Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-09
LIGHTED UNOER A BUSHEl,
rsiTIAL MEETING OF THE FORT
WORN CLEVELAND CLUB.
II was Evidently Very Quiet AZ
F.. fair, and Was Not Very Sumerousiy
Acknowledgement Elected without
Their Knowledge.

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He applied FIRST to Hon. a. L. Mat
lock for the desired information. BY
him the reporter was referred to the
secretary Of the club. Mr. ]. b. Rob
erts, with the remark that he had
the roll OF members and might give
the names II he saw proper. or that
the president OF the club. Major J. j.
Jarvis, might be seen.
Mr. Roberts was not at the office Of
the Mail-Telegram when the reporter
called and an interview was next
sought with Major Jarvis
The major said he did not know
great deal about the organization
Of the club not having been present
at Its first meeting. He said that the
first he knew Of It was when he saw
It In the paper which paper he after
wards said was the Man-Telegram.
Then he made some remarks about
the club and the View he took Of
The Democratic platform.
He was asked II he was willing to
allow their publication and gave his
consent.
His preliminary remark was that
q great deal OF unnecessary fuss was
being made about me organization
OF the cub as II its purpose was to
antaeonize the Democratic state ticket,
which he said was not the case He
added that Mr., Poindexters address
had explained the matter The club
would do all It could 10 secure the
election Of the ticket while disagreeng
with the expressions OF some OF the
candidates on the silver question.
Then with the precautionary statement
that he waa only givlnW expression to
his individual Views he proceeded To-
state his position on the silver plank
OF the state Democratic platform with
Special reference to the attitude which
had been assumed by MI Cuiberson
as candidate FOR governor on the Dem
Ocrauc ticket. He said that the que3-
ton Of the free coinage OF silver at
the ratio VI 10 to / had been made an
Issue IA the convention. 4 minority
report iu favor of this proposition had
been received from the committee on
platform In the convention and had
been voted down and the majority
report OF the committee had been
adopted anu constituted thc coinage
plank OF the state platform as It now
stands, THIS plank, he said. was strict
~ In accord with that OF the national
Democratic platform on the same sub
ject being an expression In favor OF
hi-metollism. but not for free coinage
OF silver at the ratio OF l6 to ] as he
Understood IT. Now, said he. the posi-
ton Of Mr. Culberson had been UNDER
stood all along. 1t was known that
he had been advocating the free coin
age OF silver at the ratio OF &c to /,
but II was believed that when the
party had spoken In convention, volc-
ing It's sentiments In the plank upon
which he was nominated, that he
would climb up ON the Democratic
platform and adopt II In preference
70 his own opinions on the subject OF
free silver. Nevertheless II he failed
TO do this the members OF the party
who were In favor OF the national and
state Democratic platforms and who
understood their declarations differ
emily from him need not necessarily
be opposed tn his election but they
would feel from their understanding
OF the situation that he had attempted
10 obey its bchests aud was practically
attempting 10 make himself grcntor
than the party In convention assem-
bled
InterroFatcd IA to who were mem-
bers OF the club, he mentioned the
names of several gentlemen who he
thought members They were Messrs.
@. T. Meade, Peter Smith, W. u. VII
the secretary. W. b. Paddock, assist
ant secretary. w, u. Ward. Judge
Booty, and Dr Price, who was formerly
chairman OF the Democratic city cen
trail committee. He gnld that he under
stood that there were three or four
lists In the hands OF different ones OF
these gentlemen, one OF these lists
was seen shortly afterwards II cm-
buced the following names; Messrs.
", Burton. Frnd II. Lewis, j q Nal
lett, Glen walker, j w. lrioI, II. d.
DmilelB. u NJ. Schcnerke, O., G. Rlv-
ers. John linEgortY J. II. Mcmillan,
j. d, Reed, T. A. Beaumont NJ, G.
Royson, $. IL. tieaumoud, j. Il. Beau
mond. u, ~, Beaumont, n. ID. Yoa-
KUN. The gentleman who had this
list said he thought there were several
hundred names In all and these were
only the names he had gotten together
| individually In short time, to be
enrolled by the secretary as members
OF the club
Mcssrs. Drew Prcuitt and John Pea
cock and II. w, Chles were also men
toned as prominent members Of the
| cluh.
II H. reported that the meeting at
which the organization took place was
| held last Wednesday night at the Of
fee OF the last named gentleman In
| the water works department at the
| city hail
Judge Booty was asked about tn
meeting. but saii he aid not know
anything about It until he was motif
1 fled that he had been elected one OF
| the vice presidents.
! Mr. @. p Meade said he was away
| at the time
Altogether II was delightful sur
prise all around TO those who are af-
| Inflated witch the new organization,
Some Democrats say that the organ
ization OF Cleveland Democrats az this
| particular time Is not calculated to
promote harmony In the party
Upon inquiry the gentlemen engaged
In the promotion of tho club do not
seem averse 10 letting their names be
known. but the manner Of their getting
| tosether has Interested great many
people who have not been fully in
formed as TO the manner in which II
was done. and as to TIE objects OF the
| Cleveland club.
Rosy cheeks. bright eyes. lightaomo
| footsteps are insured by food cooked
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