Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-30

he Instructed. The state convention
met NJ noon today nominated John Il.
Tanner for governor and W. a. North
com for lieutenant governor and then
adjourned untii o'clock tomorrow
morning. Thiawar done ina cocrdance
win tue rian mapped oet by the So
called machlnc.
Never before IN the history OF the
state has the attendance AZ stnts
convcntieDi neen 20 lhrrc as was that
Of today. Fully 1900 peopls gathered
IN the great Dome building at the
state fair grounds 70 watch the rro-
cecdings Of the convention. Although
noou was the hour set for calling the
convention to otdai. long before that
time the people began TO arrive and
when Chairman T. A Jamirson 81 the
state central committee cslled the as
semhiage 70 order there WAS scarcely
standing room In any part OF tho
house.
According to the program now pre-
pared the convention upon ASSEMBLING
tomorrow will begin by nominating
state officers and then according 70
tho agreement between the ''narhinc''
inadcrn and the Mckinley men the
resolution instructing the nAsionnl
delegates at larse 10 support . can
dldntc at the national oonyNntlon at
ST. Louis WIN DC acted upon, Tonight
both the Guliom and McRinlcy fac
tons are claiming victory tomorrow
but no man, not even the leaders. cnn
predict with any degree OF certainty
what the result VIII be.
II was q few minutes past noon to-
day when DR. \. N. Jameson, cheir-
man OF Nc state centraico mmltteo,
called to convention to order. Evtry
delegate was IN his seat and the gRi-
lerics and nislce outside the space re-
served FOR the Delegates ana nlternntes.
We're thrcnEed ana visitors outside tho
hull were struggllng to yet in when
he had formally calied me convention
70 order lie named Alderman Martin
u. Madden OF ChiraNo temporary
chairman. Mr. Madden Addressed
the convention. A regpintion naminf.
temporary secretary and lis
assistants was adopted Another reso-
luton was then presented which re-
ferred all resolutions 70 he committee
on resolutions without reading, save a
resolution instructlnH the deleEatcn
nt large OF the national convention.
this resolution TO be made a special
| ofdiT Immediately after the nomi-
nation or attorney general and the de-.
bate upon II should be limited 10 thirty
minutes The resolution was adopted
| without objection.
The names OF tho various committees
were then announced after which, a
| recess war taken until y. ri.
| When the convention renssembied
| tho committee on permanent orgnni-
cation reported o. +. Berry % Car
thcgenn was nominated MS permanent
chairman. Mr. Berry. ON taking the
chnir made a long and eloquent adj
| dresH
At the conclusion OF chaieman Ber-
| rvs speech n, 7. Tanner A. ]. Hop
lkina and Or. Jos Robbins were placed
In nomination for governor. The roll
| call resulted Tanner, 1885, Hopkins.
lS3 md Robbins. 9.
After the cheering had subsidized Mr..
Tanner made a brief speech W. A.
Norcutt was then nominated for lleu-
| tenant governor
An adjournment was then taken I'M
| TIT unorrow.
The platform OF the Republican party
OF Illinois was completed torght, and
will be presented for adoption az the
convention tomorrow After vigorous
arrangement Of the Democratic pnrty
and President Clryeland's adminlstra-
| ton. II declares TINT the Republicans
OF Illinois are unylcldinE and emphatic
in their demands Tor honest money.