Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21
II. c. Pritchetr, Superintendent of Public
Instruction-Webb Finley, Chairman
of the Executive Committee.

| d. P. Hurley of Parke, was nominated by w.
| II. D. Murrat of Parker.
| The delegates wanted to finish the business and
| go home and they
WENT TO WORK WITH A WILL.
The first ballot, which proved test of the
strength OF the different candidates, was as fol-
| lows:
Pritchett, I2I.
| Roberts, 74la.
| Bickler, 164I5.
Cranberry, 30.
Hogg 20.
Ragsdale, 1O4.
Mcleod, 7Sl2.
Wallpole, Al.
Tate, 10.
Hurley, 20.
Allen. l23is-
This vote however, was never announced as
! the changing commenced at once.
Professor Cranberry was withdrawn by J. L.
| Shepherd of Camp.
Mr. Munford of Tarrant withdrew the name of
| Professor Hogg.
Mr. Biard Of Lamar withdrew Professor Wall
| pole.
began to change their votes. In the stampede
that took place Pritchett corTalled most OF the
wandering votes, and his friends became very
enthusiastic. The friends of Messrs. Ragsdale,
Hurley and Roberts withdrew those gentlemen
amid applause and the stampede continued.
PROBES sor Tate was Withdrawn and the Pritchett
forces continued to swell. After the withdraw
ing and vote changing ceased the hrst ballot was
announced as follows:
Pritchett, 359.
Bickler, 2OS.
Mcleod, 81
Allen, l15.
Professor Mcleod having been withdrawn the
SECOND BALLET STOOD
Pritchett, 40.
Bickler, PAS.
Allen, 80.
After the third ballot had been taken and be-
fore il was announced, Professor Allen was
withdrawn. The delegates then began the
changing act again. Some of Aliens votes
went TO one candidate and some to the other,
and while some Of the Bickler delegates went
over to Pritchett, some of the Pritchett dele
gates also deserted, going to Bickler Tarrant
county chan ged her fourteen votes to Pritchett
and the applause was deatening. This ballot re-
suited IN the nomination of Professor Pritchett
by vote of ia to 2S2.
The gentleman rendered his hearty thanks to
the convention and was loudly applauded.
Professor Bickler also spoke TO the Democ-
racy. He said he had remained in the race I'M
til a two-thirds vote was secured by his oppo-
nent because he Democrat. He said it
was true he was a German, but that he was also
an American and Texan. He warmly thanked
his friends for standing by him so nobly.
FINLEY RESo1iINATED.
B. D. Tarleton of Hill nominated Webb Finley
of Smith as his own successor for chairman OF
the Democratic executive committee: DE SAID
Finley had been charged with betraying his
party to its enemies and that this convent ion
mus rebuke the falsehood and Islander. He
said the Democratic party of Texas was to-day
purer than it had ever been before.
T. J. Brown of Grayson seconded the nomina-
tion of Finley, and on motion of Delegate Rob
inson of Fayette Mr.. Finley was declared elected
by reclamation, number of delegates scream
ing Mo- with all their might On motion of
enthusiastic delegate II was declared That the
convention Endorsed and approved the past ad-
ministration of Mr.. Finley.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen were then selected as
members of the executive committee:
First district-George w. o'Brien of Jefier-
son county.
Second dlscrict-H. NJ Knight OF Pamela
county.
Third district-Auwry Starr of Harrison
county.
Fourth district-R. L. Harvey of Bowie
county.
Fifth district-Hiram Hass of Franklin
sixth DISTRICT. N. Jones of Smith county
Seventh district-J. Y. Gooch of Anderson
county.
Eighth distrlct-M. Y. Randolph OF Madison
county.
Ninth district. F. A. Mccall of Montgomery
county.
county.
Eleventh district, ]. C. Kendred of Colorado
Twelfth district, B. G. Bryan of Washington
county.
Thirteenth district, E. R. Sinks of Lee
county.
Fourteenth district-A. O. Brietz of Brazos
county.
Fifteenth district-w. NJ. White of Freestone
county.
Sixteenth district-C. E. Gilbert of Dallas
county.
county.
Eighteenth district-Don Bliss of Grayson
county.
Nineteenth ulstrlc-W. y. SWaln OF clay
county.
Twentieth district-Ben P. Ayres of Tarrant
county.
Twenty-first district-w F. Ramsey of John
son county.
Twenty second district-w. C. o'Bryan of
McLennan county.
Twenty third district-Frank Andrews of Bell
county.
Twenty-fourth district--Joseph w. Robertson
of Williamson county.
Twenty-fifth district-L. H. Brown OF Hays
county.
Twenty-sixth district-G WIZ Fly of Victoria
county.
Reimbursement district-R. W. Hudson of
Frio county.
Twenty-eight district-Edward Dyer of Bexsr
county.
Twenty-ninth Districts. NJ. Preslyr of Com
anche county.
county.
Thirty first district-A. j. Clendenen of Fam
min county.
THE LAST ACTS.
The following resolution offered: Re-
solved, that the counties represented in future
Democratic state conventions be allowed to send
only one delegate for each vote they emit
titled to cast. F. @. Cross Of Caldwell, Milton
Parke of Hays, L. J. Storey of Caldwell.
The chairman declared the above out OF order,
and il was tabled.
Cone johnson Of Smith submitted the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Resolved, that this convention returns its
hearty thanks to the city and the people of San
Antonio. its mayor and officers and committee,
for their splendid accommodations and for the
many courtesie. extended the assembled dele
gates.
Mr.. Finley thanked the convention for re-elect-
ing him. and said he would guarantee that the
party would hold up grand majority in no
vember.
tamnorarx of6eArs the convention for the ahia