Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18

impolitic 1t could be taken as an acknow
iedgment that the third party is afraid to
meet its foe.
MIR. Robinson said he introduced the reso-
luton merely to get an expression of senti-
menlT 1t was for the purpose of serving
notice on reporters that they are tired of
their reports. He heard Brother Beach an
initiate little lawyer ii Fort Worth and
!5fhe next morning the paper said the little
lawyer annihilated Brother Beach. The
resolution was as follows:
Whereas, the press reporters and poiltl-
clans have on every occasion, when joint
discussion has been had. misrepre-
scented our side of the question, thereby
placing our speakers in false attitude be-
fore the public; therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the Peoples party of
Texas, recommend that our people here
after decline TO enter into joint discussion
with the opposition until such time as the
press Of Texas feel it to their interest to
give true and correct reports of speeches
made by our lecturers, or until the heat OF
the campaign in 1892
Col. Hanson of Fort Worth offered sub
stitute ''that we do not propose to divide
time with the old party leaders at meetings
got up for the especial benefit of our
speakers
Col. Lamb leveled a broad-side complaint
against the press report. Over in Fort
WORTH he said, Mr. Moody's side of the
question was reported III full and his
omitted. He suggested a boycott against
papers which do not give fair reports. He
charged the press with being responsible
for much of the evil existing in political
affairs to-day.
Col. Payne didn't want his hands tied.
He desired to be at liberty to meet any OF
the foes, and he favored the substitute.
J. W. Beard of Jones county said that
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meeting, a. Democratic meeting or any sort
of a meeting. He thought the convention
was in poor business to be crawling upon
the neckS of the newspaper reporters. The
common people couldn't get along without
the reporters. They are a necessary evil
that cannot be dispensed with.
DR.. Harris of Briceville thought that il
the party proposed TO raise the white flag
at the outset it should retire from the field
before the battle begins.
A resolution was introduced lndorSing the
alien land law, passed by the last legisla-
ture.
Mr. Brownson stated that in Kansas
man can almost walk across the state and
not step off mortgaged property. The Eng
fish landlord is now laying out large deer
parks i'll Kansas, just IS they have them in
England and Ireland and, he stated, that is
Just what they want to do in Texas.
The plan of organization, recommended in
the chairmans address, was adopted.
The executive committee was selected,
one from each congressional district, as fol-
lows:
F'irst-A NJ Turnbull, Wharton county.
Second-D. w. Durham, Cherokee.
Third. NJ. Perdue, West Mountain.
Fiflh-J. S. Huett, Rockwell.
SiXth-W o. Millican, Fort Worth.
LrL,L y l. y,r,l+o,, Co.,o1,, oo,,,+,,
Nnth-E. Torres Cox, Bruceville.
Tenth-S. Z. johnson, Gillespie.
Eieventh-Joe Barnett.
The committee was authorized to fill the
blanks.
\ telegam was read in the convention
from }. F. Elliott stating that 100 voters at
Bowie were too poor to attend the conven-
ton but their best wishes for its success
We're with the convention.
While selecting the members of the ex-
ecutive committee, Delegate Hayes, colored,
seeiug that no pie was coming over his
way, took occasion to tell the convention
that the name OF the Peoples party would
be Dennis without the negro vote, and if
they got the negro vote they must take the
negro hand in hand. If they failed to rec
ognize the negro, Wright Quincy would say,
Yes, there was few niggers in that con-
ventiou failing after dem white folks, and
dey didn't get Il straw, and dey served dem
right
Mn Ashby recognized the force of the
argument, and he suggested that in the
southern portion of the state each county
have colored chairman as well as white
chairman. He recognized the old field of
battle where many mistakes have been
made, and it should be approached eau
tiously The Republicans would accept
them anywhere. but somehow or other they
are separated from the darkey. He thought
ktar IF rAl.1
the colored man would come to the third
party. and each could help the other In
each district he thought there should be 4
white chairman and 4 negro chairman, so
that the latter might have fair and full rep
rescntation on the executive committee.
He recognized the negro as d full-tedged
citizen, and the party which recognized this
fac. would get the negro vote.
sam johnson offered resolution author
ling the chairman in each district to APP
point Il colored chairman to cooperate with
him.
This was not satisfactory to the colored
wing of the convention, and Hayes told
them plainly that he didn't thank the con-
yentOu for the secondhand loaf. He de-
sired recognition direct by the convention.
He told them you will lose in spite of the
devil and high water if you don't treat the
negro square
Capt. Evans seeing 4 way out of the diff
fculty, suggested that Hays be appointed
by the convention from the state at large.
lie thought this was all the negro could
claim. owing to the small number of negro
delegates present. He put this in the
shape of 4 motion. 1t was amended to add
wo negroes and adopted. r. H. Hays and
H. j. Jennings were then selected.
Jennings lives at Mckinney, and it was
stated that in that precinct he defeated
Governor Hogg for representative.
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