Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-14
THE P0ppIES BOUNCED HIM
COL. IL. TOM cox roueHr MOST
GALLANTLY.
hut They Turned Him Down at Waco
After Long confcrencc-iinrris
Hauis Coal oil Into the Campaign
in nm Enort 90 Discredit cuibcrson.


mass meeting and session OF the execu-
tive committee was OF unusual interest \
today and was largely attended. The |
big fight between the party organi- (
zation and e, Tom Cox was made 10 Il
finish and tonight the old warbler is
in the dust. Col. e. Tom Cox arrived
in the city this morning and when he
put in an appearance on the streets he
was asked on all sides about his fight
with the Populist organization The
good-natured old wheel horse talked
in his usual strain and seemed Us
pleased as II he was on the way to a
Populist barbecue.
81 don't know what they're going
to do, but Pm going to be there and
preside and I'm going to call 'em 10
order when any OF 'cm get unparlia-
mentary. IN have some friends there
and expect some enemies and I'll
make out my case. II the peoples par
ty want me to step aside. 1 suppose III
have to do It,"
There were several small sized con-
ferences and at the appointed time,
Populists struck out for the city hall
where the meeting began at 10 o'clock.
Long before the appointed hour the
mayors court room at the city hall
was crowded with Populists who had
come to attend the meeting,
The meeting was called to order
promptly at 1915 by Col Cox. but
simultaneously with the sound Of the
gavcl Col. w NJ. Flourney moved that
all be excluded from the room except
members of the peoples party, but the
nh lAh 10 az an y
he did not believe II was in line with the
peoples party to hold secret meetings,
and besides he had not declared the
meeting open. The chair then declared
the meeting open for business and Col
Flournoy removed his motion but after
short oolloquy between several menu
bers present the motion was with
drawn.
DR.. d. C. Jones and A. NJ colwiek
were placed in nomination for tenn
porary chairman and the latter was
elected, and Prof l.. Eyth was elected
temporary secretary.
The chair stated the object OF the
meeting and requested the secretary
to read the call of Col. Cox and the call
OF the campaign committee, This sug-
gestion, however, brought forth OBJ
cictlons from Col. Flournoy who
thought the call of the latter was not
| pertinent to the occasion, as the meet
Ing was called first by Col. Cox and en-
braeed the executive committee only.
Mr.. Lambdin member OF the eSccu-
| tive committee also objected ana so
CoN's call only was read by Secretary
Eyth. on motion OF William Lambdln,
temporary organization was declared
| permanent.
on motion of Or. Jones the resolu-
| tlon adopted at the last meeting OF
| the executive committee callius upon
| Colonel Cox to resign the chairman
| ship and abandon his candidacy was
| read and a motion for It's adoption by
the present meeting was made, but
| pending action on It, Colonel Cox was
| allowed to make an explanation.
Taking the stand Colonel Cox said;
~ stand before you having no un
kind feeling toward any one. ] have
| lived In McLennan county thirty-four
years. / stand charged with violating
the law. and all men are presumed In
nocent until their guilt is established
by law.
81 know there are some people who
would be willing to do any thing to
prevent my being county judge.
deny the charge that the Bruceville
| mill is n member OF the cotton seed
crushers' association. and l deny that
am a member OF trust or COM
blne. Put that, fellow-citgcns, In
your pipe and smoke H. ! deny that
our platform prohibits two or three
persons from engaging In a business
for the benefit OF the farmers.
He stated that the Brucevllle mill
was to belong to the farmers ana
all farmers were invited TO take stock
and receive their shnre OF the profits.
After the mill was put into operation
| all but twenty OF the farmers backed
out and would not take stock There
was not one among the number that
knew anything about running cotton
seed oil mill. The question was whether
this mill would be n financial CURSE or
a financial blessing TO the farmers.
Continuing, the speaker explained
the manner OF conducting oil mills.
| He became very enrnest at times and
nerslstently said: whenever mans
personal and political character Is at
tackled It makes him swent. and when-
ever any man.. whether he IS az tall
as the Allegheny mountains or not
4 attempts to aasail me character OF ~,
Tom Cox he Is going TO hear from
me-"
remarked ''you have all had two meet
lngs and ] have had but one Con-
tinuing the speaker said that " u
were not for the oil mills the farmers
could not get but % cents per ton
for their cotton seed He was In favor
|
ing a man on mere suppoaitlon with
out investigation. Explaining the
causes OF the various rises and decline
Of cotton seed during the last decade,
said It might benefit many farmers
10 20 10 a business school six months.
Had II not been for L. Tom Cox there
would have been no mill or artesian
well in Bf-uceville He bad $4,000 In
the oil mill and $500 In the well and
the recruit is that Brueevlle does more
business than Eddy and Lorena COM
bined. '.The Peoples party elected ID.
Tom Cox chairman Of the executive
committee, and was NJ thai, time
connected with The Bruccvillc OIL mill.
Where do you get your authority 10
ask man nominated by your con-
yention 10 Withdraw from the ticketf
The courts alone have the power TO
Judge Of my guilt or innooence II !
me. and / viii say "anen"
/ have hoped that II would never De
necessary for me to get before the
peopie and defend my character"
several speeches were made. COZ,
Flnurnoy was IN favor Of the adoption
Of the suhstifute motion.
Brother ] X street was opposed to
the subatftute and was IN favor Of the