Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-28
CAMPAIGN MATTERS.
A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
AND JUDGES.
Some of the Arrangements Made
Polling Places as Far as Fixed
All Safeguards Provided.

The campaign committee met with
the officers OF the nine wards in the
city yesterday and some OF those at
Arlington Heights and Mltchelrs box,
and held consultation over the best
mode of carrying into eject the cleo
tiOn under the new balloting system,
also to determine the places at which
the election will be held.
Arlington Heights had not deter
mined where II would hold its election.
1t has been held heretofore at the
Brooklyn Heights school house. but
something was said about holding 1t
Mt the car shed at Arlington Heights.
This was strenuously opposed by the
greater number OF voters through their
representatives, and no doubt It will
be continued to be held at Brooklyn
Heights II It suits the great majority
of the voters best.
The wards had not determined where
they would hold the election, except
the Fifth ward, at Fireman's hall, on
South Rusk street; the First ward at
Holmes castle corner OF Ruslx and
Second streets; the Sixth ward at Fire
hail; the Seventh ward at --- South
Main street; the Eighth ward at the
corner OF Hemphill and Magnolia
streets.
Mr., Gillespie. one Of tho committee
who had prepared the rules for hold
ing the election. explained them at
length. Quite an Interesting discuss
sion arose among the officers as to
many points raised under those rules.
While there was a representation from
all the wards IL was not n full repre-
sentation. but great interest was mani
Tested by those who were there, in
order to get ut the spirit OF the rules
and to enforce them as far as prac-
tlcable
Three of the places desired chaI-
lengers; The Ninth ward, s. b. Cam
tey. chairman; Third ward. DR.. r.
Chambers, chairman, and Mitchells, W.
i. Fuller, chairman. The following
boxes require double set OF officers
all the nine wards except the Eighth,
Mitehelrs. Arlington. Grapevine and
Mansfield. All the other voting boxes
In the county require only O single set
of officers At most OF those double
boxes II VIII require away into the
night before the count Is finished.
II. p. Llngenfelter was appointed to
put up the polling booths in the city
and to see the chairman OF tho wards
at once who had not selected their
polling places, and urge them TO do
So so that they may be made public.
The Hon. S. II. Cantcy, chairman of
the Ninth ward. broke the record for
liberality by solemnly asserting that
the gentlemen who are to hold the
olootion should do SO free gratis for
nothing" and IL is believed that his
force assisting him will not demur to
the action OF their leader They are
as follows: George jackson, q. II,
isbell, O. T. Moreland. j. NJ. Dawson.
Judges; A. p Nicholson. Arthur Smith
y r. Iinsenfelter and c. AZ. Carb,
clerks.
AT the conclusion Chairman Cum
ming said that It was the constant aim
OF the committee TO SO hedge about
the election that when the count was
made the defeated candidates should
have but one single excuse for being
beaten--that Is. that he didn't get
votes enough. Said he. 1--WE expect 10
hear the cry OF fraud from the no.
lltical purists who are Incapable Of
committing any sins, hut" he added
we Will employ the language OF
General Dix about the American fiar
slightly paraphrased; When the prl,
mary is held on the and OF Nav and
our Democratic ticket Ia flung forth
20 the breeze. whoever attempts To-
haul it down. wen shoot him on the
snout.'"
a goodly number OF candidates vera
also in attendance and mnnlfosted
great interest In the proceedings.