Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-16

Jim Moody IS 4 SlCdSe-hammer style OF
orator. He reminds one of the lrishman %
! Denny brook fair. who made j, his business
( when ne saw = head sticking up 20 hit Il.
! The courtesy of Gen. Clarke. secretary OF
/ the Chamber of Commerce, in rendering one
Z oi MS private ofICerOOIpS 10 the Alliance
: for committee room. was thoroughly ap-
/ preciated BY The boys.
The suh-treasury fellows have soEus
( strong opponents. The members of this
/ convention comprise some OF the brainiest
/ men IN the order
| Chairman kendrick wiclds the gave. Is
| gracefully As though he had passed his life
| presiding over ue.Iberatiye assemblies in
| stead OF agricultural pursuits.
Gen. Il. \. Cameron was al interested
observer Of the proceedings
some of the delegates expressed the cpin-
ION that II Mayor Smith wasn't au Alliance
man he ought To be, because he evideat!,
sympathiZed with the movement.
Visitors in the gallery should SHOW littls
more courtesy than was shown Yesterday
afternoon. The credit OF the city depends
upon il
VIII j. Sargent of the Lasso is Il typical
newspaper man, and evidently a ruStle.,
He is doing good work in this convention.
Representative James Swayne was on
the floor But nobody seemed 10 rare fot
delegates.
The meeting 4; Fort Worth is held with
open doors and the public is invited 'fhs
one at Waco was on the star-Chamt-er
plan. Comment IS unnecessary. Tine far
mel's Alliance is not compelled ~ work IN
the dark
". i. Gass, of the Farmers Review, al
Bonham, IS taking a deep interest i'll the
work OF the convention. He says he came
down TO see if Lamb could capture the con-
ventIon for MS third party as re is said 20
have stated he could.
F. NJ. Sellers of Limestone is apparently
one of those fellows who go into u thing
all over" And he can make rs peppery a
speech Us the next one, if he feels like IT.
W. L. McGsughey of Austin, land COM
missioner, was evidently at home among
the boys. When he stepped upon the ros-
trum some one shouted, "Hurrah for the
Man who protects our Cnildreu'S land y
1t is typical Texan gathering The best
of goodwill prevails, though when anyone
has anything 10 say he says it and make.
no bones" about it.
Every mention of The GAZETTE was the
signal for burst Of cheers aud GAZETTE
they can have anything they want In the
hands OF the convention.
". L. McGaughey's speech. published
elsewhere, Is full of meat for strong men,
and milk for babes. II is good, hard,
sound common sense.
VIII L. Sargent, who bears the cognomen
Of the wild and woody editor of the Texas
Lasso," Is tine best known man in the con-
vcntion, and his good, Jolly. happy way
makes him favorite with all the boy,.
VIII IS whole team ana little dog under
the wagon, ami there is no mistake about
it.
Senator r. s. Weisiger of Victoria is
sturdy son of toll who is all right on the
true principles of the Alliance.
Hon. j. L. Goodman, the talented and
gifted editor of the Farmers World fights
straight from the shoulder for traitor
Hon. W. F. Murchison, tie old time
wheel-horse IN the Alliance from Houston
county, Is one OF the safest men i'll the con-
ventiOn.
Hon. Dan McCunningham, the wild Irish
man from Williamson county, who so many
wears served on the state executive com
mittee, is no SLOUGH when it comes 10 max
ing straight talks.
Hon. Bel F.. Rogers, the Palestine
statesman and Tracy nose masher. seems
to be at home when il comes 10 the con-
vention.
The fine-looking and gifted T. NJ. Smith,
who halls from the home of the swamp
fox of Navarro county, Mary Ann
Martin, is dead against the sub-treasury
bill, and believes in pledging the order back
to its purity
Hon. j. ". CraytOn is one of the youngest
men of the convention; and, by the way is
one OF its best speakers and most enthusi-
aStic workers. He IS a farm raised boy-
and, although only twenty-eight years OF
age, has been elected to two successive
terms in the legislature. However he re-.
signed his position as legislator in Nav To
accept the appointment OF chief clerk in tha
agricultural department. which position hs
mas filed so far TO the satisfaction of eyery-
body.
Hon. J. |. Moody is at home when it
zones 20 shearing Lambs
W. D. H. Murray, the young secretary,
rhoni THE GAZETTE readers all know did
lot forget 70 give that famous Waco meet
ng Mills yell.