Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04

~ county uuly represented which has I
a, usi y, nresulAr convention shall DC entitled
End. Esch uuorranized eonntv ,,ht.,, I
nus uela regular convention within inc
uon9 % such county and is represented hv J
properly accredited delegates. or delernte..
shail DC entitled 70 one vote But no upor |
kanlted county shall be entitled TO any vote |
Or or representation in the convention by vir- /
tue OF any convention held in any Organized |
county, whether or not such county NAV h, /
Altached TO any other county for Judicial or |
other purposes; ana IN no event shall any |
Organized county be entitled to any adj. |
uhlohal representation or vote IN the con.
Ventlon by virtue Of any unorganized county !
a'9ASheI 20 Y Tor judicial or other purposes.
ora. no county in which there IS a bona.
nae contest, shall participate In the tempo.
raly organization OF the convention.
by y oona Tide contest, is meant contest
wherein moro than Que set OF delegates are
seeking ldmisson and recognition In the
convention, and base their claims thereto
upon credentials properly certified 10 by
the oihuors OF lhe county convention, held
IN me county by virtue of which they seek
admission; such contest having arisen in
the county at the time named oy the reg.
ulnr county Democratic chairman in his
eau Tor county Democratic convention, or
wherc recognition is sought BY more than
one set OF delegates from more than one
convention actually called by chnirmen, aud
held In the county As Democratic cosYen-
lions
In the election Of all temporary officers Of
the convention, whenever more than ono
candidate is placed in nomination Tor the
same position, the vote thereon shall be
iaken by counties entitled to vote. aud shall
also be iakcn when called by three or moro
delegates OF the convention, upon all ques-
tious and candidates
Rule four, providing for the manner
OF taking the vote, is Ia strict accord
with all precedents and is especially
sustained by the action OF the Demo
cratic state convention OF this state
held in 1856 at Galveston, Bryan n.
Barry, chairman, when 7. r. Bonner
and X. NJ. Wynne were candidates for
temporary chairman lsee Galveston
News, August II, 1856, and also in the
Democratic state convention held in
Dallas in lSsS Horny EXall, chairman,
when Bonner and PendletOn were can
didates for temporary chairman ,see
Galveston News Of August 10, 1855, in
each OF which Instances the vote was
taken by call OF counties.
1t is clear that the rules promulgated
by the executive committee. and the
ruling OF Chairman Finley under IL,
were fully sustained by the precedents
OF the party whom assembled In conyen-
ton This rule is based upon the neccs-
stiles Of the case as well as upon Justice
and fair dealing. 1t would be impOssi-
BILE to take O viva vOce vote in the cleo
tion Of temporary chairman when
there were two candidates, and especi-
ally would this be true in so large n
body as the Democratic convention
held at Houston. The objection made
| to the vote and the attempt TO appeal
from the decision of the chair, W.
but an effort to resort toan unorganized
body, composed largely Of persons not
rightfully members thereof, in order to
oveTule and override the rules and
regulations prescribed by the regularly
constituted authority Of the party, the
| executive COMMITTEES.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The chairman OF the local committee
which provided the hall for the accom-
| mediation OF the convention delivered
the address Of welcome and turned over
| the hall 20 tho executive committee,
delivering the gayel to its chairman,
| N. w. Finley, who made the address
usual upon such occasions aud an
nounced that nominations for tempo
rary chairman were In order.
| N Brn,vp nm tho mart of tha
! t,.ia,i p 81 S",.5rrnt uoad ,lacsd In
,,,,,i,,o,inr HIM Iob1 Sbenard M
iiJ,t'.i,,- Ca,,t cnnnt, ar5 a /,
it ,,tlD ,,, H.. triNnGs ~ rn5ge Clarl-
ni"cnJ In nomination tbe Hon. Tonn.
| nun nno m Favctte county. The
c mi 80 ennonrcsd mat there being
,,,,, ,,a,dii"t.s ,o,,inatai tho vote
~ ,,i ~ Nv -, ,, naii NJ co,,ntios M,
oi,U5'ir an tba yesointiop a5onted by
SS,',s i,,, r,,,,,,,,ittce Mr. RatlocE
49,, MY ,,1 ,i,at ~ niectjon he had viva
nv, ,,.i",,.,,,nn,, M Rro,.n naJs The
w, ,oJiV ~" az o,dnr that tbera baino twe
l"l'iii,,t,. ~ ~. r,,,st 6a t,i.cn nm.
J il ~, io' Nh si ,a cnnrnittse and ar
ii,,o ~, ,,.,,,,i,',t h,' IAN Of cn,in.
- ts sT dgi,l,ates SSaii IN. a vote h,
oig9. ~ T ~ ,.hairman Mr. Finley
eoV' ~ ,,aiNt az l,der and an,
5 i1,,'5 .i, c oaii ~, co,,rtias Mr. Mat
io,i, ,,, ,,, t2at be annealed from
NJ, ~ 5 laia Of ibe obair mo choiI,
NM rmV " staicd hat he declined to enter
. .GI. 1s'''eu ,,,ai onS tbcr ,yas no ar
' ''ain Sl,9 ~ XXI" to- which II could h,
eInuou NJ, 10y ~ ir,n, IN ti,.n or,Icysd IN,
s ."ceui nf The executive committee {,
segTt ,S ySo Nj o ~ connties When Mr. Mai
III, . and n nn,nIcr If other gentlemel
,uoh a'V a l,,,iy M cl,ai,.,nan ,,s,,
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