Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-01


mittec had refused 10 follow tho direc-
tons OF the state committee and had
deliberately voted down, in Its meeting
OF February -, a resolution Intended
FOR the organization OF the primaries
vi June Ia accordance with the state
committees directions. and therein had
abroEAted and abandoned that much
Of It's duties aud the functions FOR the
performance OF which Il had been cre-
ated BY the county Democracy. and
thcrcupon II became the duty OF the
same Democracy TO assemble and TO
resume aud put Into execution those
abandoned powers. necessary to atinin-
ing the desires and viii Of the Democrat
cy OF The county and 10 keeping her IN
liue with the state Democracy. That
was what this mass meeting was called
for and that | believed IL 10 be the
duty OF the convention to Organize
the June primaries In accordance with
the directions OF the state committee.
and further. to ratify and accept the
work Of the local executive committee
in an inattora within Its rlghuul jurls-
diction, which WAS limited by the fact
that the state committee had assumed.
and rlFhtsuily assumed, to make direc-
lions for uniformity OF time and man
ner IN determining all interests aifect-
ing the Democracy OF the whole state.
Which jurisdiction OF the county COM
niittee. / said, was limited TO county
and district nfhirs, and that any at
tempt by this convention to invade tho
Jurisdiction Of tue county committee
rlehlfully and adequately exercised by
them would be ultra wires as much
so as was tho attempt OF the county
committee to invade the rightful Juris-
dleslon OF tho state committee.
on q proper motion made the chair
g.1 a44tff taf
to frame n resolution embodyins the
sense aud the purposes OF the eonven-
ton As I have before stated, there
were two Rold-standard Democrats, to
my certain knowledge. appointed on
that committee, and how many, " any
more ! do not know and took no con-
Germ 10 ascertain at the time Of the
appointment for the renson that It was
gathering Of Democrats believing
that the final issue should be submitted
10 a vote OF the party.
The committee OF twenty-one at 2
o'clock p. M reported the following
two sets Of resolutions, No. I being nc
oOmpauied by a minority report SUBJ
stitutlng one section OF the minority re-
port; full and earueat discussion was
had on the motion to adopt the minor
ity report. 1t IS to no purpoae here to
Incorporate the minority report, but
suffice it 70 say that II was motion IN
substance, 90 declare all the action OF
the local executive committee null and
VOID hy reason OF its regulating the
Instructions OF the STATE committee.
and 20 order primaries for all precinct
county mud district officers on June 6th.
II was voted down. and the majority
report was unanimously adopted. It's
full and accurate language is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the stute executive COM
mittee Of the Democratic party OF the
state OF Texas. did at It's meeting In
Austin on February 8, 1856. direct that
the financial question now agltatlug
the country should be submitted to
the individual voters OF the party. and
Whereas the county executive COM
mittce OF McIennan county, In the face
Of such directions. and IN defiance OF
the respectful petitions Of large NUM-
beers OF voters Ia support thereof, has
refused to submit the same, thus alb
roEating tho high duties for which IL
was created, and thus attempting TO
stiiie tho voices OF the masses, and on
the most important question engaging
the public mind, and ON the question
most vital to the interests. and
Whereas the time honored doctrine
OF the Democratic party are given that
the government OF the people snall be
by the people and Tor the people, now
the masses may be heard and their
command obeyed, be 1t
Resolved, that there shall he held
on the 9th day OF June, 1886. In each
voting precinct throughout McLennan
county n Democratic primary cleo
tion. IN which there shall be submitted
TO the Democracy OF McLennon county,
the question Of whether or not they
favor the free oolnaee OF both gold and
silver into standard money without dis
elimination against either metal or
charge for mintage ut the ratio now es-
tahlishcd or iG OF silver to OF gold
and the form Of the question on the
ballot shall be In the language pre-
acrlhu1 by the Democratic state exeeu-
tive committee.
. Tint the tickets TO be voted at
said primary election shall be prepared
In strict accordance with the directions
OF the state executive committee at
Austin February 8. 1896. and IN adj
diiion TO the financial question each
ticket may contain the names Of tho
candidates for the delegates 10 tho
state conventions. TO meet at Austin
and Fort WORTH furnished from the
respective sides OF the financial ques-
tion to the central committee herein
after provided for. at any time prior to
the 25th day VI May. 1896, and the
thirty-slx delegates receiving the high
est number OF votes In the county shalt
constitute the delegation OF MeLennsn
county TO both state conventions. the
one ut Austin and tho other at Fort
Worth. and both said tickets shall con-
tain the names OF all candidates for
state officers known or furnished to
said committee on or before May %,
1896.
3 The voters In said election shall
be none other than Democrats who are
or WIN be legally quallned voters in
their respective precincts at the gencr-
al state elections OF November. 1896
q. The test 10 be applied IN said prl-
mary election shall be that PROVIDED by
the state Democratic executive commit
Tee at Austin the same being Ia con-
formity with the test prescribed by
the chairman OF the national Democrat
&c executive committee. and no other test
shall be applied.
g. That said primary elections IN each
voting precinct shall be held by one
presiding officer and two Judges to be
named and appointed by the hereinaf-
ter central committee. and the judges
shall be one from each faction Of the
financial question In each faction shah
make demand fot Representation IN the
manngement Of said elections before
the judges are actually appointed. and
the presiding officer shall be the mana
ger and In control OF said election al
each voting box, and shall conduct the
same as near as practical IN the same
manner regular state elections are
held, and shall make return Of the re.