Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-15
bf Politics as of Everything
Else, Gets Headquarters
EITH N, B. MOORE CHAIRMAN

When the delegates TO the Republic
IL State convention assembled yester-
morning, they were not feeling like
sches and cream, so to speak. The
: nth Of the matter was, the boys who
IN from the Panhandle to the Gulf
ID been up late and some OF them had
BEN gazing upon the angle paint when
was red until their regalia was not
exact fit for their heads. A big
nous had been holding the boards the
Y ght before in which many of them
b told their experience until weak
man nature succumbed to the strain,
bile others had laid aside the wear
q tear Of politics long enough TO place
= mid streak around the great politi-
81 center OF Texas. The result was
Ia when they got together this
4rning, many OF them had tastes
" their mouths like back number
- nests, while their eyes some
Bat rosembled carmine cOlored
4 leo. Tho best OF humor prevailed,
8weyer, Notwithstanding this, and in
Z II minutes after Chairman Hawley
q ted his gayel, it was apparent that
N lion and the lamb had laid down to-
+ Their as it were.
lhe main fight between the delegates
E ls as to whether or not the conven-
'Nn should endorse the man from Waco
"a governor, and this was virtually
#ltled before the convention was called
rder, Notwithstanding the matter
not come up for discussion at the
+ Nprning session. The committee on
torn and resolution had been hard
- work the night before and 10 had
lked out that the child was born. In
ben words, IL was known early yester-
n morning that the committee in
huorm and resolutions had decided
IA endorse Judge Clark by
vote Of eight TO three and
was known that the convention
pnld adopt the majority OF that re
n rt as soon as it got a whack at ~
Respective OF what the minority
CHIT submit for adoption, This vir-
PLY settled the fight and the dele
les who had been losing sleep for
n that the convention would not
Pc the stamp Of its approval on the
tliidacy Of Judge Clark, breathed
eler and were so well satisfied with
IN general drift Of things that they
med TO be at peace with all the
nd -
There is one thing that il particu-
In apparent in this con ention, and
|Al is that the delegates do not pro-
ItaN
1HlQned RupublicQns and tho lily
llies Of thy state II they can
Y II. This fact was demonstrated
eMay morning in short order
p II. II. johnson, a colored dele
Y from Harris. attempted to lug u
iacii0nal fight between the lily
alies and "the tigrrs,n as the col
IEea Republicans have been dcsig
1ftd. In the course OF his general re
Atks shortly before the convention
settled down 10 business, Mr.
IN lhnson said be- wanted to talk 10 tn
oored Republicans Of Texas. Thi
mark was promptly "hissed" ant
Aid cries nf "no iactional bushes
re aud lin uuiiy there is strength,
h coniusiOu forced him 10 sink into {
III The cfits Ind misses were ioincl
sllko by the White and colored Re
,nhc1ns. and q perfect bodlar
gaeq until the band had played 10
4 limo.
notable event Of the morning ses
" vas the Invocation pronounced b.
Y. J. l., GriWn, OF Denison. a coloret
'Ealist who Is better known il
vas a. Sin Kl'ar Ggithn, the duskl
Sis,lt rider. Sin Killer invoked Tia
y the Holy spirit ia bringing abou
-'inony and declared that In unit
there Sas strength. u
~ the Lord 20 sind
slefn Moses 70 lead the f.apubl
cut Of the political wildel
- ana said that as the Lord Ia
~ n Daliel when he prayed anon
X lions, He would certainly hear th
sAles of the convention wne
invoked peace and harmon
tlfect them in tha way
Straight and narrow path. lie sal
s-.ed the Holy Ghost to bring iii
kistent factions together in broll
.lNe and said: oh, Iurd, bic
lsge Clark At ills jimcture Il
~ e9nf,sion roigned aud the rei
- prayer VIA drowned Ia the .
49, The delegates ruse Z
IVY ,ea aud lo 81 Down. Delega
~ N Navsrro. wanted to amend Il
oy Including the name OF jed.
~ IN H. hui the amendment N
- no second. Delegate B0yd