Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-30


fight the battles of Democracy and 10
meet her foes upon every Held. Whom
ever my services are needed and your
call Is heard, you wit ind me In your
midst crying aloud for the principles
] have sought 10 maintain in this cam
paign. and dcclaiming against fopu-
lism. the cormorant and the commune,
Finally, gentlemen, permit me TO say
TO you that IN the interest OF the can
didatc you nominate. In the interest OF
the party he represents. In the Interest
OF Democratic harmony, and To the
end that the hands of every Democrat
may be free to uphold the standard
of Democracy without fnlterins, II
would be wen TO change the platform
this convention has heretofore adopted
and adopt one IN harmony with the
state and national. platforms upon the
silver QUESTION. The Idea Of placing the
ratio between the mtnls in political
pletfortn was never conceived nor exc
outed until the Peoples party fixed the
ratio OF 10 70 In the Omaha platform.
The idea OF political convention.
through q committee on platforms. set
Ting the great commercial question
OF ratio between the metals. through
the medium OF u political platform, Is
ridiculousi Let the platform declare
In favor or bimetalllsm Us does our
national and state platforms. and let
the question OF ratio between the doll
lars be relegated to congress for settle
mcnt. :.
"Gentlemen OF the convention, now
think you. one and all. for the kind
and courteous treatment l have re-
coived at your hnnds. withdraw from
this race, leaving my delegations free
TO vote for whom they please In hopes
that Democratic nomination may be
secured AT this time"
The chairman ordered the secretary
TO call the roll for the 31Ssth ballot
this masking the 1tdhth ballot taken
at this place, Secretary Talbot called
the name Bosdue county six votes,
when Mr. Robinson arose. and after n
few well chosen remarks, cast the vote
FOR Honest 10 Abbott. (Cheers) Dat
las couuty's twonty-seven votes were
| called, when Hon. Dudley q. Wooten
asked that that county be passed Ill
| lis county, sixteen votes, was called,
when Mr.. King arose aud announced
the name Of Honest 10 Abbott" Com
siderable oneers.) Inn county. twelve
| votes and Mr. Shaw announced the
vote for Abbott johnson county, ten
votes when Mr.. Paddlefo-d uroso and
/ said. I'VE presented to this convention
| the name OF a man reared on our own
soil. ana we know him to be tried and
/ true. but IN the interest Of harmony
/ ] wish to cast the vote OF johnson
/ county for Honest 10 Abbott" ,Re-
| ptated cheers) Kaufman county. ten
/ votes" when Mr.. Allen asked TINT that
county be passed tsono laughter)
/ Navarro county ten votes" and MI.
/ Stone arose and cast the vote for Hon
I est 10 Abbott. QDeafening chpers) The
/ secretary then asked How does Dal-
las county yoto2" Mr. Clark nnnounc-
| ed the maine Judge Burke" kaufman
was again called and TINT vote was
also given 90 Burke, The secretary
announced tho vote as follows. Abbott
| "a votes, Burke 81 votes. MIR. Clark u
/ Dallas then moved that an ndloupn-
ment Of fifteen minutes be allowed In
order for Dallas and Kaufman counties
TO caucus, The chair directed the sec
rotary Co call the roll, when General
Cabel nroses nd said I'VE only want
fifteen minutes In which 10 caucus
AMI there Is no need Of a roll call"
The chair put tho question and II wal
unanimously carried.
II wac apparent that Kaufman wni
about TO join in the rush TO Abbott
and II caused much confusion among
the Dali2s delegation II was atated
TINT Abbott way first choice with a
majority Of this Kaufman delegation
and when the chueus was over II was
expected that Dallas would move u
make the nomination OF Abbott unani-
IlOhHt Ulh Nultf WHO 'tAHtNAtN. Iilf
were detained TO be disappointed. The
caucus lasted one hour ana eighteen
minutes, and when every one was
seated on the return OF the Dallas and
kaufman delegations everything wi-
quiet ms death.
Chairman Smith directed tho secre.
tary TO call the roll for the 3ss9th
ballot and Bosque cast her six votes
for Abbott as before. Dallas county
/ wa nu1la1 zgh II NNAntau
arose and after q few remarks with
drew the name OF Hon. H. H.. Burke
| when General CaDel arose and unat
twenty votes OF Dallas county for
Honest 10 Abbott This vote was fol
lowed by deafening cheers, Mr.. Clarke
arose and cast seven votes OF Dallas
county for Hon. Rufus Hardy. Ellis
Hill, johnson and Kaufman's votes
were recorded for Abbott, each fol-
lowed by deafcnlnE cheers. when Ma
-vsrTo county was called Mr.. Hardy
arose and withdrew tho name OF Hon
Rufus Hardy and cast Navarro's ten
votes for Honest 10 Abbott. MFR. Clarl'
OF Dallas then arose and cast seven
votes Of Dallas for Abbott. The cheer
ing was deafenlng. Delegates threw
their hats to he ceiling and yelled
themselves hoarae. When quiet wa.
again restored the chair announced
that Hon. 10 Abbott had received 81
votes and declared him the nominee OF
the sixth congressional convention. This
chair declared the result at 1915 O'clock
The confusion which was started by
General Cabel OF Dallas onsunR twenty
yotcs for Honest 10 Abbott lasted
fifteen minutes. almost without orHsa.
tlon. Mr. Brown Of johnson moved
that the chair appoint committee Of
one from each county 10 notify Hon
10 Abbott Of his nomination. aud
Chairman Smith named ]. NJ. Robin
son OF Bosque. n, p. Brown of John
son. j. A. Bean OF Ellis. T. r. Mastlr
Of Inn. ID. q. wooton Of Dallas. Jas
Clarity Of Navarro and w. A. Ailrr
OF Kaufman on tho committee.
Judge Abbott. who WIS In the dis.
trlct clerks ONCE soon took the stand
and IN a few words thanked the con
vention for again honoring him VIII
the nomination, and after thanking ~
warm supporters. spoke ~ tins hlghfs'
terrna OF the honorable and manly man
j nsr IN which his opponents had con
Quoted the canvass and declared hi
warm personal friendship for each d
them.
Judge Burk was then called 20 tt'
stand and made an eloquent talk II
behalf OF harmony and urged the Do
mocracy 20 not be too confident Of sue
cess nn a nomination now did not alb
snluieiy mean an election. He declared
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