Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-05
more than an hour in the meeting Of the
'elegssion: this afternoon. The result


digestion: this afternoon. The Iesul,
WIS
AN ENDORSEMENT OF THURMAN,
| though II mas win mucn difficulty that
| msny Of the spti-Thurmsn men were WOE
| over. resolu ion was ofsred by Dele
este Baker, DledgiDg the ohic
delegation to vote f,r Thurman il
Oils mama was presented to the
! convention. This was in tie
, nature Of q compromise, the sjority OF
ths delegates wanting to make Thurman;
the OHIO candidate, to!oe presented oy the
state, while the Others oppose Thurm,n
outright, forty four delegates for the res
o!usio1, .sad two delegates die not vote.
New York and many other states were
simply waiting to see Whist action Ohio
would take, aud 8. their meetings this
tvening they joined the Thurman process
sion.
Governor Grsy's managers probably
will not put their fsyorite's name before
the convention. TIE nomination OF
thurman, which now seems q foregone
conclusion. is not satisfactory to
hundreds Of delegates who have
oeep impressed by. the talk
concerning his age and irirmity. Tine
cry OF the GrsV boomers, "You want IA
disns II November, don't your" III W
are you going to win without In 7Isus9"
snd "How are goa going 20 carry Indiana
without an Iadisns man on tie
czo Z" mas been used with 81
nucl eff ct that many delegates
believe serious mIsthBe is being mace
10 The nomination Of . msn 10 years
lid, who ives in state VII ch is geIer-
ally regarded as
RELIkBLY REPUBLICAN.
Had Gorman 5000 faithfully by Gray
the rnur man tide might have been oyeG,
bat vi b GoImsn the cand dscy OF
ne IucIaus man fell to pieces for WAIT
Il support. Germans abandonment Of
G:ay means q good deal more than the
domination Of Thurman. It means :
truce between the two factions of the
psrty which have been sEirmishirg before
Zach others positions for two or three
days. THESE forces were led on the
one side BY Congressman Scott, repre-
Sen'ing the administration, sDd on the
lther by Senator GJrmsn. The lst;e
supp0r!ed oy Chairman Barnum and seV
erSl national committeeman, wanted the
plsiform OF 1884 Eff med without ary
Endorsement VI the Presidents message,
Or II any one 80 moderate in tone as moi
= offend the high-tariff voters OF the east.
G rRsn wanted to De chairman of the
com nittee or resolutions, and made
an earnest CANVASS for the place among
the ssrious state delega inns His arau
Dent was that the party would lUs6 NeRl
York and other eastern etates il the pat
form were made 100 strong y
:,
and that Inc platform wOicn -esr
rled the country in 1884 was
certainly good enough to Carly ii
IN 1888. AT The sans time German made
8 feinc at supportii g Gray in opposition
TO Thurman, and succeeded in bring ny
on so much Of areaction from the wave
Of Thurman sentiment that there was st
least little uneaeiness as TO the t1aal
outcome. Desiring peace above ali
Things, 6nd little worried
st the show VI strength which the oppos =
tim was making, Scott to. day CONSENTED
to compromise. This compromise is il
The insure OF wholesale arrangement OF
the business toe cows ntion was called to
transact. The temporary Craftsmanship is
~ go TO the California Candidate,
General White. General Collins is to bt
PEI maleLJ clti msn Gormsn is TO be |
;oairmsn OF tne committee on resolutions. |
Then the tsrif platform is 20 be r. ssti- |
ION Of the plank Of 1884, the President |
oeing Endorsed SO wise and !
faithful and patriotic executive in an |
otasr section VI thu document. Scots Is |
to oe chsirman OF the national Committee |
md manager OF CleveIand's campaign |
and the ticket Of course Is |
10 be Cleveland and Thurman. !
The Texas delegation he'd q meeting
this afternoon ano organized. Hon. "
e Lghttoot, Of Paris, was chosen to |
sec nd the nomination of Judge Thurman |
Tor Wee President.
Governor T5rl ckmorton read letter !
from Cor gresham Mills sskipg that his |
name De not presented to the convention |
Tor Vice President
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