Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

! reported recommending stump AShDy iO
! chairman and an executive committee com
! posed of one member from each congress
| Sional district. The report was adopted
An inventory OF the attendance at tht
| convention was then taken and the follow
ing was the list of names gathered;
First congressional district-E. L. Do.
honey, j. j. Da!lam.
Second-D. w. Durham. J. p Naness.
Third. Tinlbam, c. w. Bowman, Johr
O'Byrne.
FOURTH. ]. Mills, ". Il. Lamb.
Fifth-Prior Hays, L. B. Upham, G.
Mackbright, J. c. Brant and w Z, Murray
SiXth-H. S. Broiles, w. o. Milligan, $.
T. Brownson, d. L. Baker, j. N Stringer,
J. II. Beach, W. L. Robinson, C. NJ. Cain,
". y. Tanning, r. II. Hayes, Z. j. c. Pin
der, II. L; Gale, }. 2. Robinson, G. ". Terk
and Stumb Ashby
Seventh-E. Finck.
Eighth-W. Littlefeld.
NiHth-D. B. Harris, d Tone.
Tenth-S. E. Johnson.
Eleventh. o. Hold, W. j. Moseley, B.
o. Byrne. A. CurIie.
a motion was adopted instructing the
chairman to appoint committee on People
party's literature.
The chairman appointed MesSrs. Brown
son. Lamb and Vcach.
Prior Hayes, a young negro with good
OratOTical power. addressed the convention.
He desired to know if the third party would
accept the colored mans company, and he
slgniiied Willingness to join the party if
anything could be accomplished in the
direction OF downing the Democratic party
The chairman, Rev. Stump Ashby, re-
piled that in making up its membership the
third party considers not color or creed,
but its platform is, the people shall rule
and not a few shall monOpOliZe the govern
ment. He took occasion TO say that Amer
lea is for Americans, and that aliens and
their money should be sent back across the
sea.
Mr. ". L. Robinson of Fort Worth intro
duced resolution casting slur upon the
press OF the state, alleging partial reports
of debates, and reciting that no discussions
would be held with the opposition because
they cannot get fair reports.
Samuel Johnson thought the resolution
impoiitic. 1t could be taken as an ac5now-
ledgment that the third party is afraid to
meet its foe
Mir. Robinson said he introduced the rcsO-
luton merely TO get an expression of senti-
ment. 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 il Fort Worth and
the next morning the paper said the little
lawyer annihilated Brother Beach. The
resolution was as follows:
Whereas, the press reporters and politf-
clans have on every occasion, when joint
discussion has been had. misrepre-
scented our side of tho question, thereby
placing our speakers in a false attitude be-
fore the public: therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the Peoples party of
Texas, recommend that our people here
after decline 20 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.. Moodys side of the
question was reported in 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 10 meet any of
the foes, and he favored the substitute.
j. W. Beard of Jones county said that
the reporters would report a Republican
meeting, 4 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 got along without
the reporters. They are a necessary evil
that cannot be dispensed with.
DR.. Harris of Briceville thought that if
the party proposed to raise tine white flag
NJ the outset it should retire from the field
before the battle begins.
\ resolution wp-introduced ndorsing the
alien land law, passed by the last legisla-
.ure.
MIR. Brownson stated that in Kansas
man can almost walk across the state and
not step off mortgaged property The Eng
ish landlord is now laying out large deer
parks in Kansas, just as they have them in
England and Ireland, and, he stated, that is
just what they want TO 40 in Texas.
The plan of organization, recommended in
he chairman's address, was adopted.
The executive committee was selected, /
me from each congressional district, as fol- !
owS:
First-A. NJ. Turnbull Wharton county.
Second-D. w. Durham, Cherokee.
Third. NJ. Perdue, West Mountain.
Fifth. S. Huett, Rockwell.
Sixth-W o. Millican, Fort Worth.
Eighth. X. Walter. Gonzales county. |
Ninth-E. Torres Cox, Bruceville.
L
Eleventh-Joe Barnett.
The committee was authorized to fill the |
blanks.
\ telegam was read in the convention
rom ]. r Elliott, stating that 100 voters at
5owie were too poor to attend the conven-
ion. but their best wishes for its success
we're with the convention.
While selecting the members of the ex-
cutive committee, Delegate Hayes, colored,
eeiug that no pie was coming over his
yay, took occasion TO tell the convention |
hat the name OF the Peoples party would
q Dennis" without the negro vote, and if
hey got the negro vote they must take the
egro hand in hand. If they failed to rec
gnize the negro, Wright Quincy would say
Yes, there was few niggers in that con-
ention failing after dem white folks, and H
ey didn't get straw, and dey served deny
ight" ~
Mr.. Ashby recognized the force of Ne
rgument, and he suggested that in $he q
outhern portion of the state each col hty n
ave colored chairman as well as VI hite Il
hartman. He recognized the old field of r
attic where many mistakes have Aep As
lade, and it should be approached eau
ously. The Republicans would accept
iem anywhere, but somehow or other they 4
re separated from the darkey. He thought r
len that for the want of some place to go
he colored man would come to the third
arty, and each could help the other. In
ich distrirt ne thought there should be