Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-09
AN ADDRESS 10 DEMOCRATS
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE Jumpo Dis
TRroT TALKS.
He VIII Not Cali Another Conven-
tion, Hut Trusts TO the Good sense
of the Party Voters 60 DO what IL
Proper Under the Circumstances.

Henrietta, Tex Oct s.--The follow
ing address has bnen issued;
To the Democracy of the Thirteenth
Congressional District:
Since my appointment as chairman
/ have had under consideration the adj
Visibility OF rcassemblne the congress
slonai convention or calling new
one, or primary elections, and now
deem 1t proper TO announce that
have concluded that no necessity en-
lists for my taking any action In the
PROMISES. am Induced to this conclu-
sion not only from conferences with
representative Democrats of every part
OF the district and from my informa-
ton MS 10 the relative strength OF the
Democracy and OF the adverse political
parties, but also from my own knowl-
edge OF the causes leading to the pres-
cnt condition OF the party In the dis
triet, on the uay the last convention
at Henrietta adjourned sine die. Il
having become evident that 10 nonina-
tion could be made, the followers OF
Judge Cookrell. the majority candidate,
proposed that the matter be referred
back to the people In new conventions
or primary elections; this was opposed
| by the followers of Dean and Cobb.
the minority candidates. ami. MS un-
der parliamentary rules no reference
back to the people could be made ex-
| ccpt by two-thirds vote OF the con-
ventlon, and as Judge CoclSroll was a
| little short Of the tNo-thirds, an adj
journment was the only alternative
| and must have been contemplated by
| the Dean and Cobb following l may
| therefore Justly assume that they de.
| sired that result and the present conse-
/ quent status. and especially 10 as they
! had only Il few days before that pro-
posed that course. Again. after my
appointment the time was too short
for ordering primary elections or u
| new convention. which would have
given expression to the true sentiments
OF the people. Such convention "
called. would In the nature OF things
result only In turning the party over
TO few political manipulators, who
would ~ no sense have represented
the great Democratic masses, | think
II better for us to submit 10 whay we
now have rather than put the party
machinery In the hands OF designing
politicians who have their own rather
than the party success at henri. IL
only remains TO consider whether this
can be done without jcopardi1ing party
success. At the last general election
the Democratic vote OF the dis
triot was about $1,000 ana the popullst
vote about 10000, The Int primaries
indicate Democratic gains in Wise.
phio pin.o and other populous counties
OF the district, 30 that we mny cont-
IDENTIFY expect an Increased Democratic
majority. The Democrats Who desire
party success will naturally vote for
that candidate who IL considered
strongest, and II the late convention DO
taken as an index TO the relative
strength of the several candidates the
leading candidate should receive from
1900 TO 10000 votes in the general
election. giving him u majority Of 5000
to 10000 over the Popullst. 10 reas-
semble the convention would be Idle,
" not unauthorized. to call new ona
would but ascertain the choice OF tho
politicians and not OF the people, who,
na IL well known. ARE too much occu-
pied In their agriculture and other pur.
suits to be induced 10 again attend
conventions called for this single pur-
pose. have an abielng faith In the
wisdom and ability Of the Democrats
81 the district to settle the controversy
at the polls IN accordance with the
wishes OF the majority, and without
rlalt OF party defent, and accordingly
refer the Issue to them believing that
they win TX the responsibility Of hav-
ing no party nominee whore II belongs
and at the same time administer a
hitting rebuke 90 the political iugglery
by which an attempt has been made
TO thwart the Will Of the people.
W. A. sQUIREs,
Chairman Thirteenth Congressional
District.