Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-26
j. H. FILLER WITRDRAWS.
AN UNEXPECTED TURN IN THE
CONSTABLE CONTEST CASE.
All The Other Candidates Were Con-
nrmed-Erwin VIII Contest RuHh-
ing in spite OF TiiIer's with
dravni From the Race.

The much talked Of contest between
Tiller and Rushing assumed a new
phase at the meeting Of the Demo-
cratic county executive committee yes
terday afternoon.
The committee was called TO order
at o'clock by Chairman @. P. Meade.
and after the roll was called the com
mittee took up the business officially
of declaring the winners in the late
primaries. the Democratic nominees
for the various offices,
All Of the candidates receiving the
largest number of votes were con-
frmed without objection except j. II.
Tiller. who received the largest vote
for constable for the first precinct
This election was contested by w. II.
Rushing, who was beaten by only one
vote. This matter was then taken up
by the committee and consumed the
rest of the session.
After discussing the matter at some
length, and reading Rushing's rea-
sons for contesting the election
George Thompson read resolution to
the effect that a subcommittee of five
be appointed whose duty 1t would be to
investigate all matters pertaining to
the election, as far as 1t affected the
contestants, to recount the vote OF the
suspected boxes and to hear any eVi-
dence regarding fraudulent voting and
the like. This resolution was carried
and George Thompson was made chair
man of the committee, the rest OF
whom were W. d, Peak, Jonathan
Leach, j. II. Wright and w. ID. Hall.
At this juncture number OF the
committeeman, thinking things were
about over, left the hall. A general
movement was made to leave, but a
call brought most of them back, and
the debate was resumed. 1t seemed
that several OF the committee did not
exactly understand the resolution
clearly, and there was also some OBJ
jections made to the clause affecting
Illegal voting,
After getting half dozen motions
tangled up together, and an effort
was made to reconsider every thing
that had been done, Capt o. s. Ken
needy virtually knocked the breath out
of those present by rising and an
nouncing that he had been authorized
to withdraw the name of Mr.. Tiller
from the contest. This was n great
sur RllHtt anu lbA ilNNillib
was done. Someone then suggested
that The announcement rendered any
action Of the subcommittee unneces-
sary, and 1t was thought that the mat
ter was at an end; however, It was
announced that MIR. Erwin, the third
man in the race, had decided to enter
the contest. This was another sur
prise. President Meade, when this an
nouncement was made, stated that as
ample time had been given everyone
to file this notice of contest he did not
think that Mr.. Erwin could enter the
race now, as the matter was virtually
disposed of and in the hands of sub
committee. He also held, as did a
number of others, that no matter II
Tiller had withdrawn, the sub-commlt-
tee had TO carry out their instructions.
After considerable talk and citation
of parliamentary law, the meeting
adjourned to meet Friday after next
the subcommittee to report at that
meeting
The subcommittee has not yet de-
cided upon a plan of action.
communication from j. w
Swayne, demanding Investigation of
the election was read and received
pleasant communication from Mr..
Melear, acknowledging the election of
his opponent Mr.. Rogers, was read.
and Mr. Melear was highly praised for
his action.