Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
BAD FOR COCKRELL
The Chances Are Against
His Nomination.
DEANS MEN IN EARNEST
After the COugressman's Political
Scalp.
AT PALESTINE AND PARIS.


Henrietta, Tex, Aug sO.-The demo-
cratic convention Of the Jumbo district
met in adjourned session in the court
house in this city today at $40 p. M,
Previous to the convention being called
to order Mayor squires raped for or
der and introduced Rev. George PIER
son OF the Presbyterian church, VINO
led inT yer. Mayor squlres then well
come q. Olelegates in brief humor
ous 40 ": l9e produced bucket Of
red pain " .'L,yor Pro TEN Winning
came forwa a ~, huge brush and
the visitors y u q, ,ited TO paint the
town carinino II 70 = shed.
d. a. Alexander wilbasger, chair
man, called The convention to order and
responded to the mayors address OF
welcome. He also Congratulated the
county upon reunited democracy.
which had taken place at Dallas and
said the solid front of the party meant
death to the third party. He said.
however. II any life was left In 1t In
November democracy would bury it
alive and with its face downward so
that the more 1t scratched the nearer
home it would get.
IL. A. Harper OF FL Paso. one of the
secretaries being absent, Il l.. Woody
OF Wise was elected in his stead.
Captain Warden, Dean delegate,
who had charged at Decatur that a
Hansford county proxy held by Fred
,....,-...,t ,,,... =, fart,ar.- rose 10 Il Qtieg-
ton Of personal privilege and Withdrew
the charge. lie had made an investi-
CATION and found the proxy all right
He was cheered on taidng his scat.
Hardwlck Of Abilene, The leader OF
the Cockrell forces. acknowledged War
den's explanation and asked unanimous
consent for the committee on creuen-
tails to retire auG prepare It's report
Consent was granted and the conNeh-
ton adjourned tai $3.50
A canvass OF the credentials by the
committee disclosed several chahses
since the meeting at Decatur
Dean was found TO have made deeis-
i've inroads on Cockrells vote ana Cock
/ rell had captured some OF Deans vote
Dean. however, had the best OF IL.
/ Bstyeen six and seven votes nae
been Joined by Dean over AL lossNs M
/ had sustained, aud while thty WIZ ~
| voted a while for Cockren' they WI
| eventually s. to Dean o.,,
The convention reassembled ut A'S'
/ p. m. ,..,,..a ,,,a ranorl
Of The credentials committee ana moSet
1 lis adoption. Il was adopted anu th'
1 convention proceeded to ballot. On th'
/ last ballot at Decatur, the lsJrd. IN,
vote stood Cockrell Y IL; Dean - -
/ and Cobb 3. on the nrst ballot tonlBh
Inc vote stood; Cockrell IL l-2i Dear
90 . cobb TO- For three ballots there
I vas no change. The l66th ballot st1oo
/ Cocltreu 60 IL; Dean 80 l-2, and Cob
! "a There was no change up 70 nv
| ,-ond tThis vote stood: Cockrell 40 IL
( mean 40 10; Cobb Il. Then two more
ballots were taken without chahgS
Ballots lT5 and 1i6 stood C0ckrel
/ "a 10. Dean Al H.. Cobb D. Ballot u
.Sn,ced 70 ~ votes for cockrell; FOL
Dean "a l-2. and I for Cobb. The mex
three votes were: Cocltrell 10 i-2i Deal
% 4 .. Cobb "a. The lSlst ballot re
corded SO l-2 for CoclSrell, " IL tol
Dean and for Cobb.
After this ballot the convention ad
io.rned TIL 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
4 ing. rhe friends Of neither OF me can
didates have lost any OF theh eh'nusi
asm during the recess.
Tbe supporters OF Dean and Cobb ar
making common cause against COCK
rell. he being regarded as the natura
enemy OF both The opposition Z
cockren Is crystallzed, concentrate,
ava defernined. 1t Is under control
a., mana cement Is superb and II look
tonight as though it would be impos
eible for Cockrell 10 get the necessary
,evo-thirds. The cockrcll men VIM
keeping up their enthuf.asm pialni!
show lack Of hope ,..a,,,
rom washington but his presence di.
not prove an Inspiration. The peal
men declare they have him l beaten ,S AM
say they viii wear ms. his s' svIIl Be Inn i'm
~, chaneo1 In the vote tomorrow
R gbn. several o. the proxies held b !;
I mn. s men ana yet voted for cockrel
tonisht for reasons q snelr own r Ei
: even sts, lips vote tomorrow Will dro