Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-27
SAD-EYED AND VERY FEW,
nur EaunPED WITH uScosauEH-
ABLE HOPE.
The "liInciz and Thns" natify ana
Then Listen 10 the Music of Two
Candidates = The Nominees
Ringing Speech.

Had the ratification Jubilee held by
Tarrant county Republicans in the
auditorium Of the city hall last night
been as conspicuous for numerical
strength as it was for numerical weak
ness the state of Texas could not have
held them all.
Two lost souls were in the gallery
and corporals guard sat before the
chair.
f. II. Meek. nominee for governor
was present and shook hands with
few individuals. +. b. Stanley, nomi-
nee for county attorney; W. II. Mil
| Ter, Lew Palmer and A. McCampbell'
Jr.. nominees for Justices OF the peaee
Douglass Campbell, nominee for county
| collector, were the only persons on the
ticket who had enough hope to venture
out
John w. wray. one of their strongest
cards from the standpoints of ability
and brain force, If not in cheap popular
ity. was in Houston attending to legal
business. He is their candidate for
county judge
Burbrldge candidate for representa-
i've. was In Bowie on business.
The black feathers Of the black and
tan wing settled down on the right
side OF the house-the fright wing in
two senses they say-thirteen strong
and headed BY Robert Houston, sec
rotary of the county Republican exc
cutive committee, an exceedingly
clever bright young darkey, The re
mninder of the colored brethren were
Glen Thurman, Ben Vincent. "A. o.
George. John Anderson, c. Flemming,
X. II. Hudson, j. Sanderlin, Tom VIII
son. j. NJ. Lewis. Simon Thompson,
Rubin Gil and Il. Edwards.
This dark spot on the wing looked
askanoe TO two lowering faces on
the left side of the house. two feathers
from the Lily White wing while in
the center sat these gentlemen, said 10
be- all Of that wing, denominated by
the Lily Whites the Black and Tan
wing, but styling themselves the out
and out" Republicans: E. Mont Reilly,
George S. Burchill II. W Nye, A.
NJ. Jack j. G. Patterson, Henry AMI
son, NJ. Quinn. j. II. Crisp and his
son. T.. b, Crisp, and j. Il. Brown.
McLestcr, justice of the peace on the
Populist ticket, was also present.
Besides the two lily whites, looking
through heayy-knitted brows, on the
left side Of the house, L, p. Goodell
was there, In fact he was there be-
fore the shadow OF nucleus had ma
ANAlAA4Aehf AtilANtA9 AlNAlAbhAAAAa hAf'NhA ~
ing literature upon the half dozen
seats he calculated would be filled.
l.. p Goodell Is chairman of the Re-
publican state executive committee and
the documents he distributed are pure
out and out lily white llterature-ar-
guments favoring the census plan"
Bob Houston expressed the feeling of
the dark contingent In the crystaliaed,
1t Isn't fair, you see"
And the dark contingent glared at
the two lilies on the left, who In turn
held their tobacco still in their mouths
FIR whole seconds as they glared back
and thought
AT o'clock II. Mont Reilly called the
meeting to order. Mont was sad. He
said half the meeting had gone off
with the colored excursion to Calves
ton. The Arlington reinforcement had
not come in; but he went on like a
brave man. and his voice struck no
knots.
George Burchlll was called to the
chair and then Reilly said the object
OF the meeting was to ratify the can
didates. He offered this brief resolu-
ton, which was adopted without dis
senting voice
BE 1t resolved that we, the Repub-
lictns of Tarrnnt county. In mass
meeting assembled most heartily en-
dcrse aud ratify the Republican county
ticket nominated by the Republican
county convention July 49,"
Then II. b, Stanley was called upon,
and talked about money. confidence
and the corns on Growers administra-
ton until he saw a few men leave By
reason of the corns on their patience.
Tie nominee was Quetly down for a
speecvh, and 1t would not do to lose
half dozen hearers. There wouldn't
have been any left
The nominee did himself proud. He
made a ringing speech, II was well
worthy ot large audience. lie spoke
earnestly and eloqucntly for half. nm
hour. and then the meeting adjougntd.