Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-14
II ARE STILL FAR APART.
.,.,,urIoax FACTIONS STILL
= STAND PAT.
10 pring About Harmony
r.aIe-Acfion OF the Two
n .,,.es--rwo Conventions
4. Held This summer.

.,.,e Republican executive COM
~ which Judge N. b. Moore
s.,,nau has refused the olive
4 Altered by the lily white COM
and harmony does not reign in
~ Of Republicanism.
1, eoodell. or lily white, committee
~ conference committee to
.,,,e with like committee from
r.6re state committee to agree. If
X, on basis OF representation
xould be satisfactory to both
:. Of the party. The Goodell. or
,slte committee wanted the cen
,s,pted as tie basis of representa-
fhis would deprive the negroes
,ne Of the power they had held in
In conventions, while 1t increased
.hlte Republicans strength in all
r. ronventlons.
conference committee failed to
10 any agreement and then the
mite executive committee and
he Moore committee discharged
.uAeommittees from all considen-
Xstf any plan looking to harmony.
ilyidual member Of the Moore
Inttee made proposition to the
IAN committee, but owing to tho
hat he did not come authorized
fs.r any terms no consideration was
to It.
I,ssre the Moore committee were two
Irs regarding the basis of repre-
|nhon, one from a majority and
liher from minority of the COM
r. The minority report was I'm
1 iiopted, which was not altogether
Factory to the colored element.
result will be thatu Mess some
u Of harmony be found between
! and August, that two Republican
4, conyentions will be held, one by
' ny whites at Dallas on August 6
= the other by the Moore, or black
1 tan, wing at Dallas on August 2s.
wings say they are satisfied,
4 wings say they will be recognized
|ne National Republican executive
knittee and both sides went home
|ning victory. but leaving the
|ith In the party as wide as ever
h Moore tate Republican execu-
eommittee met in the council
|rber at II o'clock. but after consid-
r. wrangling they adjourned until
|slock.
by reassembled at o'clock with
|lrman Judge N. b. Moore in the
w.
notion was made that the con-
|nce committee be given until 2
s,k to make Its report.
b following was offered by Mr..
thsm as an amendment to Mr.
lni's motion and adopted:
Whereas, a conference was asked
" the Go9dell executive committee
lhs hands of this committee yester-
!; and
Whereas. The entire forenoon has
. spent without any message being
sTed from said committee OF con-
nee; therefore, be II
Resolved That said conference COM
ise, appointed by the Republican
rutiye committee of Texas, be with
m and this committee take up the
hess legltimately before it,"
discussion followed. and the COM
tee showed themselves divided on
question. A strong sentiment was
to break on negotiations
the Lily Whites, and the ar
ary amendment was passed. This
Mt that II the conference did not
ts a report at 2 o'clock. all nego-
: with the lily Whites were of.
action was evidently cakes and
70 the assemblage outside OF the
the complexion of which was
I decidedly dark" In fact, almost
Of the onlookers during the pro-
ngs were Of African descent.
Ter some confusion, due to the
Understanding of some Of the MEM
motion was made to adjourn
he committee be heard from.
was defeated.
Atwell OF the conference then
Jared and said he presented greet
and that he had a resolution
ainously passed by the Lily
" subcommittee. He was per-
50 10 read 1t. 1t was as follows:
solved that the conference COM
r Is hereby discharged IN so far
conference towards the settlement
w uliterences are concerned, hav-
40 proposition except from an In
.a~ member aud none from the
y executive committee itself,
hereby resolved that should the
Z committee see fit and desire har-
mat our chairman is hereby au-
' '.. TO call meeting Of the entire
l.Ne committee for the adoption
" Just and equitable plan that
be suggested"
motion, after some discussion.
'esolutlon was ordered laid on the
and the committee ordered DIS
! committee on representation then
.sd That they had a minority and
eiofity report. This caused con-
ape debate. After objections and
4alon galore, both reports were
The Majority Report.
following is the majority re-
; me undersigned, composing
lFity OF n committee appointed to
DC basis OF representation for use
Z county and state conventions to
le'd at Dallas. Tex, on August
's'' beg leave to submit the fol-
az;
order to restore harmony, estab-
justice. insure peace in the party,
lote the general welfare and in
Is OF Texas Republicans; there
be 1t
solved, That the following plans OF
sanitation be. and the same are,
y adopted by the state Repuo-
committee, viz:
4 vote for the county, one vote
- .e county organization, one vote
very 200 votes cast for President
AMIN Harrison in 1892. and one
~ ~ every fraction over 100 votes
benjnmln Harrison In 1872
+, ~ addition thereto one vote for
w cast for Hogg. the regular
\, ''Nllc nominee. IN 1899. Nothing
y stated shall be construed 10
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