Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-29

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inittee on arrangements. who had
list OF homes where the delegates could 1
be located for the night.
Mr.. Tilfori OF Ellis county was sug- !
gested for sergeant-at~arms In place of /
MT Meredith, who was not here The /
secretary then called the a2s5th ballot
which resulted as the vote had stood. I
though 50 many ballots had heretofore |
been taken.
on the 2sl2 to 2eS0th ballots the roll
was called so fast that one could hardly
distinguish the names. yet the spokes-
men for The different delegations could
hear their own counties and almost
as fast as their mouths could move
they called the names of their re-
spective candidates.
Mcclellan of Navarro county asked
that the result OF the ballots be an
nounced at the end Of the 23seth ballot,
which was as follows; PoindeNter %,
Abbott Il, Hardy 10. ana BuriS ~ votes.
The 24O0th ballot was announcei as
the vote had been standing during all
of the session The routine became
so fixed in the minds OF the chairncn
OF the dincreut delegations that Wen
the secretary stoppet calling the roll
the chairman continued 10 repeat the
names OF their respective candidates
and seemed a little confused when
they found that the secretary was not
calling the roll. This brought a con-
siderable cheer from the gallery aad
the spectators on the main floor At
the end OF the s5O0th ballots the result
was announced as being the uame At
the end of the 2550th ballot the chair
asked the secretary 10 announce the
vote which he did as follows: BurlS
81 Poindexter 90, Abbott l., Hardy 10
votes.
The spectators had grown so en-
Unused by this time that the chairman
had to ask them again 10 ee seated.
Wash Hardy OF Navarro county
stated that he had been Informed that
his delegation were placed In the jury
box and that they had reached de-
clsion aud were ready to report The
chair asked for the decision aud he an
nounced the name OF Rufus Hardy OF
Navarro county. The 2700th ballot was
reached without any change and tho
chair Instructed the secretary TO
/ please call the roll.n
There were quite number OF ladies
! In the gallery and they seemed to en-
I JOY the roll call as much AZ any ono
I present.
The secretary growing tired OF call
I ing the counties changed the program
J and called by numbers as follows /, .,
\ 8, 4, .. o, Z, trying his speed and the
| chairmen OF the different delegations
| found II tolerably easy only TO cali the
name OF their respective candidates
/ once every time Secretary Talbot could
count seven Tins was kept up to the
l 2so0th ballot Without change,
$. +. Skinner OF Ellis county stated
! that he was informed that the train
I left Waco at about G o'clock and that
he moved that committee VI three be
! appointed to telegraph FOR such COM
forts as their delegations would need
tonight The chair referred the motion
TO the committee on arrangements
without debate. (Mueh laughtcr)
Or. Moor OF Hill said that since the
delegations had had no chance 70 com
fer with each ether he moved that the
convention cast one vote a day at .
o'clock each morning until a nomina-
ton was made. The motion was sec
onded and the question called for with
ont debate and declared lost,
Scurlock OF Johnson moved that a
recess OF thirty minutes be taken. Car
ried At O'Clock p. m. tho chair an
nounced that n recess Of thirty min
utes would be granted.
During this recess there was no eau
cassing as was expected. The dole
gates walked about the court house and
drank freely Of the arteslnn water that
had been prepared In large berrels
with huge chunks Of Ice. Many dele
gates pronounced II the best they had
ever drank, and this decision was
unanimous, II is thought, among the
Dallas delegation.
The convention was called to order
at $3.50 o'clock and the 2865th ballot was
called without change. SECRETARY TAI
bot being absent Y. u. kinble of EMS
county called the roll on s,n average OF
seven rounds per minute fot one Lar
hour. During this dine surh auiet
relgned In the court room th"t the
sergeant-at-nrms, or one Of ITEM az
least, went 10 sleep, The 2t2Qtn ballot
was announced without chnHas wren
II n. G. Davis Of Ellis county moved
this convention stand adjourned until
$3.50 O'Clock tonight, and IN amendni' NJ
was offered by 4. n. kimble 70 Tho ef"
feet that they adjourn until o'clock.
Vote WINS called IN longest Tine ana
was lost py unanimous e'ts.
The vote was IN ~ TAX an 81 me AZ
tournament until o'cil;k 'nd u was
ics' by u vote Of 90 - ~
:. n lias.in 4 Hi moved that a re
cess of fifteen minutes be taken, A.
| WAS unanimously carried, Inv cnhlf
( said please" record tgat UNANIMOUS
vote. This was at the enc Of the
aO26th ballot. There WAS "A general
h1.tling around among the delegations
ana caucaslng was indrlgod In by all
delegations. Something was expected
from the so27th ballot. When the CHAIR
called the convention 10 order the dele
gates were all in their seats and per
feot quiet reigned. Every one gave at
tentlon in order TO catch whatever
change might socur. Bosque led on
with { votes for PoindeAter. Dallas q
votes for Burk, Ellis 10 votes for Poin-
dexter fuil ~ votes for Abbott, John
SON 10 votes for Poindexter, Kaufman
IA votes for Burk. Navarro 10 votes for
HARDY. A general expression OF rest
iessnsss was noted on the faces OF the
deIeeatlons. As the clock struck the
rou az tho s100th ballot was concluded
ana Hon. Dudley G.. Wooten moved
mat lie convention stand adjourned
nntil $50 o'clock tonight. There was
NOT single change In the entire stt
bailpts that were taken today. The
Dailas county delegation repaired "a
mo grand Jury room at once 20 caucus
ana acme Of the other delegations re-
,,sired 10 other quarters. II seems "a
he the impression generally that nc
nomination viii be reached now before
tomorrow " then.
n came from a very reliable source
mat majority Of the delegates
viii vote against another move Of this
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