Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-09
NEW MEXICO.
The Effort to Adopt a State Constitution
Overwhelmingly Defeated.
The Clergy Preach against It from the Pull
pits, and the Knights OF Labor Oppose
It-Framed by Republicans.
ToRNEY coLoRED REPUBLICANS.

HOHNE1 CULTURED
Special to the Gazette.
F0RNEY, TEX, Oct. 8.-The colored
Republicans met and organized Repub-
lican club last night: ]. 6. Yarorough,
chairman; Y. E. Farthing. secretary |;
NJ. a. Valentine, sergeaDt-at-arms.
Their meeting will be weekly on Tuesday
night. j. d. Hightower, S. NJ. Weth-
ersby and j. B. Stevens were elected to
discuss the subject of public roads at
their next meeting.
SPOKE AT wHITEwRGHT.
Special TO the Gazette.
WHITEwRIGHT, TEX, Oct. S.-Dr.
Atchison, Republican candidate for con-
gress, and w. o. Ketsinger, Republican
candidate for senator from this district,
spoke to a large audience last night at
the opera house.
FARMERS CONVENTION AT BAsTRoP.
Special to the Gazette,
BAsTRoP, TEX, Oct. Sat the
farmers convention to-day j. M. Rob-
insou was nominated for representative.
L. s. Bats, Esq. whose name was not
before the convention, will stay in the
field, with a fair prospect of dividing the
vote.
Special to the Gazette.
MCKINNEY Oct. S.-Hon. j. L. Dog
gett, the democratic nominee for flOater,
left to canvass Denton and reply toHon.
John Johnson. Mr. Doggett is cour-
teous debater of unquestioned integrity,
but on the stump calls things by their
right name and he carries the eX-sena-
tors record with him.
GRAIN S DISTRICT.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
CUERO, TEX, Oct. 7.-COngressmau
Grain arrived home Sunday from Wash
ington, and is off again, this time can
wasting the district, as it is understood
the Republicans will in q few days open
up n lively canvass against him.
A meeting of the Republican execu-
tive committee will be held in Cuero to-
morrow to select Republican candidate
for congress, should it be decided that
Mr.. Ipohn is not eligible for the Off ce of
congressman. MIR. Ipohn was named
at San Antonio Us the candidate from
the Seventh district, but it seems he has
not been citizen of the United States
long enough to entltle him to hold the
Office.
NEW MEXICO AND STATEHOOD.
Special TO the Gazette.
SANTA FE, n. NJ. Oct. s.-The result
of yesterday's election for or against the
adoption o: the constitution framed for
the state of New Mexico, seems to have
gon against the constitution by a good
majority.
The French priests in the various
churches in the Territory preached strong
sermons against it, and advised the peo-
pie to vote against it.
In this county the Democratic county
candidates used good deal of money
also, but q number of Democrats, never
theiess, voted for it. The majority will
be obtained against it in ali counties
where the population is heavy.
Archbishop Salponte and the French
priests here voted early and against the
constitution. In some of the churches
early mass was held and the priests ad-
vised the people against the constitution.
The lodges of Knights of Labor, or
White Caps as they are called here voted
against 1t solidly. There seems to be
no doubt in the minds of well
informed people that but for
the opposition of the clergy
here the measure would have carried. 1t
is claimed by them that this was not po-
litical matter with them but that they did
not think New Mexico ought to have
statehood, and that they eXer-
cised their rights in the matter
as they saw iii for what they believed
the interest of the native people of the
territory.
The constitution was drafted by con-
vention III which only the Republican
party was represented.
The Democrats refused to participate
in the convention upon the ground that
they were practically DISTINGUISHED by
apportonment. They opposed its
on the ground that it protected
the land grants and corporate wealth
from taxation and imposed the burden
on the small property owners and occu-
pations, and that its school provision
amounted to nothing.
Returns from all parts accessible by
wire indicate an overwhelming defeat of
the constitution by about 5000 votes.
FOR MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. S.-The
Democrats last night nominated Frank
McCoppin for mayor. McCoppin was
mayor of San Francisco in 1865, and has
served several terms in the legislature,
iIu CHihON StalSS III
the Australian exposition two years ago.
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.
LITTLE Rock, ARK. Oct. 6.-Priyate
Information was received here to-day
from a very responsible source that an
attempt was made 10 assassinate eX-
c. r. Breckenridge Monday
night, at Centre Ridge, Conway county.
He Is pursuing his canvass for re-
and while he was
'peaking q Gap was snapped
ut his back outside the window, where n
arge crowd had gathered. II was about
Jour feet from where he was standing.
He completed his speech, and on his re-
urn to his hotel Mr.. Norman, a citizen
# that place, was knocked down from
behind with q sluugshot. There is no