Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-30
DALLAS COUNTY pOpULISTS
THEY NAME a TICKET AND THEN
ADJOURN.
some OF the Delegates Get Mad and
leave tue HnIi--The Hattie To-
day In Navarro County.
Lanham's Cinims.


Dallas, Tex, June 29--fne fopunbtS
met In county convention in the audi
forum OF the city hall at 10 a. m. The
meeting was called 10 order by a. b.
Brlstoie, chairman of the county execu-
tive committee. who acted as temporary
chairman. a committee OF one from
each Justice precinct was appointed on
Ilcredentials, basis of representation and
f,armanent organization, as follows, In
.amerlcal order OF precincts. the rep
issentatives OF the second and third
Itlncts not reporting: J. T. W. Loe,
AP. sommers, Thomas Lacy. j. IL.
Ain, S. p. Huey. j. NJ. Holtzelaw.
Tending the report Of the committee
rousing speeches were made by H. L.
Woods. Graham r. Albright. Il. f. Mil
Ter and Melvin Wade.
The committee on credentials, basis
OF representation and permanent or
ganlzatlon reported, giving the vote
In each ward and voting box IN the
county was entitled TO- and naming
Ed c. Smith as permanent chairman
and re-electlng q. II. Stribbling as Sec
rotary. The report was adopted.
MIR. Loe moved that the convention
proceed to nominate full county
col Wolf wanted to divide and noml-
nate candidates for legislature first
and county officers afterwards,
Col j. w. Payne opposed nominn-
tons for county and non-political Of
fees, and said he would bolt and write
up the convention II II Insisted on such
nominations.
Kirk williams spoke against county
nominations. He said that Major
Kearby, Populistlc nominee for con-
gress. had requested that no couniy
nominations be made, and his wishes
in the matter ought to be respected
Speeches were limited TO FIVE minutes
and there was a free-for-all debate.
fnuny OF the ppenkers insisting on
nominating everything from constable
rp. Finally vote was taken ON the
proposition TO put n full county ticket
and candidates for the legislature. and
1t was cnrriod atiirmatively. amid great
applause.
col. John W. Payne, true TO his
threat, arose and left tho hall
Next In order was the nominations
for representatives OF the Legislature.
Mr.. l.. H. Wood was placed In nominn-
ton. He thought that q distribution
OF nominations throughout the county
precincts would be more satisfactory
therefore he offered the name OF W.
NJ Wood OF Hutchlns.
Mr. w. X. Robinson nominated Dr.
n. c. Osborne OF Dallas. Mr.. MoAllis-
ter OF West Dallas offered the name
OF Thomas Lacy OF Hutchins. The
names OF A. b. Bristol Of Dallas and
Ed Q. Smith Were also placed before the
convention Nominations were de-
clared closed and the convention pro-
ceeded 10 ballot for candidates for leg
islnture. At the request Of Mr.. Thomas
Lacy. his name was withdrawn, also
the numes Of A. b. Bristol and Ed c.
Smith were Withdrawn. Bnliotlng by
precincts now commenced on the
first ballot t. g. Woods OF DalIns re-
ceiyed SO votes; j. X Robinson Of BAL
las. 20; " nj. Williams OF Isleberg. 1t6,
W, M. Woods OF Hutchina, 81; Or N.
c. Osborne m w. NJ. Williams was
declared elected. j X, Robertson's name
was Withdrawn Mt his own request. II.
/. Woods also reauested TINT his name
be withdrawn. Ii was then moved thar
w. NJ. Williams, w. NJ. Woods and pr
n q ns,,n,.nn he drci,,,ad tha ,,ra,,tl
nous oholce OF the Convention
The next In order was Tho nomina.
tlon of sheriff. Mr. Williams IN I5Ie.
berg, presented the name OF s. r.
Corey OF Riley Mr.. Allen " Cedar
Hill. offered the name OF b. T.. Emerson
OF Cedar Hill Mr.. Brlston objected 10
nominating speeches and moved that
nominating speeches be limited to one
minute. Mr. Horr OF the ffth ward
placed the name OF Monroe Ferguson
in nomination, Ballnting for sherin
was now IN order Mr.. Emerson re-
ceived majority OF the votes but not
enough 10 make nomination. Mr.
Corey. TO cut the matter short, with
Grew MS name ana Is. ~. Emerson was
nominated by ncrlamntlOn