Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01

were instructed to vote for the following
candidates: Hogg, Pendleton, Mccall,
Culberson, Saddler, McGaughey, Rags
dale. Delegates to the con-
gressional convention we're in
structed for Joe Sayers. Del
egates to the representative g couven-
ton were instructed for Morton Moses,
provided Lampasas county does not bring
out man favoring a railroad commits
sion. E. j. Moses, d. II. Stewart, w.
j. Garnes and Hon. Norton Moses were
elected delegates to the state convention.
Hon. j E. Baboook was elected county
chairman for the ensuing two years.
WISE COUNTY INsrRUcTs.
Special to the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEX, July 3I.-The county
DecocraEic convention assembled at
clock to-day. J. d. Burch of Aurora
was made chairman, and d. II. Bishop
secretary. Delegates were elected to
the congressional convention instructed
for Bailey; to the senatorial convention
for r. E. Carswell; to the Pictorial for
C. W. Martin, all unanimous.
A HYPHENATED CONVENTION.
LANSING, MICH, July 81 There were
more than 200 delegates present when
the Union LabOr-Gree nback-Farmers
Alliance convention was called to order
this morning by James Winney of Grand
Lodge. At his suggestion DR.. d. b.
Deming of Tuscola was made chairman
and a list of standing committees Sc
lected. The convention then adjourned
until in the afternoon to give the COM
mittee on platform time to prepare
declaration of principles for the new in
dependent party upon which the ele-
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TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 30.-The Re-
publican state convention met in the
capitol IN this city to-day, about 500
delegates being present. Seaoh Taylor,
ex-congressman from the Tenth district
was made temporary chairman. Com
mittees on credentials. permanent Or
ganization and resolutions were appoint
ed, and recess was taken
till O'Clock this evening.
The committee on organization
reported Congressman L. C. Houk for
permanent chairman. There was en-
bodied in the platform submitted by the
committee on resolutions an affirmation
of allegiance to Republican principles as
expressed in the last national platform,
au Endorsement of the representatives in
congress in their efforts to restore and
maintain a high political tariff,
recognition of the right and
duty of congress to pass
the Federal election bill and opposition
to trusts. Adopted.
Hon. Lewis T. Baxter of Davidson
county was nominated for governor by
reclamation. He is a capitalist and
president of the Nashville commercial
club. II. S. Europe, president of the
national colored Republican association
of Washington was spectator of the
proceedings.
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
DODGE CITY, KAN. July Gothic
Republican convention to nominate q
candidate to succeed Hon. s. R. Peters
as representative in congress of the Sew
enth Kansas district, met here to-day.
NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 30.-There
was clash between the johnson and
Hams braugh forces in the convention
this morning. Immediately after the
call to order, Standish of Nelson county,
one of Johnson's friends, offered reso-
luton, and in substance it demanded
that the credentials committee report at
2 o'clock this afternoon, and that If its
report on contested counties was not
completed the Convention was TO hear
evidence relating to contests. Mr.. Coch-
ran of Grand Forks offered as substi-
tute that the committee be urgently re-
quested to report at 2 O'Clock. Mr.
Cochran claimed that the Standish reso-
luton was unprecedented. After some
debate the Johnson leaders agreed to the
substitute, which prevailed. A recess
until D. IN. was then taken.