Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-23
A MATTER OF FORM.
J. c. Gibbons, the 6. . P. Nominee for
Congress in Culberson's District.
How the Republicans Procured the Illegal
Registration OF Several Hundred Ne
graes In Chicago
NOMINATED BY AccLAMAT1ox.

NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION.
Special 10 the Gazette.
PARIS. Tex. Oct. 20.-In the Rnpub-
lican congress .onal convention to-day at
CiarksvII.e Hon. j. G. Gibbons Of this
city, who wns a prominent candidate for
the guberngtorinl nomination, was NOM
mated for congress by aCclGmation, and
will nuke vigorous campaign of the
district, though the party have Of course
neither chance or hope OF success.
Hon. D. B. CulberSou spoke for two
hours here to-day 10 very large aud
enthusiastic audience. His talk was de-
voted to the tariff principally, with
slight notice of Federal legislation during
the past session OF congress. He wilt OF
course be reelected by the usual ma uior-
ity.
The action of the Democratic nominees
in deciding 10 leave the words "for'
uud against both of their ticket as
related 20 the commission amendment
provoked IL storm of protest from the
commission or know-nothinR faction and
they procured a session OF the county ex-
erutive committee for the purpose OF set
iling upon The candidates. The eXecu-
tive committee met to-day, and hy O
vote of seven to one sustained the cnuii-
dates, aud the Democratic tickets of La
mar county will give Democrats u chance
to vote as they please upon the commis-
sion amendment.
CANDIDATE SUICIDES.
ROCHESTER,. y. Y, Oct. Pot. s.
Emory, candidate for congress on the
workingmen 5 ticket, suicided by cutting
the rGdal artery in his right arm ana
bleeding 10 death ut the Livingston hotel
here Inst night. Emory was for uum-
Der Of years general passenger agent for
the Rochester ard PittSburg railroad.
For the last two years he was general
agent for the Rome, Warertown and
Ogdsnsburg road in this city, but was
dismissed, when he accepted the work.
imgmeu 3 nomination for couGEsss.
speCial to the Gazette.
CLARKsvILLE, TEX, Oct. 2o.-The
Republican congressional convention for
tho Fourth congressional district met
here to-day. There wus Il good largo
attendance. Hon. Sam Wright of Paris
was placed in the chair, and II. 5. SAN
dersou OF Clnrksville made secretary.
The Hon. John G. Gibbons OF Paris was
nominated by Gcclamatou for congress
from this district.
KAUFMAN COUNTY ELECTION RETURNS.
Special TO the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX, Oct. 20.-Returns
from the primary election Saturday are
sufficiently known 20 announce the NOM
inetion OF Mr.. Baldwin, Il farmer in the
county, who lost O leg iu the service OF
the ConfederacF. Mr. Baldwin's nom
inu,ion 10 almost q guarantee of his elec-
tion to that Office. Democrats seem well
satisfied with the n Omination.
MISSISSIPPI IS CONSTITUTION.
JACKSON, Miss. Oct. 20.-A supple-
mental report OF the legislative commit-
tee relating TO state boundaries, was
taken up for consideration this morning.
The second and last section thereof reads
us follows:
The legislature shall have power to
consent 20 the acquisition OF additional
territory by this state aud to make the
same part thereof, aud the legislature
may consent to the creation of another
state or territory, to be formed in whole
or in pnrt out o: IA portion of the state
whenever consent of the congress of the
United States shall be given thereto, and
the Legislature may solve the disputed
boundaries between this state and its CO.
terminous states whenever such disputes
arise.
This is regarded by the delegates from
the black counties as al iutinUtiou that
the white couEties mHy at some future
black counties and leave them to struggle
alone with the profile ~.
GOVERNOR HILL CAMPAIGNING.
ALBANY, n. Y. Oct. 20.-Goyernor
Hill, rrompanied by Assistant Auiutaut
General John s. McSweeuey, left OIL Il
flyer at l:l5 p. m. to-day for Cleveland
to speak on Democratic principles at
different places in Ohio. His first speech
will be Mt Canton tomorrow night.
When Governor Hill has finished his en-
gugement in Ohio he will 20 10 West
Virginia on u similar errand.
WHOLESALE ILLEGAL REGISTRATION.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. 20.-A Demo-
cratic afternoon paper publishes the fol-
lowing: SHORTLY before noon William
Duuson, negro in the Second ward,
was arrested. To Morris Cohen of the
Democratic campaign committee ani At
torney Goghan, Dunson admitted he had
registered improperly, and SAID further,
that member of the Republican cam
paign COMMITTEES had paid him for doing
so. He gave the uane of another men-
ber of ths Republican campaign commit
tee who, acting jointly with the first,
procured illegal registration of several
hundred negrops in the First, Second aud
Third wards. He also revealed the de-
tails OF a plot for wholesals unlawful
registration. Duuson told tue officers
that ali those who registered improperly
were paid out of the Republican campaign
funds. late this afternoon Goghan aud
Cohen lodged formal complaint against
a number of Republicans whose names
were not given out.
COLUMBUS, Quo, Oct. 20.-The lower
branch of the legislature recOnvened at
4 p. IN. the senate having adjourned till
to-norrow. Gov. Campbell sent IL mes
sage TO the house, but the speaker re-
fused to recognize his private
secretary and an adjournment mo-
tion was rushed through without
having received the TIessage
Gov. Campbell looks upon the action Of
the speaker us a personal insult. The
message suggested that n uon-partisun
board OF improvements for Cincinnati be
appointed 10y the mayor OF that city, and
un election lie held in April. The mes
sage Will 20 to the senate to- morrow.
Gould's Southwestern Trip.