Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-03
TWAS RIDDLE HOOD,
AND PARKER FLocKED GRACE
FULLY OVER
a Delegate Present Gives 6rn-
phio Description OF What Was
Done at the ornnbury Convention.
How HALEY Got There Ella

The delegates to the senatorial con-
vention returned yesterday afternoon.
The royal entertainment by the citi-
gems Of Grnnbury made them express
the hope that the next convention
win be called at the same place,
THAT was the most hotly contested
convention that ever convened In Hood
county" said n delegate. when
Chairman 7. q, Martin OF Hood county
called the convention to order each
OF the four counties in the district were
represented by numerous delegates,
and the friends OF Hon. Lee Riddle
Of Granbury and Hon. Il. u. Hood Of
weatherford anxlously awaited the an.
nouncement of tho first ballot to see
how the convention stood. Mr.. ii. l..
Mosely OF Parker county placed Will
lam Cnppa OF Tarrant in nomination
for temporary chairman and Mr.. Capps
In turn placed Mr.. Mosely In nominn-
tIon. Capps was elected, and on TAXI
ing his seat said he much preferred
10 work on the floor OF the convention
than preside over Its deliberations. Mr..
Shropshire Of Parker county was made
temporary secretary, and the chairman,
upon motion OF Mr. Martin OF Hood,
appointed three committees, on basis
Of representation and CREDENTIALS g.
G. Kidd. chairman; on permanent or
Ranizatlon ana order Of business. II.
j. Kerr chairman: and on platform
and resolutions. william j. Bailey was
made chairman. Tho other two CONF
mltteoa were ready to report In
few minutes. and after some delay
tho platform and resolution committee
announced that II was ready to make
It's report.
Then the fight began The platform
resolutions Endorsed the able and eff
flclent administration ~ Governor Jas
S. lIogg, the railroad commission law,
Hon Horace Chiffon for United States
senator and the free coinage OF silver
NJ the ratio Of 10 to 1, with or without
au international agreement. Upon the
ronding OF tho report ~ the commit
tee. Mr.. Bailey moved it's adoption.
and for a moment IL looked like tho
convention would adopt the report
without debate. but that Idea was soon
dspelcd whom Newton II. Lnssiter Of
Tnrrant arose and began firing at the
oliver part OF the platform, In n
speech OF some length he argued the
fonllghnosa OF the convention adopt
ing platform with anything In 1t
about silver, saying that the state
senator would have nothing to do with
silver. and II would only make II harder
for the Democrats 10 elect him He
thcn went into an extended nntl-sll-
yer argument and announced, as II
speaking by the card, that there never
would be n Democratic president elect
ed who favored the free coinage of
silver even II Democrats elected pres
idcnts from now until the crack of
doom.
'When he sat down wet with per-
splration and weary with exhaustion,
william Capps took the floor and ar
gund against the adoption Of the silver
part Of the platform. and for some
time he dlHaected the silver plank IN d
manner that WINS highly pleasing tC
the Hood county delegation. one OF
two silver mon made speeches ant
called for n vote ana the report OF
the committee wus adopted by u larg,
majority. Lnsslier and Cppns of Tar
rant voted ngnlnet. and two and @
hnlt Of the three votes OF Hood county
voted against It.
Denominations for senator being ncNt
IN order, Mr.. Moseley OF Parker coun-
" placed thU nnmr Of Hon. Il, u.
Hood before the convention In roat,
eloquent and pleasing speech.
AlilNNNfN AHelUlAtN WI ANilWiAA lNIAiln7
0tcd Hon, Leo Riddle Of Hood county
telllnB Of HIS many virtues ma tht
able manner I'm which he met the
third partN orntora when they dared
essay forth In his part OF tho caun-
try.
erred Reilly OF Tarrant seconded The
nomination OF Mr.. Hood, and flarilr
Of Hood seconded the nomination OF
Riddle,
ION the FIRST ballot tho convention
stood 10 for Riddle and 10 fot Hood
and 2lh ballots with much caucusslng
great deal OF speech making nnt
tho manifestation 90 much gond hu
NOR Cat times very much mixed wifi
r>me very badD, the convention stood
locked II was lockcd from y. m
on the 3lat OF jay until ncarl,- TIA,
same time on Au, iat J.
During the time OF the lock, IN,
fricndA OF the different candidates wer,
1@nE what they could, and at I.
o'clock August ! u mottcn WIS mad,
that the two candidates be called lie
fore the convention FOR a Avo minute,
speech each. Mt, l,ida's was cnilel
flrat. lie looked pale. anxious and In
otsy. lie stated his position ON slut,
matters as ne bud done through IL,
! rvts before the convention wng pnti"t
ard was about TO iAave tIls stani
wren y delegate from Parker uslSe
him u he wcrv 10 lie tho uominra a.
the convention could he s,ant IN M,
llpuorm adopted hv the convention
lie replied with voice trcmbiing VIII
emotion or wrath, that IL the alive
part OF the platform was Whnt ,vn
referred TO, he could not He snid IN
had been denouucing the frne eoinar
or silver at the ratio of 10 Ia al
over the district beeause that ,vo
what the platform Of the third pnri,
called for. lie said he had al on
time favored t. but upon study mn,
historical research had heon eonvinca,
OF his error and did not believe IN
now, 10 shy that this WINS "A BON
ahcll thrown into tho cnmp OF III
greater part OF the Tarrant county dol
egatinn VXprosscs 4; very mildly.
completely stampeded the Riddle FORE
from Tarrnnt, aud delegates who hai
supported him for 80 haiiuts and Vol
"a, for the platform looked puaEied.
MT Hood was called aud mnde
short talk. saying, among other thing
thnt he was then and had nlwa,
been IN hearty accord with the MA
totin' The Riddle forces We're so al,
organized that Il became necessary /
adjourn 10 let Mr., Hersohei r. smltl
VINO had voted Tor the platform m
Nominated Riddle and other silver del,
gates who had voted Tor him All III
time. sec where they were "at III
convention WAS ahartly called 10 ord,
again, niid while a few dologatcs ,ver
through the munotuny OF calling N
roll and announcing the vote with M
same results as before, rarrant count
was caucuslug by herself. Parker Mn
Hood doing iilsk.VlaD