Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-29
SAME old STORY.
Sixth Congressional Con-
vention Still DeadIocked.
NO BREAK IN THE LINES.
Burke 81, POindexter 80, Abbott
IL, Hardy 10.
REFER IT TO THE PEOPLE.
REFER IT TO THE PEOPLE.
unan o. "a. - Nomination =,
nlI.s> ~, :M,. ,,ion is Adopted
to send as w. BEFORE the
Democratic VI. ~, ain-The Sec
oad District.

Hlllsboro. Tex. Aug. 2s-As stated
in the Gazette today the Navarro
county delegates TO the Sixth congress
sional convention arrived last night
and the first to aiight from the train
was the popular secretary, Hon. II. c.
Talbot OF corslcana. and Judge Rufus
Hardy OF the same city. The delcga-
ton seemed to be In high spirits and
laughed and talked freely among them
selves and with acauaintances whom
they met at the Commercial hotel,
where they stopped There was no eau
ousing at all and the delegates retired
early in order 10 be prepared FOR the
work Of today, The delegates were out
looking at the town early this morn
ing looking bright and fresh and hav-
Ing the same pleasant smiles and jo-
vial disposition of last night. show
ing conelusively that they had had a
good nights rest and We're ready to
meet the enemy on any part OF the
ground
When the morning trains arrived this
morning the ellis. Dallas, johnson and
Bosque delegations, or part of each.
arrived. Among the 3osque county del
egstes We're noted Colonel James NJ.
Robinson and j. w. Adams Of Merd-
ian. OF the johnson county delegation
was Hon. S. C. Paddieford, heading the
delegation, with II. p. Brown. w. Is.
Fealherstone, p. p. Chambers and W.
F. Ramsey of Cleburne. II. Il. Pittman,
Grandview; W. S. Page. L. b. rrueiove.
j. b. Poindexter of Alvarsdc, and Hon.
w Polndexter The Ellis delegation
was w. l.. Harper Ennis; Y. d. KIM
BILE, $. p. Skinner, u. p. Hawkins, w.
! A. Gather II. Il. Pickett, John Nj. King
| of Waxahachie, W. d. FORTS Of Ennis
and John 4. Haynes and ". NJ, c.
Davis OF Milford. The Dallas delega-
tlon was headed by Hon. Dudley q.
| Wooten. who led the way TO their head
| quarters, and Judge Burk walked by
his side.
| There was a caucus Of the HIN county
| delegation this morning at the cry
| hall This was called an Abbott eau
! Gus ard no delegation was barred. IL
was supposed, however, that none other
than friends OF Hon. 10 Abbott would
be present good number OF repre-
! sentative citizens who were not dele
| gates attended and manifested AS much
| Interest as II they were delegates Upon
the whole. the Hill county people have
awakened to the necessity of snow
ing their interest In Abbott
The caucus was called TO order AZ
1925 o'clock by the chairman Of the
delegation. Hon. 4. + Maston, and as
the delegates and friends OF Abbott
from other counties had not been no.
tined an adjournment was mad unul
n o'cloel The Dallas county delegn'
tlon repaired at once to the grand Jury
room to caucus and remained III hes'
sion more than an hour, The Navarro
county delegation was the only oele'
CATION which was champiphihs lne ia III,
didacy OF any man that did MOI. hoi %
ca,icus. The other delegations an
narticipated with either Hill, Dallas OF
Johrson In their caucuses'
t,bo weather was flne for such 2
,,athcrine The delegates were much
nIeasea with the district court rouIn
rs n was large and much cooler ma,
either OF the other numerous P''e's
OF meeting. zoe caIlad
.. ordsr The second time 1t was oe-
e5asS 10 change the program as 10
NJ ron,rlexion OF the attendants SUE,
'.as,ed and the caucus was OF the hn'
county delegation solely ana We ~ ~,
ceedings are known only to ihe'ns,tnes
as in the caueuses OF .ns s,s,,eraii,
tbis morning. The caucphihe $50 -,
,nday IN was u such a secret naiurs thal
When When a member OF delegation was
s anV and asked e bis delesa 4.
: ts tan was in Caucus or had Nesn' -, ~
.,,t1 ~. "Noi Oh. wen, yes, we hlu
nee caueus too, but noihins Wel
a d,n me- eh, Well. they did adopt y
o oonyss l., pursue too, but II e To %
Kent Kent quiet though, so don't say any
thing about IT. ~. fares Of
ols 80 tions and they were as BUSY
lne hes Ss ali the forenoon elhowins on ~,
as M around and holding hlul
ANTE ar,,ate eaucuses In every nook Ah'
{ corner. .aiics 10 or8er a
The convention was ,,., Sa,,sT r IS 3 smith
4 Ky az 9'S once introduced Mayor 9. }