Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-06
Mccormick asked for 4. division on tn.

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Committeeman Hendricks commended
that the room was not large enough 10
accommodate all present. but he had
no opposition 70 reporters being per-
United TO remain. Mr.. Burney Opposed
secret sessions. lie had nothing to hide
and wanted the meeting to be an open
one. 49,
Committeeman Z. Moseiy-'I want
inc committee to meet untrammelled
py outside influence. It's a bad idea 10
nave the parlors filled up with our.
slders. We have questions before the
committee which viii require DELHI
GRAFTON and we want TO discuss them
fairly. The chickering's need not DO
given out through the papers.
Mr.. Young offered a substitute thar
spectators be excluded. Judge Hlll
moved that the substitute be lald on
the table, but 1t was adopted by a vote
OF 20 TO IL.
The amendment which excapted
newspaper reporters then carried by a
vote OF 20 to 2.
The contest case of Garrett nKainse
FIELDER was then brought before the
committee, and after agreeing to give
noth parties an hour each TO present
their cases. the committee adjourned
until o'clock in the afternoon.
The committee reconvened az hnlf
past two and the contest case was
taken up.
Mr.. W. Searcy OF Brennan renre-
scented Mr.. Garrett. Mr.. Garrett made
statement OF some lengtn. main
tanning that he had never left his dis
trict with the intention of making
san Antonio his permanent home, but
MS removing TO san ANTONIO was
prospective and conditional Buslnesg
matters. he said, interiered with his
attendance at the Austin and Dallas
meetings Of the committee. He corr
GUIDED last October to 10 bnck 10
BIenham. and rented an office and IL
was liked up to move there January
D. kemained ut San Antonio TO settle
up diminished business. lie left mem
Der of the law firm with which no VIVA
associated to represent railroads fot.
news.
The point was raised and an attempt
was made TO show that Mr. Robert
Sihyton, who was member " Waller
bakers committee, had serycd rs 4
committeeman after he had moved
irom Corpus Christi to San Ant,nlo
ana the contention was assumed by The
CO htcktant that Hon. Holmes Cum
minga was chosen az member OF the
national committee from Tennessee 10
represent that state ON the committee
AZ NE last meeting although he has .e-
sided In Texas for the past two yeas
The contcstee. through Hon. l., n.
Dashiel Of Leon county. introduced
Hon Heber Stone of Brenham who
sald that the general impression In
washington county was that Mr. Gar
rett had left BRENNAN permanently.
II was also shown that all through tho
summer there were applications and
recommendations from the district for
successor TO Mr.. Garrett. In viev,
of the fact Of his removal to San An
tonic Mr.. Folder testified that his
opinion was that Mr.. Garrett had re-
moved TO San Antonio for the purpose
or remaining there rermanently. A
telegram was read ~ ~ -. CHI lrman
Baker to the effect that he held that
Staytnn's removal TO San Antonio
created vacancy In Corpus Christi
district and that the vacancy was not
filled BECAUSE he had but a short time
to serve and some of his constituents
petitioned him to allow stayton to
represent them. A subsequent tele-
gram from Chairman Baker stated that
he had written the record AT Waco
showing the truth Of his ruling In the
case. He was unable to be present
ms he was trying n case In court. Mr..
Searcey spoke for some minutes In
CARROTS interest.
He was followed by Dashiel for tho
contestee, Burney for Garrett, Garden
for Fielder, Hendricks for Fielder. John
son for Garrett.
a vote was taken, which resulted IN
tie, as follows; For Felder-Dlilard.
Hood, ITill. Finch Garden. Marsh Hem
bricks, Harper McInns, McMeans. Me-
Cormirk Nicholson. Grlnnan. Warren,
Bnrefoot-l5. For Young
Wear. Oltorf. Keaghey. Neal. John
Rton, Linn, Walcer. Faust. Dunlap.
Burney Lauderdale Klngsbury. Hun
Mosely-i5. Chairman Dudley cast his
vote for Mr.. Fielder stating that he
proposed carrying out the ruling of
Chairman Baker, and Mr.. Fielder was
permitted to take his seat.
Motion by Dunlap to adjourn until
o'clock tomorrow morning was de-
feated. Committeeman Mosely intro
duced n resolution to the effect that
two conventions be called by ,he com
mittee, one on June "a. to select dele
gates to the national convention and
pass upon the question OF the free
10 TO l coinage Of silver the other to
be called on August Is TO select dele
gates To the state convention to nomi-
nate state officers and pass upon the
questions OF state policy.
Judge Mccormick wanted to know
what about primaries.
Committeeman Moseiy then took tho
floor and said that the convention 10
select delegates TO the national gath
erlngs ought to deal with national
questions only and the nominating
convention to state politics exclusively. !
He wanted the candidates for stnte
ofiices TO state what they expected
To do on the administration OF sinte |
affairs. Judge IIill moved that the |
resolution be tabled and II was 80 CO n
slgned by a vote OF IL 10 10. as follows: |
Yen--Dlllard. Hood Hill. Finch, Car |
den, Marsh, Hendricks, Harper. Nc |
limits, Means. Mccormick Fielder Mich I
olson, Grinnnn Warren and Barefoot 4
Ia. Nay--Young. Wear. oltorf. /
Neal. johnson. Linn, Walk
or. Faust Bnrnev. Lauderdnle, Kings
bury. Hun and Mosely-ls,