Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

row morning. Before adjournment the
| Hon. Webster Flanagan delivered at
address. He pleaded for harmony, and
said as Republican he knew no white
nor black Harrison, he said, was the
best president since Washington. He
had expelled from public office more
rascals than any of his predecessors. The
| speaker had been a candidate for Office
under Harrison. had been disappointed
but felt no bitterness toward the admin
istration, as he recognized that there
were not enough offices to go around.
REPUBLICANS WILL PUT OUT A CANDIDATE
| Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX, Sept. 3.-While the
Republicans made no nomination for
county treasurer, it is strongly be-
lieved that they will have q candidate in
the field before the election, az there are
ten or twelve Democrats running for that
office.
PALo PINTO oRGANIzATIoN.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
PALO PINTO, Ten, Sept. 2.-Hon.
G. w. Mcdonald, executive chairman Of
the Democratic party IN Palo Pinto
county, comes out to announce the fol-
lowing gentleman as appointed by him
in the various precincts of said county to
act for the ensuing two years. These
gentlemen compose the executive COM
mittee OF the county, and their address
is given for the benefit of those who de-
sire TO communicate with them: j. l..
Cunningham, Palo Pinto; J. Taylor
Daniel, Gordon: S. B. Strawn, StraWn;
NJ. N. Littlefeld, Sauto; w. T. Bran
non, Angoria; Ben Williams, Mineral
y,II
lem; Simpson Crawford, Christian, for
Black Springs: John Caudill, Randell's
Store, for Caudills; Albert Massie. Palo
Pinto, for Ioni.
These appointments are not to conflict
with any appointment made by the last
precinct convention, and the gentlemen
appointed hereby will not assume to act
in place of regularly elected chairman by
the primary precinct convention of their
respective beats. Those who are appoint
ed and who act az such chairman are
urged to organize the party in their pre-
cinct and be prepared in the present
campaign as well as for the coming two
years 10 prevent any ana all encroach-
ments on the Democratic party and its
principles as enunciated by its platforms
both state and national since the days OF
J Jefferson and Jackson, and especially
TO carry out the platform OF principles as
set out at the last state Democratic con-
veution at San Antonio,
G. W. MCDONALD,
Chairman Executive Committee of Palo
Pinto county, Texas.
TwENTY-SIxTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Special to the Gazette.
BEEvILLE, TEX. Sept. 9.-The Demo-
cratic convention for the Twenty sixth
senatorial district met here yesterday.
Capt. A. G. Jones of Bee and Hon. V.
Weldon of Dewitt were placed in nomi-
nation. This morning Weldon led on the
first ballot, but votes were soon changed,
until Capt. Jones was ahead on the nine
teenth ballot. Capt. Jones' name
was withdrawn aud FL. S. Hastings of
Wilson was placed in nomination. When
the convention took recess until s
o CLOCK tonight Hastings lacked two
votes of the necessary two-thirds.
RENoMINATED AT DEL RIO.
Special to the Gazette.
DEL Rio, TEX. Sept. 3.-The Demo-
cratic legislative convention fort nom
nation of a candidate for representative |
for the Eighty first legislative district |
met here last night, and B. Fl. Erskin,
the present incumbent, was renomiuated |
on the first ballot. The convention also |
the commission plank in the |
Democratic state platform.
THE FAIRFIELD CONVENTION ADJOURNED. |
Special to the Gazette.
MExIA, TEX, Sept. 3.-The sena- !
toriaI convention at Fairfield adjourned, |
after balloting 1000 times, to meet in |
Mexia ON the 23d instant. The last |
vote was the same as the first, each |
county staying with its man.
SORT OF ROUNDUP.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. "a small |
composed of about thirty
delegates, chiefly from this city, repre-
,entiug elements in the Union Labor,
and Greenback parties, con-
Tened here about noon to-day. The OBJ
ect seems to be to organize out of the
better element of these parties National
Reform party. The movement is said to
% largely in the hands OF Willis Jones of
he Chicago Express, and an effort is to
% made to gather the scattered elements
If the parties named into body for flu
ure political work.
The convention was called TO order by
9. L. Mahoney of Texas and the usual
Were appointed. A recess
vas then taken until clock.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Mahoney was
made permanent chairman and James T.
ieKibben of Illinois secretary. The re-
nainder of the afternoon was occupied
q the appointment of the usual COM
nittees and an adjournment was taken
ntil tomorrow.
VERMONT POLITICS.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Sept.
Congressional vote in fifty-eight
owns in the First district give Powers,
,epu 5lican, 1929; Msloney, Democrat,
AS. Majority for Powers, 4081. In
be Second district fifty-nIne towns give
rant, Republican, s577; Shsrtleff,
Democrat, 403l. Majority for Grant,
476.
NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS.
peciel to the Gazette.
SILVER CITY, n. M, Sept. 3.-Hon.
ntonio Joseph was nominated by the
srritorial Democratic party that met in
MS city to-day. Mem bers OF the dele
alton promise large gains by the party
! the fall election.
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