Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-05


polnt that the motion which lie had
seconded dhat OF Judge Holloway had
seemed to him to be IN harmony with
the call of the Democratic committee
.Thatn do" assented Major Cum
mings.
cilatory tone OF the good, patriotic
Republicans who had expressed VIII
ingness 10 forego their Republicanism
and 90 to the polls and support good
men as candidates at the primaries.
Continuing he said, speaking of Judge
Holloway's motion, that he did not
understand that 1t contemplated the
making of nominations BY those pres
ent. but for Il meeting Of the citizens
OF eRch ward, MS many of them as were
present In caucus, to call meetings In
their respective wards to select man
in each ward to run as candidate Tor
alderman.
AT this point he Intercepted Judge
Holloway. asking him to state dis
tinctly whether he had Intended that
the men to be so called out should be
considered as Democratic candidates.
Judge Holloway, who had previously
indicated acquiescence in Col. Wynne
suggestion that these men who were TO
be called out should be considered as
Democratic candidates had done 30
in rather an indistlnct manner. He now
said. though unobtrusively. that he in
tended to leave out the word Demo
cratic" He had wanted, he said, prl-
mary of the people, and he thought
| that since patriotic Republicans were
as much interested in the outcome as
| the Democrats. 1t would have been
/ better to omit the name.
Thereupon Col. Wynne moved that
| those present meet together to name
| time for meeting in the various
wards, at which call should be made
| upon some prominent citizen to run as
| a candidate before the Democratic pri-
| mary. Continuing, he said among other
things that the present meeting had
| passed beyond the stage of Demo-
| cratic club, and since many of those
who had signed the call for this meet
ing of the democratic Reform Club
were not present-not half of them
and since there were a number OF 9TH
ers present, he thought 1t might prop
erly be considered u citizens meeting.
Mr. Kennedy moved, as a substitute,
that this meeting proceed ut once TO
name a date for the people of the dif-
ferent wards to get together and make
nominations.
He explained that his objection to the
last motion was that under it different
times might be chosen for holding the
| meetings in the different wards, and
this would give the ward heelers a
chance to go from place to place ana
repeat in the different wards.
Col. Wynne asked II the people In the
different wards wouldn't know them.
Mr.. Kennedy wanted to know how
the people in the different wards could
help themselves II they did know the
repeatcrs.
Col. Wynne replied they need not let
them vote in that kind OF a caucus.
Mr.. Caps thought there was more
corruption in sticking too close TO party
lines than anything else
He thought It was good plan to get
up something new once in while To
confuse the scfemers. This movement
has already given them a little scare,
so they were not as willing to come out
for office without an Endorsement as
they had been.
He said he thought the movement
should be kept up, 30 as not to give
them time to make their plans He
thought the good citizens could bring
out man and go around and get cit
liens enough to nominate him IL they
would try. He regretted that business
men and good citizens were not taking
more interest In meetings. In the pres
ent meeting those In attendance had
come from all over the city and rep
resented the entire city. This he said
would become strengthened by this
slim attendance at these different meet
ings. Continuing. he said, among other
things, that it might be a good thing
for all the candidates for alderman
who had announced to draw off and bt
solicited to run. He thought it might
be possible to scare man off, one who
was not wanted by the people. by get
ting up a petition strong enough tC
make that fact appear.
Mr.. Kennedy then moved that the
good citizens OF Fort Worth be called
upon to meet in their respective wards
"wednesday at o'clock to select can
didates for aldermen,
Col. Wynne said that IL the presen
meeting attempted to call meetings II
the different wards 1t might be resent
ed as an attempt at dictation. Thi!
meeting had no sort of authority 4
call meetings in the different wards
The citizens Of the different wards whC
were present In the meeting might
however, he thought, get together. ant
as citizens of their respective wards cal
meetings in the different wards at sucl
times and places as they might Sc,
proper He thought that after thes,
meetings of the citizens who were pres
emit from the different wards had beer
held that they might all get together
at once and set time for the ware
ilectlHEs, 10 ne neld SO that they SHOULD
all be held simultaneously. and thu
avoid any danger of trouble from re
peaters, of winch fears had been ex
pressed,
Mr. Darlington. the chairman, now
took hand in the discussion, which
he said 1t seemed to him had drifted
from the idea originally suggested by
Judge Holloway. He thought the thing
to do was to get together IN groups
or citizens from the different wards
there and then and appoint meetings
In the different wards, which should be
held not later than tonight. on account
or the near approach OF the primaries
Mr. Kennedy moved that the meet.
ing take a recess of FIVE minutes In
order to give the residents of the differ.
ent wards an opportunity to get to.
gether for consultation He said he
thought the whole matter could be
utes. '"'''
AT this point Mr.. J. II. Roberts n,
the Eighth ward asked IL il was con,
sldered necessary to hold a meeting
IN me Eighth, in which the citizens
had agreed upon a good man for nj.
| German and had practically alread,
even MN their unanimous support II