Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-03


best to allow everybody in attendance on
the convention seats, provided they were in
sympathy with the Dallas and Cipc' matt
platform Of the Peoples party. The report
was adopted without a dissenting voice
The matter of transportation Of delegates
TO the St Louis convention Of allied labor
forces to be held on the 22d of this month
wa: discussed while the regular order Of
business was being waited for, and a COM
mittee composed of Messrs. Lamb, O'Byrne
and Harris was appointed
There were present representatives Of
the Santa Fe and Missouri, Kansas ard
Texas, who offered rate of one fare for
the round trip. The convention accepted
+ the prefer, with hearty thanks
The convention then adjourned, to re-
assemble at 9 o'clock. On reassem6ling
nothing of Importance was brought before
the convention other than the national
and state platform, which was the
same as the old one, except
ing few alterations and amend,
ments. The committee on platform reported
indorsing the platform OF the Cincinnati
convention, with an amendment placing the
sub-treasury on an equal footing with tha
national banks by the government leaning
money to producers at 1 per cent; calls
for the election of president by direct
vote of the people and that the president
be ineligible to reelection; government
ownership of railroads, telegraphs, steam
boats, etc; that the internal revenue tax
ON Intoxicating liquors be repealed and that
the importation of liquors be prohibited.
The convention then adjourned 10 meet 1T
S O'Clock, p. m, at which hour the court
room was well crowded with delegas es and
citizens. In order to expedite business, on
motion of Col. Robinson, speeches were
limited TO i've minutes on al subjects requir-
ing discussion. The sections of the platform
that related to railroads, tariff and liquor
caused considerable dissatisfaction among
many delegates after due consideration,
and on this account Mr.. Harris, of Tarrant,
moved to rescind the deliberations of the
day, and begin the business Of the conyen-
ton anew. The motion was lost.
Thomas Gaines was elected as state cen-
trail committeeman, vice w. .. Millldn, re- ;
signed, and the following vacancies in tho
state executive committee were filed:
Sixth distrlct-W. a. Robinson.
Fifth district-James Hickey,
Tenth District. ). Lee.
The followieg were elected as delegates
to the st. Louis convention, February %:
H. S. P. Ashby W. H. Pritchard, J. NJ.
Pardue z. l.. Dohoney. Capt. sam Evans,
Rev. James Hickey, II. Newman, DR. J. F.
Elliott, Capt W. L. Robinson. c.
J. Wilson, Henry Jennings, X. II. Hayes,
H. Perryman, S. j. Brownson, w. r. Lamb
]. d. ,Rankins, Mrs, Betty Gay, J. j. Mills,
c. a. McMeans. Dr. ELLEN Dabbs, p. H.
Golden, W. L. Farmer, Capt c. H. Tucker,
Mai. c. Z Birthwright, DR. p. B. Clarke
Alternates-Abe Harris, P. D. Norton,
Col. W. Taylor, J. j. Barrett, Sam Hamp-
ton, r. A. Cain. G. W. Jones, l.. B. Up
ham, Mr.. Fife, j. L. Bradley, Jake Rhodes,
G.. W. Carter, J. B. Dahney, D. p. Hollon,
B. +. Potts, J. w. Barnett.
The following resolution was. adopted:
Resolved, that there be q state executive
committee of one from each congressional
district, and that from the state at large,
now elected by this body, TO serve until the
next state convention of the Peoples party,
provided that all those already on the COM
mittee who are present, and also those alb
sent who can now be vouched for as being
willing to serve, hold their respective posi-
lions until said next meeting.
The following resolution was introduced
by Thomas Yates and adopted;
Resolved, that we favor the referendum
by which states shall be submitted to a
vote of the-people to be ratified or rejected,
as is, row the case with amendments to the
constitution.
The following resolution was adopted:
We favor holding county mass conven-
tions in all the various counties in the state
as soon as the same can be held after E'ebru-
airy %, and said mass conventions shall per-
feet plans for thoroughly organizing their
counties.
Amid uproaroius speeches the following
resolutions went through with q whoop:
That the chairman of the state executive
committee, together with the assistance OF
the central committee. shall have the right
to select the place of holding the state nom
mating convention, and that the same be
held not later than July 1, 1892.
That we favor full tickets from constable
up to president of the United States. and
that we hold our primary, county, district,
state and national conventions as early as
practicable, and that we are materially OPP
posed to fusion or to submitting our plat
form to any other than our own-the' Peo-
pies party-which is the greatest party in
the Union.
Following the introduction and passage
of the above resolutions, the convention re-
solved itself into a committee of the whole,
and general invitation was extended the
delegates by the chair to give their
views in relation to the Peoples party
and its aims, and what 1t
is proposed to accomplish To
chronicle all that was said and done would
consume too much of The GAZETTE's space,
suffice it to say, the grounds of the Alliance
were thoroughly covered. Two eolored
delegates, Hays and Jennings of Mckinney,
amused the convention in teu-
minute speech. Jennings said: Ppm
a Peoples party advocate smack
to de bone. and believe in de sub-treasury
plan. When go on de stump in behaI OBJ
de party, if de Lord lets me live, I'll sweep
de kitchen clean among my race III go
down whar de darkeys are as thick as stub
bles in wheat field, and IN sing de soNg,
Come We sinners to de feast y
In order to aid tae colored members OF
the party in spreading the Peoples party
principles among their race, q general sub
scriptlon was asked for and was literally
responded to.
1t was the sense of the delegates present
that congressional, state and county tickets
be put in the field before July 4, and ahead
Of the Democratic and Republican parties.
The conven ton then adjourned sine die.