Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-27
TODAY
The Executive Committee to Select
Time and Place Of Holding the
Democratic Convention,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Lsmpasss, Austin
and San Antonio, all Candidates
for Convention Hcnors.
Oily Two Committeeman Express Th.il
Fsvsrites- Fort Worth and Austin
mot YGt RspresSnted.
The Situation,


Special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tex, March 26.-There is
quite ripple in political circles tonight
caused by the meeting of the Democratic
state committee, which will be held to-
morrow. The committee will select time
and place of holding the Democratic con-
veution for choosing Democrats to the
national convention at st. Louis on June
8, and for nominating toe Democratic
ticket to be elected this fall, and to
arrange the basis of representation In
these conventions. Oily about one-thiId
of the delegates have arrived. The others
are expected on the morning trains.
Those that are here are qusrtered at the
Windsor, and the rotunda Of the hotel is
crowded tonight. The meeting OF the
committee will be held in the parlors of
Ehe Windsor to morrow morning, and the
representatives, of the Vsrious cities,
PULLING FOR THE CONVENTIONS,
will be heard. The Candidates for the
conventions are Dallas, Fort Worth, Lam
psass, Austin and San Antonio. Only
Dallas, SIN Antonio and Lampasss are
represented tonight. DAllas wants one
of the conventions and 1t prefers the one
that nominstes the state ticket. A CON-
mittee of leading citizens Of the place are
waiting upon the committeeman
as fast as they arrive, and
are laying before them the attractions Of
toe city, Its facilities Of accommodation
and advantage as an accessible point.
Dallas has made favorable impression
on q number of committee men Tonight
and is strorg In the race for the copVen-
ton she wants most. Mayor Conner has
been delegated to deliver the speech OF
Invitation before the committee to-mor-
row and he will
MAKE STRONG APPEAL
in behalf of the town. So far San An
tonic is represented only by Hon. Will
liam Ferguson, president OF the Texas
Press Association. His city asks for one
| or both conventions with preference Tor
/ both. assam Antonio bases her claim upon
the fact that she has never
had state convention and that
Austin, Fort Worth and Dallas have.
| She claims to be the largest city Of the
! state and an historic connection possessed
| by no other town of Texas, ample hotel
Accommodations and two breweries TO
quench the thirst Of the Texas Democ-
racy, besides having given the
| l4A
of any town in Texas. II one of the con-
vsntions goes south of the Texas and Pa.
ci1c 1t Is safe to predict that the
Alamo City will get it. Lampasas
means business. 1t wants 6
convention. 1t Is not greedy, 1t only
asks for one, the convention that selects
the state ticket. 1t has delegation here
composed Of M.iDr John j. Wheadon.
E.. N. Longcope, Louis Wood and J. +
Skinner, four Of thel Leading citizens Of
Lad passs. They claim for their town
the best hotel accommodations Of the
state, q hall with capacity CT seating
$500, and the
I GRANDKsT SPRINGS OF THE CONTINENT
| The Lampasas men are busily engaged
talking to committeeman tonight, laying
the Advantages CT their town before them.
II Is claimed Galveston and Houston are
b.cking LsmpasSs, which is looming up
for the second convention in good shape
II will have strong support
before the committee and It's chances
tonight are considered as good at
those CT any town. Austin end Fort
Worth have not been represented TO
night, and they will have plenty of worh
to do tomorrow. The committeeman
| here are
NOT Communicative,
snd therefore 1t is impossible to ever
forecast the favorite towns. One com
mitteemsn Is strongly in favor of both
conventions being held in North Texas
one In Dallas and the other in For
Worth, and he will advocate this be
lore the convention tomorrow. Another
lis in favor Of Lampasas on account Of tbs
water With these exceptions 1t Is in
possible to tell how the committeeman
" II vote till tosmorrow's meeting. A
this hour most of the members hIv'
| retired in order to be fresh for the on
slsught OF the various influences whicl
the various candidates for the convention
will bring tomorrow.
The Democratic Executive Committee.
Special to the Gazette. &