Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
PASS RESOLUTIONS
DENouycING ACTION OF ENEcu-
TIVE COMMITTEE
Resolution TO stand by Congression-
al Nominee Given the cold
Shoulder by Convention.

Austin. Tex. Feb. 2O.-(speclal)-
The adherents OF the Hardy Democ-
racy got together hero tonight and pro-
ceeded TO prepare for the night In
Travis county, The gathering was in
response TO a call for the opponents OF
silver to assemble In mass meeting.
and tonight by actual count forty re-
uponded. Tho friends Of tho white metal
were informed that they were not
wanted; that IL they came they would
please consider that they were spccta-
tore, and 10 they attempted to pGrtlul-
pate such action on their pprt would bc
regarded aH Insults
This mode OF putting the friends
Of silver OF notice Was no dOuut
brought about by the remembrance ~
the two uttcmpu OF the gold standard
ties here ia the past 10 set together
and Instruct The aunNtors and tho
members Uf congress from this co.'s
gressional district 10 vote Tor the uu-
conditional repeal Of tho purchasing
clause OF the Sherman act IN both VI
which meetings they were In the con-
kplcuous minority.
II was a few minutes after o'clock
when tho meeting was called 10 order
by Mayor Hancock, who was srerr-
tary Of the Hardy Galveston ronfcr-
cnce. The attendance Included bmetal-
lie Democrats, POpulists and Rcpubli-
cans, aud probably renched ii hundred
anu Beyenty-ilye IN number. Upon mt
tion Of Representative Graham senator
Walter Tips was elected chairman.
lie addressed the meeting Tor some
minutes. criticsug the action OF the
executive committee IN providing the
ballot submitted FOR the Democrats.
James Il Hamilton was made Hocre-
tnry
Warren Moore, assistant city uttor.
ncy, proceeded to throw a bomb In the
ranks by Introducing u RESOLUTION
which obligated the advocates Of
Sound money" to stand by the noml-
nee for congress even though he en-
tertained al an individual FREQ silver
Views.
Dr. N. A. Denton contcnded that the
resolution was out OF order, Aa no
resolution committee had been APP
pointed,
Major Tom Breckenridge offered as
substitute resolution iudorslng the
present national administration, ote.
Secretary Hamilton moved that tho
original resolutions
I'D Kaufman, Internal revenue col
leotor. asked II the chairman held that
the resolutions submitted by Major
Breckenridge were properly a substl-
tue, and upon being Informed In the
on resolutions be appointed.
Mr.. Moore arose and In emphatic
language said he was nm advocate OF
sound money, and demanded that hts
resolutions be voted on as they only
provided that they as Democrats obIi.
gnted themselves to support the nomi-
nee for conETCHB
Representative Graham protested
against such u resolution being intro
duced at the time It was and insisted
on the appointment OF the committee
The Kaufman motion prevailed and
the committee, consisting OF A. H.
Graham y. w Gregory. Lewis Han
cock, X. Nj, Castleman and Hugh l..
Davis was appointed aud retired
Dlnerent ones present were invited to
address the meeting. among the mum.
Der being Hon. Nat =. jackson, who
unknown to the participants In the
meeting " unaltcrably opposed to the
simple gold standard. After repeated
calls for different speakers, Jutge WI
Ham Ven Rosenberg responded and
addressed the gathering tor few min
utea, maintaining that he hnd eaten
crow IN the past and II 1t became
necessary he could repeat the dose in
the future,
A. the conclusion OF Judge Won Roa-
enborg's speech Commissioner OF the
General Land Ofllce BalSrr was cnllel
Tor, but he laid low and made no re-
bpontt.
Cries for Assistant Attorney General
~ ~ brown emanatcd from the au-
dienee. and he arose ana stated that
under ordinary circumstances he was
ready TO make Democratic speech 10
Democratic audience, but this WIS
an extraordinary occasion, mud no
wanted TO walt until the committee re-.
ported and he ascertained "where he
The resolution committee returned n,
$50 and submitted resolutions which
criticised tho action OF the executiya
committee as usurpntory. arhi
uhry. unwarranted and shouId ho 80
scented and repudlnted and were taken
70 convert the Democratic party into n
machine for the fTtherance OF pollcies
Mhl,n was considered dangerous, Thp
,sV,u''uhs provided for % members
20 be appointed to appear heforc
inc county executive committoe witch
cenrenes ON the Goth inst. 10 lnsist ON
the carrying out by the committee ,be
customs heretofore observed
rs = substitute for the Moore resolu.
non the committee reported thnt MS
,sinocfats they felt bound TO support
nnu vote Tor all ,omineea of the Marty
state or Federal. who were fairly nan;.
rranten as such by duly CONSTITUTED
hcniocratic conventions and who stood
upon the state and national platforms
or the party f'"'AVi'hs
..When the resolutions were reaa NJ,
m"ors protested that the substitute for
and vhtrinai resolution was not sound
snu honest Democratic doctrine. "If
ialrly nominated as provided a. ~
resolutions submitted by the commit
zee. ne said, meant disinterrnt,en
he insisted that every true ANA to,,a,
Denocrat who loved and revere A ~
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