Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
TARRANT DEMOCRATS.
Their Executive Committee Met Yester-
day and Formed.
Plans for the County Campaign-Barb"cue to
Take Pl; ca In Fort Worth no
is Democrat.

Pursuant to call by Chairman s. B. Cantey,
and published in THE GAZETTE early in the week,
the Tarrant county Democratic executive COM
mittee met Yesterday aftern DON in the city hall.
The members of the committee as follows
S. NJ. Fry, First ward; ]. P. Nicks, Seconu
ward; R. E. Maddox, Third ward; Dan Parker,
Fourth wald DR.. NJ. Matkin, Fifth ward;
Louis G. Muntord, Sixth ward: George W.
Armstrong, Seventh ward E. F. Lashley, Sub
let's; H. c. Stephens, Arlington; Thomas Ellis,
Handley; c. L. Black, Ben5rook; DR.. H. A.
Lewis, Grapevine; DR.. Zachery, Bedford: Henry
Finch, Mitchells; j. l. Wright, Prairie Chapel;
: o. Noodle, Bacon Hill: j. P. Brown, Smith
field j. J. Calthorp. Crowley; William Cr4w-
ford. Keller; Charles Mitchell, Haslett: 6. G..
Grove; l. H. Mitche i, Euon;J. L. Purvis, For
est Hill: Thomas Waters, Leonard's Store;
Thomas Jefferson Dido; T. Il Dunnaway,
John Cam, Peters Store; t. B. Hewett, Mans
field; John PoppIewell, Birdville; A. K. Mid
dleton, Johnson's Station: DR.. A. II. Boyd,
Euless; K. w. Lotspeich, Little Schoolhouse.
About three-fourths of the full committee
were present, including Chairman S. 3. Cantey
and Secretary Il. R. Early.
1t was decided that the county should be COW
cred by the candidates, and the following dates
were arranged:
Mansfeld-Saturday, October 4.
Azle-Thursday, October 9.
Keller-Saturday, October II.
White Settlement-w ednesday. October Is.
Crowey-Thursday night. october l6.
Grapevine-Saturday night, October IS.
Arlington-Saturday, October %
Fort Worth-November1 I.
Committees were appo nted to look after the
different features of the campaign, as follows:
Printing committee-Messrs. J. p. Nicks,
Henry R. Early and George w. Armstrong.
Finance committee-Messrs. S. Nj. Fry,
George W. Armstrong and Louis G.. Munford.
Speci.i committee on the Fort Worth rally
Messrs Louis G. Munford, S. NJ, Fry and R. E.
Maddox.
1t was decided to use the form Of state ticket
promulgated by the state executive committee.
This conclusion not arrived az until after
much debate of stirring kind. The point at
issue was as to the form OF voting on the COM
mission amendment. The state ticket contains
the section, For the commission ameud-
ment," mating it necessary for him voting the
state Democratic cket to vote for the amend
ment. 1t was thought by some members of the
county committee that the state COM
the amendment SO iron bound as they did, and
these gentlemen urged that on the county ticket
the section be for or against the amend
ment, allowing the voter to go the Democratic
amendment. Vote on this question was about
evenly matched, but count of noses revealed
in favor of the form recommended by the
state committee, and the vote was made unani-
NOUS.
The committee adjourned to meet again on
the afternoon of Friday October 10.
The barbecue 10 be given at Fort Worth on
November l will be a big affair. In fact it is
desired to carry it out on the lines suggested by
q member of the executive committee in an in
teryiew in The GAzETTE-secure the attendance
of some of the more prominent state candidates.
slaughter beeves and sheep by The dozen, and
have present the Democracy of all the adjoini e
counties. There will be two more meetings OF
all details will be arranged in time to have them
carried out on a liberal scale.