Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-07
FAR FROM DEAD.
Anti COMMISSIONERS Not Defeated
by Hogg's Nomination.
The Fight Will be Kept Up Until the
Election and Then Begun Anew
in the New Legislature.
Congressman W. H. Grain RenomInated BY
Aeelamation at Beeville-The situa-
ton in the Fifth District.
PREDICTIONS.
Special to the Gazette.

PhhDlC1lONos
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten. Aug. 6.-NotWth
standing the overwhelming defeat they
are certain to encounter in the san
Antonio convention, there are manifest
indications that the anti-commission
leaders do not propose to give up the
fight The nearly unanimous nomina-
ton of Hogg they ooncede. The adop-
ton of a commission plank in the plat
form they will fight. If it is inserted IN
the platform they will disregard 1t, on
the ground that question of changing
the fundamental law of the state can
not or ought not to be made party or
partisan issue. The fight will be keptup
until the ''ides of November, - as the
San Antonio Express put it. Every
agency that can be used to that END
will be brought into action to secure the
defeat of the amendment at the polls.
Failing there, the next citadel to be
| assalled will be the legislature. A COM
| mission governor can only appoint a
| railway commission after the general
| assembly has enacted a law giving him
| the right to do so and defining the COM
| mission 8 powers. They propose to make
| 1t difficult for the solons to pass such
| law, and few of them are confident
| that no such law will go to the governor
| for his signature next winter. IN the
| meantime agencies will be at work with
view of disrupting the Democratic
| party of the state, in the hope or put
| ting three or more tickets in the Held
during the next campaign anu electing
a mongrel legislature, fit for treason,
stratagems and spoils, - that will do
nothing but wranGle the session
through, and most of whose members
will be as plastic clay in the
hands of the skillful manipu-
| Iators who will be on hand
to accomplish their assigned work.
| Reasons for the above predictions may
| be found in the fact that the antl-com-
mission leaders persistently assert that
Hogg's nomination will not be Demo-
cratic, but a Farmers Alliance victory,
and that the Farmers Alliance, as such
is not Democratic organization, Is as
much as none of its members are WILING
TO pledge themselves IN advance TO sup
port the nominees of Democratic con-
yeutions, but reserve the right, after
going into and participating in conVsu-
tons, to refuse to support the ticket
named if it is not satisfactory to the
Alliance.
What these anti-commission extremists
are aiming at is the sowing of such dis
seption in the Democratic ranks IS Will
result in disruption between the farm-
or element and the railroad element.
The latter will then set itself up as the
simon pure Democracy of the state, and
leave the farmers to flock by themselves
and form a new party IN the hope that
as soon as it is formed jealousies among
its leaders and other causes Will bring
about its speedy disruption. Out OF the
chaotic condition that will ensue, the
! aVOlY9
a new order of things that will put on
, indefinitely the day when the seepter OF
mower shall be wrested from their hands.
This is the form their dream is taking
How disappointing will be their AWAKEN
ing let the future disclose.
BEEvrILE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
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BEEyILLE, TEX. Aug. 6.-The Demo-
| cratic convention for the Seventh con-
eressional district met at the courthouse
in Bseyille at y O'Clock to-day, j. b.
Wells, chairman, calling the convention
| TO order with a brief and appropriate adj
, | dress. NJ. F. Mott of Galveston was
elected temporary chairman; G. g. Levi,
, | secretary: W. ]. Baker, assistant; NJ. F.
Wright of DuvaI, sergeant-at-arms, with
r B. HILBERT of Galveston, assistant
a committee on representation, creden-
tials and resolutions was selected, one
a delegate from each county; also CON-
= m,ttee on permanent organization, COM
posed in the same manner. The conven'
n ton then took recess until $3.50 D. IN
when a report On representation ant
n resolutions was received and adopted
The report of the committee on perma'
nent organization recommended ioi
president of the convention James b
| vina- DTnai6PntS
= James Mcdonald, 7. P. McCampbel
= and +. NJ. Ruess. Other officers a
= in the temporary organization. III
n report was adopted. and after an address
% by the chairman Stanley WEIGH placed II
- nomination for congress w. h. cram
- seconded by Mr.. Wheeler of Galveston
n and several others in eloquent addresses
~ and on motion Cram was nominated by
rising vote, no other candidate beinl
/ placed in nomination.
a James A. Burke of Goliad was electe
- chairman of the Seventh district, an
"a after resolutions of thanks to the citizen
Ia of Beeville the convention adjourned.
1t IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
ie Special to the Gazette.
-e SHERMAN, TEX. Aug. 6.-Hon. j. w
Bailey was here to-day to arrange VIII
Judge Hare for joint canvass in Coilil
B. county, but Hare pulls out TOT Nasnius
r, ton tonight, leading hiS friends to con
ot duct the fight for him. Mr.. Bailey
y however, not being acquainted extern
sively, viii make canvass of Collin im
}, mediately. Should Mr.. Bailey carr
l. Collin he would have fifty-eight votes =
J. the convention, fiftY-four beng IN
necessary two-thirds. Should Judg
er Hare carry Collin he would have thirty
at nine votes, and with Clay's two vote
at would have a bare majority of one vote
ed thus stands the congressional fight In tn
en- Fifth.
t. CLAIMED BY BOTH PARTIES.
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o. OKLAHOMA CITY, I. t., Aug. 5.-Th
election for members of the legislator
RS occurred to-day and from present ind
8. cations IS Democratic, although the Re
publicans claim it By small majority
OF Il is the first legal election ever neld
a. the Territory and the greatest interest
| manifested