Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-29
WISE COUNTY.
1t Instructs for Hogg and Opposes Everything
Not in Favor OF Commission.

Special to the Gazette.
DECATUR, Tex, May 25.-The county Demo-
cratic convention TO elect delegates to the state
convention was called-eo order by the county
I chairman, D. A Holman, promptly at o clock
! yesterday. Mr. B. Morris of RhOme
! and J.. j. Terrell Of Decatur were
| reclamation. The chair appointed G.. B. Pick
| EFT, A. j. Jones and ]. j. LiIlard committee
went to the committee room to make report,
| and Hon. r. E. Carswen being called adj
| dressed the convention, announcing himself for
| the senate His speech was well received and
| the county will insist that she is entitled to
name him as the Democratic candidate for sena-
tor of the district. The credential committee
| ported and then the chair appointed q commit
tee of five on permanent organization. which re-
| ported by its chairman, J. F. Johnston, recon-
mending that Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Terrell be
| permanent officers, which report was approved
| by unanimous vote.
The chair appointed a committee of five on
resolutions and platform who made the follow
ing report:
Hon. Ben. Morris, chairman-Your committee
en- platform and resolutions beg leave to make
report as follows:
/. Be it resolved, by the Democracy of Wise
county. in convention assembled, that we
affirm and indorse the state and national Demo
cratic platforms; that we are in favor OF the pro-
posed amendment to the state constitution, pro-
viding for railway commission.
2. Resolved, that we endorse the administra-
ton of Hon. James S. Hogg as attorney general
and Hon. L. S. Ross as governor, and that the
delegates sent from this convention to the San
Antonio convention in August to cast the vote of
this county for Jim Hogg for governor so long as
his name Is before the convention and to use all
honorable means to secure his nomination.
3. Resolved, that our delegates to the state
convention are instructed to vote for man for
state Office who does not favor railway COM
nilsson.
4, That it is the sense of this convention that
the attempt to form class clubs and combina-
tions for political effect such as the Waco and
Dallas commercial clubs. is undemocratic and
subversive of the tlme-honored principles of
Democracy, and should be spurned by the De-
mocracy of Texas.
s. That it is the sense of this convention that
Wise county should be accorded the right to
nominate the Democratic candidate for state
senator from this district, and that other coun-
ties OF the district should concede to this county
the courtesy to name the man for the place;
and be it further resolved that endorse R,
E. Carswell as our choice for the position and
respectfully ask the Democracy OF the diitrict
to support him for senator 10 represent this
district in the next legislature.
A motion that each voting precinct select
member of a committee to nominate delegates to
the state convention carried. The committee
was formed and made report, which was adopted,
as follows:
Hoyl, Bob Hart, J. A. Renshaw, John Wallace,
John W. Hogg John ". HsslIman. j. ,McML0rries,
t s91AFG g. Y. Terrell ue ". + 81 simm aas,
7. J. MeMurray; D; A. Holman. W, D. Gose,
J. T. johnson. J. F. Johnston, J. W. Sewell O.
H. Miller, s; G. Tankersley; j. J.. Terrell, s.
A. Lillard, w. a. Bullock, A. S. McMorries, j.
A. Weakley, J. W; Sparrow, b. T. Harvey,
Kendall q. F. Hawkins, c. ]. Crabb, Ira
Long, G. q; JOY, A. 8. Doss, L. K. Pounds, NJ.
". Shoemaker.
Crafton-J. W. Fulghum, ]. W. Wells, D. 8.
satterwhite, N. L. Davis.
Paradise-A: J. Jones, ]. Lynch. ]. n. Glib
son, A. B. Mullins, J. E. Simmons, Henry
Iurora-G. W. Short, O. C. Leonard, J. H.
Killough, L. P: Lowry, ]. D. Burch, A. ].
Cottondale--B: F. Banks, j. W. Patterson, 8.
o. Davis, J. L. BaInes.
DracC-L 5: Slower, B. C. AlgOOd. WI.
willow Point-W, +. Greenfield, Joe Roth, t.
F, Hunter.
Bridgeport. G. Poindexter. s. F. Perry, P.
W. Tunnel, W. W. Cannon.
Chico-o. B. Woods,' G. W. Yealdy, s.
A. Keen.
Alyord-R. P Webb, ]. ]. Barnett, j. M.
Spencer, W. P. Wright.
Booneville-G. E. Miller. w. A. Shawn, John
Whitaker, T. q. Alexander.
Beasley-wm. Morgan.
Greenwood-Elbert Williams, E. j. Brown,
Jno. Williams, Tom Milligan, d. q. Bishop
Rhome-B. Morris, B. g. Rhome, G. P. Har-
rison.
On motion it was ordered that no proxies be
allowed from this to the state convention.
Resolution passed as follows: y
Resolved. that should the necessity arise ID
the Judgment of the county chairman he is re-
quested to call convention or primary election
to nominate county ticket as he may think to-
the best interest of the county Democracy. ~
Hon. T A. Fuller was elected chairman of the
county executive committee By reclamation,
On motion OF 7. A. Fuller the following reso-
luton was adopted by q unanimous vote:
Resolved, that we. the Democracy Of Wise
county, in convention assembled reaffirm
our mistaken confidence in the in
tegrity, craftsmanship and patriotism
Of the Hon. J. W. Tbrockmorton:s
health and express the hope that he may soon
be restored and live long to witness the grow
ing greatness OF our state.he which he has con-
tributed SO materially Nttthe best labors Of his
Aeful life.
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