Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08

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two. II also adopted resolutions
calling upon congress to pass constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the organ
ization of lottery companies and submit
it to the states. It is understood the
convention will be a very short one. 1t
will arrange to cooperate with the
Farmers Alliance and will perfect a
platform and decide upon the line of
campaign to be pursued. The campaign
will be continuous and aggressive one.
The convention will decide that it is to
begin now and to be kept up without
interruption for the next two months,
until the election comes around.
sIXTY-sIx BALLOTS TAKEN.
Special to the Gazette.
LIVINGSTONE, TEX, Aug. THE
Democratic representative convention of
the Second district, Polk and San ia
cluto counties, convened here yesterday.
L. F. Gerlach was elected chairman and
T. F. Niece secretary. Basis of repre-
sentation: Polk, forty-two; San ia
ointo, twenty three. Z. s. Cochran of
Polk and c. W. Robertson of San ia
cinto were placed in nomination. First
ballot-Cochran, 30; Robertson, 80.
No material change to the ffty-frst
ballot, when a full vote of each county
was cast for its candidate. On the sixty
sixth ballot Cochran wit hdrew, when
Robertson was nominated by acolama-
ton. T. A. Wilson of San Jacinto an
nounced Immediately as an independent.
Robinson being lawyer and antl-com-
mission and both counties favoring HoEg
and commission, the contest will be
sharp and possibly close.
SAN ANTONIO FULL OF POLITICIANS.
Special TO the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Aug Not
outstanding the fact that the state
Democratic convention does not meet
till next Tuesday San Antonio is already
| eorged with politicians who have come as
| the vanguard of the big army that will
| infest the city next week. Those here
| now are mostly lobbyists and hangers-nn
| which characterize every large political
| gathering. The most clamorous people
| in town are those comprising the
| Ell Paso delegation, whose MEM
| bers are augmented by every
train from the north and west. Those
| men are making desperate efforts to cap
ture the Bexar county delegation to the
senatorial convention, which meets Sat
urday. With Bexar couRty's twenty
one votes. Dean, the El Paso man, can
| secure the nomination. 1t Is claimed,
however, that this vote Is assured for
| Burney, thus removing his chances of
nomination beyond the possibility OF
doubt.
Hon. E. D. Linn, candidate for COM
missioner of the land office, came in to-
day and established his headquarters at
the Southern hotel. MIR. Linn is the
only candidate yet arrived.
c1tizeDS' committee of DubliC CON-
fort has been formed and an office es-
! tablished close to the convention hall for
the accommodation of visitors. The
local newspaper men also met to-day
and organized for the entertainment of
their visiting brethren.
INDIAN TERRITORY POLITICS.
Special to the Gazette.
GUTHRIE, L. T.. Aug. From what
is said to be the official returns of the
Territory, Reynolds, Republican,, is
elected represen taIive at large over
Mitchell. Democrat, by I6S majority
This shows the Territory Democratic
beyond doubt, as the Farmers Alliance
in Payne county alone took from the
Democrats at least 500 more votes than
it did from the Republican party, and
the same is true in every county where
the Alliance developed any strength
Republicans concede that the Democrats
will carry the Territory for delegate tO
congress at the November election. The
Republicans will have q majority OF one
| in the upper and two in the lower house
The legislature will be convened August
10.
IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
Special to the Gazette.
, PARIS, TEX. Aug. THE congress
sional convention for this district met
here to-day. The whole session did moi
, | occupy twenty-five minutes. Temper
, ary organization was dispensed with and
, | permanent organization effected at once
3 Delegates were present from all coun-
, ties but Fannin, but it had instructed it
, vote IN the county convention. Th'
8 following resolutions were adopted:
To Hon. C. L. Marshall, Chairman:
We, your committee on resolutions
l present the following resolution: Be i
! Resolved, by the Democracy of the
| Fourth congressional district of Texas, II
} convention assembled:
4 l. That we reaffirm the time-honoreC
= principles OF the Democratic party an(
a pledge our fealty and support to thei
s Derpetuity. believing that the safety
I prosperity and glory of our government
9 will be better advanced and upheld b.
e the success of those principles than in an.
3 other manner.
8 3. We further believe that all needed
d reforms in the government can an
e should be wrought out IN the rank of tn
$ Democratic party to the end that the ag
riculturalists may soon be relieved from
o unjust taxation, and protected IN thei
d rights alike with all other classes of PEG
pie.
{ 8. We view with alarm the tendency o
a partisan majority TO enact what is com
Z. monty called the force bill, which Is sub
IS versive to constitutional liberty
g and if passed into law, wi
o create endless confusion and strif
n among the people to the great detri
II ment of the business and enterprise
generally, and all trust there is patriot
ism enough in the United States senat
to defeat this dangerous legislation.
10 1. That we hereby express our un
70 swerving confidence IN the ability, lnteg
% rity and conservatism of our congress
a man, the Hon. d. B. Culberso
of jefferson, Tex, whose towering IL
10 tellect and constant labor has placed hill
a in the front rank OF the lower house