Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07
SILVER CONVENTION.
Delegates Get Down to
Business.
THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED
Convention Listens to Several Good
Speeches from Leading Demo-
Gratis of the State.


But my wasn't the free silver CON
s., 1ntion OF yesterday hummer"
"a numbers she was not as large as
Ina state Democratic convention
a, sc IS, but the delegates in the au-
ditoi. Of the city hall yesterday
numbered over a thousand.
This Is just twice as many delegates
as some OF the gold standard daily pa
pers say are ON hand. Take from the
delegation the state, county and pre-
cinct officers. and these papers figure
II out that just respectable number to
run precinct convention remains. But
such misrepresentation and misstate-
ments won't go with the people who
are aware of the unfalrness and ami
mostly these papers have all the way
through maintained towards the free
silver element in Texas. II the conven-
ton lacked in numbers 1t certainly
redeemed itself in enthusiasm. for a
more enthusiastic convention was never
held in the Lone Star state. The re-
naming delegations reached here yes
terday morning, and repaired to the
convention hall. Long before the hour
for calling the meeting TO order the
room was well filled,
And such crowd
Few Democratic meetings In Texas
have ever contained more of the bone
and sinew Of the Democratic ranks than
stHAfidd9 = tuUNtuAlOus me WOOL nat
boys were on hand In goodly numbers.
and took part, and 1t cannot be fairly
claimed that the personnel of the con-
vention is not very prominent one.
There were several Incidents In the
morning session interesting In the full
est. Colonel John Duncans excoriation
OF the gold bug organs" as he was
pleased to refer to these papers, for
instance, For some minutes the east
| Texas lawyer and POLITICAL leader en-
tertained the audience with an expo
sitlon of the systematlcal opposition
and Misrepresentation of these journ-
ais. and was heartily applauded when
he concluded.
Among the first OF the conspicuous
| figures to arrive In the convention hall
| were Congressman George c. Pendle-
| ton and Commissioner A. j. Rose. They
came In from the east side and soon
seated themselves amid the throng
| Judge Reagan, accompanied by Colonel
| Dick Wynne, were next observed COM
ing down the aisle to the platform, and
as soon as they were spied n tremen.
dous outburst of applause followed
| The old Roman bowed his recognition
| of the honor, and the crowd continued
| to cheer. The corpulent and ever
| pleasing Speaker, Tom Smith Of 4Iill
sauntered in from the north side ans
| took a seat near u north side door
ance about the time the hall was pref
ty well filled up, and he was given O
healthy cheer. Colonel McGaughey
with his favorite whlskers. whicf
We're 50 often mentioned In the cam
paign If 1892, followed the chief ex
ecutlve, and then the audience OBJ
served Uncle" Frank Lubbock wend
Ing his way to the platform and &c
corded him n generous applause. Sen
ator Horace Chiffon was noticed ad
vancing along one of the nisles anC
was literally cheered
Then Mark Ellison gave one of hi.
old-time yells and the house turned It
self loose. The band started VI
Dixie shortly and the shouts anC
yells were loud and long.
on the platform We're seated Judgt
Reagan, Captain G. j. Glasscock o.
Hopkins, Colonel w. A. Shaw OF Rec
River Travis Henderson of Lamar anC
others.