Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05
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Calls nor n Conference to Meet nj
Dallas April II.

Dallas April II.
Corsicana, Tex, April 3---{Spccial)--
Since preparing and sending OF the
shove address, the meeting OF sound
money Democrats at Dallas has been
held and the resolutions adopted by
them in accord with tho spirit OF what
! have written. / incorporate the fol-
lowing from their revolutions: 4. That
on account OF the action OF the forced
silver majority Of the Democratic state
executive committee In recommending
the manner and form Of the submission,
OF the financial issuesin the primaries
called for the 9Th of June, 1886. and the
action OF this md many other counties
In the state In adopting and the carry
ing into execution such recommended
tons. large number OF sound money
Democrats have thereby been effectn-
ally disfranchisod and cannot and VIII
not participate In said primaries as
said issue II now submitted We de-
clare, however, II said committee Will
promptly take such official action MS
will be an efrectual pledge that ballots
OF sound money Democrats, substan-
TALLY, against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver MS n standard money
1T the ratio OF 1G to l Will be received
and counted. and make such provis-
Ions AZ will give the sound money Dem
ocrats fair representation upon the
election and counting boards holding
tdiu pflsluirltSs tucrl we Will phlticl-
pate In same. 5. We favor general
conference. and Mt an early date. OF
all Democrats In Texas who VIII abide
by the action OF the approaching ma
tional Democratic convention ard sup
port the nominee, to consider and take
such action as the emergency demands.
and to that end we respectfully sug-
gcst that the Hon. Rufus Hardy, chair
man OF the sound money Democracy,
call such general conference Mt such
times and place as may he designated
by him. and also earnestly request the
sound money Democrats OF each and
every county In the state to cooper
ate with us In securing such general
conference.
]. therefore, hereby call general
conference. or requested. OF oil Demo-
Gratis in Texas who will abide by the
action OF the approaching Democratic
national convention and support It's
nominees, and who rcpudiate dIsfran-
chising achefncs Of Dudley and his CO.
adtutcrF, to meet MT Da las on Aprfl q
for the purpose Of taking such steps as
wisdom may dictate, and OF preparing
tn reorganiz- theDemocratic party In
those counties whose committees ad-
here 10 the aforesaid iisfrsnchIslng
scheme In advance, permit me 10 say
10 Democrats that we should not
cherish any great hope that our adver-
saries win consent to do Justice, that
nothing snort OF direct assurance
given officially by q meeting of the
state executive committee and OF coun-
ty executive committees which have
adontcd the plan OF Acknowledgement
should rive US my confidence In being
| permitted 10 vote our sentiments and
| have our VOTES count ed. The scheme ls
| and hea been. 40 10 provide that Under
oil circumstances the free silyerItes
| should effect the preliminary orRaniza-
! tlon OF the state Democratic cofven-
tion. Doubtless, should we have en-
1 tered the primaries M they have now
| been ordered in counties where dudley
ties cast the majority of the vote, they
would nave counted our fickets. word
ed NJ we choose to word them since 20
doing In such county would stu enable
them 70 give certificates OF election TO
free silver dciegatea. but IN courtiea
where nur vcte should ortnumbqr theirs
then tho form OF orr ballot would hsvc
been used as o pfetext for rcfuslr,v 10
count them and for giving. notwith-
! standing our majority. certificates "a
free silver heiefn'eT This would uiace
uH IN the attitude of having MI the
counties carried by rs contested and all
the coUrues carried by them uncontosf-
ed. and 70 give 10 them the right "a
erect absolutely the preliminary or
Eantzation OF the convention What
We might expect from their fairncas
afterwards rnay be well conjectured
FROM what we have already received