Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
TARRANT DEMOCRATS.
Their Executive Committee Met Yester-
day and Formed.
Plans for the County Campaign-Barbceue to
Take Place in Fort Worth Who
is Democrat.

Pursuant to call by Chairman S. B. Cantey,
and published in TIE GAZETTE early in the week
The Tarrant county Democratic executive com
mittee met Yesterday afternoon IN the city hall
The members CT the committee are as follows
S. II. Fry, First ward; J. P. Nicks, Second
ward; R. E. Maddox Third ward; Dan Parker.
Fourth ward; DR.. NJ. Matkin. Fifth ward;
Louis G. Munford, Sixth ward; George W.
Armstrong, Seventh ward; f. F. Lashley. Sub
let's; H. c. Stephens, Arlington; Thomas Ellis,
Handley; c. L. Black. Beubrook; DR.. Fl. A.
Lewis GFaPeviIne; Dr. Zachery' Bedi2rd; Eenfy
Finch, Mitchells; j. /. Wright, Prairie Chapel;
:. o. Noodle, Bacon Hill; J. P. Brown, Smith
field; j. J. Calthorp, Crowley; William Craw-
ford, Keller; Charles Mitchell, Haslett; G. G..
Harwell, White settlement: A. j. Hudson. Oak
Grove; l. II. Mitchell, Euon;J L. Purvis. For
est Hill Thomas Waters, Leonard's Store;
Fowler's Store; J. y. Pedens, Nom gomery;
John Cam, Peters Store T. D. Hewett, Mans
field; John Popplewell. Birdville; a. X. Mid
dleton, Johnson's Station: DIR. A. H. Boyd,
Euless; r. W. Lotspeich. Little Schoolhouse.
About three-fourths of the full committee
were present, including Chairman S. B. Cantey
and Secretary II. r. Early.
1t was decided that the county should be COW
cred by the candidates, and the following dates
arranged:
MISUNDERSTANDING, October 1.
Azle-Thursday, October g.
Enthusiastically, October II.
White Settlement-Wednesday October 10.
Grapevine-Saturday night, October IS.
Arlington-Saturday, October %.
Fort Worth-Novem6er /.
Committees were appointed 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.
Special committee on the Fort Worth rally
Messrs Louis G. Munford, S. NJ. Fry and R. E.
Maddox.
1t was decided 70 use the form of state ticket
promulgated by the state executive committee.
This conclusion was not arrived az until after
much debate OF stirring kind. The point at
mission amendment. The state ticket contains
the section, For the commission ameud-
ment, - maEing il necessary for him voting the
state Democratic cket to vote for the amend
ment. It was thought by some members OF the
county committee that the state COM
mittee had overstepped its bounds in putting
the amendment iron-bound as they did, and
these gentlemen urged that on the county ticket
the section be for against the amend
ment, allowing the voter to go the Democratic
nominees, but use his pleasure about the
amendment. Vote on this question about
evenly matched, but a count of noses revealed
one 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 70 be given at Fort Worth on
November l will be big affair. In fact it is
desired to carry it ont on the lines suggested by
a member of the executive committee in an in
of some of the more prominent state candidates.
slaughter beeves and sheep by the dozen, and
have present the Democracy OF all the adjoining
counties. There will be two more meetings of
the committee before the barbecue ours, and
all details will be arranged in time to have them
carried out liberal scale.