Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-14
FAR FROM DEAD.
Anti.C 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 ". Fl. Grain RenomInated by
Aeelamation at Bseville-The situa-
tion in the Fifth District.
PREDICTIONS.
Special to the Gazette.


| Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Aug. 6.-Notwith-
standing the overwhelming defeat they
are certain to encounter in the San
| Antonio convention, there are manifest
| indications that the anti-comm mission
leaders do not propose TO give up the
| fight. The nearly unanimous nomina-
| ton of Hogg they concede. The adop-
| tion of q commission plank in the plat
form they will fight. If 1t is inserted in
the platform they will disregard it, on
the ground that question of changing
| the fundamental law OF the state can
| not or ought not to be made q party or
partisan issue. The fight will be kept up
| until the "ides of No -ember,' 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 q
railway commission after the general
assembly has enacted a law giving him
the right to do so and defining the COM
mission s powers. They propose to make
IL difficult for the solons to pass such a
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
a view of disrupting the Democratic
party of the state, in the hope OF put
ting three or more tickets in the field
during the next campaign and electIng
a mongrel legislature, fit for "treason,
stratagems and spoils.' that will do
nothing but wranele the session
will be as plastic clay in the
hands of the skillful mauipu-
lators who will be on hand
to accomplish their assigned work.
Reasons for the above predictions may
be found in the fact that the anti-com-
mission leaders persistently assert that
Hogg's nomination will not be Demo-
cratic, but II Farmers Alliance victory,
and that the Farmers Alliance, as such
is not Democratic organization, is as
much as none of its members are willing
TO pledge themselves IN advance to sup
port the nominees of Democratic con-
ventions, but reserve the right, after
going into and participating in conven-
tions, to refuse to support the ticket
named il it is not satisfactory to the
Alliance.
What these anti com mission extremists
are aiming at is the sowing of such dis
sention in the Democratic ranks as will
result in disruption between the farm
er 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 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 !
anti leaders hope to evolve |
q new order of things that will put off |
indefinitely the day when the scepter of |
power 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.
BEEvILLE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette.
BEEyILLE, TEX. Aug. 6.-The Demo-
cratic convention for the Seventh con-
gressional district met at the courthouse
in Beeville at u O'Clock to-day, J. B.
Wells, chairman, calling the convention
to order with brief and appropriate ad-
dress. NJ. F. Mott of Galveston was
elected temporary chairman; c. G. Levi,
W. j. Baker, assistant; M f.
Wright of Duval, sergeant-at-srms with
J. B. HILBERT of Galveston, assistant
A committee on representation, creden-
tails and resolutions was selected, one
delegate from each county; also q COM
mites on permanent organization, COM
posed in the same manner. The conven-
ton then took q recess until $3.50 o. m,
when report en- representation and
resolutions was received and adopted.
The report of the committee on perma-
1ent organization recommended for
president of the convention James B.
Wells of Brownsville; Independents,
James Mcdonald, T. P. AcCampbell
,nd j. NJ. Ruess. Other officers as
n the temporary organization. The
'eport was adopted, and after an address
,y the chairman Stanley WEIGH placed in !
nomination for congress W. q. Grain, !
seconded by Mr.. Wheeler of Galveston |
md sew raj others in eloquent addresses,
md on motion Cram was nominated by |
isiug vote, no other candidate being
,lsced in nomination.
James a. Burke of Goliad was elected
hartman of the Seventh district, and
fter resolutions of thanks to the citizens
4 Beeyille the convention adjourned.
NTHE FIFTH DISTRICT.
pecial to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX. Aug. 6.-Hon. J.w.
bailey was here to-day TO arrange with
Judge Hare for = joint canvass in Collin
ounty, but Hare pulls out for Washing
on tonight, leading his friends TO con-
net the fight for him. Mr.. Bailey,
oweves, not being acquainted extern !
lively, will make canvass of Collin i'm
ledisteiy. Should Mr.. Bailey carry
ollin he would have hfty-eight votes in
be convention, hfty-four beng the
ecesssry two-thiIds. Should Judge
Iare carry Collin he would have thirty
inc votes, and with Clsy's two votes
ouid have a bare msiority of one vote;
bus stands the congressional hght in the ,
fifth.