Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05

Nm ~ 49,
pledged Washington courty'5 full shar.
towards the election OF the nominee.
the convention than cdlourned.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession formed or the public
square st u O'Clock a1d marched TO
Padgitt's Park, wlers arrangements had
been made for the speaking. Tie column
WIGS about one mile long, snd Included
six bande, On artillery company With one
piece, the city IRE department, some 200
horsemsn carrying speers with bandan
mas fastened TO them, s long line Of car
risges and crest many men en- foot.
Among the inscriptions upon the
banners carried the following were
noted:
"rsx cigars high and reduce the tariff
on blogsns.n
"Rspuolicars voee'tor Zee cards and
tax biblee."
"rhe government drains us CT half our
earnings"
unnecessary ta1stion IS urias. t:xs-
ion "
"You pay one bale Of cotton out OF
ever three for protection"
| Among those Dsrching il tie process
sion were about $50 colcTed msn.
There Hss great deal OK cheering in
duleed in aud "Hurrah for Mill" "HuF-
rah for Cleveland and ThurDer," could
be heard every moment Of the time.
AT TIE GROUNDS.
Arrived at the grounds 1t WAS found
that TIVE stsnds had been erected for
speeEers and ssats arranged for Thousands
| u people.
As soon IS the people who came in The
procession, hsd seated theGtselves snou'
the st nd neersbt the entrance, HGn
Frank Lubbock Was insrod uced eGd made
q ehcrt speech. He exported the Demo
crsts to stand by their co!orP, and not be
led sstray By the eIeiniSs Of the people.
He paid glowing tribute to Mills, snd
declared that row more than ever before
the people OF his Gist-ic3 should rally TO
his suppoct.
Attorney Genera! H0gg followed Gov
egnCr Lubbock. He SAID sixteen years
ego he had attended the convention which
n:aG nominated Mills Cor Congress. H.
sgas tn. n almost unknown, but those who
were mos. intimate with him saw in him
tie facul.ie5 which, stree developed, have
made him lesder among the Leaders CT
bis country h declar d that the deiset
OF Coceel Mills at this TINS would prove
81 inc jnpsrsole less TO the Democracy
OF the country. [. Wss not only the CO y
the psopie OF this district TO elect hin,
hut they should do it by decisive ma
jority, a ms Iriy that would tell the peo
pie Of tne-halion that the ef )rts OF Colo
mel Mills In behalf OF Democratic pfiG-
ctples were appreciated by lis constitu-
epts.
General C8oell was The nsx. speaker.
H. was sufsriDg With bronchitis, aud his
voice occasionally few the track and
ditched itself, ss 1t were, winding up with
Q very unorasoricsl squeal. But he man-
sged to whoop things Up. The fact is the
day must BE- very cold and raw, and the
bronchtsis very bad when "Old Tigs" gets
up bsfoIe Democratic sud- nee and fails
to whoop it up. He thought this par
ticu!arly good yesr in which to STAY By
the Democracy. He paid his respects to
Marion Martin; SAID hs dion's scare for
Mary Ann or LIZ. Anp," CT any of the
'Aan" family a declaration which
called forth 8 hesrty laugh. The GeEerai
continued his spesca until mighty shou!
herslded the coming Of Mlis, wlen he
brought It to an abrupt close.
It was l 20 O'clock when G JloEel Mile,
attended By the committee appointed to
notify him Of hi, nomination, entered the
park and proceeded to the stand.
When those near the gate saw Colonel
Mills they burst into hearty cheer, in
which every body joined when ne mounted
the platform.
After the Cheering had subslded Colo
lei N. . Herring OF Wsco stepped for
ward and il very neat and spirited
speech formally notified Colonel Mills OF
his unanimous recomiuatioa.
Caplsil B!sir CT Waco then introduced
Mills in vs1Y hsppy speech OF five min
u.es.
MILLS sPERCH.
When the wsys aud mesns chairman
stepped to TIE front Of the Platform, the
mighty audience rose anc greeted MIN
with caeer. Hats were thrown N the
air, banners ara bsndannas we're waved,
and then demonstrations ct Enthusiasm
we're INDUCED in Tor seversl minutes.
Finally Colonel Mills began speaking,
and the audience quieted down
sad listened 10 him very sttentively
throughout, excepting when they inter
rupted him with applause.
TIE spssker spent 10 time il prellmi-
makes, but proceeded St once TO the dis
cussion OK the tsrif question, which he
declared TO be the leading issue in the
campaign. He referred &c tine surplus
accumulated and accommodating In the