Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-25
THE FIGHT
For the Next Demo-
cratic Convention
or CONVENTIONS ON THIS EARLY
IN EARNEST.
FORT WORTH LEADS.
SHE is THE FAvopITE CANDIDATE
SO FAR, WITH SOME PLEDGED
VOTES.
othcr cities which Recently Had
the Convention VIII Make
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FORT WORTH LEADS.
Other cities which Recently Had
the Convention VIII Make
strong Efforts 10 Secure 1t.

Austin. Tex, Jan. 2i.-(Special)-It
would seem that the fight for the next
Democratic convention or conventions
is on this enrly in earnest. 1t is learn
ed here that the business men OF
Houston have met and agreed to enter
the contest Notwithstanding the fact
that that city was recently honored as
the place for the meeting Of the state
nominating convention. San Antonio.
which city was likewise honored six
years ago. will be an aspirant, and VIII
have u large and business-like dele
cation on hand to work for the Alamo
City's interest. Galveston. II is gcner-
ally conceded here, win be in the race
and 1t is thought that in view OF
Waco's fight before the last committee,
she VIII ask that the honor this year
be conferred on the central city.
II has been understood all along
that Fort Worth would ask the COM
mittee for the convention II only one
is held or the state nominating con-
vention If that committee decides ON
two conventions The chances for
Fort Worth are by far the best at
this time. More than one of the COM
mittcemen have declared their prefer
ence for the Panther city, and these
members say that they feel that the
Fort Will undoubtedly be given the
right-of-way over any other city In
the state, from the fact that honor Is
justly entitled TO that city, aud 1t
only remains for her to satisfy the
committee that a place large enough
for the meeting VIII be furnished and
with better ventilation and uccommo-
dation than was accorded delegates at
the Dallas convention. The present
sured that sufficient number OF fans
viii be placed IN the han and that
delegates VIII not be required 10 suf1er
the eXcruciating heat experienced
In the Dallas hall. Each city which
cones before the committee viii be
required to give assurances along this
line. Fort Worth's RAILROAD accommo-
dations, together with her hotel ac-
commodations and other facts In her
favor, make her the strongest candi-
date in the field.
Aa for Austin, II two conventions are
held, she Will be candidate for the
gathering to select delegates to the
national convention. II only one con-
yention IL called the Capital city will
be out of the fight, for the reason
that she cannot accommodate the num-
Der that attend state nominating con-
ventiong.
The committee, with the recent
changes made. with the address Of
each member. is as follows; James @.
Dudley, chairman, Paris. John j.
Peasants, secretary, Austin; First dis
trict, w. w. billiard, DeKalb; Second
district, j. L.. Young. Cooper; Third
district Il. p. Hill. Austin; Fifth dis
trlot, II. A. Finch, Mckinney; Sixth
district, g. A. Garden, Dallas. Seventh
district. IL. b. Marsh. Tyler Eighth
district. S. j. Hendricks. Henderson:
Ninth district. j. NJ. Harper, Chat
field: Tenth district, w. C.Wear. Hills
boro; Eleventh district, r. @. Oltorf.
Marlin; Twelfth district, l.. l.. Nc
Innls, Bryan; Thirteenth district, $. A.
McMeans, Palestine; Fourteenth dis
trict, j. s. Keaghey, Jasper; Fifteenth
district, G. ID. Neal. NavaBotn; SIX
teenth district, II. NJ. Johnston,
Houston; Seventeenth district. j. IL.
Linn, Wharton; Eighteenth district
NJ. s. Townsend, Hallettsville; Nine
tenth dlatrct. NJ. NJ. Fielder, Chapel
Hill; Twentieth district. A. s. Walker.
Jr, Austin: Twenty-frst district.
Joseph Faust. New Braunfels; Twenty
second district. II. Il. Dunlap. Victo-
ria. Twenty-third district. j. o. Mich
olson, Laredo; Twenty-fourth 1istritt,
r. II. Burney. Kerrville; Twenty NTH
district, q. J.. Lauderdale, Llrno;
Twelty-slxth district, Arch CIR ann.
Brentwood; Twenty-seventh district.
w. G. Kingsbury. Morgan; Twenty
eighth district, ]. II. Warren. Albany;
Twenty ninth district. II. E. Hun.
wichita; Thirtieth district, IL. l..
Moseley, Weatherford; ThiIty-hrat dis
trict, G.. W. Barefoot. Nocona.