Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
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/ next congress were he elected. The
news has gone out, and various kilograms
| left the city to-day to prominent Repub-
| licans in other parts of the district, and
! probably q second nomination will be
| made.
| ROSS ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
! Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Sept. IO.-An election
| proclamation Will be issued by the gov
ernor sometime soon, in which the SEN
atorial districts in which new senators
are to be elected in November will be
enumerated as follows: Senatorial dis
triot-
Cass, Marion, Bowie, Morris and Titus.
No. 6-Houston, Leon, Madison :,
Grimes and Angelina.
and Harris.
No. I0-Gslveston, Brazoria and Mara-
gorda.
No. 13-Fayette, Bastrop and Lee.
No. 14-Brazos, Robertson and Mi
No. 15-Limestone, Freestone and Ma
varro.
No. 17-Collin and Denton.
No. lS-Graysou and Cooke.
No, 2O-Jaok, Wise, Tarrant and
Parker.
No. 2l-Johnson. Ellis and Hill.
No. 25-Blanco, Hays, Kendall, CO.
NAL, Guadalupe, Caldwell and Llano.
No. 90 Wilson, Karnes, Atascosa,
McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Patricio,
Refugio, Goliad, Calhoun, Dewitt,
Jackson, Arkansas and Victoria.
No. 2S-Bexar, Medina, Bandera,
Kerr, Edwards, Gillespie, Mason, Kim
BILE, Menard Crockett, Tom Green, Pre-
sidio, Ell Paso, Pecos, Coke, Fro, jeff
Davis, Buchel and Foley.
No. 3O-Palo Pinto, Hood, Somervell,
Erath and Bosque.
No. 31-Lamar, Fannin and Red
River.
JUMBO DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX. Sept. 9.-To-
day the representative convention con-
yenes in this CITY to nominate a repre-
sentative to represent the Jumbo dis
trict at the capital. Almost every
county in the district is represented and
a big time is expected. The only name
mentioned up to this time is Judge
Browning, OF Clarendon.
VICTORY FOR PROHIBITION.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
EsTACADO, TEX. Sept. IA special
election was held here yesterday TO de-
termine whether or not the sale of intox-
icating liquors should be prohibited IN
precinct No. |, Crosby county, resulted
in victory for prohibition, 81 to 2. Very
little interest was taken in the election,
and light vote was polled.
WALKER COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Special to the Gazette.
HUNTSVILLE, Tex, Sept. 10.-The
Walker county Democratic convention
met at the opera house to-day a full
delegation being present. J. NJ. Smither
was nominated for county clerk; d. S.
Hume, county attorney: W. A. Jones,
Sheriff; S. Carr, treasurer; Warwick
Whitley, tax assessor; j. NJ. White,
district clerk. All but one of the nom
inees, Hume, are present imcumbents.
Resolutions were passed indorsiug Con-
gresham Stewart, Governor Ross, State
Senator Abercrombie, and also declaring
that Democratic vote on any of the
constitutional amendments would not
affect his future standing in the party.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Sept. 10.-The
Democratic state convention was called
to order at IL CLOCK by Hon. Il. III.
Ford, temporary chairman. After the
appointment of committees the oonven-
ton adjourned until 2:30 p. m.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Sept. 10.-At 10
a. m Chairman Kitchener of the state
contrary committee called the Republican
state convention to order. Nearly all the
800 delegates were present.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported Hon. o. W. Thompson,
ex-secretary of the navy, for chairman.
Thompson was then introduced as chair
man and was received with tumultuous
applause. After a somewhat lengthy
address, which Thompson closed with a
strong plea for absolute protection and
Endorsed the present silver bill, the
platform was reported. 1t indorses the
administration of President Harrison
and the conduct of Reed; condemns the
Democratic doctrine of free trade; ap-
proves the pension legislation of the
present congress; approves th6
silver bill; opposes convict Ia
Dor and child labor; fayors
the Lodge bill; opposes alien ownership
of land, and demands laws to prevent
food adulteratioD; denounces trusts and
oOHipiuess laFoEs redsonaOle river aHu
harbor improvements; denounces White
Caps, and demands local option; ap-
proves the original package bill; de-
mands the election of United States sem
ators by popular vote; demands public |
Improvement boards for cities; denouncee |
the Democrat platform for making |
charges against the states and Federal |
judiciarYi condemns the financial admin