Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-09
THE RESOLUTIONS
Ixponsn THE PLATFORM or THE
NATIONAL PARTY.


The Dallas county reform Republic
cans met In the City Hall auditorium
yesterday afternoon. In response to n
call issued some time since by Chair
man Mccormick. for the purpose Of Sc
iectlng delegates TO the stesa and con-
gressionai conventions to he helllt ia
Houston on April 20, and Dallas on
April 10.
About so reformers were present at
2:30 O'Clock wren Captain Mccormick
rarYed for order.
Among those seated in the nudto-
rum were Whit Dryden OF Fort Worth;
J. r. Conner. Eiand: Sam Conner Lee
gene; c. Paterson, Mesquite. and the
leading Republicans OF Dallas. There
was also a sprinlSling OF colored peo-
pie.
CAPTAIN Mccormick announced that
the meeting was OF the Reform Repub-
lican party, in whose ranks were no
pie seekers, but men to promote the
interests Of the party and or Texas.
Captain Mccormick and Ice. S. Hell
Ter were unanimously selected tempo
rary officers OF the convention. and
the former responded In another little
speech, predicting that everything
would be tremendously conducted. He
thoupN5 the reform delegation wodld
be w1Sed at St.lLonis. And when we
get there said the chairman, when
Texas first. the balance afterward. T"
Applause.
The chair announced the following
committees:
Permanent organizatlon-A. Metsier,
w. y. Danforth and w. IL. Archer.
RESOLUTIONS and piatform-Messrs.
Major r. b. Glbson and Coz. W. NJ.
Mann.
state and congressional delegation
u. y. Robinson, /. NJ. McCamon. Thorn
es smith. o. Buckelew, and Captain
The committees retired. and while
waiting. Dr. Mckay, Judge cullum and
W. ID. Wiley, the last two who had
voted the straight Democratic ticket
Tor years, but We're recently converted
10 the Republican ranks, made stirring
speeches Captain Mccormick felt in
spred, and made another talk In d.
rect line with the others.
The committee announced ready 10
report, the first being on permanent
organization and which presented W.
H. AtwelI FOR chairman and j. M.
steere, secretary. They were seated by
unanimous vote.
The committee on delegations report
ed the following names: To Houston.
G. u. Dodson J. II. Sears, A. j. Hous-
ton Ed s. Heller, j. W. Mccormick,
7. Common A. b. Norton. John Tyler,
Lee Fuqua, o. r. Alderman. u. A..
Robinson, Samuel Conner, o. o. Buck
elew. u. ID. Atwell, II. p. Henry. Ralph
Church, w. X. Stokes. Dick slater,
Thee Beilharz,
TO congressional convention at Dali
las A, Metzler, Tom Smith. NJ. w.
Mann, n. Beilharz, G. r. Alderman. j.
NJ. Steere. W. +. Cutteman. w. II.
Archer. !. g. Gibson, b. ID. Atwell. y.
7. Common, L. @. Ebright, Il. Conlcy,
]. 7. Flemlng, j c. Green, b. A. Rob-
inson. A. u. Norton. W. n. Durnell,
w. n Robinson. o. o. Buckelew. J, ,
NJ. McCamnon, L. II. Bohney, A. rrlck.
ID. NJ. Mason, John Tyler, w. d.
Wylie, W. u. Danforth.
The committee on platform and rego-
lutions reported the following which
was later adopted;
/. We heartily and honestly endorse
the policy and principles of The grand
old Republican party. believing In pro-
lection to American Industries aud
American labor, giving our cordial
sanction TO reciprocity In every form
as embodied In the national political
platform.
2. We thoroughly and truly endorse
the action Of our national party regard
9. We condemn the action OF the So
called Republican convention held at
Austin, believing II to be un-Republi-
can and not calculated to bring about
conversions In any state or to typhoid a
respectable party Ia any community.
4. We In Il splrit OF fellowship. extcnd
cordial invitation TO all legal voters
TO unite with US IN rcdecning the state
from uncertain and un-Texas like rule,
believing that our state should have an
administration 10 line with a PROSPER
Gus regime.
3. We pledge ourselves to support, tho
nominee Of The st. Louis convcntinil.
As soon as the secretary nnlshed
reading DR. Mckay came 70 his feet
aud moved that the third section be
erpunged, hiflng the position that tho
Austin convention was not a Republl-
can nssembly, and he Tor ono did not
believe the wool pullofs' should be
recognized. When a vote was taken
DR. Mckay was the only one on the
Affirmative side. and when 70 adopt
the report was considered ne went Il
alone again.
W a. King. a coiorcd Republican.
who occupied seat on the eRst side u
the hail, was called forward and made
4 bricf nddreFs touching on the Austin
aquahble. which he termed "a good old
fashioned wool pullln' -.
Dr. Mckay, WHO bad met defeat al
along tie line rendered a resolution
which he hit1 taken the pains 10 pre-
mare. which IN substance declared that
there were $4,000 Grand Army people
IN the state NJ Texas, Il great many Gf
whom no doubt want TO attend the Re-
publican state convention az Houston
April 70. but would be kept from 20
doing BY reason OF the q. A. n. oncnmp.
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