Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-22


Well there are two places worse than
| the Republican party. one ~ hell.
properly described, and the other the
free silver party Of rcxan. Cloud np-
| plauac) We are not hunting Office.
II thore Is any man here hopeine for
| Office hos In the wrong box The Dud-
ley convention viii nominate the crowd
| that got Up all the deVilmenf. ] VIII
| vote for Koarby before ! will vote for
Culberson.(Pat okeofe and othcrnJ
| Me tooi'
1 on motion OF J. W. Springer COM
mlttee on resolutions was selected by
4 the delegates from the various soma
\ torial districts as follows:
First diatrict. ]. L, Matthews; rec.
ond district, r. NJ Henderson; third
district. n $. Common, fourth disiriet.
w o. Davis; flfth district. X. Dear
| mond: sixth dlHtrici, a. T. Wnttp;
seventh district, Conc IohnEoni ninth
district. Rufus HARRY. tenth district,
VIM. PoindeNter; eleventh district,
George Clark; twelfth district. n A.
| Lewis OF Robertson. thirteenth district.
y. G. Holman; fourteenth dirtrict, \.
| A. Gr0er, fifteenth digtrict VIM. Wat
| Hon; norcntoenth district, Geo. Y. Fin
Nay. twentieth district. Eugene Noltce;
twenty-fifst aistiict Geo. II. McGehes;
twenty-seqond district. y. I. Dunlap
twenty fourth district, w. 7, Hudyins
or san Antonio. twrnty-sixth diatrlct.
l. u. Russell, twenty-scventh district,
Il. X. Hall of Gatesyllle; twenty eighth
district, g. u. ConnoIiee of Eantland;
twenty-ninth district. J. G. chesterncr;
thirtleth district ]. y. Kidd. thirty
frat district, j. Oltorf
The chair announced that when II
should become necessary to count n
vote he would call Tor a vote by coun-
ties.
A delegate from Grayron moved that
each county should have one vote
l t.l. - - an "A n
represented only himself ana was not
delegate from his county
The chair declared Captain Paddock
out OF order and insisted that the vote
should be BY counties He put the mo-
ton TO that eject, The NAYS made me
ayes had II. An appeal from the de-
ciHion OF the chair Eot no attention. i.
Clay Mack moved that all sound
money men should be allowed 10 help
cast the county vote, The chair said
y this was already decided.
Mr.. Moroncy OF Dallan raised point
of order and the chair said there was
nothing before the house. Mr., Moroney
| looked blank and the crowd laughed.
Mr. Moroncy ant down
A Hunt county delegate moved that
where counties had sent delegates they
ahould cnst the regular convention vote
and other sound money men one vote
for each county
Mr.. Lang said II was conference
and not convention. lie thought
each Individual should be permitted 70
vote.
Mr.. Moroncy moved reconsldera-
tlon OF the vote by which It was uectd-
: | ed to vote by countitH
II C. Mack moved that comrnitteo
, be appointed on representation and
, manner of voting.
Editor George Robinson opposed any
! plan that would give undue advantage
I 10 Dallas county. He had heard II said
that some Dallas sound money Demo-
Gratis were disposed to accept the halt
thrown out by Dudley. He had gonf
A to Galveston with his war paint o.
: and went away With II on Repofl
auid that Galveston people had crowded
IN and outvoted the representatives O
Q the rest OF the state He came her'
= with his war paint on and he didn'
v want TO see the Galveston episode re-
= peated.
representatives were satisfied with th'
u Dallas peace letter,
r The matter was settled by tho np
9 pointment OF a committee selected
from the various congressional dis
Q ,ricts 70 make report on the subject
Q Captain II. b. Paddock. who wa
y sitting IN a box, was called upon for Z
d speech. The feature OF his talk WA
. his opposition 10 carrying the projected
. apIit into the gubernatorial election
x He said that while personally Kcarh,
might be as acceptable as CulbcrEon
% they stood for different things. Jeromi
Kearby represents socialism and an
B. archy and should think seriously be
70 fore / would be willing TO contribute
l. TO help put such q man In the execu
i tive chair He favorsd the nomination
'r OF sound money candidates Tor cong
70 ress In every district and sending
u delegation 20 the Chicago convention
l. and there he wanted 20 stop. Whci
10 tho speaker scored the free ailverite
y he was appinuded, tua his propose
% night 10 drop culberaon out OF the Gan'
'o was heard In stony silence.
g. Judge Aldridge was called for ant
y made talk that caught the crowd
IT II was lhtersperscd with wit an'
y anecdote and was devoted solely TO IN
It abstract features Of tho silver issue
70 The committee on baedy OF represen
'e tation recommended that each count,
a should be allowed the vote Il cast y
p tie state convention OF 1924. Adopted
N Mr.. NJ w. Johnston OF Paris mad
I, talk full OF hot shot for chairmai
L Dudley.
10 Mr.. j. W. Springer paid his respect
10 TO Congressman Bailey, Senator TIL
Is man. Judge Gray and MT. Bryal
lie The convention took a recess 4
B. await the report OF the committee OF
resolutions.
,. The committee on revolutions bsga
10 its work by electing Judge George car
d chairman. The Judge took the ehni
j. and spoke briefly, the key note OF III
~ suggestions being the remark. I'VE hay
J. met here to begin the work OF re
Ie organizing the Democratic party Q
& Texas"
4 The Gazette representative wa
,r espied. and In remembrance. pcrhnpi
~ OF the fact that the Gazette was the on
,c daily newspaper IN Texas TO print IN
ie facts about the Galveston conference
Is Mr., Poindexter moved that the com
" nlttee should go into executive scHHlo
III and exclude feporters Tie motto
/ was carried unanimously. and silcne
N reiRned until the reporters made the
1t exits. The big sliding door was close
&c and soon Afterwards II was discoyere
IN that one-inch crack remained ~
III proceedings were suspended Until this
n crack was tightly closed.
W 1ne dght IN the committee was b
W tween those who wanted 10 orgnnize
se bran new political party on the sps
Ae ana tiaoae who wanted 70 hold on
IN ouch Of the old machinery as they eoni
In control
e. In a different form II wnu the o.
nght between Clark and Hardy. IN
Ne latter had for hts coadjntors MI Ppif
l.. dexter and Cone Johnston. lie we
~ also supported by those who wanted