Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-08
POLITICAL.
DEMOCRATS MEET AT GRAND PRAIRIE.
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DEMOCRATS MEET AT GRAND PRAIRIE.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. Sept. 6.-The Demo
crazy of this precinct met here to-day for the
purpose OF electing delegates to the county con
venIion TO nominate candidates for the TWENTY
der ut 2:3J p. m. Dir. George Robertson was
elected chairman and F. h. Grantham secre-
tary. DR.. W. K. Stovall and Joseph Martin
were elected delegates to the county convention.
They go uninstructed. S. II. Grantham offered
the following resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, that we indorse the course Of the
Hon. j w. Crayton, Pictorial representa-
tive in the Twenty-frst legislature. and that our
delegates be instructed 10 vote for such dele
gates as Will give him their support IN the COM
ing hotorial convention.
Mr.: Martin, one of the delegates suggested
that farmers be elected TO the legislatnre INIT
hire good lawyer and send him along to see
that they do the right thing. This no doubt
would be happy combination especially for
ADDITIONAL DALLAS COUNTY PRECINCTS.
Special to the Gazette
MESQUITE, TEX, Sept. The following adj
didonal precincts. which held primary meetings
yesterday, have been heard from: HousIey
sends an uninstructed delegation. New Home in.
structed for G.. W. Lewis for Representatives
r. p. Curtis is the delegate; Long Creek sends
d. A. Davis as delegate and instructs him for
G. W. Lewis: Scyene sends Lewis delegation
and Garland sends an uninstructed delegation.
The indications now point to the nomination OF
two men outside of those who are avowed can
didItes, and 1t looks like an effort will be made
TO defeat Mf. Crayton, RockwalI's candidate for
hoater.
HON. ALVIN C. owsLEY ENDORSED.
Correspondence Of the Gazette
DENTON, TEX. Sept. 6.-The news that the
name Of }. 3. Sch1nitz of this city had been
placed on the Republic state ticket as candi-
date Tor state treasurer was received here by his
Republican friends with gratitude and apprecia-
ton, and eTSL his Democratic friends f whom
he has many, feel proud that john has been
loTn the hope may be which ne is called upon
to lead.
4 resolution which was unanimously sdopted
by the Democratic convention of this fotOrial
and senatorial district, composed of this county
and Collin, which met in this city last Monday
was unintentionally omitted 10 the report of the
The resolution Is as follows:
Resolved, that we lndorse the record of Hon
Alvin C Owsley as the representaIiv i've of this
the Twenty ninth district, COMPOSED of the
counties OF Collin and Denton, in the Twenty
first legislature, and inasmuch as MIR. Owsley
that fit him for the high Office of speaker of the
house OF representatives, and he has been
nominated by the Democracy of
Denton county as their choice for representative
in the next Legislature, we indorse and RECON-
mend him to the Twenty legislature as a
and request that he be elected to that
position.
Mr.. Owsley is very popular in this section and
Will receive Q strong support for that position,
INSTRUCTED FOR SWAN.
OF the Gazette.
BELLEVUE, Tex, Sept. 6--The Democratic
legislative primary convention for this the
+ ourth precinct OF Clay county, met TO-DAY and
their delegates to vote for !. Z,
swan.