Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-22

They have thought 30 much about
the commission and political influences
that WAS going to gather around the
Democratic party. God bless YOU they
have not thought OF the plain. simple
principles OF government that are cal
culsted to give to the people not only
good government but cheap govern
ment and protection to liberty and
property. and YET today gentlemen,
we have got one OF the most extrnva-
CANT governments on the face OF the
earth. Have you seen those COMMUNE
cations that show you how the ex-
penses of the different departments Of
the state government have been creep
Ing up. up up. all the time. until
they are away yonder above what they
We're during the administration Of
Ross, Just preceding that Of Governor
Hogg7
Il am in hoFes. gentlemen, that when
we ret mere we can overcome all OF
these difficulties, but | call your Mt
tention to them to set you on your
guard. that after you elect your gov
ernor you have got very poor thing
unless you get a legislature. Go 70
work, organize, distribute our litera-
ture, show np the situation In all OF
Its lights aud elect a Peoples party
legislature that viii reform all OF these
ABUSES and give you cheap government
once again. Npplause.) Not only that,
uul EpOn ItopleA purity leElslhluTe
that VIII elect a United States senator
and help you do away with the corrup-
ton and unscality that Is In Washing
ton. II Is estimated that every mem
Dor OF congress- costa you about $1,000
or $4,000 and every senator costs you
about $4,000. and you only pay them
about $1,000, but they manage to run
In pen knives. lemonade and other eN-
penses TO run mp 10 that vast sum. Go
20 work and elect a Peoples party
legislature from top 20 bottom.
Get the whole crowd out. gentlemen,
and yet "a new crowd In CApplause).
II think We ought to have few
thousands OF our Peoples party men
OF Texas turned loose upon those sena-
tors who have been wasting the time
OF the country so long while we are In
such d!3tressing condition. discussing
inc tnrlf, putting on and taking or
and iooling and Kidding away the time
when the country ia absolutely going to
ruin. And every fellow ought to be
taken up by the nap OF the neck and
pitched out of the window onto TINT
grass that they run poor Coxey on Of.
Co&ey could not stay there. DO YOU
reckon That YOU would be permitted to
Stand on that grass. a lot Of fellows
were sent down from those bnrous OF
the North and they just marched rIcht
M INTO that capitol and nobodv eaid
swarm Into the capitol and nobody said
keep on the grass" They cotiid 20
mo the Hobbies and elbow those FOL
lows, and do you know tho rcasnn tyb,9
mere wero millions behind Thorn. They
nu lot or women up there and
, .nvy We're admitted and senators and
representatives bowed mud scroned
WIN the utmost polteness. and Vol
poor CoNcy and his poor foIiowers
We're absolutely fined and punished ~
smelling of those roses around tben
Nearly all Of those CaNeyltcs nrA Dem,
oeIats aud Republicans. They were
something like our Lord whom tba,,
went TO congress they want INTO mi.
(applausc). '''''n not
AZ the close or Judge Nrgorr.
Speech Marion Martin OF Nnt,nrro
county was placed In nomination Tor
hsutenhnt-Eovetnor by w. n. LamI
oi h9wie county, a motion 10 cut on
speeehre and TO nominate him by ac-
SlaInatlon prevailed, He took the plat
FORM aud made a speech, thanltInar tba
convention Tor the honor. and said tbis
was the happlest moment Of his polltl-
cal life, The people knew hIa hiatorv
tor the last twenty-five years mud thar
ne would always be round In Inc mia
ule or the road, and would posltlvsiv
Keep OF the grass. He paid hl5 reapects
70 we Delnpcrats, and said their claim
thbt they favored the free coinnvs az
silver at the ratio of i6 10 was oho,,t
as consistent az gambler gettlntr
down on ILLS knees and asking the LORD
IN prayer 10 help him open a inck-pot
~ NJ. Browder OF Cook county placed
H. v Bell OF Gainesville Ia NOMINATION
Tor attorney-general and II, L, RrnNev
named w, ii. Luckett OF Abilene. Both
men We're brought to the platform
Tint tha nalu 30
take their choice.
The roll was called and on the frat
EFT b2i.
Under the three-fourths rule there
was no nomination, and an adjourn
ment was taken until o'cloclt.
Whom the convention reassembled
tlhere was many empty seats under
the biz tent, as every delegate that
could possibly do 30 got away ON the
evening trains, Many delegations had
only one representative left, and sev-
eral counties We're no longer represent
ed. After procuring tho names of the
county chairman OF each county in
the state the second ballot was taken
for 0ttorney-gcnerRl and resulted as
Follows; Bell. $40; Luokett, 4l7. Luck
stt thsn thanked the convention, with
drew his name and moved that Boil
be nominated by acolamation and the
motion was carried with yell.
Charles Jenkins OF brentwood nom
mated Con. Henry H. MIcCulloch OF
Guadnloupc for treasurer. and moved
that the rvlea be suspended and TINT
he be named by reclamation. This was
| done and the announcement of hia
name created more cnthuslasm than
the convention had Witnessed since
the nomination for governor.
! The real nght OF the convention came
over land commissioners There were
several candidates FOR the place. ]. ID.
! lIinson Of hin county named James
! DcMumher Of HIN county w. u Ear
mer OF Hunt county was nominated
BY g, H. Harvill OF Smith county. j.
| II. Maupin OF Brazoria brought out
| w. l., stockwell OF that county. A.
| w, Carpenter OF F'rlO county placed
| Evan Jones OF Erath county IN nomi-
nation but it was later announced
I that he would IN no case make the
/ race J. #. Suffer OF Travis county
nominated stephen c. Cranberry OF
| Travis county. Many speeches were
made seconding the various nomina-
tons a small fight was made on the
! Cranberry because he holds a position
under a Democratic administration.
| but the sentiment prevailed that IL
was better he should hold that lob
| than TO let some bad Democrat have
Il. Buck Barry sprung circular that
I had been sent out by Stocllwell I'm
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