Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-26
FOR fTGAUGHEY
HIS FELLOW TowNsmEN HAVE
CONFIDENCE IN Him.
Resolutions Adopted ~ Citizsn's Meet.
ing held at Granburs where tho
Land commIssioner Lives.

Granbury. April 25.-(Speciall-A public
meeting was held In this city MONDAY after
noon April "a no which the toioWlnk ttso-
lulons on confidence VA lana Otun. lslo,lct
AcGaughcy introduced by Hon. Lee idddle,
Whereas. articles Of Impeachment have
been preferred by the present house oi rep
citizen aud old friend. Hon. w 4. Nc.
Gaughey. commissioners OF the general land
Office N Texas. and
raigued FOR trial before the honorable SEN
ate OF Texas upon said articles aud
Whereas. said McGuughey was called 70
In mass meeting assembled. that the said W.
And whereas we feel deeply Interested In
the result OF said trial aud In the welfare
OF said McGaughey as a citizen OF our coun'
Rcsoived. by the citizens " Hood county
In mss meeting assembled, that the SAID W.
L. McGnughcy has been citizen Ot this
time he has represented us IN the lcgisa-
ture Tor three terms that his honor and in.
tegrity. either Rs private citizen on public
officer has never before been Questioned
In the slightest but that he has always aud
in every capacity dealt honOrobN that he
has always been faithful 20 every trust pr.
that he has always heretofore served his
constituency with uuQucstiOncd ability and
integrity. that we know him 70 De an hon.
est conscientious mau, a faithful friend
aud n true patriot
That W. have read the charges against
him, and that we know n he has committed
| any error it has been one or honest iudg-
mcnt, prompted by patriotic aud honest mo.
lives.
That We have read his answer TO said
| charges ana consider 10 an ample dcfcusc
/ believing implicitly that said answer Is Ma all
| things true
/ That because or our unshokcu confidence
IN our honest old friand AVID worthy citizen
/ we feel " our duty 20 render him what hon
/ uruhlc aid we can iu this his hour VI trouble.
l That as ne has always been faithful To ~,
| both as friend and as public servant We take
! pleasure now iu maulfcsting our hdelity 90
| him; and therefore that a committee ~ htty
| citizens " Hood county De appointed 10 ~
/ Co Austin ana remain during his trial and
render him any honorable service within
! their power.
Also that the following attorneys members
| of our bar ho appointed To assist him iu
| the management ana presentation W hls de.
/ Tense before the honorable senate ~ Texas
~ D. Cooper. Lee Riddle, n. % Martin. ~
T Ewell, u. NJ, Estes, j. Is. Keith and W,
Resolved further. that we believe orr hon
| est old friend ana fellow citizen tu hc lu
noreui ond that $40 his ucil o.. W COM
missioner have been prompted uy uiNciusl
motives, uu honest candid ludlupul ur
honest devotion Ca patriotism, uliu Cor thl
best interest Of Ull tho people NJ lrNus.
That We wish the people throughuut Tex
ns 90 know That we, uuong whom hc hu,
hvrd Tor "a long time ana Who Know him iuN
matciy. are proud " him ana hls pHHi rec
the very synonym OF honesty ANA thul
| whether he is convicted or acquitted W,
Nnll always hold him On high esteem. be-
llcvIng az We du. that lac De- the object OF
unjust persecution.
| That VIZ earnestly aympnthizu with IN,
family OF Colonel MCGuughcy la this houi
Of their severe trouble and anguish.
That We respectfully request that thes,
resolutions be- published in the Granburl
papers, the Fort Worth Gazette. Dnlla'
News. Galveston News, Houston Post. Wac,
| Day, SIN Antonio Express and Augtlt
| Statesman.
Following committee OF afty . was ap
pointed In accordance with above rcsolu
] UOuH
n. W. Morris, ]. Il. critics. u. l.. Mutt
| u. q. C0gdcll. Icis Baker, George i.andcrs
| j. ~. Doyle. 10, A. ilannford o. A. Capps
! a. j. Gardner, ]. X, y. Harris, ~ NJ pevp
Ter John, Conway y u suihlmg J. \
Archer Henry Butler y n Terrell H. q
Lewis, A. T., Green J. H. Boyd j. v
Holmes, n, b. Walsh. John W. Jones Trnn
CASTOR, $. j. Thrash a. =. Gordon. 1Oh
RelchHtctter, PM Jackson. j. w Yantis
| y. J., Munefcc, a.. n, Jackson, Loc Rhodes
" ~ ltyburu, ". A. lies i. n, Allen W
| j. buckWorth. Walter Glenn j. r. Lancas
ter H g. Daniel CLARK Glenn. id Aiken
Ier Rylco y. NJ Chadwick. vs. a. moore
v. ~ Wuodburn, j. 3. Aston T.. A. Smith
These resolutions were advocated by L.
Riddle d. T.. togdol and 7. q. Martin.