Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-21
A MATTER OF FORM.
=. c. Gibbons, the G. o. P. Nominee for
3 Congress in Culberson's District.
How the Republicans Procured the Illegal
Registration of Several Hundred Ne
groes in Chicago.
NOMINATED BY AccLAMATIoN =.

PARIS, Tex. oct. ZU.-lu tue Hscpuo-
liean congressional convention to-day az
GAINESVILLE Hon. j G. Gibbons OF tnis
city, who was u prominent candidate for
the gubernetorIal nomination, was NOM
mated for congress by reclamation, and
will make a vigorous campaign of the |
district, though the party have Of course
neither chance or hope of success.
Hon. D. B. Culberson spoke for TWO
hours here to-day to very large anu
enthusiastic audience. His talk was os-
voted to the tariff principally, with
slight notice of Federal legislation during
the past session of congress. He VIII OF
course be reelected by the usual major
| ity.
| The action of the Democratic nominees
| In deciding to leave the words 'for
| and against both off their ticket as
related to the commission amendment
| provoked q storm of protest from the
commission or know-nothing faction ,anu
| they procured session OF the county ex-
ecutive committee for the purpose Oh set
thing upon the candidates me execu-
tive committee met to-day, and by
| vote of seven to one sustained the cannl-
dates, and the Democratic tickets of La
mar county will give Democrats chance
to vote as they please upon the commits
sion amendment.
CANDIDATE SUICIDES.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Oct. 2O.-i. D.
Emory, candidate for congress on the
yorkingmen y ticket, suicided by cutting
the radial artery in his right arm ana
bleeding to death at the Livingston hotel
here last night. Emory was for num-
Der of years general passenger agent TOT
the Rochester ard Pittsburg rallroad.
For the last two years he was general
agent for the Rome, Watertown ana
Ogdensburg road in this city, but was
dismissed. when he accepted the work
ingmen's nomination for congress.
Special to the Gazette
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Oct. 2O.-The
Republican congressional convention Tor
the Fourth congressional district met
here to- day. There was a GOOD large
attendance. Hon. Sam Wright OF Paris
was placed in the chair, and Il. >. SAN
dersou of Clarksville made secretary.
The Hon. John C. Gibbons of Paris was
nominated by acclamation for congress
from this district.
KAUFMAN COUNTY ELECTION RETURNS.
Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL. TEX, Oct. 20.-Returns
from the primary election Saturday are
sufficiently known to announce the NOM
ipation of Mr.. Baldwin, farmer in the
county, who lost o leg in the service OF
the Confederacy. Mr.. Baldwin's nom
ination is almost guarantee of his cleo
ton to that office. Democrats seem wei
satisfied with the nomination.
MISSISSIPPI s CONSTITUTION.
JACKSON, MISS, Oct. 20.-A supple
mental report of the legislative commit
tee relating to state boundaries, wa;
taken up for consideration this morning
The second and last section thereof reads
as follows:
The legislature shall have power Il
consent to the acquisition of additional
territory by this state and to make tn
ZINC part thereof, and the legislator
.HF2ay consent to the creation of anothe
fsH sehte or territory, to be formed IN whoi
vi ~ in part out of q portion of the stat
thenever consent of the congress of tn
Wnited states shall be given thereto, an
The legislature may solve the disputed
boundaries between this state and its co
= termiuous states whenever such dispute
arise.
This is regarded by the delegates froI
z the black counties as an intirnation tina
the white counties may at some futur
time make an attempt to secede from tn
black counties and leave them to struggl
alone with the profile u.
a GOVERNOR HILL CAMPAIGNING.
Albany. N. Y, Oct. 20.-Governc
Hill. accompanied by Assistant Ad1utau
General John s. McSweeney, left on
flyer at :l5 D. IN. to-day for Cleyeien
s. to speak on Democratic principles
n different places in Ohio. His first speed
will be at Canton Tomorrow nigh
q. When Governor Hill has finished his 81
M gagement in Ohio he will go to we
Virginia on similar errand.
I'd WHOLESALE ILLEGAL REGISTRATION.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 2O.-A Dem
cratic afternoon paper publishes the 10
lowing: Shortly before noon Villa
" Duuson. q negro in the Second war
rs was arrested. To Morris Cohen OF I
Democratic campaign COMMITTEES and
toruey Goghan, Dunson admitted he b
registered improperly, and SAID turtle
that a member of the Republican car
paign committee had paid him for dol
d. SO. He gave the name OF another mel
Der of the Republican campaign comm
tee who, acting jointly with the fri
- procured illegal registration of seve
hundred negroes in the First, Second d
Third wards. He also revealed the
tails OF a pie. for Wholesale unlaw
registration. Dunson told the offic
that all those who registered imprope
were paid out OF the hepnoiican CAMPUS
funds. Late this afternoon Goghan "a
sss.s Cohen lodged formal complaint agail
number of Republicans whose nan
were not given out.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Oct. 20--The low
branch of the legislature reconvened
4p. M, the senate having adjourned
Tomorrow. Gov. Campbell sent q N
lie. sage to the house, but the speaker
fused to recognize his pr,v'
secretarv and an Adjournment
. ton was rushed through with
having received the NESS
Gov. Campbell looks upon the action
the speaker as personal insult.
message suggested thai q non-partt
board of improvemenssfer Cincinnati
appointed by the mayor OF that city I
n lanrstectien Re held in April. The %
Sage vii go TO the senate Tomorrow.
To the Memory of Elias c. Boudinot.
srecial to the Gazette.
l Oct 20.-Tde