Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-25
FIFTH WARD PRIMARY.
w. 3. TUCKER ELECTED TO FILL
THE VACANCY.
An Interesting Meeting in Which Some of
the Candidates Unbosom Themselves
With Reference TO City Affairs.

The Fifth ward Democracy met last night
at the fire hall OF the ward for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for alderman TO
fill the unexDired term of Charles Mat
kin. resigned William Barr was appointed
temporary chairman, and, upon motion,
was elected permanent chairman.
After stating the,oblect OF the meeting,
would be in order. w. 3. Tucker, w. j.
Doherty, J. w. Collins, Rom Graham and
J. S. Davis were placed in nomination.
Several dilatory motions were made,
among which was one that all the candi-
dates should be turned loose,'' but finally
one prevailed to the effect that the two
thirds rule be adopted. and that one sup
sazser OF each of the FIVE candidates snoald
So elected tellers. The tellers were APP
pointed and ballot taken.
While the tellers were counting the votes
calls were made for the different czndi-
sdaEes. J. S. Davis first responded. He
proceeded to tell what qualities in his
opinion it was necessary for a good alder
man to have and then defined what course
he would pursue should he be elected
10 represent the people of the
kFifth ward in the council. He recognized
the good qualities of his opponents and was
satisfied that out OF the five candidates
conscientious representative would be
secured.
zfrssent council He was opposed, he said,
60 the junketing trips with which the city
council was disposed 20 indulge its
members. The gentleman ref erred to q
trip to Pecos City three members of the
council, made in order toinspect the quality
of the product OF the quarries there. He
believed that when a councilman was
TO extra expense and pile up
taxes. The speaker then referred
to the action of the council in the matter of
the Eighth ward school building, and char
acterized it as. piece of extravaganza for
the council TO have purchased a lot for
$500 when lot with building sufficient to
accommodate the needs of the ward
could have been had for $4,000
He then remarked that one of his
opponents, Mr.. Rom Graham. was
the man who sold the city the $500 lot. Mr.
Davis said he could, were he so disposed,
mention several other matters that had
been disposed of in the council which did
not look exactly right
Rom Graham was called for. He said he
only desired to say that Mr.. Davis was cor
rect in his information concerning his hay
IN 9esold the city the lot in question, and
that it was the best bargain the city ever
made. He sold the lot and received a COM
mission of $500. Another thing he wished
% say was that Mr.. Davis brother-in-law,
Alderman recommended UuG puTCudSt.
J. w. Collins then made a short talk, in
which he said he had for some
time had an aldermanic bee in his
bonnet and he was now endeavoring to get
s7Athe council for one year in order to get
rich.
Judge Cummings of the Ninth ward was
requested 10 make some remarks to enter
tain the crowd while the tellers
swere counting the vote. The Judge
reviewed the records of all the
candidates, made some complim entary
speech concerning each, and KEEP the crowd
in good spirits while it was waiting. Judge
Cummings referred moro particularly to
MIR. Tucker and related several interesting
incidents in the life of this gentleman dur
PTarrant county.
When the tellers returned they announced
the following result: W. B. Tucker, 40;
W. ]. Doherty, ~; J. w. Collins, IS; Rom
Graham, 40; J. S. Davis, l; scattering, 8.
Total, 1874 Upon motion of j. j. Fulford
W. B. Tucker was nominated by acclama-
ton. When the result was announced Mr..
Tucker was called upon and spoke as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen, amInot speech maker. 2 I
will only say that shall labor conscien-
tiously for your welfare. All my interests
are conferred in Fort Worth. If she looses I
loose, if she falls, l fall So l will &C
ment 1 will further say that 1 shall
respect the wishes of the
people Of my ward and will do as they de-
sire me. Another thing I will say is that
am no friend to the present council and
am net at all in sympathy with the course
it has taken of late.''
Mr.. Tucker is one of the Oldest citizens
of Tarrant county, having fought Indians
on the present site of Fort Worth when
white inhabitants west of the Sabine were
very few. He is one of the largest tax
payers in the city, thoroughly identified
with its every interest, and will be to his
ward a faithful servant, and to the
city a safe, prudent and careful alderman.
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