Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-13


what he said
II IN Hard to Get Together.
After The adjournment of the con-
vcntion the next center of interest
was the council chamber on the FIRST
floor OF the city hail, where the con-
ference committees of the regular and
hiy-white committees were to meet
and. II possible. arrange the terms OF
an amlcable adjustment OF the difflcul-
ties existing between the two wings
Of the party.
| The regular committee. which met
| in the morning. had appointed n con-
| ference committee to meet the one
| appointed by tia llly-white committee
and these two subcommittee got to-
gether Immediately after the adjourn
ment OF the convention. The repre-
sentatlves OF the regular committee
were In no humor from the first TO
make concessions. and the rather
stormy session with which the league
convention had opened had not Inn
proved their temper. From random
tax In the corridors OF the city hall
and the hotels II was evident that
the feeling between the two factions
was not one OF reconciliation.
Their ultimatum.
The lily-whlte committee met at s
O'clock. the appointed time, at the
office OF Mr.. Goodell. on Main street,
and waited nearly three weary hours
to hear from their consnlttee Of con.
ference. whom they had expected to
report when the meeting opened at r
o'clock. They were evidently worried
very much and one Of them remarked
thht II ought not to take the joint com
Asass nVr.. .l...
ile the matter. Being asked II they
lelt at liberty to state what proposition
they had authorized their conference
committee to make. they replied that
the census plan Of representation as
published In their circulars issued yes
terday was their ultimatum. Their
committee OF conference was not au-
thorized to make any concessions by
the alteration Of that plan. II the
Moore committee were not willing 10
accept that there was an end Of the
matter. While they We're talking In
ms impatient mood shortly after
o'clock their committee Of conference
returned with rather suiien faces. and
me reporter withdrew to allow them
the opportunity OF telling whatever bad
news they had brought with them.
nnd News.
Bad It evidently was, for IL wns
learned later In the evening that no
agreement had been reached, and that
FAR from accepting the terms OF the
hly-whtte Without change the Moore
committee had Insisted upon tho me-
cepiance OF propositions OF their own
me nature of which was not learned
at the time.
Hancock On McGFcEor.
Among the representative Republic
cans In the city who are well posted
In the political affairs of the state is
II. Il, Hancock OF Travis county. He
Ia member OF the state executive
committee, representing the Twentieth
senatorial district lie is also an al
derman OF Austin, and has Influence
IA the AFFAIRS OF that city. a reporter
approached him as to his opinion as
TO the result OF the pending conference
Of the two committees.
In my opinion" said he. there Will
be majority and minority report, The
matter, when submitted to the execu.
tive committee, cannot be otherwlse
than equitably adjusted. The atate
eNeeutlce committee represents
hundred thousand voters, These
represent an immense oonstitu.
ency, and the committee dare
not put Itself on record as fayorina
q compromise where principle Is sacri. |
Need to personal prejudice"
What " your opinion Of the census |
plan proposed In the MoGregor proposI- |
tlun2"
ut is so utterly unjust, unfair and |
unreasonable that | have given il buf |
little consideration knowing fun Well |
II would not obtain before a Republi- |
eau committee. understand Mir |
McdreRor has earned FOR himself thS |
reputation OF being u hrst-cluss bust |
ness man. and / cannot for I'M. Ife 81 |
me understand how, with suph n rom.
tation, he could have fathered n MIN
40 impractical with Mr.. NIcGregor
understand IL is hobby, but ma
glazing Inconsistencies and evident
purpose to disguise the Interior object |
can never make It II popular theory