Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-28
Dallas brethren Wouldn't Mix.

DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 2T.-Republican poll
tics are getting red-hot IN Dallas. The
strange spectacle was presented in the
county court room to-day of two Repub-
lican conventions holding forth at
the same time, and as neither
faction would recognize each other, two
chairmen were ruling and two sets of dele
gates were elected. Dr.. Arch Cochran
presided over the ''ins.'' and Andrew J.
Houston over the ''outs," or 'lily whites"
as they are called by the ''ins.'' Chairman
Houston had appointed 2 o'clock this after
noon as the time for holding the county
convention.
A J. Houston claimed the Craftsmanship
of the county convention by authority of
Loeb Mcdaniel chairman of the state eX
ecutive committee. All the ''insr were on
hand at 1: 80, consisting OF twelve or fifteen
white men and over one hundred
of the colored imam and brother"
by the Brownlee county committee
against A. j. Houston, and then called the
meeting to order. The ''ins" filed the main
body of the room in front and on the left OF
the chair stand and the 'outS, y composed
almost entirely of white men, were seated
on the right of the chair. DR.. Cochran was
elected chairman by the 'ins," and
Houston then took the judges
chair and called his faction to order. He
was made permanent chairman and NJ L.
Conner secretary. Both factions are now
organized, DR.. Cochran taking position at
the reporters table in front of Houston.
On motion the chairman appointed Bart
lett Sinclair, &. F. Alderman and u. A
Robinson as committee on credentials.
On motion Chairman Cochran appointed
]. NJ. Mccormick, +. X. Chase, j. G.
Rutherford and A. Stone as q committee
on credentials. When motions were put to
vote the colored brother would vote them
down with whoop if coming from the
'outs." DR.. Cochran tried to quiet them
by telling them to act like gentle
men. Chairman Houston, on one of these
occasions of interruption, turned on them:
I'VE have stood this long enough. Now
l warn you people who have allowed your
selves to be misled, if any further effort is
made to interrupt this convention and we
have to call officers to preserve the peace
the responsibility will rest on yourselves.
We engaged this hall from the proper au-
thorities.'
DR.. Cochran tried to quiet his people by
telling them to act like gentlemen. ave
have declared them ont of order and can do
no more"
mittee on delegates TO the congressional
and state convention.
Bartlett Sinclair, from the committee on
credentials for the ''outs,'' reported, seat
ing the regular delegates from city and
county.
After adopting the report of their COM
mittee on credentials, instructlng the dele
gates to vote as a unit and indorsing Pres
ident Harrison and his administration, the
Cochran wing adjourned.
The Houston wing now went on with
their business and after adOpting,the follow
ing resolutions speeches were made by w.
II. Atwell (his maiden speech), Gen. Nor
ton and others, in which they dealt Sc
verely with the Cochran wing.
''The Republicans of Dallas county in
convention assembled, standing on the
platform of the national Republican party
and expressing their devotion TO the princi-
pies enunciated by the last convention at
Chicago unanimously adopted, congratulate
the party upon the faithful adherence to
those principles by President Harrison and
his cabinet and particularly do we approve
of the wise management Of foreign affairs
by the honored Secretary of State James G..
Blaine.
eResolved, that with peace at home and
abroad, and Just and wise administration
of public affairs, and pointing to our record
in favor of honest money and protection
can citizens, we feel assured
that upon free election and a fair count
we will triumph in the contest of 1892, and
we hereby pledge ourselves TO cordial and
jealous support of the nominees Of the
national Republican convention to assemble
at Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 18th Of June
next.
Resolved, that we invite all men in favor
of good government, and having at heart
the welfare of the country, to unite
with u.s."
Houston was elected permanent chair
man and NJ. T. Conner secretary Of the Re-
publican county executive committee for
the next two years
Thus ended one Of the most red hot po-
ntical gatherings of the campaign so far