Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-26

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" A ri. In 1861 Col
| L.S onel De Gress eL-
| NHA> ~Al4 tered the United
| IA\~ States army vol
| MN$xAI n @i@ unteer service IN
wS Es$kTE Missouri regi.
| XS& MaySE ment. On Februy
@$S&f3I airy 8, 1862, he WAS
%$sA &Iy made q captain
sSET He served during
the Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana campaigns. He was promoted
] major aid.de.camp and Lieutenant Col
onel. He served with General Sherman
in the campaign to Savannah and
the Csrolinas. He was ordered
to Texas in 1865 and made
Provost-Msrshal and Inspector General
for the Eastern district of Texas. He mar
ried in Houston in January, 1867. ID
received q commission in the regular
army and served in Louisiana and on the
frontier of Texas until December, 1870,
when he was forced to retire on account
OF wounds received during the
war. In May, 1871, he WAS
appointed Superintendent OF Public In
structlon in Texas, and served until Feb
rusry, 1874. In June, 1877, he was elected
to fill vacancy in the Mayors office OF
Austin, Tex. He was reelected in No
vember, 1877 and reelected in November,
1879.
| He resigned in August, 1880, and in June,
! 1881, was appointed postmaster at Austin
| by President Garfield, and selved some
thing over fur years. He was
elected alderman in 1885, but
resigned in 1856 on account
of Iii health. He was sgain elected AL
dermsn in December, 1887, and is now in
the City Council. In 1884 he was dele
gate to the Chicago convention, and WAS
lcnairman of The stste Republican
lconyentiop, which met st Fort Worth.
He Is q delegate to the convention which
meets in Chicago in June from the Ira
Wis Congressional district Colo
mel DEGREES owns 800 acres
I of land IN Tarrant county
and considers 1t fine place Of properly.
He will serve as chairman of the state
Republican executive committee for the
next two years.
The contest for the Craftsmanship over,
nominations for the secretaryship of the
state committee were made and
came thick and fast until
eight names were before the
convention. After many eulogistic
90 e:hes all the candidates but two were
Withdrawn and ]. E. Wiley, colored, of
Dallas WAS elected.
On motion of RoseLthal Of Fayette, the
time of the meeting OF the committee OF
thirty-three was fixed for August %, at
Austin, and Chairman Flanagan and
chairman Of the executive committee, j..
lie. De Gress, were added to the commit
tee.
A resolution indorsing the Blair bill
YVES carried unanimously.
Several resolutions were adopted,
amopg Them the following:
Be il resolved, that the delegates go
home, laying oil differences aside, and that
each use his i1huence for the good Of the
Republican pErty OF the state Of Texas.
Resolved, that the thanks Of this con-
yention be and are hereby rendered to the
citizens of Fort Worth, the convention
and railroad center Of Tsxss, for their
kind and hospitable treatment OF the Re-
publicsns OF the state during the conven-
tion-Knight OF Reeves.
Be it resolved, that we, the Republicans
of Texas, extend our HEARTFELT sympathy
to Judge S. A. Hackworth, late Of Wash
ington, D. c., now of Topeka, Ksn, and
regret the loss Of SO noble citizen and
stnunch Republican-whon now remains in
SAllG VI hCCCuuG VI LILO w VIZ
: party in Washington county, Texas, April
20, 1888 81. Blount.
Be it resolved, that we, the Republicans
of Texas, do hereby condemn the acts oi
the Democratic Legislature in putting
convict labor in competition with home
labor, by putting them on public WORKS
, IN. T. Mitchell.
Resolved, that the thanks of this CON
: vention be and the same sre hereby ten
dered to Fort Worth GAZETTE and Mai
for their fair and impartial reports OF the
proceedings of this convention.-Knigh,
of Reeves.
The following was resd and received
with applause:
O FORT WORTH TEX April %, 1883.
Hon. Webster Flanagan, President Republican
State Conven ion, Fort Worth, Tex:
SIR-Your committee appointed to
, count the votes deposited at the Globe
Democrat newspaper office by the dele
G. gates at this convention for President
|, ard Vice President Of the United States,
! respectfully report as follows: We
- counted 2s6 votes fer President and 1862
j votes for Vice President, with the follow.
e ing result:
For Pfesident-Blaine, 207; Gresham,
i II; Sherman, Al; Allison, 5; Evarts, 4;
8 Harrison, 8; Ingersoll, L; Depew, 5;
t Lincoln, 4; g,lIs l; void ballots.
For Vice-Pfesident-L 70; Hsr.
8 risop, 55; John Sherman, 90; Levy p.
Morton OF New York, IL; Hiscock, Is;
Depew, "A; Foraker, 8; Allison,
II; Gresham, 8; Bra ley, 7;
Window, A; Evarts, 8; Hsw-
ley, 10; Alger, L; Ingersoll, /; J. B. Rec
/ tor Of Texas, 2; Webster Flanagan of
Texas, 8; Sheridan, l Ingalls,, i; Grady
of Georgia, l. Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES NJ. CAMPBELL,
J. Nj. MCCORMACK,
J. P. ALEXANDER,
j. F. PELLs,
HENRY GREEN.
I'll LIST OF DELEGATES.
Following is complete list Ct dele
gates and slternstes elected to the
national Republican convention which
meets at Chicago, June 10.
At large delegates-John B. Rsctorlof
Austin, A. j. Rosenthal of LAGRANGE, N.
| W (Jpncy ~ Galveston n M Ear0ucnp