Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-05
Speaker Reed Tries to Explain
His Party's Shortcomings
The Southern Democrat Wants to Rule
Not Only the Negro OF the South,
but White Men of the North.
Kansas Republ leans indorse the Free Trads
Ideas as Expended by Secretary
James G. Blaine.

| ROCKwALL, Ten. sept. There was
a meeting of Pr ohiDitionists and others al
| the courthouse last night, the courtroom
| being we'll filed with gentlemen and
| ladies. II was expected that Hon. =. G..
| Mullins of Corsicana, candidate for
comptroller on the Prohibition ticket,
would speak but he failed to appear.
| Several prohibition songs were sung by
| quartette composed of Misses Josie and
Katie Long and Mr.. b. F. Burtras and
Judge L. c. Heath. Judge Heath made
| a short speech which was well received
by those present. A prohibition club
was organized with thirty-thTee mem
bers, of which a. J . Fender was made
chairman and J. c. Gaines secretary.
Rev. S. NJ. Templeton also made one of
his characteristic speeches. The follow
ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted
We, the citizens of Rockwell county,
in convention assembled, unreservedly
subscribe to the following statement OF
our political allegiance and purposes:
/. We favor the abolition OF the liquor
traffic by law, state and national, statu-
tory and constitutional.
.. We indorse the platform and ticket
promulgated by the Prohibition party OF
4uAdSs TT TOtJ w VI III my lOT Ao''-
3. We give our adhesion. ballots and
support to the Prohibition party for the
reason that, III our estimate the dissolu-
ton of the liquor traffic is the one dOmi-
nsnt necessity now confronting Ameri-
can citizens, and this party is the only
one devoted primarily and emphatically
to this cause.
3. We denOunce the course of Democrats
in the United States senate and house of
representatives for their wanton assault
upon the doctrine of state rights by
voting against the relief of Prohibition
states and districts from the original
package plague. We charge this mi
guilty to the account OF the Democratic
party, whose policy of pandering TO
liquor men and foreigners betrays more
devotion to the lOaves aud fishes Of office
than TO the principles of our republican
form of government and the preserva-
ton of our American institutions and
liberties.
5. We denounce the Republican party
for Its duplicity in dealing with this
question whereby it seeks TO retain the
support of both liquor men and patriots
too often at the sacrifice of all for which
the latter contend.
G.. We rejoice at the deep root prohibi-
ton sentiments have taken in so many
states, whereby even the Republican ad-
ministratlon was driven to give the relief
against "Original packages. We be-
lievs that nothing but the political in
f1uence inouloated by the prohibition
party, and which the people are becom-
ing so ripe to embrace, would have eX-
torted this relief from congress.
I. We acknowledge it us high honor
paid to our county that the Prohibitions
SITS OF Texas should have selected our
fellow citizen, Hon. +. C. Heath, for
its standard-bearer in this campaign.
From our intimate knowledge of him and
Of his manner of life, here in the home
of his nativity, we do most heartily rec
ommend him to the people of Texas as in
every way worthy and well qualified, not
only to make the race for go vernon in so
noble cause as prohibition of the liquor
traffic, but to be and serve as governor of
the Lone Star state.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION AT FAIRFIELD.
Correspondence of the Gazettee.
FAIRFIELD, TEX, Sept. 2.-It will be
remembered by the readers of THE GA
ZETTE that the senatorial convention,
composed of the counties of Navarro,
Limestone and Freestone, met at Corsi-
cana, August 81, and after casting
something over $50 ballots, each county
voting for its own candidate, adjourned
to meet at this place September 2. The
convention was called TO order to-day at
2 O'Clock by the chairman, W. NJ.
White, and balloting was Immediately
commenced, each county voting as it had
done before at Corsicana, to-wit: Ma
varro county, IL votes for Simpkins;
Limesone county, votes for Richard
son, and Freestone, votes for Steele.
There was no change in the above until
about 300 ballots were cast, and Steele
was withdrawn. Richardson then re-
ceived Is and Simpkins II. There was
no change reached in this ballot until 500
were reached. The convention then
adjourned until o clock .. m. After
the reassembliug of the convention Steele
was replaced before the convention and
the delegates went back to their old vote,
II for Simpkins, for Richardson, 6 for
Steele, until the 6OOth ballot, and then
adjourned until 9 O'Clock tomorrow
From the present outlook it
seems that each county is determined to
its own man, or to turn the
three gentlemen loose for free and all
race. There is no compromise in the
Navarro delegation. Spokesman Scott
seems to be as solid as the rock of Glib
ralter, and calls every time Navarro IL
votes solid for Simpkins, while the Lime
stone and Freestone delegates carry on
cauousing. 1t is to be hoped
the deadlock will be broken tomorrow,
and one of the three gentlemen will re-
ceive the nomination, for we will feel
safe in the hands of either one of the
candidates.
BAILEY's OPPONENT.
Special to the Gazette.
DENIsoN, Tex, Sept. 4.-The press
dispatches announced this morning that
! DR.. Jackson of Denison has been NOM
mated by the Fifth congressional district
caucus held at San Antonio
The names should have read
DR.. Alex. W. Acheson, physician of
his city and who by the way is man in
svery way worthy the honor conferred.
rhe doctor says that he only submits his
lame for slaughter by the Democratic
iominee Bailey merely for party organi-
:ation. The doctor Is lily white Of the