Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-31

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Special TO the Gazette.
MCKINNEY, Ten, Aug. 80. - The
Democratic convention to send delegates
to the Fifth congressional convention
met here to-day, W. NJ. Bush, presi-
dent; G. E. Carpenter, secretary.
Seventy five delegates were chosen aud
instructed to cast Collins vote for Hon.
J. w. Bailey.
sEvENTY-sEyENTH REPRESENTATIVE DIS
TRICT.
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BROwNwooD, TEX, Aug 30.-The
Seventy-seventh representative district
convention convened yesterday in
Brentwood, for the purpose of selecting
candidate to represent said district In
the next legislature. After organizing,
Judge L. II. Brewer of Comsnche county
aud Hon. Charles Rogsn of Brown
county were placed in nomination. Hon.
Charles RogRn led by q small majority
until after the 227th ballot. 1t then being
late in the night tsession
Judge L. II. Brewers name
was Withdrawn and the Hou.
Charles Rogan was elected by acclama-
ton. The Hon. }. L. Lewis of Mills
county was then elected by reclamation
chairman of the said district, composed
of Comanche, Brown aud Mills counties,
for the next two years. The convention
then adjourned and every one went away
pleased.
ARKANSAS STATE AND COUNTY ELECTIONS
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TExARKANA, TEX. Aug 30.-The cleo
ton for state and county officers will be
held in Arkansas on Monday. Miller
county, just over the line, Will have q
hard struggle to re-elect the present
Democratic officers.
HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN MARCOS, TEX. Aug 30.-At the
county convention to-day the following
delegates were elected TO the Republican
state convention, which is held in San
Antonio on September 8: W. o. Hutch
inson, J. NJ. Cape, Steve Worley. T. A.
Martin and H C. Quar-.
DENOUNCED THE FORCE BILL.
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KERRvILLE, TEX, Aug. 3O.-The re-
publican conven ton was held here to-
day. Delegates were elected to the state
convention. The force bill was de-
nounced.
PARKER COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
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WEATHER. ORD, TEX, Aug. 3O.-The
Republican county convention met in
the courthouse at 2 O'Clock to-day in
this city, Col. J. T. Mccall, chairman;
D. R. Wood, secretary. The following
committee on resolutions was appointed:
E. W. Morten, T. P. Vollentine, j. B.
Stages.
The resolutions do not mention the ma
tIonel administration. They favor all
sorts of things TO catch the labor vote,
repudiate and unqualihedly denounce
the Lodge election bill, and indorse the
Republican party tariff measure.
An amendment TO the committee reso-
lutions was offered by Horace Baker and
seconded by Garrison Bowen, indorsing
the administration of President Harrison
and the Republican measures in con-
gress, the Mckinley tariff bill and the
Lodge election bill, praying God to give
the senators courage to pass these bills
by a majority that would assure Re-
publican administration for the next
forty years.
The chairman at this crisis appointed
E. w. Morten chairman and took the
floor in a ten-minutes' speech, de-
Tue Jill III SuCu uuueaS-
ured terms that he drew forth loud
huZZas from the Democrats in the gall
leries, whereupon Horace Baker ap-
pealed to the chair to stop the Demo-
Gratis from cheering or put them out of
the convention.
Horace Baker then made a regular
ingalls, speech in favor of the Lodge bill,
and threatening, If the convention did
not indorse the bill, to appeal to the
negroes to hold another convention and
send delegates representing the admin
istration.
Bakers amendment was tabled,
eighteen against and two for the amend
ment. Col. J. L. L. Mccall, c. C.
Baker, Horace Baker, 1. P. Valentine
and f. w. Morten were chosen delegates
to the state convention at San Antonio
September 3. By the unanimous request
of the convention, Col. J. l.. L. Mccall
was selected as the sole delegate to
cast the vote of this county ID
the state convention. E. w. Morten
was unanimously Endorsed for represent
alive for the Eleventh congressional dis
drict, and Hon. H. H. Mcconnell of
Jacksboro for acknowledgements. E.
W. Morton was elected chairman, and
Horace Baker secretary of the Parker
county executive committee tor the next
ensuing two years.
Adjourned sine die.
IN FAVOR OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
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NEW ORLEANS, La, August 30.-The
franchise committee of the Mississippi
constitutional convention has decided in
favor of woman suffrage and it seems
quite certain that the convention will
adopt the recommendation. All voters
are required to be able to read and
write. This will dlsfranchise IL 900
white and 1913 ZOO negro voters. Then,
all women owning over $500 worth of
property in their own right will be en-
titled to the ballot. 1t is thought this
will add 40 900 white women voters and
not over 500 negro women voters, Civ
the whites a majority of 1000
in the state. The committees report
requires the legislature to provide sep
srate voting places for the women in
every precinct. A woman voter must
comply with the same conditions re-
quired of the men. She must prepay
her poll tax, be q resident of the pre-
oinct one year, etc. The plan seems to
meet with general favor and will be
almost certainly adopted. The woman
suffragers are surprised and delighted