Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05
DESIRES TO REORGANIZE The PARTY.
Standard Democrats Of the State Are Called Upon to
Form New Party
oommence An Agitation Against Regular State
<mocrac Exec tive Committee Taken at Its Last Meeting
IA Ausin-San Jaclnto Day Is Chosen BY the Chairman.

cars|cana. April 4.--tspeciai)--Ali of
X 1a4ette's predictions with reference
lkhc new movement OF the gold stand
" bcno-racy have been verified.
chaIr1nan Hardy today issued an adj
ieas md call for conference to
eel al Dallas. Tuesday. April p, San
-.ciafn day, to reorganize the Demo-
,atio party OF Texas. Ths following is
toxt OF document that may be-
.nud hlAtorical In the annals OF Texas
7, tho Democrats OF Texas
IN making this address and offering
advice which 1 DO. l act after the
oHt aerlous consideration. and fecl-
& noel deeply the grave responslbil-
n resting upon me. The meeting of
sound money Democrats at GAL
sion. February 10, was called by
.. under conditions never before con-
outing n Democrat In Texas, First.
was universally Understood that
ere was, and had been, for several
4nrd.tR division of sentiment In Dem
,ratic ranks, upon n great political
1fstion. Second. The last state con-
1ntion had adopted n platform upon
Nv unestlor: the financial question.
IA majority OF over so votes, after
hnrft fought battle with strong mi
Gritty, favoring contrary platform.
ND HAT convention had selected a
k(tt Committee and chairman. the
1Ajt>1ity of the committee holding
ID s1rne views MS to platform with
a C0nvention, and the chairman not
4fi0r, so far as know. indicating
hat BIS Views were. Third. More than
ne potition on the committee had been
acattd by death or resignation, and
lc rlcht of the member from WASH
'<ton county to sit had been denied.
Pld Whether by powers and functions
<nt1S belonging tr him or wrongfully
nrped by him. the chairman had
1enked the political complexion of the
t4S committee. so that the majority Of
tcH committee, instead of being ia
7roble to, were opposed TO the views
MESSED by the convention. which
,cAted the committee and appointed
chairman. Fourth. The majority.
nrpcured, OF the Democratic COM
Iiztee. when they assembled at AUS
h. had entered into n secret confer
ice with the leaders OF the late de-
lated faction In the last convention,
ID mhtured their plans to control the
'tion OF the committee and party.
lffh AS n gesult. the chairman and his
irdiutors had violated nearly every
cr1ocratic precedent. and adopted a
.rfne OF resolutions which were rev.
dictionary and 30 unfair as TO alb
,iufHly. Il complied with, dtsfrancnise
gcfy Democrat who differed with the
iriority of the committee. by prcscrib-
IL = form of ballot on the financial
sue that no one but those believing
free and unlimited coinage at iG to
could vote. 1t was my belief. and
a. laf 80 ~
rata who met Mt Galveston, that the
eden OF the majority at Austin was
<t;tarately designed to so outrage
he {faellnps of sound money Democrats
\ t8tnduce them voluntarily to atan-
11 thc party. or to SO hamper them as
3 pFtvent them from being able to
1ft{fipate In Democratic counsels. and
b 6@cl Jude them from having voice
Pr locrntic primaries. In the face
nIH these facts, moderate and cool
o.<<rrl prevailed in our gathering, and
q Uppealed from the revolutionary.
t:f1cfntlc and usurping action OF Mr..
dudley and his conductors, to the fair
Nes tpf county committees. We re-
ucstcd many things, but we avowed
Or pnrpose to submit to every wrong
ava dis acknowledgement, and We de-
a1rsded but one thing, that was tho
lGhtf to vote for principles Of our
hoInt We declared: But Nge deny the
IrI<U of any organization, state or
>enI- TO disfranchisc Democrats en-
reIy by prescribing the test forum
k<cd by Dudley and his allies. and IL
b any county any such disfranchise-
bent occurs. We advise such Demo-
rIlfH2to hold primaries and conyen-
ona and send delegates 10 the state
cuvertion. We suggest to the Demo-
mas BIZ each and every county to pre-
o.I upon their respective county COM
-[t<ees to pursue the time-houored GUS
11h "a the Democratic party OF Texas
YSszSliing precinct primaries or ccn-
<1ficnB, as In aforelime. FOR the pur-
<<<, nf sending delegates TO the coun-
NJ t91hvention. and TO have the county
o1Vart'Dn, and send delegates TO the