Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-28

Houlihan claims that the antl-cuney
element carried cigh, out OF the twelve
wards OF the city aud they are en-
titled TO representation.
He also says that the Quincy dclcEa-
ton brought IN credentials from pre-
cinctH that did not hold primaries Nj
Houiihan also urges that the com IT.
tee which made the agreement With
the Quincy delegation. fixing a CONF
promise was not authorized TO make
the deal and that the majority OF tho
men who bolted tho county conNcn
ton did not recognise the agreement
and would tight for their full slia.r o.
representation.
A member OF the Quincy helcEallon
said thar they did not fear any chnnse
In the regularly elected list, as the
Houlihan faction occupied the posi-
ton OF boilers and were not entitled
TO recognitlon.
@. NJ. Ferguson IL here piumed for
the usual wrcstle with Quincy FOR SUI
premacy. In answer to a aueation as
10 what he would base hts fight on
ihis year he said: This ia not a presi-
dental year and there IL very little TO
iight over. but ! expect thoro Will be
some sparring for points"
Tho Tenth diatriot Republican CON
vention will meet In this city on
"Wednesday to nominate an opponent
for Miles Crowley. The delegates are
az sea AZ to whom 90 nominate aimee
Mr.. Hnwley refuses TO make the race.
They believe that Mr.. HRwlcy could
win and may select him ma their stand
ard bearer despite his refusal
The oolored people OF this city
prepared n grand celebration FOR
visiting colorod delegates at their pa
"Wednesday night
The Republican state executive COM
mittee met IN the parlora OF tho 81
George hotel this afternoon with TWEEN
ty-ilve districts represented by the reg
ular committeeman and six by proxy.
Reporters were excluded Chalrmn
n u. Moore called the committee
order al . o'clock ana ordered u q
OF the roll. u. W ilnson, oolorcd.
secretary Of the committee, report
the following districts represented
proxy.
second dla,rlct. sam u. Ruthror
OF sulphur Springs. proxy for Or. Il
H. plltmnn,
Fourth district; DrJno Grant OF Rher
man, proxy for i A. shannon,
Tenth district. u. A. tamoe OF Hiila
boro proxy for c. III. Durham
Nineteenth district 3. @. Mccoy OF
Brcnham. proxy FOR w, -. Dwyer.
Twouty-second district; NJ W. Quincy
OF Galveston, proxy for Dennis oCon-
nor
Thlrty-nrai district. T. Mcconnell.
proxy for w. w, Bnrbor
The Twenty niuth district Is repre-
scented by ID. G. Kolp OF Iowa Park,
who was appointed "a nh the unuN-
nired term OF B II. Hickey, deceased,
The chnlr ruled that the proxy from
Dennis O'connnr to w W. Quincy
would not be allowed M he has a let
ter IN his poBseHslon from pounln
OChnnor written before the meeting
az Fort Worth en- June ~, tend9rinN
Ills resignation 10 take effect iinme-
| dintely after that meeting.
Mir Quincy has telegram from Mr..
| o'COnnor sent since that meeting give
ing him Guney) hiR proxy Quincy
| WAS proxy for Mr., Oconnor IN the
| Fort Worth meeting
MIR. Moore says that he win not
| recognizes the proxy hold by Quincy AZ
II " irregular, by reason of the fact
| that O'Connur resigned and after ie-
signing could not delegate hln nu-
thorlty 20 anybody else.
! Without transacting any other buii-
| ness tho committee adjourned until 10
| morrow morning ut . O'Clock, The CONE
mlttee VIII not prepare an addrons 20
the convention, but Judge Moore viii
deliver an eNtumporancoun npeech.
The bone OF contention Is not the Sc
lection OF namcs 10 oompoHe the atnto
ticket. There N little or no scramble
for these places. Tie 1ght Ia over
who shall be chairman Of the state
executive committee for the next two
years Quincy aud Ills followers arc
making bitter fight against judge
| N. Is Moore and have chrynaliged
their efforts Oh behalf Of ~. II Terrell
OF San Antonio, who was minister TO
Belgium under President Harrison,
and who IL young man OF exceptional
attainments and fitncHs for the posi-
| ton.
A strong fight IL also being made
| for Or. John o, Grant OF sherman.
| who opposed j. w Bailey for con-
Rress two years since and who 70 also
a young man OF exceptional ability. Il
IL given out that the Dallas delegation
arc for DR. Grant and are WORDING
| hard for his election.
Judge Moore, however. has the lend
| IN Instructions and has host oi
friends among the delegations who