Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-08
PRIMARIES HELD At NIGHT.
City Democratic Executive Commit
tee Decides on That Plan.
TINE FOR THEN FIXED IN MARCH.
Tho Nominating couvcniion To Ia Held
Two bays La~r-othcr Ma,,ers
Discussed.

quite number OF spectators, besides sew
eral candidates Cor city Offices.
1he following members Of the committee
were present:
First ward--w. Meyers. \. p. Starr.
Second wari-ous warneeke. Dr. George
clarendon.
Third ward--J. F. Meyer John Stein
hagen.
Fourth ward Csouth,-F. A. Relchard,. /
Charles Helm.
Fourth ward CNorlh)-D. a. nlesner.
John T. connor.
Fif,h wnrl-E. n. Parker and NJ, Mona I
CHAN, proxy for II. N. olivier
Chairman +. a, Relehardt presided over
the meeting aud stated thar while II hull 1
not b IN customary 10 have such m ordi- |
nance at committee meeting. he thought
thu committee would dgscs with him IN
inviting everybody to remain. He said
the qursuon that would be brought up be-
fo.e the meeting was tho matter OF holt
ing pr mories. If II was decided 10 hold
an all-day primary It would b. necessary
To raise some money for tho purposS OF
dcfrnylng the expenses.
II. a. Rlcsner sni1 he did not care 10
bind the people of his ward on this met
tef. II the primaries We're held In the
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would loIe the votes O; eood many ne
chauics and workmen. lie did mt see how
frauds were eating TO be prevented md
thought the hest whv was TO have ward
meet.nga and let tho people decide VII Their
( thcy wanted night or day p I'm 1rles.
| los. e Meyer was In favor OF the all
day primary and nine ont n t-n Of the
people he had tnlkei with favored the diy
primary. There WINS 30 much 1npuglt ON
70 The old way ~ holding primaries, II tho
pc PIE wer" net given u cha 1s- he IN lusht
there would he a good dal OF kiclJing,
The law requires the poll % be- kcpi onou
from n. m. 10 p. m. and tina, would give
every democrat an opportunity TO vote.
Mr., Riesnor wanted % know WV Nauli
appoint the Judges and clerl;s or election
Mr.. Jos. " Meyer said they would b.
appointed by the executive committee.
Charlie Helm thought the day primaries
would not give the working men a chance
TO vote, lilo was In favor Of night pri-
mary.
Chairman Relchardt said he had not
been able to find the law regulating prlm-
AIRY elections and he had asked n promi-
n'nt lawyer 10 DO It and 80 far he had
talAd TO ind II. II the committee desired
him, however, he would get some ono
TO got the Information on tho subject.
Mr., Monaghan was opposed 10 tie day
primaries. He said very few men were
AT work and that those who we're could
? HNt "HN'u " lpNc tilt Nlllc 10 Ntltut u
primary.
f. n. Parker said he had ,een waited
on by committee OF Fifth ward clti-
zens, who had requested him to use his
influence against the dny primaries AS
for himself he was inclined To favor the
dav primaries, but thought he ought to
observe the wishes or hls constituents.
Mr. Helm said In order to get the scnti-
ulpnt of the committee he would move
That the committee adopt the nignt nrhn-
aries.
Roll call showed that the motion pre-
vailed by the following vote:
Yeas clarendon. Gus warneckc, Mann-
CHM stcinhugen, Helm, RIe5aer. canor.
Parker,
Noys-starr. w Meyers and Joseph F.
Never.
The chair said the next question was
20 decide upcn when the primaries ana
convention would be held,
MIR. Riesner moved that the primaries
DO held on the night OF Saturday, March
\ and tho convention on Mondny, March
| y
The motion was adopted. only tho mcm-
r bors Of the committee from the Flrsi
ward voting In the negative.
Chairman Eelchnrlt said lie desired Ia
I state that each OF the primary m"ctnss
would elect It's own officers, II would I've
Z tho duty of the members OF the dem
Z ,srntlc executive committee in the Of
. ferent wards to call the meetings TO oldei
and state that the first business would
. be the selection OF Il temporary CHAIR an
IL was also customary for the member
| of tho committee whose name was nrh'
sent in by his ward TO preside AZ tn.if
: meetings. Following out TINS custom,
Captain ReichHidt sald the FOLLOWING
!, committeeman would call tho ulcetngH II
order when the primaries we're hell;
First ward W. Meyer. Second ward
Gus warnecke, Third ward. Joseph =
@ Meyer; Fourth ward tsouthl. #: n, heieh
urdt: Fourth ward mortnl h' A. h'eS"''
Firth ward. u. II. Parker"
c,ontinuing. the chair said II vas th'
. duty OF these committeeman 10 fr' hte !
Mace for the ward prlmiil's u''a "hoi
thoy had one SO and repor'ed 20 mn. ~
wand make the proper ruohcauoh, t'
.or,a5 tbem 10 net plaees whore thtr'
u ,o,,id be mir play for an roany i'lhrti
,,i,h at least two entrinrfA li' inotl ~
u II behooved every member OF me co. w :.
leo 10 sec to II thai 'he rrunat,rs 49,
NH fairly held and carried on WI l'', w,
~ III lie urged upon tho members o. th
IS 10 aI' IT, ma no opportunity should b.
.I,'sm FOR charges Of fraud 1t these pi'm
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n,ltteo on behalf OF r co'nn'tee o. 49,
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