Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-23

His speeches always have the latter viz
tues. il not always the former.
The pros got FIRST blood on the resolu
tion to appoint committees.
Cleveland's name was greeted with ap
plause whenever mentioned.
Readers OF THE GAZETTE have reat
that prohibition plank before.
4 Terreil's fine Italian hand was plsinI,
visible In the eighth resolution.
4 George Finger has not forgotten how
to enact the duties of secretary.
| Colonel Tom Bonner is as big ant
blsnd and well dressed as ever.
I Hon. A. W Terrell is being urged b,
many friends IS delegate At large.
Chairman ExAll is as handsome, al
tgenial and as attentive to duty as ever.
The resolution ins.ructipg for Mills FOL
vice president went through witha whoop
|. HMsry Ann" Martin came In for gen
erous share of mention from the speakers
Judge Clark is an active and intelligen,
worker In convention and in the hotel
Hobbies.
! Colonel W. 8. Herr don was called to
New York to attend private business by
wire last night.
The tsllow candles used up n the stage
last night looked ike return to Jetfer-
sonian simplicity.
Seth Shepard is native Texan and has
a s'rong hold upon the affections Of { e
people Of the state.
As the house arose to vote upon the
committee resolutions the hopes Of the
Prohibition party fell.
The opera house WAS graced by the
presence Of q great many ladies', who sat
even to the end Of the night session.
W. S. Kimbrough, candidate for the
state Sc ate from the Dallas district, was
sn Interested "looker on in Vienna"
The fac, honest face Of Captain T. j.
Brown Of Sherman shows up ncticeably
among the Grayson county delegation.
Horace Chiffon thinks Clevelsnd's
next term will be his first. He Gays
Cleveland is now serving out Tilden's
term.
Senator 10 Terrell Of Kaufman is big
and burly and good nstured, and general
ly "gets there" among the earliest sr-
| rivals.
Browning should hsve been shere to see
the unauimity with which his plan for the
settlement OF the prohibition question
was adopted. !"
Governor Throckmorton may be in bad
| health, but when it comes to making q
speech he shows all the fire and strength
| OF former years.
Senator Baker of Waco Is an interested
member OF the convention. He Is q
tot 90 NJ a
racy Of the Empire stste.
The heart of oak plank had no sincerer
friend and we'll wisher in all the conven
lion than DR.. B C'abfl who occupied
q seat At the reporters taDIe.
Among the delegates from Cooke couns
ty are Hon. W o. Davis and Judge G. c
Potter, both Of whom are understood to
ne candidates for Congress in the Fifth
district.
The fight over the resolution to appoint
committees split the autis al to pieces,
and q number OF them voted in the az
tirmstive, though most OF the leaders
voted no.
"O.u Tnrocz's" name created q storm
OF applause when mentioned BY General
Mexey in his nominating speech. The
Elk Governor is very strong in the hearte
Of the people.
Ole member becoming weary with the
laborious duties of the day, and retiring
e,rly to the back psrs Of the stage. slept
peacefully through the exciting scenes Of
the early afternoon.
/ Last night was q crest occasion for
young Democrats. Tney had 8 fine op-
portunity to learn the history Of the
party. The changes were rung on the
old stock eaten phrases ad nauseam.
Senator Bill Burgess, the most interest.
ing Anecdotes in the state Of Texas, is
one of the best known members Of the
convention. He is an old stsgsr and 8
very smooth hand at pulling thu wires.
Mr.. Spivey had no hesitancy In defining
his position on the tariff question. This
was very bold in Mr.. Spiyey, considering
the fact that he occupied the same posi-
ton with every other man in the house.
The gentleman from Brewster and the
gentleman from Potter sat upon opposite
sides Of the baicony and voted against
both splendid specimens Of wild western
msnhood.
Bailey's hold upon the Affection of the
democracy VI tue Slnte IL Itmafkauie
he was the youngest man called to the
stand last night, and yet the voice that
called him was the loudest and the most
nearly unanimous hesra In the hall.
J V. Far1ell, the Chicago merchant
prince, looked In on the convention yes
terdsy and was much pleased with the
appearance of the mem oers. He says
they will compare favorably with any
similar body ever seen in the northern
states.
George Robinson of Bell, asked permits
sion for the committee on resolutions 20
sit during the session OF the convention.
BE said the committee were listening to
speeches on prohibition an hour and
half long, and that ali the members hsd
not been heard.
The Fifth congre ssional district will
present the name Of J.W. Bailey CT Cooke
county "a q CO didste for elector at large.
Mr.. Bsiley would doubtless, II chosen,
make wide CANVASS, and nobody who
has heard the eloquent young orator
SPEAK can doubt that 1t would be
brilliant one.
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