Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-26
CONVENTION DAY.
Precinct and County Conventions
Held Yesterday.
Young, Hardeman, Reeves and Bee
Counties and Red River PPim-
aries Instruct for Hogg.
Mora Counties Added to the Hogg Column, as
the People Speak In Primary and
County Conventions.


m. Hon. 7. B. Wheeler was unani-
mously endorsed for governor; Hon. ].
NJ. Moore, for attorney general, but not
unanimously and Hon C. L. Connellee
for representative. Delegates were
elected TO the county convention which
convenes on Monday next. The senti-
ment of this convention was not tested
On the commission question, but 1t is
mixed all the same.
YOUNG COUNTY FOR HoGG.
Special to the Gazette.
GRAHAM, TEX. June 21.-The county
convention met to-day at Graham and
unanimously instructed for Hogg for
governor and lanham for congress. A.
R. Mcdonald was endorsed for fioater
for Young, Jack and Wise counties.
RANGER PRECINCT.
Special to the Gazette.
RANGER, TEX. June 2l.-The Demo-
Gratis of Ranger precinct met to-day for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
county convention. J L. Barnes, T.
E. Medaris, j. W. Hogue aud w. n.
Covington were chosen delegates and
instructed to vote for James Hogg and
the railroad commission.
STEPHENS COUNTY PRIMARIES.
Special to the Gazette.
BRECKENRIDGE, TEX. June 21.-The
primaries met to-day and the impression
is that Hogg will carry the county, and
another will be added to the constantly
increasing list of delegates tor the able
attorney general.
REEVES COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
PECos CITY, TEX, June 21.-The
Reeves county Democratic convention
met here to-day. James E. Bowen and
J. c. Bayne elected delegates to the
state convention and instructed to vote
for Hogg for governor, McCulloch for
trea -urer, Mccall for comptroller and
Moore for attorney general as long as
they were before the convention. Dele
gates were elected to the senatorial and
representative convention, and 7. j,
HefneT was elected chairman of the
executive committee, when the conven-
ton adjourned.
RED RIVER COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, June 21.-The
precinct meeting held in this county yes
and Pendelton, Culberson for congress,
C. A. Culberson for Encouragement,
commission amendment; Jim Clark for
the senate of Thirty first senatorial dis
trlct and n. ?. Doak for district attOr-
ney of the Sixth judicial district. The
county convention will meet next Tues
day the oath inst. This county seems to
be one solid unanimous Hogg and
and commission county and solid on all
others instructed for. The factions
formally existing in Red River coun ty
have been completely buried beneath the
great Hogg and commission wave.
SUNSET PRIMARY.
Special to the Gazette.
SUNSET, TEX, June 2l.-Our pre-
Genet convention to- day instructed unan-
imously for Hogg and the railroad
commission, and upon the vote of the
convention upon a choice for congress-
man Hon. J. W. Bailey received 81,
Hon. Silas Hare. Z; Hon. C. B. Ran
dell, 2. The convention was largely
attended and harmonious. Hon. c. B.
Randell spoke here at II o. CLOCK TO 6
large audience.
GAINESVILLE PRIMARY.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, June 21.-Pri- |
maries to select delegates to the county
convention were held in this city to-day. |
There were no instructions of any char
acter except for Hon. J W. Bailey for
congress. which were hearty and unan-
lmous.
Information from Montague county to-
night is that Bailey has carried that |
county for congress.
BEE CoUNTY:s INSTRUCTIONS,
Special to the Gazette.
BEEvILLE. TEX. June 2l.-Bee couu-
ty instructed for Hogg, Mccall, Workman |
and Linn.
MARION COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, TRx., June 2I.-Dr. A. |
G. CIopton delivered an able aud elo-
Quent address to the Hogg club last
night in favor of Hogg and the commits
sion. He showed conclusively that the
railroads are daily robbing the people,
and that the only way they can be
reached is through a commission The
county primary was held here to-day
Only the returns from this precinct are
in as yet, but the indications are that
Hogg will be nominated by an over
majority. This precinct which
Is the stronghold of the anti commission
men, has given Hogg over
100 majority and it is well
known that the county at large is
for him. W. H. Bald
win has majority of about fifty over
0 Neal for district attorney in this pre-
rinct, but it is thought that the county
at large is solid for o Neal. T. D. Row
ell received solid vote for the legisla-
ture. L.U. whatley has a majority
over Henderson for the senate. j. d.
Mccall is away ahead for comptroller.
D. b. Culberson aud C. A. Culberson
both received solid vote for congress
and encouragement respectively. The
election passed off very quietly.
BOWELS CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette.
BOWIE, TEX. June 2I.-At the con-
Tention here to-day DIR. W. G. Mitchell
MAS elected chairman and Mayor Nc
Donald secretary. On motion the con-