Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13

government to the desriment of tn,
powers Of the states and the people, Il
| al! kinds OF monopoly which always on
riches the few ct the expense OF thu
many, &c sll forms of sumptuary legisls
ton, to Eli legislation which woulG
take from us the right to control the edu
ca,ion Of our children and to any further
waste Of our public domain which should
be sacredlY preserved IS homes for oul
people.
After this things were getting pretty
warm, and considerable feeling concern.
ing tie prohibi ion issue which caused
such wraDgle in the primary convention
| here last Saturday was beginning to
manifest itself in the convention. when
Mr.. Hurst made . motion to table the
resolution and the substitute.
Judge Richards arose to q point of
order, stating that both could not be
tabled st the ssAe time, tha. the substi-
tuse should be first disposed of, then the
resolution, which was sustained by the
chair.
Mr.. McGehee arose to question of
privilege, stating that an agreement had
bCtA &VobhCd W pohC VI tuC lSaOcIb Ou
the pro and anti side that the resolution
which he had offered should be the only
one to come before the convention. The
question WIS called. A molten to ad
Iurn, and various other motions were
inside, and it WAS easily seen that unless
something WAS done to restore harmony
thst this vexed question would get the
upper hand of the convention, which
would result badly for the Democracy Of
this county. Before the vote
on either the resolution Of
Mr.. Stevens or Judge Hoods substi-
tute could be called 81. B Dorsey Of
tered rs reconciliation the following as
a substitute to the resolution and the
substitute:
Be it resolved, that 1t is the serse Of
this convention, and the delegates elected
by this convention to attend the state
convention to be held at Fort Worth, May
%. 1888, are hereby instructed TO vote IS
3 unit to table or vote against any reso-
luton whatever pertaining to or relating
in any way to the question Of prohibl-
ton.
Mr.. Stephens, who offered the resolu-
ton, accepted the substitute last offered
wien it WAS adopted. Parties opposing
the adoption Of the substitute claimed
that it was not carried, when the syes
and nays were called, which resulted 81
in favor and 8 sgainst the resolution
adopted.
Colonel NJ. ". Buster offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, that the Democracy Of Par
ker county be and remain one and in
separable.
The convention proceeded to elect
chairmen for some Of the precincts that
were without chairmen and then ad.
journed.
Durirg the time the committee on Gre
dentiss were msking up their report
short but very appropriate speeches were
made by Hon. W. S. Pickard, Captain A.
j. Ball, Mr.. Winston, Judge John T. Hsr-
court and others. 1t was fesred befor
the convention that considerable discord
would moles. the workings of the con-
ventiop, growing ous OF the wrangle in
the primary In this precinct last Sstur-
day, but it appears that several Of the
leaders on the pro and anti SIDES met snd
en- cred into an agreement as to the
course of the convention and the resolu-
tions to be adopted, but is clsimed now
by somesof the ants that the pros broke
the promise by the Introduction of Mr.
Stephens sresolution Everything con-
sidered, the convention was &
great deal mare harmonious than
wss generally expected. There
seems to be feeling here to set squsreIy
down on the position taken by Judge
George Clark srd Hon. T. r Bonner and
their followers ia irving 10 stir up strife
In the Democratic p.rty over an Issue
that has already been settled. This Is the
sentiment Of number of leading citizens
sf this city, who took part in the prohibi-
tion campaign last year or both sides.