Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-28

the election of the following as delegates
10 the. state Republican convention, 10 be
held in Austin March S, viz: A.
Zadek, J. F. Knox, W. D. Grady,
B. A. Jackson, R \. Bum, R. d. Nichols,
( G. W. Lanier. Glen Jones and W. F.
Fowler and of B. o. Wharton. II. Hardee.
S. W: Younger, ". W. Hay. William
Humphreys, Henry Herd, c. Kelly, C. W.
Benson and B. Glover as alternates.
A motion was made to add the name OF
A. ]. Nicol as delegate. Adopted.
>. F. Knox then offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, by the Republicans of Navarro
county, in convention assembled that we
recognize IL the present chief executive of
this government all the qualifica-
tons of an able statesman, who
knowing no North, South, East or
West has administered his high
office for the good and welfare of the entire
nation. That we recognize the fact that
under his administration the South has
been the recipient of bountiful benefits,
and that the people in the South, when
in need, whether drouth-stricken or
otherwise have never been denied relief,
though mis- vetoing power, but that he has
proven himself benefcent, worthy and pa
triotic, and in all things capable of filling
the exalted position he occupies and we as
Republicans, indorse and approve OF his
administration throughout
Adopted.
Resolved. by the Republicans of Ma.
varro county, in convention assembled,
that we instruct our delegates to the state
convention TO give their support first last
and all the time to our distinguished citizen
4. Zadek, as delegate to the national con
vention, and that they use all honorable
means to secure his selection, and that the
delegates from this county to the state con-
vention be and they are hereby instructed
to vote as q unit on all questions"
The latter resolution met with consider
able opposition by Lanier, d. J. Nicols
and Rev. q. Pardee, and was heartily in
dorsed by Mr. FADED.
Lanier wanted to be free to vote as he
pleased.
d. j. Nicols opposed the resolution bit
terly, claiming man who had refused to
appoint negro mail carrier in ward No.
because he was afraid of losing his life by
so doing, was not man for the negroes to
have as their leader. Such Mr.. Zadek had
done.
He said: We are told by white Republi-
cans that the time for rewarding the negro
with offices has not yet come. He for one
wanted to be free to vote for men who
thought the negro should now be rewarded
by getting some of sthe offices. MIR. Zade1
raised point of order that it was against
all rules to make personal illusions in de-
batting motion before the house to adopt
4 report of a committee MIR. Par
dee then moved that the delegates
to Austin go uuinstructed. Here was
where the chairman made mistake and no
one called his attention to it. Instead Of
insisting that such a motion could only
come before the house as i substitute for
the original resolution he put it to
the house Is privileged question;
very few voted either way, but he decided
the motion carried, which, of course, would
mean that the delegates so uninstructed-
Then, instead of announcing the fact that
the carrying of such a motion killed the
original motion. he also put that to the
house, and it was carried by
small majority 'the motion is carried" an
nounced the chairman.
Then it is understood that the delegates
go instructed to vote as q unit according
to the resolution offered by Mr.. Knox, IS
itl" asked Mr.. Zadek.
1T isl replied the chair.
Mr.. Zadkk had worked his rabbit foot on
the colored brother He gave them q chance
but they couldn't work it. After few re-
marks by Mr.. Zadek and others the conven-
tion adjourned at $3.50 p. m.