Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
/ INONC REPUBLICANS.
L.h,.aII Fight in the Count,
Convention.
N IyDoasED FOR OFFICE,
1,o,,d aud Delegates for state
copysn ions Sc cnied.
80 County ,haifnen'

N f;o,iston. Texas, FEBRUARY ~
,o,yentijn Of the republi-
,'.a no Richard Alien. Chairman
,,y executive committee, conf
-...,rday in harmony and drlfto1
.,,o,f and free for all dght, ANAL
y, M in split. with the election
's.I1net, for the next two years.
AVE- moved very harmonlously
uf .r,aentlal committee met and
~ Z .,,,oa look place N the commit
I,,,' y n,,uaen A. II. Lockett and
NJ ~. Gaines. When the COM
.sull ,,,orted to the convention nnseat-
'alelt .l.ratlon 10 which Lockett he
NJ. 4, uprcnr was relsed and free
MI. All followed In the convention
.se,t and Frank Reed became In
s a dlhieulty. Friends OF each
I'M N separate them. and within
xcoads hall the members Of the
enti ,,sa were Involved, Loekett was
4 he floor and usel as q 1901 mat
.srTlng, bowling mob, Reed being
f... * crowd and unable to move
!. set " The crowd separated and the
Ma a. 10 which was right and
W.. snrr and the alteration was re-
n smother part Of the room IN
4 -, y .nairs lasted fully half an hour,
!. u ~ sniiro lime the room being In
- n. W. nnrnar Richard AEen, chair |
Sll ..s. rsnyrutlon, stood at his desk |
MIN -r,.rcJ with an lmprovistd gavtl,
~ sieceeded In quc!llng the orm
u al Iii as a man would who. would |
Il MI ~ ia street and cry out for the |
~ " ,srse blowing. when order was
restored officer DaVld Rlekmeyer
.iInrkett and Reed and took tn m |
~ station. and the convention |
N, = n 10 business; NO other tr9up.e
vnni w su,ii
X Convention was organized |
- rs contest fer temporary chair
ssisse1 M irr,an f,r Two iwo years mast
Ill lanes. resulting In the etc ton |
y Y. Alter tho selection OF delegntes
sac anu eo,nge iS' ~ ,ayre ",
mn. W. fsr county chairman Tor |
''iua sdns two years. Another propofei
all Ines THIS rreclnlinteu hh w, ar,
sHln . roGn u M, ,be non,ination ~
s.h y il,n There were lo,id cries IN
~ -riilve and none IN ire negnt'Ve,
s.,s ''s rrn 49, w. Nv" "a AtIen .sas IN
ns,casb end declared elected. The
NJ N thfn rr-e'ected Van y. NcK'n-
~rf,rY ard Allen declared tho con-
b ,icurn,d slne dc heallzin, INT
higrxr, had been taken on rem
a Y he Jcrts men took the PLATFORM
vi me nomlna ton or Jones to ire
~ no was declared elected. Tm-
IN sc,t ives then elected secretary.
w IN now he 9 contest between &c
h'Ians FIR the possession or N"
m, ~ N ihe county committee for
~ sr Two years.
n. -
y. ttri Yesterday Wchard Alen' chhir-
Y = ~. renuhIIcan committee OF
~ -, o,,,.1 ,hc communion IN
81 AW'n"' s"" -
u IA ne delegates sung "a Charge
In ~tu.vs"
4 " .-
~ 1nfs were calea TOT tehpor"y
III |Rrd W. +, Jones and Richard
1. ,rsut in nomination.
Z -'. -, a., =, ,r,,or,, and
t ei'"' uoH VI
Y Rzcfof the gavel before Inc vote
y ualed and the vote stood: Alien
- N sa,retarv Mckinney AN
q A Mckinney was unanimously
Y r-etarv.
., .r,,,n', o,,,,,,,,oos yara nm.
n ''-'""s co'''i''ituees WOW "'
~
x snlhf-H. D. Johnson, Dave KICK 4
4. Smith, 5. j. Leonard James
~ KEY, J. II. 5. Games henry
seTge foakum ana !. u, DAVIS, I
Iiieim ana husoiutiohs--E'n dilot
y ~ kv Henry Watts. Harry tuN-
u " Bunch, NJ. :. Millett. w. Y. Con
Mn smith. Rev. 5. IL. Hendef-
fip Ross /
IN hsnY waits addressed the con- s
\. " Hs urged the peop.e OF his race !
Z ~ htr lnnuehce felt In the ctm- ,
u '1sea u TIE right way ana 20 con- \
a,a.tNts that they VIII nc 1
aanse conditions. which, AT Il
y ~ taxation without representa- /
\ =
Y ., Parker Of Austin, representing
"a a,a !he convention. 4
n u. Harrison, by invitation, nd =
v W convention. In speaking of u
~, ne SAID there is TO be one
Ne urged the republicans TO
ssssaentiously for their choice for v
r sks Drifting In his remarlts Dr. (,
=, N'efred TO what he called the NJ
\ y! action Of the commissioner OF !,
,s,s " cropping an old soldier from n
'. Nh rolls. =
70 that " the republicans viii Y
". me colored voter there will he
N.m me State administration. I,
4 y o. Chnneyvine advised his y
4 -,r-.su eh 10 the republican party. 6,
J me selling Of votes, but il
~ saying that IL there are -
ssoaat. running and any money q
" cut Of either OF them. get II. Il
,'' ie y democrat and republican "
ipPper, the republican. !,
ssaN az said That this conven- G,
, xses, demand OF the caucasl9n y
Si's,.issnlatien in tile city ii lious- :,
y ~. ss,d agreeing to support any man /,
i,,s,Ioss we negroes should demand n
and Il it Is aot ct tecn pres"' down NJ o o
ia. sss n Of power 'p IN me u oSstoHs
~ Ai'u something It win be given
In c.. q
-fop academy. addressed the y
str 81, re vrged the negroes OF the c
fls NE negroes' vote can he ri
u teA-p | ~