Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
REFORM.
A New Political Party the Outcome Of
the st. Louis Convention.
The Twenty-sixth Senatorial District Deadlock
Broken by Dark Horse After Three
Days Hard Work.
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK.

| Correspondence Of the Gazettee.
| FAIRFIELD, TEX Sept. 3.-The con-
vention met this morning as per ADJOURN
ment, and after casting the one thou
sandth ballot adjourned to meet at Mexia
| Septem Der %. Thus it is the deadlock Is
not broken. Each county is Diet ermined
on its on man and will not yield an in oh +,
and the outlook now is that there will be
free and all race between now and the
November election for the senatorship OF
this district. There Is some talk of
dark horse, but Navarro county says
they will have Simkins or no one else,
and as she is entitled to eleven votes out
of twenty four she can keep the conven-
ton locked or get her man.
IN THE TwENTY-sIxTH DISTRICT.
Special to the Gazette.
BEEvILLE, TEX. Sept. 1.-The Demo-
cratic senatorial convention for the
Twenty-sixth district late last night
nominated r. n. Weisiger of Victoria
county. All of the fourteen counties of
the district were represented, and the
friends of Weldon and Capt. Jones stood
by them so stubbornly that neither could
be nominated, and after Henry S. Hast
ings of Wilson was entered in Jones'
place very little change was made in
Weldon 8 votes. Finally, on the night
of the third day of the convention, a
compromise was effected and Weisiger
was nominated by reclamation. He is q
farmer and an old citizen of the district.
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. ga new po-
litical party was born last night after
midnight in central Turner hall The
Nofi
has been christened, Is the outcome of
the convention assembled during the
past thirty-six hours. After much
vehement discussion the platform as
whole was adopted at very late hour.
This platform embraces about twenty
four planks; abolition of national banks,
prohibition, government control of rail-
roads, uniform marriage and divorce
laws, protest against alien ownership of
lands, tariff reform, regulation of cor
porations, restriction of pauper immi-
grafton, were among the sentiments
voiced and agreed to.
A national executive committee was ap-
pointed consisting of W. W. Jones,
Chicago; Mrs. T. E. Willard, president
of the w. C. T. u. Mrs. S. E. Emery,
Lansing. Mich. Edward Evans, Tona-
wanda, n. Y; Hiram Main of Marion,
Ind.
Convention then adjourned sine die.
NEVADA STATE CONVENTION.
VIRGINIA CITY, New, Sept. 5.-The
state convention organized last night and
adopted a platform in favor of the devel-
Opment of the resources of Nevada a, for
free coinage, restriction of immigration
through revision of the naturalization
laws, and the adoption of the Australian
ballot system.
STEWART RENOMINATED.
Special to the Gazette.
BEAUMONT, TEX, Sept. 5.-The dele
gates representing the nineteen counties
in the First congressional district met in
Democratic convention here to-day.
Chairman n. a. Cravens of the eXecu-
tive committee not being on hand, G..
W. o Brien of Beaumont called the con-
veDtion 70 order. S. n. Brashear of Harris
was chosen permanent secretary and
made neat speech. j. R. Bordages
was elected temporary secretary. The |
usual committees were appointed and a |
recess taken.
On reconvening, a permanent organi- |
cation was effected with the selection of |
DR.. B. F. Calhoun of Jefferson, chair |
man; Sill T. Walker of Trinity, score |
tary; 7. A. Lamb of jefferson and John |
A. Work of Hardin, assistants. The |
two-thirds rule was adopted. G. |
w. O'Brien of Jefferson NOM
mated the Hon. Charles Stewart |
for congress to succeed himself, and |
there beng no opposition, be vas by ac-
declared the nominee of the
Democratic party for the fifth term.
John s. Stewart, son of Hon. Charles
Stewart, thanked the convention on be-
half of his father, and announced that it
was the last time he would be q candi-
date for the office. Tomorrow the dele
gates will be given an excursion to
Sabine Pass.