Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-27
,cted secretary. several matters


were discussed by the convention, but
and it was decided to send the delegates
uninseructed on all matters. The Lodge
force bill was up for discussion, and
while no resolution was passed pro or
con, the large majority of those present
seemed to be against the bill. P. A.
Hazard was elected delegate to the
state convention. and A. Van Tryl alter
nate. George E Briggs was selected as
permanent county chairman, and d. s.
Park, A. Van Fuyl and n. q. Boyer,
executive committee.
ANOTHER DEAD LOCKED CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette.
MExIA, TEX. Aug. 26.-The conyen-
ton, TO nominate district attorney for
the Thirteenth district, convened here
to-day. After fifteen ballots without q
nomination it adjourned to meet in Cor
stcana after the adjournment of the SEN
atorial convention, which conyenes there
tomorrow. Kimball of Limestone and
Bell of Freestone are the candidates.
The last ballot was a tie.
WILL ACCEPT IF NOMINATED.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO TEX, Aug. 26.-Ex-
Goveror ireland was in the city to-day.
He was interviewed with reference to
the rumor of his candidacy for congress
from the Eighth district to succeed Hon.
L. W. Moore. The Governor declared
that he was a candidate for no office at
present, put that IL the congressional
no mirat be rendered him by the con-
vention he would of course accept.
READY FOR WINTER SITTING.
Special to the Gazette.
TExARKANA, TEX, Aug. 26.-The
convention to nominate tioaters for this
representative district meets here to-
morrow. Morris. Bowie and Marion
have out candidates, and the contest
will be warm. The delegates are arriv-
ing tonight, and many of them are
bringing their oyercoats, as If they in
tended to ballot all the winter or get
their man.
HOUSTON LILYwHITEs ROASTED.
Special to the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX, Aug. 26.-The Re-
publican convention of this, the First
congressional district, mef here to-day.
Chairman Walker, white lawyer
called the convention to order. He
said that he knew there was
big spill in the party between the
whites and blacks, but that he was on
the side of the negro. and had no use for
the "silk-stockinged Yankees" who
wanted TO run the party.
The lily whites were completely taken
at disadvantage, as the black ring cap
tured the entire organization, electing
Davis Of Waller chairman and Cardweu
of Grimes secretary. Both are colored.
Wright Quincy collector of customs of
Galveston, the colored leader and most
| influential Republican in Texas, took
the stand, and never was such
invectives hurted as the excoriating he
gave the Lily whites. Ho declared that
the blacks were in the majority and
could, should and would run the party !,
This precipitatated red-h fight, which
was carried on all day. Hon. John
7. Brady, who two years ago
against the present inoumbant, Charles
| Stewart was unanimously nominated for
congressman.
The resolutions adopted reaffirm allegi-
ance to the Republican party, lndore the
administration of President Harrison
| and declare against the proposed COM
mission amendment to the state consti-
| tuition.
Col. John T. Brady of Harris county
and Lock Mcdaniel Of Grimes both de-
| clined the nomination for congress, as
did also Sublet, colored man from
| Orange.
Finally. about midnight the conven-
ton agreed upon Postmaster Anglers of
Huntsville, Walker county.