Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-14

Federal court at Paris anu secur5 an dps
preparation for a Federal building.
2. We thank the president for nomf-
| mating and securing the appointment to
| the office of Judge of the Eastern district
of Texas of that able jurist, and sound
Republican, Hon. d. E. Bryant.
8. That we congratulate the country
| upon the passage by congress of the
silver bill, but regret that the
| power is given to the honorable secretary
TO suspend its already limited coinage at
the end of one venr, and we ask congress
| to pass laws providing for the unlimited
coinage of silver, which is and ever has
been the circulating medium among the
masses of our people. Our delegates to
the state convention are hereby in
structed to urge that body to pass a reso-
luton IN favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
4. That Lamar favors straight ticket,
and her delegates shall vote accordingly.
8. That the delegates vote as d unit for
some known Republican who expresses
his willingness to make race Oh q Re-
publican platform, and we express our
preference for Hon. John &. Gibbons for
said office.
The force bill was bitterly denounced by
Hon. F. w. Minor as one Of the greatest
legislative folles and acts of oppression
ever attempted.
Greed Taylor, colored, also opposed
any Endorsement of the bill.
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. Aug. 9.-In the
Twenty eighth senatorial district con-
venton this afternoon Hon. r. H. Bur-
Nf inc Tod tn
succeed himself. His only opponent
was Hon. j. NJ. Dean of FL
Paso. Burney was nominated by accla-
nation, Dean having Withdrawn from
the race before the time for balloting
came, for the reason that he would have
thrown the convention into dead lock
TwENTY-FIRsT SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Special to the Gazette.
HILLsBoRo, Tex, aug. 9.-The
Twenty-first senatorial district was
called to order in the board of trade
rooms by Col. L. S. Smith, the chair
man. Temporary organization was gone
into aud Z. H. Pnrdue was elected
hartman and T. H. Dixon, secretary.
On motion each county's delegation were
requested to hand in their credentials to
the chairman. 1t was moved that
committee of three be appointed on per-
manent organization aud resolutions.
The following were appointed: DR.. j.
J. Williamson of Hill, GetZendaner
of Ellis, and H. P. Brown OF johnson
counties. They reported as follows:
We your committee on permanent
organization and resolutions beg leave to
report Us follows.
Resolved, /. We reaffirm our allegi-
ance to the constitutional doctrines and
traditions of the Democratic party as
embodied iu the platform of our last
national and state conventions.
2. That we heartily indorse the con-
duet of our senators and represen tatiyes
in the United States congress, and es-
pecially approve their opposition to the
Federal election bill.
8. That we heartily endorse the course
of Hon. s. c. Upshaw in the last two
legislatures and hope soon to see him
again crowned with political honors.
4. That We approve the proposed
amendment TO the constitution of the
state, commonly known as the commits
sion amendment and desire our repre-
sentatives in the next legislature to use
their efforts towards the adoption of
measures by the legislature, necessary to
curry out the idea embodied in said
amendment. 81. p. BROWN,
Chairman.
We recommend for permanent chair
man of the convention Hon. P. II.
Pardue, and for permanent secretary
Hon 7. Il. Dixon.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Crane, of Clehurne was
unanimously elected the nominee of the
convention for senator from the Twenty
first senatorial district.
F. B. Biollio of johnson, was elected
permanent chairman of the executive
committee.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Crane was then intro
duced and delivered an eloquent and
patriotic address. Hon. W. H. GetZen-
daner was then introduced and delivered
splendid address favoring the COM
mission amendment.
The convention then adjourned, peace
and harmony prevailing.
SEVENTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Special TO the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX. Aug. 81. B. Wright
OF Princeton, Collin county, is out in q
circular announcing his candidacy for the
office of state senator for this senatorial
district, Notwithstanding the fact that
the Democracy of both Denton and Collin
counties have instructed fo- Hon. Henry
A. Finch for that office. 1t is reasonable
TO suppose that the gentleman is out on
the independent ticksL OF the Collin
county Democracy. Denton couuty's
delegation will certainly carry out the
instructions given it, viz: To cast its
vote for Hon. Henry A. Finch of Collin
for state senator from the Seventeenth
senatorial district. And more than that,
the Democrats of this county will work
for his election.
MARION COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, TEX. Aug. 9.-The Re-
publican convention of the county met
in annual session to-day TO elect dele
gates to the Republican state convention
at San Antonio. Never was there
more exciting convention or assemblage
OF any kind in the city. At least 100
negroes were upon the floor at the same
time bowling and yelling to be heard,
they finally succeeding in electIng dele
gates to the convention and chairman
for the next year.
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