Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-09

W x. Aug. s.-The congress
siona. s,tMs. 'n for the Thirteenth
district "a <,No to order this morn
ing at ~ e. Temporary Chair
man swayn,
The three CO htteee appointed Just
before adjournment yesterday evening
spent good part OF the night in pre-
pairing their reports.
The body is In suspense. awaiting
the report Of the committee on creden-
tials
The report OF the committee was ex-
pected this morning when the conven-
tion was opened, but it was announced
that 1t could not be had before II
O'Clock, and upon motion the house
adjourned until that hour.
At that hour the convention again
met, but was informed that the Gre
dentlals report could not be had until
afternoon. Upon motion an adjoum-
ment until 2 O'Clock In the afternoon.
only TO meet again and be told that
the much discussed report would prob
ably be finished by 1850, and upon
motion OF Gen. James from Baylor
the house took a recess until the last
named hour,
The committee on credentials stands
five for Coclrell and four anti-Cockrell
| and majority and minority report
will be submitted.
About twelve counties are contested,
both sides presenting a regularly sign
ed set of credentials,
All the contests but Childress came
from the prairie dor counties of the
southwestern parts Of the district. The
committee has seated the antl-cookrell
delegate from Childress u'iresl, whose
right to vote was contested by Bell,
n CoclSrell man. Further than this, lit
tie can be heard from them more than
that they stand five to four on most
all the dlsputedapoints'
The Indications now are that the
convention viii be locked at least
for a while, but that Cockrell Will be
| nominated there seems little doubt.
Pending the report this morning the
chivalric Gen. James from Baylor call
ed the house TO order and suggested
that each county be given an oppor-
tunity to present her dark horses
This was followed by miscellaneous
speech making by delegates from Vari-
| Gus quarters of the great district
Fred Cocllrell is about the only man
in the convention that can name the
| counties In the district, and most Of
/ the delegates, seated by proxy. can
not name the county seats OF the coun-
| Nv thnt they represent II is reported
I tIaL ~ M AlfAAAAAtA Vi " AA''AAa NA 800
/ been named by the committee on per-
manent organization as permanent
! chairman.
Promptly at $3.50 Chairman swayne
| called the convention 10 order and tbs
long loolSed-for report of the commit
tee on credentials was made. The
committee has been in session Tor
| more than tweuty-four hours. 3. 4.
| Hardwick of the commlttee presented
| the majority report, which hNei the
| basis of representation at 300, giving
every county as much as one vote
and named the delegates from the off
ferent counties. Tho committee recon-
mended that where there was present
one actual delegate from any county
that delegate cast the vote Of said
| county. regardless of proxies. j. c.
! O'Connor presented the minority re-
mort. providing that each county have
one vote by reason Of It's being n
county and that the basis OF repre-
| aentation be 100 II. r. carswell pre-
scented another minority report, the
FIRST being tabled. carswelfs report
was also tabled. a fuss was kicked
nm among the committeeman as y
who were the delegates from Briscoe
and Hansford and the majority re-
mort. after a wrangle OF nearly twe
hours. was adopted by vote Of el Il
to no ~. D. NJ Alexander was es'
corted TO the chair as soon as Tie re-
mort Of the committee on organization
was adopted. and the convention id
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