Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04
| TEXAS DEMOCRATS
!. Addressed by the Hogg
Executive Committee.
|HE BOILERS CONTENTION
|pviswed at Some Length and
Explanation Made
|rHE STORY OF THE BADGES
H. the Reasons They Were
Required to be Worn.
( WY THE POLICE WERE CALLED
/, s,so5al Conflict and Bloodshed Might Have
4 HssvIisd Had The Law Officers Nol Been
Called On-The Free Silver Plank
as Democrats Have Al
ways Believed.
AL the Reasons They Were
REQUIRED to be Worn.
|gHy THE POLICE WERE CALLED

sv.eal TO the Gazette.
Il ,rsrIN. Sept. 3.-The following is
M campaign address in behalf Of the
|lministration, given out to-day by the
& smmittee appointed to prepare 1t:
.nthe Democracy Of the State OF Texas:
. For the first time in the history OF
ar Marty In this state, an open rupture
flss occurred. and a portion Of those
mo supported Judge Clark in the late
lvnpaign boltud from the convention
.ifli in Houston on the 10th OF August,
I'd a separate convention and nomin-
f had full state ticket. The conven-
oa appointed the undersigned a COM
.'slies to prepare an address setting
frlh the true facts attending this I'M
slled for action OF the minority.
Before the meeting'of the convention
Etbad become evident that there was "A
|tled purpose ON the part Of Judge Clark
sad many OF his supporters 10 bring
out bolt upon some cause real or
geterded.
Desiring, II possible, to avoid any
division IL the ranks Of the Democratic
kuriy Of this state, the supporters OF
jr HOgg determined that there
Aould be no real and just cau"e for any
such action. but that in all things the
Convention should be held and the
r1uinations made according to Demo-
gniic usages and precedents.
'AIIoN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
BADGES, ETC.
twas well known that many Of the
6slegations, both supporters OF GOV.
, Hlgg and Judge Clark, were com
psd Of large numbers of delegates,
iaiihat It was especially so with sew
u IezlelegatiOns which were supporting
+ Ids Clark, among them his home
tmty, McLennan, which sent about
" delegates to the convention.
81 The city Of Houston provided q com
nodors hall for. he convention which
FINISHED seating capacity for about
3 ZOO persons, Tho state executive
Committee ascertuined the number OF
delegates that could be seated, and see
by that 1t was impossible to seat all
4 De members Of the different delega-
d tous determined to admit two dele
f ales for each vote to which each
county was entitled. making j ,SA dele
nies TO be- seated. In cases Of contest
\ hg delegations the badges We're equally
divided between them
Ia order to secure equality and Justice
they caused badges 10 be printed, and
propose TO distribute to the chairman
! each delegation the badges accord
+ ing to the number Of delegates to which
= y was entitled under this arrangement.
There was q vast number Of people in
attendance upon the convention who
we're not delegates, and it was neces-
Ary to adopt the system OF badges in
order to protect the delegates in the
4 possession and enjoyment Of their seats
X ,galnsi the intrusion OF those who We're
not entitled. The badges were pre-
pared and furnished by the local com
hiilee Of the citizens of Houston, and
hi printed upon them these words,
Delegate State Democratic Conven'
Aol, Houston, Texas, 1899"
When the badges We're ready for dis
tlbltion, they were rendered alike e
AZ delegations without discrimination
nt those delegations which vert
sporting Judge Clark, by agreement
n their caucus, refused to receive the
ladges, or To be restricted in the mum
VI Of delegates to be admitted as pres
Woed by the rules adopted by the cN
teailye committee. On the morning
nat the convention was to assembl,
ND before the local committee hat
l@ned over the hall TO the executive
S5mmlttee, the supporters OF Judg,
OArk, with others, not delegates, tool
N possession OF the hall and thereby eS
GUIDED thereirom many delegates VIII
. een entitled TO seats who wore badge
soeprdlng TO the direction OF the com
n rlitee.
IL has been the universal custom q
national and state Democratic CONVEX
h nons Tor delegates 10 wear badges an
Is necessary In order TO distinguis
.Aem from others In being admitted
ea's This is the first time that dele
sales have refused TO comply with sue
eAsou, bic regulation.
d "a tne STATE executive committee OF tn
] tg,emoleratic party met TT Houston O
i t.oaqay the day preceding that ike
" me meeting OF the convention an
Vpied certain rules 10 govern I'll
.snporary organization Of the CONVEX
,lcl, which were published in the new
. .peN Of that morning and were as 70
he I Resolved, By the Democratic exc
n ~ committee, OF tho state Of Texas, III
u ioloving order Of business and ruiz
,ss e,i OBTAIN and be enforced in tho temp
organization Of tho state Democrat
N iehtloa Of Texas. te be held ia the CT
49, 'on. beginning on the 10th day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
. tHsts The chairman Of the Democrat
~ .t liFe committee shall call the coRve
The CONVENTION shall elect
ioIary chairman aud temporary seer
r ssisti The convention shall appoi
- .llmiitees and in such manner as
~ Deem proper
RvIEs.
NJ, AA eounties represented shall be o,
! 80, z Participate DO the empoia AIRY
te-i-.en Of The convention, fAcep,
aisi yihertsise provided and aan de &
~ -. ~ one vote Tor each ssl ts east
fo,..enty iorthe Democrat nominee I
~ ~ y the sneral election, and 0
's each additional fraction Of !