Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-18
WILL TAKE AN APPEAL
Gold Democrats Plan a Contrasting Delegation
to Chicago.
he Galveston Conference Declares War to
the Knife Against Free Coinage
and Its Advocates
DEEP WARNINGS FOR CUIBERS0NS SCALP
And a Chorus Of Predictions that 1t Will be
Taken Either in Convention or the Polls
Chairman Rufus Hardy Declares He Will Quit
the Democratic Party if the National Plat
form is for Free Coinage of Silver
An Interesting Tilt Between Idge Hardy and udge Clark
The Makeup of Convention Which Has Planned
to Remodel the Democratic Party of Texas.

have excited the jealousy OF other gem
erals In the army; that the Waco
leader has abandoned all political as
pirations to build up his private for
tunes and has no interest IN the fight
except his principles. while some OF
the newer leaders are disposed to trim
10 meet the exigenclcs of their candi-
dncies for Office. on the other eide Il
was said that Judge Clark and his fol-
lowers were forced to stick TO the gold
band wagon because they had no.
where else to go. while course that
seemed TO be conclliatory would bring
on board a great many people who
would have nothing to 40 with 1t II
thy knew at the start where 1t was
gdng.
From the standpoint OF practical
pnlitics the Hardy side had the best OF
the argument. but there never was
time when 1t represented one-thlrd of
the delegates outside OF Galveston. At
night when the final vote was taken
the local attendance was much larger
than Mt the day session. The Galveston
leaders were with Hardy and their in
Guencc with the Galvestoninns who
We're present brought the Hardy vote
up to IS. There were probably not more
than twenty of these from the state Mt
large.
Soon after the onslaught upon the
resolutions which were adopted was
begun by the advocates OF the Clark
report, Mir. Levi Of Galveston who pre-
scented the majority report. took the
floor to explain that the criticisms OF
the report were wholly due. to mis-
apprehension, that 1t went as far ms
anybody could ask in attacking Dud-
ley and the state executive committed
and that the only difference between
the majority report and the minority
was as to the best method OF efrectuat-
ing the purpose In view. a doubter on
the floor interrupted Mr.. Levi to ask
what would become OF the delegates TO
the Austin convention, II elected as
proposed. MIR. Levi replied there
was no use in crossing that bridge
until 1t was reached. The ques-
toner tren interrupted to say that
the Austin convention would be
dominated by free silverites aud
would throw out the delegations elect
ed under the plan of this conference.
I'm that event" replied Mr.. Levi, I'VE
will go ahead and hold a convention of
our own"
No secret Is made OF this plan. The
effort of the Hardy committee VIII be
to secure as many contesting delega-
lions as possible and with them to
organize n convention at Austin and
az they call 1t. "reorganizc the party"
at that time. Whether state ticket
will be nominated will probably de-
pend upon whether Republican support
can be secured. Hon. N. Wright Quincy
will be first consulted on that subject.
IL a state ticket IL nominated Judge
Rufus Hardy is slated TO head II.
II there Is a man here acting with
the conference who expects to vote
with the regular Democratic party in
the fall elections. have not found
him. unless 1t be Judge Kittreil. He
made a sort OF harmony speech, with
out solitary sign OF endorsement
from anybody and tho comment ran
along the line, "hes candidate for
congress" There Is not. j believe. a
man here, with this exception. who
has not declared his intention to vote
against free silver and free silver men
whenever the opportunity is offered,
without regard 20 platforms state and
national. on the way TO the Wool
lam's lake oyster resort expressions OF
this sort were freely used. II suddenly
occurred TO some of the passengers
that Gazette representative was
aboard tho electric car. III you print