Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29
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Pursuant 10 the call OF II. lelTEinAl'
| the chairman. ne executive rnhLlhi' ~,
Z men. thairmpu of tine various beats ana
I othor representative Popnlists OF Tar
RAM county met az. the Knights OF Labor
/ lull. iOi Houston street, YESTERDAY az -
a. IA. The hall was well hlied WIN
enthusiastic Populists wien The elalrnnh
callc,l fine meeting 10 order az the h0ur
appointed The object Of The meeting
was 10 lay plans for tho more thorough
organization of the county and elcci u
county chairman and secretary.
The Plan OF Organization adopted at The
last slate convention ~ Waco was read,
| discussed and approved as follows;
Congressional district executive COM
mittre composed Of district chairman and
one member from each county IN the DIS
triet.
Senatorial district executive committee
the same.
Representative the same.
County executive committee is COM
posed Of county chairman and one mem
her from each school district. or voting
box, or ward.
Il is the duty of each member of the
county executive committee TO organize
the Popnlst voters In his district into
clubs or sections Of tens, to be known US
Heetion A, Il. g. etc, of --- school dis.
tricl. ----- voting box, or ward,
and to appoint a Chairman for each sec
iioh and give him a list of the names
of those belonging 10 his section.
Each chairman of congressional, srna.
fnriHl. representative, county or school
district, voting box, ward or section 20
notify the one appointing him, In writ
ing, Of his acceptance.
II is made tie official duty Of encll
local chairman to collect from his sec
ton or club, | IL cents dues per week;
four-ilths Of it to 90 70 the county cam
paign fund and oue-tifth To the state.
On motion G.. W. Hughes of Fort
Worth was unanimously elected county
chairman and l.. Calhoun secret airy
y. H.. Neates was elected treasurer.
The chairman was given wide discretion
| In the matter of organization, the main
work was 10 be done as speedily aud
| thoroughly as possible.
The following resolution concerning
Judge II. l.. Nugcnt was offered by
Judge j. II. Jackson and UNANIMOUSLY
adnDted:
Believing in the patriotism Of Judge
| II. l.. NuEcnt, his loyalty to the cause
| Of the Peoples party, his sympathy and
| fnll accord with those wEo are luhDring
| IN the interest Of humanity. dis clear and
| honorable canvass with Its brilliant re-
| suits, made possible only through the
| humane spirit that characterized the cam
plign Of 1892; therefore
BE 1t resolved, that we, the representa-
tivrs of the Peoples party Of 1hrrnt
| county, In convention aSscmhel tln eli
| lorse the past honorable record Of Judge
| IT.. l.. Nngent, and hcnrtily recommend
HIN TO the consideration of the people Of
| TeXns, wkO love Il just and equitable
| government, who love humanity for
| humaniiy's sake, for our standard bear
| 81 In 1871.
The following resolution offered by
CAPT. sam Evans was also unanimously
| adopted:
Resolved, that we iniorse the action
of senator Coke aud Congressman Bailey
| aud all who have co-opcratcd with them
| IN congress in the interest of the people
| In favor Of bimetallism.
Copies Of tiis resolution wer.. ordered
| sent to Messrs. Bailey and Coke and
a'so TO President Cleveland. The Edu.
Gator. Gazette, Advance, Mail and all
| papers favorable to the cause of the
people were requcSted To publish II.
Al the Populists Of the county Were
| urged 10 take the lnllst rial Educator.
| several short speeches were made hy
| Capt Evans, IL. Peruvian. Judge Mar
tin, NJ Irons, q. W. Hughes. $. j,
Brownson. j. II. jackson and others on
the Pupni't movement
Judge Martin. chairman of the party
! IN Fort Worth, was requested to call the
ward chairmen together soon and Law
plans for the thorough organization Of
the city.
The utmost harmony aud enthusiasm
| prevailed. Every speech teemeI with
| announcement Nnd the most complete
4 confidence In the speedy triumph vi the
| reforms advocated by the party. Rctir.
| lug Chairman Pcrryman had lust return.
| cd from Iowa. whore he had made many
speeches In the campaign now going
on in that state, lie reported the cause
as growing rapidly up there.
After several announcements of meet
Jugs the convention adjourned