Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-02
THE CONVENTION TQi II
MANY PLANS LAID NY THE *.
DATES FRIENDS.
There May He Bitter Fieh,
the Question of Allowing Pa.
Representntion-work a.
lie Done--Forecast.

The Democratic county cows.
win be called to order at lom ~
morning in the Auditorium OF M. n
hall by Chairman Meade OF ina L..
executive committee. The WORK /,
done is TO select delegates to ths !.
congressional. judicial. senator's,
fioatorill conventions, to nominal. n
candidates for the Legislature Al,
elsst a county executive commits
There will be 1856 votes In N.
vention, represented by as many Y I
gates IL proxies be allowed, bu 6
proxies be refused the delegates +.
ent will fall short of ls5 by fifte.
twenty. Z
There was at first an impression d (
there would be a bitter fight oy@, a
election Of a chairman. but from NJ,
could be learned last night an n.
ment has been reached which viii d.
smooth sailing in this respect. NJ
Lanham men have agreed on a.
Thomas L. West and the culb.,
men on w. j. Bailey as chairmss
was said that a compromise had b.
reached, by which one of these zen
men win be made temporary and 4
other permanent chairman.
There will in all probabillty h
bitter fight on the ques.io OF adnl,.
proxy delegates. AT the I.anham !,
Gus it was decided to vote agss
allowing proxies and similar IL.
ton was adopted by the Cuba,
caucus. 1t is said that among
Reagan delegates are few. II NJ
politicians who can handle his I.
paign, and to overcome this se,st
county delegates have gent proxis
able convention leaders like Col. Z NJ
Wyrne. The leader Of the Cuibsn|
forces, Mr.. $. b. Cantey, and q A
Lanham men, Mr.. II. M. Chapn
will oppose the admission Of hi
proxy delegates. and then a fight
ensue unless the Lanham and Cub
son men unite and voting togethsfl
feat proxy representation.
The states made on the stanflng +
the delegates are far apart. TIE GU
berson men claim "a and give Laahln
~ and Reagan 30, The Reagta n.
claim 81. say Culberson has \ 4
give Lanham 81. The Lanham "
count 81 delegates for their man, d
Culberson GS and say Reagan has \ +.
should the convention decide thai
majority may Instruct for any offs
will require 90 votes to do SO. aud
M Of s.uftslfs1p toe for
has this number there Is PLENTY
opportunity for combines.
The delegates are nj sea whea
comes to instructlng for state sepsf
Hon. II. Il. Hood, one Of the aspifar
is from Parker county, and Hon. Y
Riddle. his opponent, is from Hoi1
Both of these counties are also In n
congressional and judicial district, u
Tarrant county men are 10th TO ca
init themselves against either genit
man. 1t Is probable that Messrs. No
and Riddle will address the convenls
briefly some time during the session
So far as known, w. II. Pam
Thorn Andrews. S. Rosenfeld and 7
Roy are the candidates for the An
lature whose claims will be canvas
by the convention. Two are 10
nominated.
There will be but little contest ~
the election of delegates to the VI
gressional and judicial conventiomt
being conceded by all that Mr., q
VIII be renominated for congress n
Judge Stevens for appellate judge,
There will of course be hot conf
over the selection of delegates TO h
state convention, for whether the n
vention instructs for governor OF u
the friends of each of the three pnf
nent candidates will endeavor to hs1
friends OF their men sent to Dallu .
II was the general agreement n
night that Berry Camp would ct 4
unanimous instruction for lieutem
governor, and that State Superin.sl
ent OF public instruction j. NJ. csIk
would receive the conventions indor
ment.
There VIII be several canvasses b
morning before the convention opeai
Chairman Meade said last might y
the convention would be called 10 N.
promptly at 1890, that commits
would be appointed and some Il
urinary work done, when the CONS
tion would adjourn until O'clock
give Judge Reagan an opportunity &
address the people.
An informal caucus was held h
night of the friends of G. RoselE
one OF the candidates for the lsys.s>f
ture. and the reports made shou
him to have considerable support :
friends are pushing him on the grc1'
OF ability and knowledge of Law
are confident he Will win.
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