Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
WINDING UP.
The Democrats Concluding Their
County Conventions.
Be1ar and Ellis Republication County
Republicans Oppose the Com
mission Amendment.
They View the Election Bill With Apprehen-
sion and Believe No Good VIII Result
from Its Passage
OHIO UNION LABoRITEs.

CINCINNATI, ONO, Aug. 2.-Ernest
A. Weier, secretary of the state central
committee of the Union Labor party I,
said this morning the party IN this state
was doing well, but in this city and
county very little. When asked the con-
nectlon between the Union Labor party
and Farmers Alliance he said they were
working together; that more than half
the delegates at the Columbus conven-
ton had been Alliance men. Alliance
was not we'll organized in the neighbour
hood of larger cities, but IN the country
districts its power aud influence will be
felt at the st. Louis convention on
Sept. 3. He had heard that this state
and county would be largely represented.
ELLIS COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE, TEX. Aug. 2.-Ellis,
the banner Democratic county of the
state, held her convention here to-day.
1t was largely attended and much in
terest manifested. Hon. William 7.
Dixon of Milford was elected chairman.
Hogg, Pendleton, Mccall, Culberson,
Ragsdale and Saddler were unanimously
instructed for. Judge Abbott was en-
dorsed for congress. Hon. ". Fl.
GetZendaner was endorsed for fioater.
The two-thirdJ rule was declared q
nuisance, and the delegates to the state
convention were instructed TO use what
means they could TO abolish it. The
commission amendment was enthusiastic
cally endorsed.
RUsK COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
HENDERSON, Ten, Aug. 2.-The
county Democratic convention met in
this city to-day, with a full representa-
ton from each precinct in the county.
Very little time was lost in organizing,
when the meeting went INTO executive
work, Judge Wood in the chair. Hogg
for governor, Kilgore for congress, W.
]. Graham for district attorney, and
Maj. Talliaferro for tioater, were each in
succession instructed for, leaving the
delegates uninstructed for the various
other state offices. A resolution was
unanimously adopted indorsing the Hon.
R. T. Miner of Rusk county for speak
ersbip of the next legislature. The
com mission amendment was also in
dorsed.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Special 10 the Gazette
Mt. VERNON, TEX, Aug. 2.-Pursu-
ant to call precinct convention was held
here to-day for the purpose of electing
delegates to the county convention on the
4th inst. Delegates were instructed TO
vote for J. S. Hogg for governor, c. a.
Culberson for attorney-general, D. 5.
Culberson for congress, II. w. Temple
ton for representative, E. D. Linn for
commissioner of the general land office,
W. B. Workman for treasurer, Professor
McCloud for superintendent OF public in-
struction. A resolution was adopted IA
voring railway commission.
An election was also held in this county
to-day for the purpose of deciding
whether or not there should be primary
election held. There were $50 votes for
a primary and seventy against primary
IN this precinct. W. H. Baldwin,
Titus county candidate for district attor-
ney, received ninety votes, and his oppo-
nent, H. II. O'Neal of Cass county, re-
ceived $50 votes here. The other pre-
cincts have not as yet been heard from.
The delefates TO the county convention
were instructed to vote for the man for
district attorney who received the major
ity vote in the election to-day.
MARSHALL PRIMARY.
Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL, TEX, Aug. 2.-The race
in the primary was close one. Though