Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-20
HILL COUNTY CONVENTION.
A CLOSE. SHARP CONTEST, wrru
cuLnERsoN VICTORIOUS.
The Convention Almost Equally nj
vidcd In Its strength for RenRan
and cuiberron. hut the Latter
Finally Wins the Day.


order at 1850 o'clock this morning by
Chairman p. weliborne. and Hon. Il
S. Smith placed in nomination Hon.
L. A. Carlton for temporary chairman.
and on motion Mr.. Carlton was elected
temporary chairman by acclamation.
w. G. Morrow placed in nomination
MIR. J. j. Moore of osceoia for tom
porary secretary and he was unani- |
mously elected, and Mr. Krum Kirk
patrick was elected assistant secretary !
without opposition. a resolution of
fered by Hon. II. s. Smith that the
chairman appoint three committees OF
nine memebrs. each taking one menu
Der from each justice precinct In the
county, and one member at large for
each committee, and the names OF the
comittees to be first committee on
credentials, second on permanent or
ganization and order of business, and
third on platform and resolutions,
brought out the first contention on the
part of the delegates. Hon. A. Nj
Douglass moved as substitute that
these three committees be composed Of
one member from each voting pre-
oinct and that they each be selected by
the delegates from the respective pre-
cincts. and made a speech In behalf OF
his substitute. At the conclusion of
DR.. Douglass talk, Mr.. Smith moved
to table the substitute. which was sec.
onded, and on vote The chair declared
the motion carried. Dr.. Douglass NOV
ed to reconsider the vote. when Chair
man Carlton asked on which side he
voted. DR.. Douglass saif he voted
With the minority, and the chair ruled
| him out OF rider. Several seconds
were offered. and on being asked all Of
them said they had voted with the mi.
nority DIR Douglass then appealed
from the decision OF the chair and made
rousing appeal to the delegntes in
behalf OF his position. Mr.. smith made
a speech in behalf Of the decision OF
the chair. AZ this time the delegates
We're somewhat stirred and the chair
announced that ne would entertain a
n.odon to appoint sergeant at. arms.
On motion, r. +. IAssin wra elected
temporary sergeant-at-rms, ana %. Nj.
Cox assistant. The vote by precincts
was called on DIR. Douglass appeal.
and resulted as follows: For sustaining
the decision OF the chair. 10 votes;
/ against sustaining the decision of the
chair. 81 votes. The original resolution
was called up and re-read, and DIR.
douglass moved to strike out the pro-
] Vision for committee on platform and
resolutions. After the matter was dis-
cussed by DIR. Douglass, j. S. Smith,
and w. c, Morrow a vote was taken
H..
suited as Follows: For striking out, 81
votes; against striking out, SO votes.
The vote was then taken on the or
isinal question and declared carried
by the chair Tho chair then proceeded
to name the members Of the commit
tees MS provided for In the resolutions
As members Of the committee on Gre
dentinls he named for precinct No.
T. s Smith; 2, w. t. Shaw; 3, Dave
Hammer; 4. Ben Ballard; 8, S. Il.
Boyd; 9, Tom Taylor; Z, h. l.. Jackson;
s, j. NJ Perrymau, and at large, A. W.
Parham. As members Of the commit
tee on permanent organization and or
der OF business he named from pre-
clnct No. 1, w d, Spell; 2, II. +. Shell
ton; .. w n JemiSon; 4, ]. w oran;
8, A. S Basket; 6, Prof. o. Il. Brown;
Z, j. a. Spivy: s. Alex Blackmore; and
at large, c C. Hunton. As members
Of the committee on platform and reso-
buttons he named from precinct No. /,
w. c. Wear; 2, Il, Il. Griffin; q, Il. j.
SMITH Z. J ". Hamilton; 8, W. Q.
Brown; G, J. A. Taylor; Z, c. NJ. Couble;
I 5, ID. w. oppcnheimer; and at large,
W. o. Morrow
After the announcements as to where
the different committees would meet
and the time and place Of tho NEE ting
of the friends of Hon. John II. Reagan,
the convention adjourned until o'clock
.. m.
The convention was called to order at
O'Clock by the chairman, and the
committee on credentials submitted
report through their chairman, Hon. Il.
S. Smith, that there are 143 duly ac-
credited votes in the convention; that
no credentials have been presented to
the committee from two of the pre-
oincts. on motion, the report OF this
committee was adopted without the
reading OF the names Of the different
delegates.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation then announced as ready to re-
port, recommending for permanent
chairman Hon. l.. 4. Carlton; for per-
manent secretary, j. j. Moore; for as
| slstant secretary, krun Kirkpatrick;
for sergeant-at-arms. e. NJ. Cox, and
that this convention instruct first for
governor, second for iieutenant-gover-
nor. third for congressman for Sixth
congressional District. fourth, EDITORIAL
/ REPRESENTATIVES nun lti ctANt btnNtNt
i sixth. that we elect a Democratic chair
man OF the county executive commit
tee. and seventh, that we elect q Demo-
cratic chairman for each precinct
A. M. Douglass moved to ndd the
words land other state officers after
/ the words ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Hon
/ n. $. Smith opposed the amendment
and W. II. Spell opposed Ia behalf OF
| the committee 4 division wac called
and the vote stood as follows. For. 90
votes; against, 81 votes. An amend
ment ofrered by Hon. Dave Derden
that the words "atate senator" be plac-
| cd in the beginning so that this con-
vention Will instruct for a state soma
| tor Moved by w. c. Morrow that
rules be suspended and Mr. DerdenB
amendment be adopted by reclamation.
Carried. original resolution was called
for and carried. The chair thnn ceclar-
| 81 the convention permanently organ
\ Ized and ready for brsi1esH The COM
inittee on platform and iesoiuiions sub
mitted the following.
M Hon. l.. a. Carlton. Temporary
Chairman;
Your committee or platform and reso-
buttons report the following:
That we reltcrste our Endorsement
Of the national platform adopted at
/ Chicago In 1852.
3 I'VE condemn the platform and
principles OF the Republican ana Popu-