Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-05

In the Dallas News OF February 16.
Hon. w. T.. Hardwicls of Abilene has
an Interview, in which he expressly
declares that the county Democratic
committee of Taylor county is going
to take care of the local ticket ana let
the state or Dudley primaries take
care of the other questions.
Another county that the sound money
people harp upon very much is HUI.
The only difference in the state COM
mittce and the HIM county committee
IL In the form of the question put. Hill
county committee agreed to participate
IN the state primary on June 6, in &C
cordance with the recommendations OF
the State executive committee, and. as
above stated the only difference Is
In the form OF the question, Gonzales
county took similar action to that of
Hill The sound money intervlewers
and their organs gleefully refer to VIII
hanson county. If they would only
state the whole truth about that coun-
ty there would be no objection to 1t.
The facts In the case with reference
to Williamson county are about these;
Prior to the meeting OF the state
Democratic executive committee q
mass meeting of the Democrats of VIII
hanson county was held at George
town, at which Hon. X. A. Johns.
chairman Of the county executive COM
mlttee of Williamson county, prcsid-
ed. At that meeting 1t was agreed
that It was best. In fact absolutely
necessary, for the local Democracy to
bury tho Ratchet and make har-
nonious fight against Populism. The
sound money Democrats realizing and
knowing that the Democracy OF VIII
hanson county was overwhelmingly
in favor Of true bimetallism suggest
cd that they were perfectly willing
that the free silver Democrats name
the delegates to the state, COMPRESSION
nj senatorial and flortorlal conven-
lions. The free silver Democrats ac-
cepted this proposition and SO 1t was
that when the county executive COM
mittee met they ratified the agree
ment / cannot conceive of any meth
cd of rea ioning by which one can
arrive at the conclusion that the VIII
hanson county committee has re-
pudlated the action OF the state com,
mIttee. when their action was agreed
unon before the meeting of the state
executive committee. Counting Hill,
Gonzales and McLennan counties as
repudiatlng the. action of the state
committee we only have twenty-eight
votes as against 100, and as Hin ana
Gonzales participate In the state pri-
mary they cannot be placed IN inc
same attitude toward the state exec
,tive committee as McLennan county.
II seems as If there Is determined
effort being made to deceive the DEM
ocratic masses and instil the idea
among them that the state executive
committee IL trying TO usurn the pow
orc of the county committee and dic-
toto whom the county officers should
he nominated. Even one so high In
authority as Judge Hardy would mis-
lead the people on that question. IN
hia recent address he tries TO make
IL onnear that Limestone county has
departed from the commands OF ,he
stnre executive committee by placing
The names of county candidates on
The ticket at the primary election 70
he held June 6. Neither Mr., Hardy
nov any one else can find In the reso-
,ntions and rules adopted by the state
nxacntIye committee anything when
would Justify the conclusion thnt me
s,otc committee desires TO ulctate
when or in what manner county cam
didates might be nominated, ihn,
matter was left entirely with the local
committees. Mr.. Hardy's assertion
,hat mir. Blake and n free silver com,
,nitton IN Limestone county violated
,hn commands of the state commit
80 is uncalled for and unjustii'eh.
ian,,,so the state committee made no
INSTRUMENTATION and Issued no com
,,sonds" of whatever nature touchlng
me-, the nomination of county or dis-
III. candidatss. No one ought 10
, ,,no,,, that better than Mr.. Hardy