Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-20

Uncle Isaac Parker, withdrew to confer.
When Chairman Stedman resumed
his chair and raped on the desk unit
| his knuckles were sore to reconvene the
convention, Mr.. j. c. Terrell arose t
second the nomination of Hon. A. NJ
Carter, who, he said, would be an bonol
to the district, if selected as the Demo-
cratic standard bearer.
The balloting was resumed. The first
trial went thus: Jack county, for Ste
phens; Parker, for Stephens; Tarrant
county, Is LIS for Carter and 14-I5 for
Stephens (Mr. Parker voting for Ste
phens); Wise, for Carter.
Hon. Seth Stewart took the floor. "I
am astonished, - he said, sat the frac-
tional vote cast in behalf of Mr.. Ste
phens by delegate from this county
My astOnlshment is SUCH
fYou are out of order,' ruled the
chair.
'But want to-
"You are out of order. You have no
right to reflect upon the motives of any
one in this convention.
but l haven Il reflected on anybody
yet. L want to raise point of order. 1
rise to question of privilege
''But you are out of order. -
On motion to allow Mr.. Stewart the
privilege to speak, the vote stood-yeas,
%; nays, IL.
Mr.. Stewart said: est appears from
the objection made to my speaking, some
of you imagine l am going to make q
speech against Mr.. 1. d. Parker. That
is not my purpose. l rise to a
question of order. make the point upon
the vote as cast. The Democratic con-
vention of Tarrant county unanimously :,
the friends of both Messrs. Carswell and
Stephens conourring, selected its dele
gates under a pledge that they would
support first, Tarrant county man if
one was presented to the convention.
Tha: instruction was given by both fac
tons of the county convention. We
were instructed for a Tarrant county
man if one offered. Even the friends of
Mr.. Stephens who were present will bear
me out in this statement of the case.
''That being SO, am greatly aston
ished that one of the chosen and in
structed delegates of the people, a man
whom the Democracy have intrusted
with an office of great honor and respon-
sibIlIty, stands here in opposition to the
expressed and explicit will of the Tarrsnt
county Democracy. We are here pledged
10 1arranI county man. Our vote
should be given as unit. We have the
right to demand it. It should be done.
I challenge the fractional vote given by
Tarrant county against Mr.. A. NJ.
Carter.
There was considerable stir when MIR.
Stewart finished. Applause came from
the Stephens opponents.
Mr.. Parker was wrethy. With coat
of shirt bosom thrown wide open and
hair standing perdendicular he rushed
INTO the open space within the bar before
the chairman desk, and demanded
hearing.
81 am the man referred to, - he said.
81 am that fractional vote. l am the
rock upon which this convention has
wrecked. l have had the audacity to
vote to test the character OF Mr.. Carter's
nomination. This is not the first con-
vention 1 ever took part IN, and many a
time in convention have seen candidates
put down and candidates put up without
valid reason. 1 challenge the gentle
man to show wherein 1 have acted con-
trary to the interest of the people whom
L represent. l know how to cast my
vote. L can also defend it. The gen.
tleman speaks of my election to an office
at the hands of the Democracy. Well,
what did L do at Austin? The records of
the legislature will show. They are