The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-08-09
CONVENTION ADJOURNED,
With Deadlock Still On, TO Meet at
Paris, Texas, on August 90th.

Paris, Texas, on August 90th.
After eight days of hopeless con-
test, in which four thousand nine
hundred and sixty-four ballots we're
taken, the Congressional Demo
cratic convention, for the Fourth
Texas District, adjourned on the
morning of its ninth days session,
at II o'clock this a. M, with as lit
tie hope of agreement on any one
Of the three names before the body
for nomination, as at any previous
time since the first roll call was or
dered, on Tuesday of last week.
The adjournment taken by the
convention, at this place, this a.
m, was to August Both, when the
body will re-convene at Paris, Tex.
The last event of interest, prior to
adjournment, was the conference
held last evening, between six gen
tlemen, two representing each can
didate, as follows Messrs. Clarke
and TempIeton for Crawford, Amis-
tead and O'Neal for Sheppard and
Denton and Jackson for Hodges
These conferees came together with
a view to adjusting existing differ
ences, in the interval between af-
ternoon and evening sessions, but
to no avail, as the conference prov
ed utterly fruitless of results.
In this connection it may be stat
ed that the Crawford forces claim
to have had a standing offer out to
adjust all differences now existing
on the question of nomination, in
the convention, directly to the PEG
pie, by placing the names of the
three candidates before the conven-
ton on ticket, and submitting
same to the Democratic voters of
the several counties composing the
Fourth district, at primary held
for this purpose, the candidate re-
ceiving plurality of votes cast to
be declared the nominee. This prop
osition, the Sheppard and Hodges
men refused to accede. Thus the
matter stood with the deadlock
unbroken, and, SO far as now APP
pears, unbreakable, unless a new
lever shall be brought to bear,
Before adjournment resolution
was presented and passed by the con-
vention, endorsing Gov Hogg and
the Democratic administration, in
unequivical language.
1t would require prophecy to tell
what the final outcome will be, and
would take more faith in ones
powers as a political prophet, than
ever Monsieur Hicks is supposed to
have in his weather prognostica-
tions. But certain it is that were
the matter to be left to popular
vote of TeXarkana, one, if not both
sides of the line, would roll up
Crawford majority This we
say with due Difference to
both of the other candidates, and
without the slightest desire to de-
tract from their high standing men
or well earned laurels as leaders of
North Texas Democracy. Being
out of the district, and a 'looker on
in Viena," as it were, we have re-
Trained throughout the contest in
this city, from expressing, even by
Inference, any choice or preference
as between the three men whose
names were before the Convention,
and only do so now that the fight
has been moved elsewhere, and lo-
cal comment can do neither good
nor evil. That all three of the as
pirants are good men, and true,
needs no other assurance than the
fidelity and loyalty displayed by
their respective friends and sup
porters in the contest which closed
temporarily in this city today