Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-23
VOL. XVI. NO. 1S1.

ton having no shadow of
right except subserviency in state
committee The issues involved in the
pending campaign are of the utmost
gravity. These are tariff reform, by which
Is meant radical revision of the tariff
in accordance with the principles Of
the platforms of 1876 and 1855, and honest
money by which is meant the preservation
at all times of the equality of the intrinsic
values of our gold and silver currency.
All the Democratic electors of this state
are entitled to be fairy represented IN the
convention called to declare the sentiment
OF the state on these issues and its prefer
euce as to the standard bearer best qualified
to secure their triumphant VindicatiOn
at the polls. Uniform Democratic usage
for the past twenty years By which the
quadrelnial conventions 10 elect president
ial delegates have been held not earlier
than the middle of the month of April
become so established as to have the force
OF party laws. 1t is the duty Of party OIL
Gals to follow the usages OF the party
and call conventions in the. accustomed
manner. The action ofthe state committee
in suddenly calling convention in mid
winter in the interest of a particular can
didate denies TO the electors full aud
fair representation. For the first time in
the history of the party We lind the state
committee enlisted in the cause of favor
tie candidate who shrinks from submitting
TO the test of free vote of the Democratic
party. It has used its powers for
the avowed purpose of serving his
personal ambition instead of afording TO
all Democratic electors a fair opportunity
to press their preferences both
as to issues ard candidates.
1t has become the Instrument OF
4 faction instead of being the representa-
tive of the whole party. The welfare of
the party both of this state and in the
nation demands that all Democratic
oil gt no flsr Tod
II is the right of the voters when this
privilege is not afforded them to act for
themselves. Pursuant. therefore, 10 the de-
mands Of many thousands of Democratic
voters in the city OF New York who gave
formal expression 10 their wishes at pub
lie meeting held in Cooper Union
February II and on similar express
sion from many thousand Dem
ocrats of Kings county and similar
demands by Democrats in the counties OF
Albany, Chatauqua, Duchess. Erie. Green,
Herkimer, Livingston, Madison. Monroe,
Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, OnoudaGa,
Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego,
Queens, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie,
WeStchester and Wyoming.
Resolved, That the Democratic electors
of each assembly district of this state are
hereby requested to choose three delegates
and three alternates at assembly district
conventions, which shall be constituted
by primaries held in no case earlier than
the first day of May, or on not less than five
days public notice of time and
place of holding the same to
form state convention to be held
on the 31st day of May at Syracuse for the
purpose OF choosing seventy-two delegates
and seventy-two alternates to represent the
Democratic party of this state at the
national convention to be held at Chicago on
the 2lst of June.
Resolved, that the state chairman of this
meeting appoint committee Of fourteen
members, Of which the chair
have power to fill vacancies, to add to
its own number so as to constitute and be
known as provisional committee, con-
sisting of one member from each con-
gressional district, according to the
present apportionment, to take such action
as may be needful to carry the purposes OF
these resolutions into full effect.
& din OF cheers and breeze of waving hats
the reading of the address and
was maintained several minutes, dying out
and renewing and rising out until it died OF
sheer exhaustion.
George c. Smith, q farmer from Chau-
tauqua, next addressed the meeting in
favor of the purposes and proposed action.
He was Sellowed by strong. rugged
faced farmer from Erie county, Frank NJ
Thorne HIS speech was the oratorical
one of the meeting Mr. Thorne
Its trite proverb that the blood OF ths
martyr is the seed of the church. It Is
equally true the warm blood OF outraged
is the seed of revolution.
congratulate you upon the fact
of the important and effective step that
has been taken in the revolution which aims
to restore and re-establlsh the rights Of the
Democratic masses"
William A Beach. who spoke recently at
Cooper Union meeting, next addressed the
meeting. He dealt with the early conven-
ton, and some features of the primaries
were described as remarkable for obscurity
Of places where they were held and the
litueness of the members attending. Beach
the state convention to-day as
the outworking of "a cold and heartless
plan to advance the political fortunes Of
one man.
Clarke of Otsego, young farmer, bluntly
demanded that the name of Cleveland be
placed squarely at the front of the move
ment represented BY the anti-early conven-
ton.
Hon. W. A Poucher followed
The chairman then named the provis-
onal committee, which shall be the nucleus
Of the new state committee. 1t
and George Peabody OF
Kings county; Charles S. Fairchild and
e. Cherry Anderson, William Curtis and
Robert Monroe of New York, NJ. n. Kane
If Orange county, M. E. NorthruP of Madi.
son, William A Poucher OF
Oswego. Charles Roe of Monroe,
Fletcher C. Peck of Livingston,
D. w K. Cutler Niagara, Hudson Ainsley
If Cattaragus, Franklin D. Locke of Erie.
The convention then adjourned.
The provisional committee, which
will add number. until
'ull state committee is formed will meet at
70 a. III. next Saturday at the office OF T.
Illery Anderson in New York for the pur-
)ose of organizing. William E Curtis viii
meanwhile act as secretary for the purpose
Of correspondence.
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