Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-23

take recess or " minutes,
Mr.. Prince moved aA q ssb~tltute 20
the melton that the convention adjourn
untll . y. m.
The motion was carried and the con-
ventiun adjourned AZ i2io6
After the adjournment considerable
cnucurlnE was INDUCED In By the vRri
Gus counties,
The Dallas county delegation hold
n caucus down stsira IN the council
chamber, with Dudley q. Woolan AZ
chairman
\ prolonged oonsul,ation was oh
served hatwecn I. 5, smith OF nm
county. John King chairman of the
liis county delegation and n g,
l-nwpkin, chairman OF the roslue
county delegation.
From the manner In which the dele
rasee entered the hnll this afternoon
would he more lively. The delegates
had cleared their clouded brains by
the cntcts OF GOOD dinner. Most OF
the counties had hcen cnucusinE and II
was plainly written ON every face
that something new was In store.
The convention was called TO order
promptly at y m. Tho general spirit
or livalncss was also impaired to tho
uecntNfy, and his voice rang out in the
ihll can with "A considerably less me-
notcnous tone.
On tho very first ballot after noon
tthc l05btln I'm county brought down
the house In giving hrf twelve votes
sulldly Tor Burke, but I'm county waa
Inclined to play with the convention.
and the next ballot she brought forth
On equally Nocifprous applause by Ko-
INK solldly for polndcNter.
Navarro then took up the spirit OF
nlayfnllness and although her delegn-
ton. since Hardy WINS no longer IN tho
race. was IN sympathy with foindeN-
ter. IN order to make things more live
! ~, Topped oyer Rolidly for Burke I'm
county again changed over to Burke
! This created the greatest nensntlon, az
many thought sure this gave Burke the
| polndeNtpr 80 and uurke 90. lacking
only one and two-thifds vetse Of noni-
/ nation.
! on the next dhc iObsth halioD Hiu
I went back to poindeNter
Mr G. y. collultt. ~ Kaufman, OBJ
/ tanning the linus said that Us there
| are now hut two candidates before the
1 convention he moved that the names OF
] judge Burke and AIR pnindeNter be
submitted TO the people In u primary
| election 10 be held at a time to be dcsiH-
/ mated hereafter
Mir j. NJ. Robertson OF posdue spoke
agalnat the motion.
&. r NIoKinnon % nm moved that
| the motion be laNCd upon the table,
ton. and as the chairman said har-
| muny once more prevailed"
a motion by MI y. y, Mokinnon of
| nm to adjourn for twonty minutes
was carried.
! ON being called To order MIR. Me-
Kinnou said that the delegates Of Hi
county had slrnlned their Willingness
Ia nominate either " the candidates
by the manner IA which she voted, and
~ no nomination had yet bcon reached
he asked the convention TO show thor
appreciation FOR Joe AhbottH faithful
service Ia the past BY voting for him
and Giving hin two more yenrn In
congrrsH.
The convention then proceeded with
the bhllottiug, ON the next Ohe iIiHlh
ballot I'M went back so Abbott and
Navarro went solldly Tor Abbott
The vote now stood Abbott 2a Poln-
dexter 30 and Burke ~
A motion by AIR J, Y McClellnnd 20
take a recess Cor thirty minutes was
carried.
The thirty minutes being OVER the
chair called for the i720th ballot and
the proceedings soon became Ms chest
nntty" ae eYcr The hallotting con-
tnund without any change up TIL the
1904 ballot when Navarro went haclt 10
pOlndeXtcr, giving that. pentlumnn ~
votes. Burke 81 aud Abbott ~,
The secretary proceeded with tho
roll call ana the convention was locked
as tight as ever
on the ieoBth ballot when the con
Vnntipn was half asleep, ana nobody
know that the secretary was calling.
Mr.. J. A. Buhli OF Ellis came TO the
rescue by moving that In order 70 vary
the munofonv Of the proceedings Gene
erni Cnbell be invited 10 address tho
convention on his recent nip 10 Hon
duraa.
The motion was carried and the chair
appointtd Mr. ilual ana j, l., Lump
kin OF Ilosauo to oncort tho gentloipan
from Honduras TO the foatruin.
General Cnbuli was very reluctant In
accepting, but az nothing would APP
peaHc the denfcning cries Of "cabeli"
ha was escorted 10 the stand and quiet
cd the bowling by auyinR he came hero
for tho purpose Of eleoiing a eonRreus-
man, and when the Dallas county COM
grcasman N elected he VIII address the
convention.
The chair THANKED Mr. cnbell and
stated the next thing IN order was the
call OF the roll to elect q congressman
for the sixth congregational district,
and the secretary called the roll,
ON the 20Osth ballot Navarro went TO
Iiurke giving him AZ votes, Polndexter
% and Abbott ~
After the 2l7iat ballot Nr. A. l.. Love
OF Ellis moved that the convention
stand ud1urf ca untl 3itu tiiiN evening"
The motion was carried and the con-
yoution adjourned ~ p M locked 10
light that moi a ray Of light was vis-
iblc. Tho vote aioodi Burke 81. Poin-
dexter SO and Abbott ".
Chairman Smith called tine conyen-
ton 10 order at $40 D. M, ana the
sasretlry was Instructed to proceed
with the 2i7sd ballot.
Mr. Giifon II i,osaue suggested that
the secretary call the roll more slowly
that all may toll how the counties
inland The chair thanked the gentle
mnn from Bosque and requested the
pecretary TO proceed with the roll call
as rapidly as possible, A gentisman
from Kaufman thereupon made n
motion that Bosuue change her vote
from Pc,ndexter 10 Burke Tho mo-
ton was reecindcd. and The chair being
I'm doubt as TO whether the ayes or
nays were In the majority ordered the
secretary 10 call the roll.
On the fiTsth ballot Johnson county
Lead out counting her ten yotea for
Hardy. The next ballot Navarro fol-
lowed suit. and gave her ten votes TO
Hardy. on the next ballot B0saho,
Ellis and Hill came over solidiy Tor