Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-09

In the midst of Mr.. Blake g paper, the
committee on credentials made its re-
port, and Mr. Blake suspended for
awhile. The report seated everybody
that had a blue badge on. The report
was adopted
Mayor Broiles of Fort Worth tried to
get the floor, but an unknown delegate
from an unknown county, with a con-
strained idea Of courtesy, demanded to
know il Mayor Broiles was a delegate,
whereupon another Fort Worth delegate
answered very emphatically the mayor
was properly on deck.
Mr.. Broiles then stated that he wanted
TO introduce a resolution, but Chairman
Simpson sustained point of order that
was embodied III statement that the
convention had not permanently organ
lied
Then it was moved and carried that the
various senatorial districts name a man
each for the committees on permanent
organization and resolutions.
While the senatorial districts were get
ting Ill their work, the band played
"Way Down Upon the suwanee Ribber. -
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion were: l, S. D. O'Brien; a.;
8, a. A. Martin; 4, W. H. D. Hunt;
6, J n. King; 6, J. II. Newsome; Z,
J B Names; s; r. T. FlewelIyn, 8,
-; 0,-; II -; u, W. II. Der
rick; 10, Thomas J Edwards: IA;
10, r. Il. Steel; Is, 8. d. Blake; II,
DR.. B. F. Spencer; IS, Silas Hare, Jr.;
10, J S. Mayfeld; 20, @. b. Pickett;
81, J. H. Beck; % -; %, George W.
Tyler; "a, George w. Glasscock; 25 -;
&c.; q -; IS; 20, J 7. Craw-
ford; 80, s. H. Crutohield; 81, A. G.
Hubbard.
On resolutions: l, S. D. O'Brien; 2,
-; 8, W M Matthews; 4, Geo. 7.
Todd; 8, R. E. Alexander; 6, J. NJ.
Perdue; Z, J. 6. Kearby; 8, r. T.
Flewellyn; 8, -; 10, -; Il, -;
u, W. II. Derrick; -, Thomas J. Ed
wards; "A, -; 10, T. M Smith; Is,
j. b. Simpson,; II, A. C. Owsley; 49,,
T, j Brown; 10, J. A. Kemp; 20, G.
Nj. Sutherland; 81, A. j. Brown; %,
-; %, George w. Tyler; 2F, John
Orr; %, -; 26, -; %, -; %,
kins; 81, w. 7. Glass.
On motion, the committee on perma-
nent organization retired to formulate
their report.
In the interim, Hon. Tom Brown Of
Grayson addressed the convention. He
lost no time in getting on the railroads
with both feet. He said the state was
being bled to death by overcharges; that
$40 900 900 left.the state annually to pay
interest on money that was never invest
ed here; that Texas was being made a
back pasture Tor the North and East.
Col. Brown went into minute and. drew
largely from his speeches on the
commission bill: IN the last
legislature He was in favor
of dealing with the question in an out
,grrf,N =
disposed to do right they should be made
vociferously applauded.
Then the band played "KIllarney, -
and then gave Kathleen Mavourneen, -
showing that the band was thinking more |
ireland than railroads
After the band had finished, the COM |
mittee on permanent organization still
hanging fire, Hon. Geo. Todd of Jeffer- |
son spoke about the railroads and pro-
nounced himself in favor of a low max /
imum rate
After the speech of Hon, Mr. Todd the |
committee on permanent organization |
reported for permanent chairman T. j. |
Brown of Sherman, and for permanent /
secretaty Howard W. Peak of Fort |
Worth
Then it was decided to read the reso-
buttons, sufficient quantity of which
every delegate seemed armed with.
Dozens of them were read and were all
referred to the committee on resolutions,
after which the convention adjourned
until p. IN. to receive the report of the
committee on resolutions.
At that hour the convention reassem-
bled with Col. Brown in the chair,
and while the committee was out
fol nd hp1 no finr in |
the body not to pass a resolu-
ton which Endorsed Attorney General
Hogg for the efficient discharge of his Of
fetal duties. Blake and Hare found out
that there were lots of men who could |
discuss a point of order according to
Hoyle
Col. Brown held that the resolution
was out Of order. motion to appeal
from the decision of the chair was dis
cussed by 20 per cent. of the delegates,
and the balance of the convention was
chOked off by the motion being with
drawn. One delegate didn t think 1t was
right to boom Hogg for governor in a
freight convention, and Chairman
Brown, who is also a candidate for
goyerdor, seemed to think the delegate
was right. The whole business was
finally tabled and the bass horn blew a
blast
Then Blake of Dallas arose with lot
Of type written copy and produced
figures which seemed to show that the
railroads were robbing the people from
A to lizard. He said, however, that
he railroads should have living rates, l.
out did not say anything about the returns
n the investment
Moronev of Dallas then arose to tackle |
he short ribs of the railroad business.
1t is in order to'state that the Dallas
did not entirely monopolize
he floor. Several other delegates got
he floor, and even a railroad man, Mr..
Masters of Galveston, was permitted to
speak. He showed that the Santa Fe
vas not earning per cent. on an in
that was bonded only for SIS, Il
700 a mile. Mr.. Masters evidently did
lot dream what was in store for him
Governor Brown and Blake lnterrogated
him with a determination not unlike that
# Sullivan who attended Col.
Inrain this morning. Mr.. Masters