the list placed in nomination, and
ito No.. he be authorized to cast
tpa' vote of the convention
!ae the alternates. Carried,
W. The chairman took the list, and after q
,ontIs dslioeration he presented the
I Of n. T. Mitchell of Smith, Bur
pA nap J,hnson of T.rrant, J. G. Bigger
uIn,llas and F. l., Cleaves OF Cook.
The following communication was
read:
FORT WORTH, TEX April p, 1855.
chairman Republican State Convention:
u.committee Of the convention will
unit the ballots for President and
Vce,P Pres dent st p. m. to-day the re-
.rIt nav be announced before final ad-
;ourument. Yours, very truly,
BR-DEMcCRAT.
The request WAS granted, and com
-,i,tee ef five were named IS follows:
IN Campbell, J. M. Mccormick, j P,
Alexander, Henry Green and j. F. Pells.
TIE STATE TICKET.
The following resolution by j. Evans
n, Bexsr was unanim ouslY adopted:
Resolved, thst the chsirman Of this
convention appoint a committee from this
body Of thirty-three members, three from
ssc5 Congressional district Of this state,
IN meet in the city of Austin Tuesday,
August %, 1888, to nominate full Rapub
licsu state tcSet.
The following resolution of thanks by
Mr.. Rosenthal of Fsyette was adopted:
Resolved, thas this convention returns
TO the citizens of Fort Worth their sim
cerest thanks for the royal hospitsIities
extended to the members of this body.
NV. Cuney said he was hungry and
an were msnv other delegates who were
bo,rding nine and ten blocks from the
convention hall. He therefore moved
thst the convention adjourn to meet at
the court house a. O'Clock, which was
carried.
CLOSING HOURS.
d few minutes after O'Clock Chairman
Flanagan called the convention TO order
and business began again.
A delegate placed Colonel J. c. De-
Gfess Of Austin in nomination as chair.
man of the state executive committee.
&c. Martin of Tarrsnt said he could
do no less thsn second the nomination Of
Gnan who had been such q gallant SOL
der and who had done so much for thu
RaDublic,n party.
NV Quincy also seconded the nomina
ti0n Of Colonel DeGress. He said there
WAS an overwhelming Democratic majori
tYin Texas Of about $50, 900, and 1t was
be believed, an honest msl GRITTY; would
that he could say as much for other states
It wss not hoped that the Republi-
csrs could overcome this majority