Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-19
DOLTlNG IS IN FASHION.
The Republican Family ln Texas
Divided Against Itself.
IN OPEN REBELLION IN GALVESTON,

Galveston. Texas February 1.-THE in
dependent labor reform republicans OF
this city who fav,r Mckinley Tor prcSl-
dent hold "a large and enthusiastic meet
Ing tonight and adopted the following au
their line OF action In tho coming cam
palEn.
hAamuch as tho leaders OF the rcpupli-
can PARTY Ia Galveston county nave
proven themselves TO he wholly unauai''
ted Tor leadership and have demon.
Htr,tud In public and private that they
arr absolutely unfit to DO followed BY
men of honor ana Integrity VINO propoap
10 stand Wy their honest convictions. they
Themselves claiming tho RANT to dictate
how men shan mink ana vote. ana mas
muoh nH their Ignorance, mixed Win Tyr
amy Whom u aiN Ay8 hnUWu a. UNCfy
Ea,uerlhg vi u su-uausd convention o.
tnut huud0Elug prop"nHlucp, mas hrpt out
OF active patuelpAhoh IN bucu mutAns4
me-, al 81 uIv honest and honorable re-
luDIiranA In lun county, ana lnasnluch
aH W. are ultisuuH ana c.nin tor oufucivUa
the right TO tliuk aud vote az WI choose, ,
ana canning US We 20 tho Tight TO take
lDrt ~ al maaa muutiuga ANA uOnN"n-
tons hold Wy the republicans IN tbs eoun.
~ aud not Wishing 70 become mixed up
IN huoh unVlNtiiA,L brlwis as onaflps
torlho all thu satneringu of tile Calves.
decline to affiliate Win or have nuy
ihtthOr relations Win tho said lendorB act
inE ia Tie capacity Of leaders OF tho
lurty. We also decline 20 take part IN
The primaries nov announced ~ the
chairman OF the executive committee for
tue following tyRbunAi
!. We do not believe that the executive
committee has the right TO double up the
lll"fnut wards thereby doing away with
~" rosulnr election precincts or polling
places In each ward, ana we arc certain
" was done with dishonest intent
?, we dunOunoo na unjust unreasonable
rnNchlly and without u historical prnoo'
acut, tho right accorded to tho election
Judges by the executive committee, Ia
name deloHHtra FOR which we must vote
~ We also dennunuc aH unruaHonnhl,
nhd Claim that the ldth was conceived IN
tests arising from the primarica must b,
Hubmittcd 10 tho executive committee
! they thereby accounting for ihomselyei
absolute control OF every vote cast In said
4 We also decline. because the county
chairman has not had the voters In tho
county qualified by rcglatrntlon accord
lng 20 law and not being, prepared We dc
not wish TO become liable 20 indictment
! by the grand Jury nor to prosecution IN
/ tho coutts or ihn land, rherefote be II
rUnigs With u county chairman, and y
[ chairman from each ward or election
precinct, nnid chairman TO constitute III,
I executive committee nr the republican
party Of Galveston county Texas
In conformity with the above reaoiu
/ lions George w, Rove, ~, was elected
: county chairman and Peter n. iudfurt
was uhonen Hocrotnry,
The ohairinnn was authorized TO np
/ point chairman IN enoh ward ma pre-
cinct hnd these. with the chairman. shat
I constitute the executive committee,
/ a RESOLUTION was adopted that dele
yates 10 tile county convention 10 "l"cl
l driegntea To tho state 'n1 congressional
conventions shall be elected at a public
meeting held IN euch ward ana precinct
of tho city and county these mratinRi
/ TO he called by the chairman OF tho re-
gpnetivo wards and precincts,
/ Those who participated IN the meetinr
! ton,rht were Of tho best ana most intel
l lirent ~ the colpred rare who seek th'
| cn,orerRilon of tho white republicans N
I their firhi agnlnHt tho corrupt republican
machine In this county.