Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUB.
THE coLoRED MAN WINS a HEAT
I'D FIGHT.
Speech by Hon. J. C. bigger on the
Issues of the Dny--McISinIey's
Name Chccred to the Echo
by the Audience.

sion being the advertised meeting Of
the Republican League club the event
OF the meeting being an address on
current political Issues by ]. C. Bigger
OF Dallas
Chairman e. NJ. Meek called the
meeting to order.
The committee on membership was
called upon and the various ward
sub-oommlttees reported about 100 APP
plications for membership to the
league.
me committee on finance reported
that they were satisfied they would be
able to meet all demands when due.
A motion 20 appoint a committee Of
three to select delegates to the state
convention called up considerable OPP
position, the majority taking the stand
that the delegates be elected by the
house. Tho motion was amended to
the effect that the delegates be nomin-
ated from the floor and be elected from
the body OF the house. II was carried
MI, Springer then said he thought
mat there were two men who were
entitled the honor Of being made dele
gates TO the state convention because
Of the fact they had been very active
Mont Riley and Whit Dryden. on
motion they wore elected unanimously
The club Is entitled 10 nine delegates
There was ono vacancy. 10 which Lon
Barclay OF Birdville was elected.
Nominations for alternHtes were
then declared open. a number Of
names were put up. Those elected We're
+. o. Barren. Thos. RusS and J. ~
Delhi
1t was then moved that the two other
Republican clubs In the city be re-
1uestcd to appoint two members each
to act on the reception committee and
nssist In entertaining the delegates to
the convention. Carried
a resolution was offered by Mr.. Dry
den, II was os follows;
Whereas The Republican party has
failed to secure single electoral vote
In the south since 1876, and. notwith-
standing the great increase In popula-
ton since that time the party vote In
the Southern states has decreased
nearly or quite one-hnlf. and.
Whereas. The condition OF affairs In
dicntes that there may be some radi-
cOl defect In the organization OF the
party IN these states; and
Whereas. Throughout these states the
white aud colored races have been ac-
customed to separate schools. churches
and social gatherings.
Therefore be It resolved That In Jus
tice To itself and without rcncctiug
upon the cOlored race the Republican
party should adopt the system of hold
ing separate primaries giving to the
members Of each race representation
In conventions according to It's number
shown by the census.
Resolved, That our delegates 20 the
state league convention are instructed
TO favor this plan in case 1t comes b1-
| fore said convention.
a motion TO adopt caused heated
| dlscusaion as TO the 1dvlsability OF the
| plan.
| Among others, President Meek said
| he did not favor the census plum, which
| Included separate primaries, and he did
| not think 1t just He said It would be
| robhing men OF their vuteu II was un-
! Just and un-republican, and he would
/ radgn ms membership in the club.
| ThF unr'ghteoua act would ruin the
| party.
| A motion to table was made and an
! other controversy arose. The chair
man declared IN favor OF the ayes, but
| division was called, 4 good deal OF
back talk was snapped and threats OF
| resignation made so to speak, and
! some heat was shown, but the motion
| prevailed Whereupon gentleman
| with II hroguc arose and requested his
name be withdrawn from the club
| Coy, Blggur was then called TO the
| stand Among other thinga he sind
| he was not IN favor OF vituperatlye
campulgns. That ~ anything was
needed IN the party, In Texas, II was
| votes. lie touched on tho old line OF
| thought OF free and intelligent ballot.
etc. etc. He had great respect for
many Democrats. His father and
| grandfather We're Democrats He did
not like the Idea Of hereditary political
Views, Compared the parties, and as
serted that the Republican party had
always kept nll promises; was the
| party Of progress, Considered n
ghoulsh resurrection OF the dead past
In bnd taste. Let II alone. lie said
his party had always been the friend
OF the laborers, and always favored
the fair payment OF labor. He dwelt
at length on benefits he claimed We're
due 60 the Republican party, aud
claimed every benefit OF the republic
TO be due to this party. He said De
mocracy was party of opposition and
| retrogression lie claimed that the
! present interneclne strife between Ia.
Dor and capital was due TO Democratic
supremacy. He said that II would
have been better II free silver had
been accomplished end the tariff had
been wiped out than the suspense
which congress was holding over the
country,
He predicted the nomination and
election OF william Mckinley in 1895
This was received with enthusiasm by
his hearers.
lie then touched on state politics.
lie said the hrainey mon had no more
show In dlotating the policy OF the
state than he did that the one gallus
fellow from the forks OF the creek
would put Reagan In the guberna-
torlal chair. No one else had show.
Thon would come a howl against every
form OF prosperity. He said that Hose.
next To Reagan. was the greatest dem
agoguc in Texas aud called on hia
hearers to throw on the reign OF the
demagogue, and be patriots There
was crying need OF patriotism.
lie closed With an eloquent disser-
totion upon patriotism
a vote OF thanks was. ON motion.
extended 20 the speaker,
The meeting thon adjourned.
After the meeting several bushels OF
campaign literature We're distributed
All arrangements Tor the meeting OF
tho convention OF Republican league
clubs have been made. The league
meets here Tuesday.
CoIorcd League.
The colored Republican league club.
No. ~, met and elected their delegates