Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-11
E. R. MEEK FOR GOVERNOR
so THE REPuBLIoANs IN rARRANT
COUNTY WISH II.
they Convene and Transact Much
Business in One Afternoon and
AdIourn--county Nominations
Made and Editors Criticised.


gredient OF 1t dwelling and iolns busi-
mss. at rare intervals. in Tarrant
county, was piuning itself that it
would put fof.h M out ard out, simon
pure. unaduIteratcd Republican ticket.
with not a soHisry Individual on It
who hat Al any p.fiod OF his life known
any other political affiliation. the pro-
gram was not carried out yesterday
afternoon.
Some Of the G.. O. p, In convention
assembled. commented on II and did
some private gisgllng about IT. even.
ore gentleman. irdeed. when nsked
by Gazette man 10 lie favored with
list Of delegates from his precinct cthe
country distrlcij, pat It nicely AMI
frankly tais way "Weil. come to think
Of II. Il IS rg'her hard for mt to re-
member who Of the original delegation
IS exactly a Republican and not a Pop
uiisg." ais situation IS presented pure
~ for It's humor and not for the sig
nlacance OF the fact Involved
Another instance In which the Tar
rant county O. o. p. did not cling close
~ to the plan mentioned was in the
nomination OF Il. II. Darrah for the
office OF sheriff That gentleman had
recently been honsred by the Populists
In convention assembled IN the same
way. said delegate yesterday, and
although the double honor is 10 the
doubly worthy yet It Is impossible to
see why a well Informed member OF the
local g. D. p. should have stated that
the O., o. =. was going to be 20 nicely
exclusive in its distribution and differ
entlauon. so to speak. OF h0norH
one thing IL certain. however. AL
though there was considerable mirth
at the commlngllng OF q. o. r. and
Peoples Party bioOd-cOntrary to pro-
gram-the program was rushed through
IN very direct. business-like manner,
much any way In its bearing on final
results And at the close OF business
tho delegates seemed very well salts
fed with the afternoons work.
The er.eeedinEs.
Mr.. c. c. Drake was called to the
chair temporarily.
Judge ~ L. Moore. chairman Of the
state Republican committee. addressed
the meeting. He congratulated the
convention upon the prospects OF the
party IN Texas He then reviewed the
condition OF the country at large, lay
Ing the blame for the troubled condition
OF Affairs IN the country upon the De-
muctacy He mentioned the name OF
Reed with other prominent candidates
Tor the presidency and was loudly
c'icsred hy several cllJted Delegates
lie predicted a Republican vote in the
STATE y. 10000 tn -'uniuitltee. then We
ported. The temporary organization
was made permanent. The resolutions
gwen elsewhere were adopted.
The Delegates.
The report on credentials recommend
ed 20 Sies be no. Shaved.
The following list OF delegates had
been reported:
First wnrd-w H. Ingalls,. ia. Low
Ing, $. II, Miller, a. CavelIe. p. H.
HHrGroves. w. W. Hovey, o. r. Byprs
u w, Cooke, Robpt. Casper, L. Fur
Mss, j. Murray, W. NJ. Alexander. 4.
nlsson, q. l.. Prescott, WIN. Dixon.
Tony smith WIN E-uiamin
Second ward-B. L. Terry. II c. Cas-
well. Arch Loywell. sion Green, Geo
turner \. Goodyear. \. York. q. f.
Perkins. Geo. $. Burchnl. Mai. Jno.
Adamsun. Henderson johnson, j. ).
huWiun, S. n, JuhuFon. \. e. Gates.
Third ward-Dr ". ~. Davis. Perry
bubbus. W. 7. Edward. A. NJ. Camp
i'll Jr.. II. hurlJHy Ptuua .ir s.. .Iae
Cooke Nelson King, Dallas Massey.
4ANAAAN AAHNhNIs
Fourth wArd-J. W. Wray. Cant. d.
u. Harold. W. C. Pfuefie D. Il. KpeIcr.
I. c. Weddle, Geo H. wray, f. c.
Matthews, j. S, Sandelln, l.. H. Foster.
Joe Thomas
sIfth ward-G, w. Blnndon. chas.
Ryan. 7. W. Hayes, @. -. Brown. ]
Hardesty, Mr.. stcrley. Mr. Black.
sixth ward--J. q. Kelley, j. NJ.
Brown, G. c, Drake, Jno Jets, e.
Mont Reilly. A. ". Jack. Robt, Hous-
ton, $. II. Howe, W, lie Bon, n. r.
Moore.
Seventh ward-A. II, Campbell. ST.;
Andrew Jackson. NJ Vincent.
Eighth warl-R, q. Robinson. r..
Bell, Jack Golnss,
Ninth ward--T. u Burbridga. B A.
Campbell. W c. .Randie, O. A. Tom
linson. Geo. Fritz Chas. Fenton. VIM.
Simpson,
Arllngton-J. w Hammock. John
Thompson. II, a. Morgan.
Keller-J. NJ r. Plpkiu.
Marluc-A. Hunter. j. ] Green. Jno.
LIghtfoot
Arlington Heirhts--E r. Meek.
Mitchclls--I. X. Stone
This report was adopted
Decided - N.,nr "a ticket.
1t was decided with but one dissent
A''r 'NNs - fNA hAN u county llgktts
\ motion that the nominations be
made by n committee OF three was
defeated. The following nominations
were then made from the floor without
ballot on any one OF them. all being
made by reclamation:
Sheriff, Il II, Darrah: district clerk.
w. r. Hall; county clerk, j. w. Ham
ilton; county attorney. Frank Il. STAN
10Y county Judge Jnc ~. Nrny.a
county assessor, j. NJ II pipkin,
county collector, d. w. Campbell;
treasurer, j. j. Putnam; county SUI
perintendent OF public instruction. w.
II. Ingalls,, county surveyor. l.. w.
Coswell; county commissioner, VIM.
Bryce. justices OF the peace. $. II. Mil
Ter and l.. Palmer; constable, A. Nc
Campbell, Jr.; legislature, NJ. @. Hnr-
ley and y ~ Burbridge
p. Mond Rely was then eulogized
for his services IN getting the conven-
tion together and reelected chairman
Of the county committee. r. c.
Houston. the colored delegate from the
Sixth ward, who had becn made chair
man OF the convention. was then
praised highly and elected secretary
OF the county committee
committee of Ave was then an
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