Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05
The True, Tried and Devoted Demo-
Gratis of the Ninth District Rs
nominate R. Q. Mills.
TIE EnihusIasm All WasI and q Yard
Wide az Free and Fair az His
Tariff Reform Bill.
Be Hskss a srlsnd,d spseeh - Genera
Mensy, r,z Bsarsr, Gustave Cook and
Others ra,h-6rard Dem onstraeion.
HOW IT ALL OCCURRED g.

CONVENTION Ct Inc MIN congressional
district met in the District courtroom
this morning a1d was called to order by
Colonel George Tyler OF Bell county,
Chairman oi tas disr!c. executive com
uiitse
forcib!s spstqf, IN which he defned the
iseuas OF the campaign very clearly, And
gated the Del nocrs.lc position with gEea!
force. RstsrtIng to Colonel Mills, he
aaid: l.
We assemble, gentlemen CT the congsn-
ton. under ptcal.r sud Interesting sus
rou1diuee, k.presen Dig the Democracy
Of tie MIN Congressional districf, We
have come hoSe TO select our staadsrd
bearer in tire Coming election. The De-
mocracy OF toe whole country have 81
abidiug interest il the result Of our d.
alterations sud the eyea OF the whole
nation are turned toward this convention
to-day. We eri9y the rare ana tis.in-
- suished honor OF having furnished from
the citizenship Of tnis district, as our rep
.,Asentstive in Corgress, one whose
pstNat.c devotion to his people
and TO the constitution Of his ccuu
try, and wh6as peerless ability in tn
championship Of the true principles of
Democracy, have called him 10 the rank
and to the delicate and responsible duties
of Leadership on the ioor OF Congress eHd
in the national campaign. Possessing In
On eminent degree the conservatism CT
Clsy, the profound s'atesmaDship of Cal
houn snd The matches eloquence OF
Notwithstanding to-day the peer
OF any man who ever app ared il
the halls cf CoEgress-gen.le as tbs
oove bat bold as the lion-the
P5rIcles Of American Democrscy-his
mama on every toneue-nis career des-
tined 20 fl an boncred page in our ccu7-
try's .ry-3uch g man is Roger Q
Mills. Our constituencies have with one
accord nominated him to this convention
for re- electio1-khat nomination has been
seconded by tie. g-ea: heart Of the De-
nocrscy throughout The length end
Sresdlh OF this land he is with US to-ds,
lid we can feel the very magic Of his
presence BE has been selected By cur
national committee to carry the banner
CT tariff reform il the doubtful statee,
and though the "woi In sleeps clothing"
is abrcsd IN the NTH district trying to
compess our defeat by tanning the flames
Of pre- adics AID haze, 7e. the D. n crScf
of this district will maintain its integrity
and its honor against every form OF oppo-
sition, sid neither protection gold nor
Rspublicsr hypocrisy will be able to
place single blot upon her bright es-
cu,chenp. TIE names Of cur champions
Ere entwined with victory, and when the
din sid sraoEe III the political bSttIe shall
hsve Cleared sT4y the Games OF Cleve-
land and T4Gs1la1 snd Mills will stand
at TIE head If the polls recorded IN i3tfers
OF living L e, ard The country will know
that the Dem )cracY OF Jsfsrson and OF
JscksCa sill lives.
For Temporary chsirmsn, Bryan OF
.. ,E;N:s s. ,BRlQl nominated Colonel Tyler ,snd
takind Ahe vote, clared him elected.
BekIuressrd Bryan ot Washington, wss
mac S{secretary, and J. II. Bull OF Nc
LantIn, sergeant a. Grns.
Ga motion Of L G Alexander, 8 COM
mittee on credehitsIs, ossis Of fepresen
ration enc permanent organization, coz
sisting Of one member from each county
wss appointed.
When the committee lad retired from
the room Colonel Giddiags wss calico
upon and, taking tie stand, msde short
speech. He sid the present contest WAS
the mcEt important il the history CT the
district. BE remembered tie first attack
of organized Democracy sgainst R9pub-
lican domination in this district, and
uOL WIEN ~ eco tuS enAt
repetted. he eu,ogized Mills
highly, declSriug be WAS second only 10
Cleve,nrd. The enemies of Democrsti,
principles would regard his defeS. as
second in importance only to that Of
Cleveland. He thought there was no
doubt CT Mills triumphant election, but
he warned the Democracy OF the danger
OF over confidence. Over.cophdence on
the part CT his friends, coupled with
the corrupt prsc1ices Of his enemies
hsd defested Morrison Two years ago.
he called on every patriot 10 do his duty
TIE fight of T.Xss Is conferred here, ne
declared, and the eyes Of the country are
(nSQ this district. There are but two
rtisf-con be but two. All cffshoots
the Democracy are IN tho interest
b Republican parry. There is no
hing as Non Partisan psrty, and
Zone. A man must be 9 partisan
~ question, unless he belongs to
euter gerder Of politics. Those
Re not for Democracr are against it
-, OF Washington, from tne COM
reported back the accredited
tee, the basis Of representation,
b permanent organization sg eeC
"a. c. leases CT Milsm was named
armament chaiEmsn and the tenn
Organization, with this e1ospt.on,
PEE per .tgca.. The report WAS
55T. Iseccs, upon taking the chair,
thsnked the convention for the honor,
which he s.id wss conferred upon him as
Representative trcm the banner Demo.
Cratic county in the dis,rlct. On behalf
Ct Mllsm county he thanked the conVen-
tioc.
Nominations fer Congressner bei1g
decliIed in ordeF.. Colonel D. G. Gid
dirge orosa ard placed formally before
the Convention the name Of Roger Q
Mills. He said Colonei Mills had alresoy
been nominated oy the Democracy Of tbs
district and taIs convention met only TO
ratisy It.
On motion of L. c. Alexander Colonel
Mills WIS nom.nEsed By acSlamstton By
arising vote, and amid great enthusiasm.
A committee Of ons member OF each
county was appointed TO INFORM Colonel
Mills ci his noo1inGt!oE.
w. VI. Sesrey OF Washington county
wss elected chsirman OF the executive
committee for the ersuing two years.
He made q short s2sech in which he !
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