Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-29
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Some Speeches Made aud Committees
Announced.

Dallas. Aug 2s.-Befora the conven-
ton was called to order Secretary Kolp
read II call for a meeting OF tho dele
& ltcs from the Sixth congressional con-
vOntiOn to take place Immediately after
the adjournment OF the convention this
evening.
II was suggested a. II. Rosenthall &C.
cupy few minutes time while tho
convention waA waiting for the arrival
OF Chairman Crawford. There were
calls for Quincy, Ferguson and N, Il.
MADISON OF Austin, who was a state
senator la North Caroii a, The latter
answered TO the call and made a speech
giving as some OF the REASONS for his
being republican that the republican
party gave the negro the right to sit on
the Jury That he believed In the thir-
tcenth fourteenth and ffteonth amend
msuts to the constitution OF the United
states He was a republican because
the negroes In the Bragos bottom raised
cotton and corn, He says that when he
saw President Harrison In Washington
he told him that It wns for the best
interests OF the party TO fuse to do 30.
He was Immediately hlssed and yelled
down.
The convention refused TO listen to
him any longer, aud loud calls for
Rosenthan brought that gentleman to
the front. He said In substance that
he was opposed to ruslng unless II was
on a platform such as Clark ran on
two years ago.
Al the close OF Rosonthalrs speech
MADISON asked to be allowed TO make a
down.
Chairman Crawford having arrived,
tho convention proceeded to business,
lie announced his committees as fol-
lows
Platform and resolutions---R Il. Haw-
-. A
district. a. II. f,oeltett; Second district.
j. S. Tibbctt, Third district. Webster
Flanagan. Fourth district, O. NJ Fer
guaon, Fifth district George A. Knight;
sixth district, u. O. James; Seventh dis
trict Thomas A, Pope Eighth district,
j. NJ Terrell; Ninth distrct.' w. X.
Makemsoni Tenth district II, n, Hnw-
Icy, Eleventh district, j. W. Robinson;
Twelfth district, w. s. Mesmer; Thlr-
tcenth district, j a. Smith.
Permanent organization;
H. r. Hancock chairman, First dis
trict. l.. c, Dunn; Second district, II.
VI. Jones; Third district, II. A. David;
Fourth district, J ]. Dickinson: Fifth
district, W. II, Scott; Sixth district.
r. II. Hefncr; Seventh district l.. s.
simmons; Eighth district. q. p. Lew
is; Ninth district, II, r. Hancock:
Tenth district q r. smith: Eleventh
district, j o, t.uby Twelfth dlstrlet,
James McI.eston.
Credentials;
First district, II, r. Hannay. chair
man. Waller county; Second district.
j. II. Baker Anderson county: Third
district. j. W. Butler, Smith county;
Fourth district. a. A. Sims, Lamar
county; Fifth district, A. ], Hendricks,
Cook county; Sixth district. NJ. Al,
Mcdonald, kaufman county; Seventh
district. A. NJ. Robinson. Mcl.cnnan
county: Eighth district, w II. Cats,
Hood county, Ninth district. ]. A.
Hickey, Lee county; Tenth district. II.
G. Fcrgewon, Fort Bend; Eleventh dts
trict, W. N. Linton, Cameron; Twelfth
district, @. G. Pierce, Webb county:
Thirteenth district, y, b. Kingon. Tay-
lor
There was a row over the appoint
ment, A. NJ. Robinson OF McI.ennan
county ON the credentials committee, as
there appeared 20 be n contest from
that county, and that the contestants
aid not want him TO pass on his own
credentials.
The chair said he did not know OF
contest from MoI.ennan county.
There was loud speaking all over
the house. The scene WAS similar TO
the last part OF the Democratic com
ycntion.
The chair ruled that debate was out
OF order ana that the appointments
would stand
A motion waa made and carried
that the chair appoint three sergeants
AZ arsaa, The chair appointed Rom
raylor of Lamar John Eillcugh Of
On molten " hr. Mesmsr ~ con-