Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-09
RUSHING THE NOMINEE.
A PRoTRAcrED MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Arguments by Mcsrrs. Mccnrt and
Butts, Motions and Counter Mo-
lions and Finally the De-
cision Was Made.

hear tho report OF the sub-conmittee
nppointod To investisato the RuEhing.
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ii'iVr so''ss' ~ eohAt''D'u VI 'iip = "a'
precinct. Most Of the work, In fact all
OF the salient features OF the work of
tbis committee bns bssr n,,hli.had in
~,
Ihe thzettp' as their WORK progressed
and reorganization of II liz unnecea-
snrv Thair dutv ended veatarduN
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"i'e" .iipy Suuin'''eu 'ieii rVp0r' "
the main committee.
The meeting was called to order In
tho aud,t ,r,,,,, az tha c,,y h,u n, q,
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O'CLOCK ny Nllllhn D. Wliilains' VINO
was In the chair IN the absence OF
Chairman q y hTende Aftor stnttn,
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w F"' FS'NF "a '"N '"N'N'e' ""''"' "'
said, WAS for tho purpose Of hearing
tho report OF the committee npnointed
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TONED ne ordered the roll called. TINS
showed quorum to be present.
Tho report nf tho investtcntlnfr corn.
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"'i''ev ""1 theh oiueleu fcau' rms
was done by Secretary Early.
a motion was then made TO ndoDt tho
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50 AS TO read that tho report was
adopted and that the committee de-
clured Rushing the nominee of tho
Democratic party. The amendment re.
ceived u second
Then came the discussion OF the
measure, and the acoustic powers OF
the hall We're taxed.
Hon Robert Mozart counsel for Til.
lcr, asked permission To say a fev
words for his client before the motion
was submitted to tho house. This he.
ing granted lie said TINT he ala moi
want that motion To pass for tho ron.
son that IL would he a tacit nccusation
Of fraud on the pnrt of the honorable
gentlemen who acted ns Judges and
| clerks IN tho polling places where these
alleged miscouuts occurred This. hs
| said, was % pross Injustice. considering
| the fnct that as many pooplc have had
chances to get at the boxes since they
were turned over to the committee, and
that in his opinion. the first result of
the election should be accepted
He oNpnuated upon the fact
| mat eighteen ballots were miss.
| ing. and snld thnt thirtV-fve yotes
! dIffcrpnce in the count Of tho iudreg
! and the committees showed something
| II could not be mistake. Nobody
| hut IA crazy nun could mike that big
mistake He said the Judges were
| sworn to give correct returns And
| thnt ~ ma co,nmIttc,. mcconnell tht
| AllAA II Alt NbHlllilAAtt NNffiAth Ailf
| report Of the subcommittee II would
| practically accuse these Judges of cor
| ruption and false returns. He de.
tailed the count by wards and said
| the only material changes were made
In the Fourth aud sixth wards lie
said the judges ia these wards were
honest men ana mat thcy could NOT
nave made Il MISTAKE IN tne count ne
anld that ne knew thht members OF
the committee had been talked 10
bllNhtey hpout ulls iltt.cr' NV ~
hcited '" vote cett9ln WIS ~ sun ,,I.,.
IN iepy 70 lu'suph' ,h". uhetv wa" ~,
no ina'e,ihl ul!uiu,.vP ~ ny 49,. a.
any Oh tie S.iHulua'e,' eNel iiN .,',,1 NJ
Illler anu Husnlnb, ~ ' 49, 80 80,
atu'eihunt thut uVy'7 .,.'i,ti ,,.a,,i,,i'
the rplnnlt,VV" tPVia WVu'II ~, - iSn,,rtn
" uvcunv 'uv 3u"hr9 ,'',.r,,t,tt,n an,
anu S'Ab, N',' W. va n,at sn,rt, m
vl,ueu WIN ~ "pp'''
"'1uS,i'T ~ D W. att,.,,o,, fo,. tho nlutn.
az S""l, - r. md MAJ ms reufo.
W., W. ~ hhe cnntnst tbnt he md
sNll'a NV. ,,t AN, att"r,nt 1T nrgnmeni
~, ~ a., ~ ,,,'tcstrn mi NM 1udre McCnri
~ ~ ~, "a u,nrcb an him. no tool
, m,,' t,,,i,,,, NfcC"riie suroch in sectious
~ soI1 No rrnsnn there wer, nc
.i',,,.,s IA IA. count OF tho candidates
'.Nthar ,oir,a Nvna That there wer,
n"' mr. co,,t,'afs,
81. NN'"i -. ~. D., ,,,N.ti,s,. evvutynps,