Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-27
FOR THE WAR
Are the liogg Democrats En-
listed in This Fight.
NO COMPROMISE THOUGHT OF.
Major Iarsls They REGARD as ou, Of Pale
Of Democracy.
7. B. naddor Nominated as The Hous caudl-
dale Tor Representative Swayne lndorsed
Tor Senalor-Ths Republicans Fill Va
eaneles In Their Stale Ticket

At IL o'clock yesterday the Hogg
Democratic convention met 10 tho Forty
eighth district court room 10 nominate
a candidate for representative in the
legislature, and to select delegates 10
the senatorial convention that meets at
Hranbury on the 2sth inst, that is to-
morrow
The attendance was good from the
country and city, fully two-thirds Of
the precincts being represented and all
the city wards except one, the third.
CALLED TO ORDER
Promptly at u o'clock Judge Stead
man mounted the bench. holding in his
hand a letter that he subsequently read
and called the body to order.
After announcing that the hour fixed
be calling Of the convention had
! " %, Judge aStedman stated his
70 lcuring the reorganization Of
4 70, 'Ns tie party OF Tarrnnt county.
l. q I'm the craftsmanship, but
his y, ~ 70. not permit It's ac-
| ceptan, p, 1ge Hunter was APP
! pointed, allied this convention
he then sta : idat he had q telephone
message from Judge Hunter Saturday,
saying he would have TO resign because
OF a pressure Of private business affains.
The speaker read the letter appointing
him in place Of Judge Hunter, and by
virtue Of that called the convention TO
order.
he said few words in reference TO
the exigencies that brought this con-
vention together. He reviewed the
bolt Of the Hogg men from the opera
house July =, which az Houston, was
decided to be In the wrong. He WIS
the court house executive committee
chairman. but being a loyal Democrat,
no and his friends submitted and re-
signed their positions and in conjunc-
tion with other citizcns OF the county
recommended the reorganization Of the
party IN this county, and in pursuance
OF this, Judge Hunter was appointed.
He then at some length stated his YER
sion Of the Houston split and said G. T..
Meade, having by his own act in bolt
ing. In repudiating the regular
convention and its nominees,
cut himself alooi from the regular
Democracy, necessity arose for a
county organization.
The first business was the appoint
ment OF q temporary chairman, but 10
decide II a majority OF the precincts
were represented, the roll OF precincts
was called.
On motion OF Col. wynne Judge N.
A. Stedmau was elected temporary
chairman.
Ben NJ. Terrell was elected secretary.
Committee ON credentials, perna-
nent organization and platform and
resolutions we're called for and TO get
rid of one OF the committees the tenn
porarv organization was made perma-
nent
ON the recommendation Of delegates
present from the various Justices pre-
{ cincts the chair appointed a committee
on credentials as follows'
From Justice precinct No, i, Oar
, Parker and sam Furman; No. ., X y
, Cannon; No. 3, j. ID. Cate; No 4, o. Il
Pruett; No. 5, j. w. Williams; No, o
w. r. Terry, No. 7, j, j. Scott No
s, W. D. House.
5 on platform and resolutions; From
prscinct No 1, Il. w. Ball and j. O
randolph: No. ,, J. NJ. Weatherlord
No. 3. John Evans. No, 4, j. NJ Pop
, newell; No. 3, j. NJ. Williams, No. &,
a i. NJ. Burke; No, I; j. w. Martini NO
3, N. C. pyles.
Ths convention then took recess
; until . p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BY Judge sam Furman. chairman
the credentials committee reported I
, list of delegates elected, all the pre-
+, cincts being represented except four
I several having come in since the morn
mo session. Those not repreeentei
wers the Third ward, Arlington
Heights. Riverside, and Montgomery
store. having total Of 8 votes, Leaving
= 80 votes In the convention. The repoi
q was adopted. M,
e Il ~. Putnam and George W. Finge
n were appointed sargeants-at-arms :
j, seat the delegates Of the several pre-
n cincts together.
After several minutes OF coniusio
= this was practically done.
II The report of the committee on pa
form aud resolutions was calted Tor an
, II was made by chairman Frank "
!. Ball.
u To Hon. N. A. Stedman, chairman
e Your committee on resolutions rePoI
3 and recommend ioradoption the follow
Y, ing resolutions:
= Resolved. by the Democracy Of Ia
= rant county IN convention assemblies
rs Ami We hereby cordially endorse an
,ntifv the action OF the National Den
Ia ocrafie convention at Chicago m IN
:. nomination Of Grover Cleveland an
~ Adiai E. Stevenson for president an
e. tie.-Iiresi don't OF the United States hn
10 niadtu fia nominees our hearty an
n tmt ts.'a supr3rt
That ge likewise oQr.la.
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