Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27

| He said that the chasm which had formerly
| divided the toilers OF the towns and the
| farmers OF the country had been bridged
| over, and he pledged the delegates the sup
| port of the Farmers Alliance in any efforts
TO advance the true interests Of the work
! ingmen. He was loudly chccred.
Thomas Harrington of Fort Worth fol-
| lowed him. He said that under the present
lien law sub-contractors, material men. me-
chanics and laborerS were guaranteed no
protection whatever, and were robbed daily
of their rights. These classes had met to-
day to take steps to wipe out the defects in
the law and secure in its stead one that will
protect all classes.
p H. Golden was also called on. He
pointed out the evils of the present law ana
said that after fourteen years agitation
they We're worse off than when they began.
Now all interests had united and he was
satisfied that the Legislature would give
heed to their PRAYERS.
j. p. Diffey followed and spoke in favor
of the old Mississippi law, which protected
all alike.
The committee on permanent organization
reported as follows:
j. 7. Crawford of the Farmers Alliance
for president and James Scott as secretary.
We recommend that state executive COM
mittee consisting of seven be selected by
this body, whose duties it shall be 10 or
ganize the state and legislative districts
with lien law associations. We also re-
commend that q committee OF three be Sc
lected by the chair to draft n suitable lien
law in accordance with the present home
stead law, and that the law so adopted be
embodied in the call of the governor for i
special session of the legislature. if ove
should be called. We also recommend thlt
4 finance committee be appointed to pro-
vide ways and means To procure the enact
ment of this law We also recommends
b1f fnO f of fa4 ion AZ
of a president, secretary and treasurer. z
The report was unanimously adopted and
the committee discharged.
p. Il Golden was elected president,
Thomas Harrington of Fort Worth sdeclin-
ing to permit the use of his name for buSi-.i
ness and personal reasons.
J. NJ Armstrong OF Fort Worth and s.
II. Lavclle of Dallas, were placed in nomin;A-s
tiOn for secretary. The ballot resulted:
Armstrong. &c; Lavelle, 20.
Mr.. Lavelle moved to make the election
unanimous, and the motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Harrington the election
OF treasurer was postponed until the after
noon session, and then the convention adj
journed until , o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reconvening the election of treasurer
was first entered into, resulting in the Sc
lection of o. l.. Wiley of Dallas.
The following named delegates were ap-
pointed as finance committee: W. c. Arm
strong. Dallas: Oscar Lynch, Fort Worth;
p. y. Harris, Galveston: ID. +. Sullivan.
Dallas; NJ. F. Boyd, Waxahachie; l.. Boles.
Dallas; j. I. Crawford, Cisco.
Committee on resolutions were as fol
lows: John Schell, Dallas; j. 4. Rodgers,
0. II. Walling, Fort Worth.
Committee on drafting lien law-D. F.
Sullivan. Dallas; William WeirS, Fort
Worth; L. La Sale, Harry Tracy, Dallas.
The following executive committee was
elected: p. H. Golden, Dallas; William
I.udgate, Galveston: ]. H Burke, =.
Osborne, Fort Worth; NJ. r, Boyd, Waxa-
hachie; j. p. Robinson, Dallas; J. r. Craw-
ford, Cisco.
On motion, the convention elected James
Scott vice-president and empowered the
executive committee to select ten other
vice-presidents, one from each congressional
district. -
The following resolutions were adopted,
viz:
Resolved, that it is the sense OF this con-
vention that the governor be asked to en-
body in his call to convene the present leg-si
islature the subject of q lien law.
Resolved that the following be made part
of the statute: That where an employee
finds it necessary to sue for wages. or any
part of same, he shall, for every day lost
while attending the suit be entitled to an
allowance by the court of IN amount equal
to that for which he labors per day. 10 bsyt
part OF Inc judgment: that ne also DC al |
lowed attorneys fees, to be fixed by the
court, also made part of the judgment, and
this to occur at every trial, whether at the
original suit Or an appeal; that in case it |
shall appear to the satisfaction of the court |
that the defendant has appealed to beat, |
veX and harass the plaintiff, he 1.-THE |
plaintiff) shall have exemplary damages
Resolved. that the executive committees
be empowered to select competent legis- |
lative committee and use all honorable |
means to have good and effective lien law |
enacted.
There were $50 delegates present at the |
convention. representing seventy three |
counties. Harmony prevailed in the conf
vention. The farmers and the wage-workerS I
and all parties interested worked with a |
will for the common good of all.
The convention adjourned subject to the |
call of the executive board, to meet at Aus |
tin should it become necessary for the con-
vention to be called together again.
The Republican executive committee will |
hold a session here tomorrow, and a gen |
eral conference will be had by Republicans |
from all over the state