Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-15
/ POLITICAL CAMP lGH.
corSry rorulrsrs HOLD a
~ CONVENTION.


-.ciai Dispatch.
,r,.boro, Tex. June 1.-THE Popu-
.o,vsution Of Hin county met here
~ IN the district courtroom with
/ mali attendance.
1 -esv proceeded at once to the cleo
-" 1, temporary chairman and sec
which resulted in the election
'.'H Bledsoe for the former and
Warnell for the latter position.
chairman appointed the following
e.aittee on credentials: w. A. Rowe,
~ Counts. Il. A. Eubank. j. #.
~ william Powell and o. +. Cum
.~ham. on motion the chair APP
kisled a committee on resolutions, as
esms. A. Il. Fancher. w. Il. Kelley,
Warnell. ]. d. Mitchell and John
~ The convention then adjourned
LIN o'clock,
i Gage. county chairman, called
IN conventlon 10 order in the after
"a The committee on credentials
.arted the various precincts entitled
IiG votes In this convention, the
80 being one vote for every ten
~ cast for Nugent In 1898 They
= recommended that delegates with
| 1. credentials be seated and allowed
voice In the proceedings. The report
n unanimously adopted.
me committee on resolutions then
I,oorted as follows:
Rsolved, first, That each voting box
Iiict a committee to confer together
III present to this convention the
I,mes Of the most suitable person., to
n The various offices of the county.
second, That this convention elect
N chairman for each Justice precinct
4 serve as an elective committee for
IL next two years.
whereas, The two old parties that
lave ruled to ruin and have brought
Inut such a state of affairs as were
[Fer known In history; therefore,
Resolved. That we reafilrm our al
Idance TO the principles as set forth
! the Omaha platform, and that we
IL all patriotic citizens to lay aside
L their party prejudlces and enlist
Bib us In this reform move for the
|lsi Of the whole people. and that
d recommend to the convention the
.l'ption Of the majority rule in all
tr deliberations.
a. r. FANCHER, Chairman.
Inc. WARNELL, Secretary.
The convention then proceeded to
he nomination Of the various county
.heers, requesting each precinct to
HI together and present to the con-
|tntion the names Tor nominations.
Without much wrangle the nomlna-
)bns were made.
The ticket is as follows: For rep
|ssentatlve, G.. w. Belcher; for county
.aige, Prof. j. G. II. Buck; for county
Eilorney. w. A. Rowe; for sheriff. Il.
i. Cage; for district clerk. ]. II. Walker;
;sr county clerk, j.. p. Webb; for tax
|1ssssor, W, r. Riley; for tax coll
|sstor. G. w. Kinard; for treasurer,
b c. Warnell; for county surveyor,
/ ". Rodgers; for commissioner, pre-
|inct No. /, j. j. Connolly; for COM
tissloner, precinct No. ., j. w.
Vaughan; for commissioner, precinct
No ), II. ]. Haley: for commissioner.
Ifeclnct No. 4, II. ]. Breeding; for JUS
lee Of the peace, precinct No. /, Glenn
leanlngs; for constable. precinct No.
W, j. Garrett; justice of the peace,
Precinct No. Z, r. w. Pauley; consta-
Ne precinct No. Z. r. NJ. Davis; justice
y The peace, precinct No. 4, c. II. Cor
1elausi constable. precinct No. 4, j. II.
Brooks.
Calls were made for the various cam
Hates, and Mr.. Belcher, Mr.. Rowe.
Nd Mr.. Walker. each responded, de-
'aring their faith in the Third party
Nd condemning the two old parties.
ne convention was reasonably har-
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