Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-25
POLITICAL
Resolutions Adopted by Childress Re-
publicans-oklahoma Election.
MeLennan County ColOred Republicans VIII
Send contesting Delegation to San
Antonio Convention.
cHILDREss COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Correspondence Of the Gazette,


Correspondence of the Gazette.
CHILDREss, TEX, Aug. 23.-The Re-
publicans Of Childress county held mass
meeting at the courthouse in this place
on the Esd inst. The party was formally
organized. j. K. Mcdowell was elected
chairman of the executive committee
and G. n. Chapman secretary. The fol-
lowing resolutions were presented and
adopted:
/. We. the Republicans OF Childress
county, Texas, In convention assembled,
pledging ourselves anew to the doctrines
and traditions of the national Republican
party, heartily indorse the administers
tion of Benjamin Harrison,
2. We favor the principle of reciprocity
as advocated by James G. Blaine, be-
lieving the adoption of the same by con-
gress will bring about the greatest era Of
prosperity ever enjoyed by this nation.
3. We also appreciate fully the wise
action OF the Republican members of
both houses OF congress in fulfilling the
pledges of the party in legislation upon
the coinage of silver, the revision OF the
tariff, the disability pension bill, and
other measures of national Importance.
4. We fully indorse the acts of the Re-
publican congress and of Speaker Reed
for amending the rules of the house SO
that the business of the country may not
be indefinitely delayed by minority of
Representatives.
s. We hold that it is the imperative
duty of congress to provide q fair and
impartial law for free and honest bal
lot in every congressional district in the
United States. so as to secure to every
citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign,
white or black, the right to cast one free
ballot, and to have that ballot duly
counted.
6. We believe 1t our duty to ask
that, by national legislation, the work.
ing classes of this country be protected in
all kinds of labor from foreigners of any
nationality whatever. We believe the
Republican party, the great party of
progress, pledging itself TO this, will rise
TO a still higher plain and of greater
strength and prosperity than 1t has ever
yet attained.
8. We appreciate the efforts and
heartily indorse the plans of the chair
man Of the Republican state committee,
Hon. j. c. DeGress, tending to
strengthen the Republican party Of the
state of Texas and to promote Its WE'LL
fare.
To the accomplishment of these ends
the Republicans of Childress county in
wife the cooperation of every earnest
and true citizen of the great state OF
Texas
MLENNAN COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. Aug. 24.-The Republi-
can county convention held here yester-
day Us indicated by the dispatch sent you
last night was stormy one, and re-
suited in complete victory for the Lily
Whites. No attention was paid to the
colored delegates when their claims were
urged. True, ]. II. Hines, colored,
was elected secretary and two negroes
were put on committee OF five to
select list of delegates TO
the San Antonio convention,
but the colored man and brother desired
representation on the committee IN a
ratio to correspond with the colored vote
IN the county, which would give him the
power to name tho delegates to the state
convention. This OF oouse would never
do, for given the opportunity black
and tan delegation would surely repre-
sent McLennan on that suspicious ooca-
sion, and the white man would be forced
70 take a back seat. The commit
tee was appointed, however. and
the following list presented:
DR.. A. NJ. Armstrong, Jno. w. MoDon-
aid, t. 3. Halstead, Nate Patten, ]. b.
Payne, Lewis Stemkort, P. B. Hayes,
r. II. Thompson, W. H. Strickland,
George Patten and George A. O'Brien.
Thompson and Strickland being the only
colored men on the list, they both arose
and withdrew their names, and the ne
groes withdrew In body from the con-
vention. The request of the colored
delegates was complied with and the
names OF Messrs. Edward D. Conger and
DC. Wilcox were substituted. As the me-
groes retired they shouted "rats, rats"
and one country delegate was heard to
say as he emerged from the courthouse
door, "Dat's a Democrat convention,
dat g what IL is, an found dey done
got patient on it, ka' done hearn
'ein all time sayin' patten, patten. -
One of the city delegates explained
that Patten was the name of two men
who were f'bossin'' the ''shebang,"
and the dusBy granger yanked
blade of fodder out of
his eye and seemed to comprehend.
1t was said a load of watermelons was
unloaded in the vicinity of the court
house during the forenoon, and that the
old colored farmer had stated that they
were t'for the publican convention, -
but whether this story is true or not your
correspondent cannot say, but whatever
might have been the preparation the
banquet was not spread. The oolored
contingent retired to the street and held
a caucus, at which 1t was decided to
meet next Wednesday night and elect q
oontesting delegation to San Antonio.
SPOKE AT ENNIS.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ENNIS, TEX, Aug. 23.-Candidaies
for the various Offices of the county spoke
st the opera house to-day, each present.
ing his especial claim upon the dear
people.
MANSFIELD VOTES TO INCORPORATE.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MANSFIELD, TEX. Aug. 2S.-Au elec-
ton was held here to-day for the pur-
pose of deciding as to whether or not liz
corporation was wanted. 1t was excit-
ing throughout and resulted in victory
for incorporation by majority of one.
OKLAHOMA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC.
Special to the Gazette.
OKLAHOMA CITY, I. t.. Aug. 24.-This
county (oklahoma) went Democratic at
ala