Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13
Tarrant County Republicans Assemble
at the Courthouse in Convention
and Elect Delegates.
ments for the Proper Entertainment of
the State Observation-Disclosures


secretary.
Burrill johnson moved that 8 COM
mittee OF five on permanent organization
be appointed, which was carried, and
the chair appointed j. L. Ward, B. P
Johnson, G. W. Hill, Captain J. P. Alex
ander and J. M. Benbrook.
While the commit ee was out DR.. j. L.
Cooper and Msjor John Adamson ad-
dressed the convention on the aims, OBJ
jects and prospects OF the Republican
party. Both gentlemen made good
speeches and were heartily applauded.
The committee on permanent orgspizl-
tion reported in favor of mskirg the tenn
porarY organization permanent, which
was done by q unanimous vote.
A motion wss made that the convention
proceed ct once to elect an executive
committee, which was carried and the
election gone into, resulting in choice Of
G S. Chaplin, j. J. Pullman, L. M. Bar
clay, Dan Arwine, G. W. Hill, D. S.
Brown, b. P. Shiel, D. Fl. Black, George
Nies, George Brown, j. G. Rely, j. w.
Wray and G. P. Wilbur. This committee
wss authorized to add TO its members
from those county precincts which were
rot represented.
On motion, committee Of three on
platform and resolutions consisting of F.
n Stanley, J. c. Martin and J. hi. Brown
wss appointed.
While the committee on platform was
out Messrs. Sorrelle, Dods0n and others
addressed the convention. The tenor of
these speeches was that the Republican
party truly represented the American
ideas of progress and civilization and
that with unity Of purpose and
genuine harmony the hosts Of Republic
csnism would surely win victory over
tneir friends, the Democratic enemy, in
November.
The committee on platform now en-
tered and reported as follows:
To the Hon. Chairman OF the Tarrant County
Rep Dllcan Convention:
We your committee respectfully report
hist:
We pledge our adherence to the true
and tried principles Of the Republican
party, and place ourselves upCa the plat.
form as enunciated at Chcsgo four yeGrs
ago; sud further that we have an abiding
faith In the Republican wisdom that will
assemble in Chicago in June, next.
Resolved, that we have confidence in
the intelligence and judgment of the Re
publicans who will compose the state
convention that will assemble in Fort
Worth this month, in shat they will select
men TO represent the state in the national
convention who will need no instructions.
J. c. MARTIN, Chairman.
TIE resolutions were received with
considerable applause and showed the
convention desired to make no instruc-
tons. In adopting the report there was
not z dissenting voice.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
a motion WAS made thst eighteen dele
gates to represent Tarrant county in the
state convention which convenes ST Fort
Worth April "a be elected.
D. S. Brown moved that nine of these
delegates be white ard nine coIored
The drawing of the colored line
csused some discussion and
George S. Burchill said II the colored lire
years of harmony, he for one was ready
to take his hat and walk out.
R S. bays, colored, said he felt the
same way about it. Why should the
colored line be drawn7
Msjor Adamson made strong speech
against the resolution; he favored every
man standing on his merits-a man was
a man for 81 that.
The resolution to divide the delegates
into white and black equally WAS carried,
when D. 81. Black said as long as the
colored line had been drawn it would be
the pro rer thing for the colOred mem
bers present to select their nine aHd
then if desired they could assist
the white brethren in electing theirs.
The subject wss discussed in all phases,
when D. q. Black moved to reconsider
the vote by which the colored line WIS
drawn and 1t WAS reconeidered and voted
down. =, -
The question Of how to elect theS dele
gates caused lengthy discussion. J. NJ.
Brown wanted each one present to write
the names of eighteen persons desired as
delegates on slip Of psper and the eigh-
teen receiving the highest number Of
votes declared elected.
]. W. Wrsy wanted nominations made
sd libitum, and from these nominees the
eightesn selected.
R S. Hays, colored, though the writ
| ing business smscked Of chicRuery, not
sill could write, and he saw how the jg-
norsnt could easily be swindled.
| Elder Dodson said the resolutions were
! too conglomerated, he himself did not IN
derstsnd them.
Dave Black thought the resolution OF
Mr.. Wray to nominate and select eigh
teen was ell right, he was satisfied there
Was intelligence enough to make the
selection. The motion prevsiIed and
thirty Republicans black snd white were
placed in nomination aud bslloting be
gan. II took over an hour to complete
the count, the election resulting
I'M the choice of J. NJ. Brown,
Burrill P Johnson, 2. c. Brooks, J. j
Putnam, George W. Hill, John L. Ward,
j. M. Benbrook, S. W. Wood ward, Cap
tain J. P. Alexander, j. c. Martin, B. W
Vinson, A. L. Dodson, Captain
Golf, L. N. Terrell, L. N. Cooper,
IL. W. Wrsy, David Il. Black,
and G. W. Gillespie ss delegates. The
chair stated the county was entitled tc
one delegate at large, the nineteen dele.
I estes to cast Tarrant county's nine votes
Captain Alexander ssid as the election
had resulted in the choice CT only sever
colored men and eleven white men he
moved that the colored members rsme
the delegate st large, which was carried
snd B. P. johnson plsced E. Hines IL
nomination, and he YVES elected.
Ga motion the delegates to the state
convention were declared delegates tc
the Congressional convention also.
| he hal