Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-30
rHn oREDnSrtl.s COMMITTEES.
several warm Contests-NIuch nit
termrna Ninntfnatcd.

Dallus, Aus. 2o.--rhe credcntlal COM
mittev mot IN adjourned srsaion IN
room 1902 Windsor hotel, at 10 d. M,
with the following present. r.. H.
lIanney, chairman. H. n Kenyon OF
Taylor county, secretary w. N. Luton,
Eleventh district; II, c. Ferguson
Tenth district. J. 49, Butler Third dis
trict G, G. Pierce, Twelfth district; a.
NJ Robinson. Seventh district: w. NJ
Mcdonald, Ninth district; W. y. Baker,
first district, $. s, Sims, Fourth dis
trict; John A, Hickey, Tenth district.
The FIRST thing IN order was the de-
ciHlun OF the committee on the Cam
eron county contest the arguments on
which occupied the committee up till
1880 o'clock last night, Mr.. Mans taxi
Ing the side uf the anui-Reutfro or
Quincy delegation, and MIR, Rentfro in
person defending hts side OF tho ease.
W. NJ, Mcdonald OF the Ninth district
moved that the Rentfro delegation DO
seated.
Mr. j. n, Butler moved us a substl-
tute that both delegations be seated,
giving them hair vote each.
Mr. G. c, Pierce brought up the bone
or contention that occupied the pcin-
mittee'a time during tho latter part OF
their meeting last night.
On Mr. Moorcs record ~ executive
chaii'men. as kept by him. shnwing the
county chalrmen and their pnYt oiIices,
was entered the name "a Mr.. Rshiffu
as regular chairman 81 Cameron e,an-
~ Ia Mr. Moore's handwriting. The
book now shows a blue lift drawn
across Mr.. Rentfro's name AMI MIR.
Fields nninr written In pencil under
meath. Mr. Moore denies making the
line In pencil and the wcting OF Mr.
Fields name.
This, however. osrse6 Nc Moore 10
err IN recognizing Mr. Fie'dE MS char
man OF the Cam ',on county decoration
and consequently when he tMr. MoCret
discovered Nils ln.Hrpka be immediately
eountermanded an oder 10 Mr.. Fields
to make a call ior county conveh-
tion and directed Mr. Rentfro to make
the call,
Fields went ON and called his con-
vention as though the order had not
been countermanded; and Rentfro also
called convention In obedience TO Mr..
Moores ofders.
This IL the principal cause OF all the
trouble In Cameron county,
Mr.. Mcdonald made = strong talk In
behalf OF MIR. Moore, stating In sub
stance that he had confidence enough
In the chairman OF the republican exec
cutive committee TO take his word on
any such statement as the truth. be-
cause he said II Mr., Linton appointed
Mr.. Rentfro as chairman Il was legal
anyway. and that tho Rentfro delega-
tlon were evidently in the majority and
he believed the republican party should
be ruled by the majority
A substitute to the motion was oficred
that both delegations be admitted and
the vote divided. on rlaing vote the
substitute was lost; four for and six
against.
The original motion 10 seat the Rent
fro delegation was carried by vote Of
six to FOUR.
The contest Of Navarro county was
next taken up. The committee was
getting tired OF 30 much argument and
a motion was pdpotod that the wit
nesscs be subject to tho Ave mipute
rule.
j. w Boyd was fret admitted to the
stand. asking the recognition OF HIS
faction, lie stated that the Navarro
county convention was called TO order
by the regular recognized chairman.
MIR. Nichols. and that Nh. Nichols. re-
fused 10 recognize any one outside OF
his own faction. lie claimed that AZ A
meeting previous TO the convention a
resolution VIVA passed reclting that
the Fort Worth convention bound
every member Of the Republican par
w. and especially members OF the coll