Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-18

AANH NI IHflilif lAAAunAlN u AAANh'A
seconded the nomination OF McClel-
land. Owsley OF Denton seconded the
nomination Of Davidson, Kleiber OF
Milan seconded tho nomination 81
the old court with a whoop-Hunt,
Davidson aud simpkins. Num- or
Crockett seconded Hunt. The name uf
Norman @. Kiirell OF Houston was not
presented to the convention. Hunt.
Davidson ana Henderson seemed TO
be tho fnyorite combination, and II
won In a walk on tlte first ballot.
Before the result wan announced the
changing or votes began, nnd IN a
moment phndemoni1m regned. Tho
delegates crowded upon the platform
and directly in front OF n. and howled
themselves hoar5e The greatest eN-
element OF the convention followed,
the uproar continuing for half an hour
William Caps OF Fort Worth charged
that Judge stedman had been de-
feated by the tactics obtaining NJ this
time, that he had been nominated
fairly He protested now against the
use af slmilar tactics against Judge
Henderson.
H. NJ Baker Of Hempldli appealed
10 tho cnnyentlon. Stating that Judges
of the court Of criminal appeals should
not be nominated by Il mob. Al mid
night tho pandemonlum was Sun goo
Phelps. which had been Withdrawn.
were again placed before the conycn-
tlOn BY the delegates who had placed
them Ia nomination,
Randall OF Gnyaon denied the right
OF McClclland's name 20 be placed In
the CONTEXT He claimed that the With
drawal was by tho authority OF the
candidate.
n. N. Hall Of Travis protested
t.f
that the convention had decided the
matter before,
Chairman Gresham was helpless The
uproar continued
G. y. Meade OF Fort Worth mounted
tho platform and read the result of a
private tally Of the vote, giving Hunt
sos; Davidson, $50; iloudehon, 80.
yelling above the din he saul "rhe1e
gentlemen have boon nominated and
we propose 10 sec that they got The
nomination An who are In favor or
aye"
a storm OF "aycs" greeted thia and
Meade declared Hurt. Davidson and
Henderson nominated
Chairman Handy who had been sent
for, reached the platform at l2!2o and
succeeded in restoring order The al-
vocates OF Tho old court Hurt, David
300 hud NlmklhN' were HuhlhF u''-
norute ilght. l0l hy Rnnden Of Gray
son, Tor tie r,Ehi 20 MAKE chnhse''
Chalrmnu l!nmhy ruled thnt nnNer
the action OF the convention, previously
taiyen, those chnugcg could not bp made
without the conscnt Of the convcn-
ton
Randoll appealed from this dcolsion
ana pundcmonlum reigncd ngaiu
Judgo simlGns came 10 tho platform
v.ptl,u g,I1 tr r,,ud ma ioppar nee
the coma. ~ ,,ntl,u'ug ntrlt comm
eior nrd tr,,,I. ii, dTcinroI Nc had
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Iuuse y y, ioPlns tupN lue plal-
io',u nul Npp9hl'l !" lh1 COW ,h Won
H., si go ME, ,,.rs No., ,i5e ta t.ii
,rbot 40 i9s,,it ,gna bscnii9, ~ Inc
ohnngcs. Tho hopeicaa ontnnglcmont
nf mo convention ,ypg simply awful
Iiundrcda OF Nolcos were ronrlng con-
tlnuouaiy and Inc condition continued
a fun hour,
~ a tt,pdors,n ~ N1nm county
broibrr az 4 NJ ftcnanrsnn hrnu.G /
nboul penes by DECLARING tnnt nj no
lattsr,A reaucgt 10 asked thnt n now
ballot be called. Tha friends of the
other candldntca nude almilar re-
uuoBta. Ale rrIends uf Judge Hcndor-
son had been nghtinE the ATTEMPTED
Ftampcdc of the slmlsina men and