Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-11
JUMBO DISTRICT.
CockrelI, Dean and Cobb
Still Locked.
NO CHOICE IN THE THIRD.
The Day Shows a Slight Gain for
McCord.
PROBABLY ADJOURN TODAY.

Decatur Tex, Aug. 10.-Tedlously
and slow the roll call of the eighty
counties proceeds from ballot to bal
lot. When the 9th ballot was reached
yesterday evening the ballot standing
Cockrell ~ IL, Dean, 81 10, Cobb 8,
the delegates were tired and listless.
and a recess was taken until 8 o'clock
at night. Two counties, Hartley. a
Cockrell county, and Sherman, Dean
county, have left the convention.
Both sides are stubborn. and there
is little show Of any change.
ON the 6sth ballot the vote OF Cobb
was Increased to 20 "a, Cockrelrs vote
was 20 "a and Dean 25 l-9. Cobb's
vote showed a slight increase, and on
the 69th ballot was 20 ga.
The delegation from Wise hope that
their support of Cobb will probably
win the favor of the Wichita force in
the event that Cobb should be with
drawn.
The balloting was resumed this morn
Ing with but little change.
on this ballot Armstrong cast one
vote for c. NJ. Conlee and Dnllam
cast her vote for S. p. Hardwike.
At 1870 after n recess OF one hour
today, the convention proceeded TO take
the 1929 ballot, which stood, coclrell,
10 IA; Cobb, "a 80; Dean, 10 1-2. on
this ballot Scurry county, which had
been voting for Cockrell. voted its
one vote for Cobb. Robert Slayton,
who had been voting Scurry for Cock
rell, left on the noon train, and gave
his proxy to j. II. Cobb. Wheeler coun-
ty, which had not been represented In
the convention, sent In her proxy toby
and was admitted by the committee on
credentials, ID. w. Frazier was au-
thorlzed to cast the vote, which is
cast anti-Cockrell.
c. u. Connellee read the following
telegram from j. l.. Browning;
Democracy can't AFFORD a nominal
ton by fraudulent vote against Cock
rel, j. N. BROWNING"
Cunningham read three kilograms
from members of the Palo Pinto dele
CATIONS, asking that they be recorded
for Cockrell, and saying that Wallace
had no authority from them to vote
for Dean
s. +. Hardwicl5 read a card from
j. NJ. Isabel Of wellington, Tex, say
ing that Dean was not the choice of
the people OF his county. and that II
there was any credentials for proxy
being voted for Doan it was fraudu-
lent.
on the 1iSth ballot, at 3 o'clock, the
vote stood. Cockrell, 10 "a; Cobb,
q "a; Dean, II 1-2.
on motion Of HerdwiclS the house
adjourned until o'clock tomorrow
morning. The delegates are tired and
in order to get a nights rest will have
no night session. II is whispered that
Cobb's vote from Wichita will be given
to Cockrell in the morning. This Will
not give him the nomination, however,
unless he draws 2 1-2 votes from some
where else. The deadlock has settled
down firm and stubborn, and there are
many conjectures as to what the morn
ing will bring forth. To-day, when the
dull and weary spirit of sameneas pre-
vailed the house, Judge Bill McGill rose
and offered the following address TO
the third congressionl convention, now
In session at Mineola.
"The thirteenth congress convention
sends greeting and tenders our SYM
patby as we are In the same condi-
ton. tied up tight"
The message Will reach the congress
slonal architects of the Sabine bottom
through the columns OF the Gazette.
The Cockrell men say they are here
to stay until the heralds Of winter APP
proach or nominate their man, and
the Dean men seem as resolute. This
much Is evident, Cockrell VIII either
be nominated or will dictate the man
or IL will be decided TO adjourn the
cUvvention tomorrow until after the
state oonventica when they VIII meet
M Abilene They have not decided
vet when they will meet.