Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-22

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peal from this ruling was taken.
which tho chir declined 70 consider.
Then a motion 20 reconsider was
made which VIVA not put This loft the
committee an q niinri from which It
was extracted BY tho submission OF
motion 20 reconsider the Johnston sub
autute offered by George r. t1ndiay.
This was carried.
a second vote on the substitute stood
| IS 70 IL Tho chair undertook 10 cnat
the deciding vote, which waa objected
20. Evidently feeling confident OF sue
cers the chair proposed to take another
vote on the Johnston substitute. which
resnltei In It's adoption by "A 70 ~.
1 Chestnut changed his vote and for
the second time Hardy won and the
Little Giant had TO 20 back to tho
convention with q minority report.
was as Follows;
Ayes; Henderson. Johnson. IIarrla.
I Hardy Poindoxtcf. Findlay, Bailey,
hudglns. Russell, Hail. connellea,
Chestnut, Kidd Burkloif.
NayH Matthews. Connor Davis, De
| Almond. Watts. Clark, Lewis, iIass-
man, Watson, Daniel, Dunlap, Feweli.
This Platform iiaht.
" The report as changed BY tho ma
jority and submitted to tho conven-
| tiun ran as follows.
We denounce the conduct OF Dudley
and his packed committee. ms attempt
ing II series OF uhurpatlong nubverHive
/ OF party practices and destructive TO
PARTY principles. Thoy have attempted,
l, To defy and rcpudinte the Nation
al Democratic convention and TO hold
the Democratic party in Texas IN favor
OF the free ana unlimited coinage OF
silver. regardless OF the action OF the
National Democracy.
2. 10 prescribe that the expression OF
the DEMOCRACY OF Texas. In partisan
primary election, shall constitute final
judgment upon the silver question,
which judgment shall stand IA the
party decision until reversed by anoth-
or primnry election or convention, re-
pnrdlesn OF the action OF our brother
Democrats OF the nation.
.. 10 prescribe n form OF ticket which
presents the issue In false and flo
titious light. aud which, would force
upon every Democrat the necessity OF
voting taisehood no matter on which
side he casts his ballot, ana this for
the purpose OF driving from the pol
! every Democrat who believes In the
maintenance of honest money In these
United States,
T. To emaSculatc the powers OF local
Democracy In the couDtice, and to take
from county conventions all powers
heretofore exercised by them.
o. To tnkp from the people IN Their
local na3emblnges the privilege OF civ
ing expression TO their sentiments on
all public questions and TO limit their
right OF expression 20 u single issue
and that falsely stated.
G. To create an ofilclallem hitherto
unknown in the party, to-Wit. one set OF
permanent delegates TO all conventions
during the year. thereby depriving the
local Democracy OF tho right 20 elect
their representatives according 10 thcli
viii and pleasure, according 10 nucl
exigcncies and conditions as may exist
at the time party action may become
necessary. This for the purpose Of
hodsinF of. the Democratic people Of
this state, from any expression nftel
the national convention has declared
the party faith on national issues.
T. 10 call into the councils OF the De
mocracy the hoets OF popullsm FOL
the purpose OF nominating its cnndi
oates and formulating It's platform
without even requiring OF them a new
promise 10 vote Tor the ono or assist II
cnaoting the other into laws, and fnl
the purpose, with their aid In com
hitting the Democracy OF Texas ant
the union TO the puliHt principles. nns
10 deliver the electoral vote to fret
silver candidate for president ayei
al Democracy.
Because OF these tsurpationa we re-
fuse 70 recognize James q. Dudley ant
his fellow usurpers as constituting an,
longer inc DtmOcfuuo state rTcCubf'
committee OF Texas. and call upon al
Democrats OF Texas 70 unite with Vi
FOR the preservation OF tho enacntin
principles Dnd practices OF Democrats
faith In this state.
2. We recommend 10 all Democrats q
abstain altoRether from any recognition
OF the primary elections called b.
! James q, dudley for June O. 1895. and 4
{ refuge ~ vote therein for any person o
for any purpones, Toa ch not. handl
! not the uncioan thing.
g. We recommend that the chnirnnI
OF our executive committee issue a
once hiB call for a delegate convention
OF Thu Democrhtic party Of Texas. to b.
= Ibid at the city or Austin on Tuesday
/, June 0, 1898, at II q. M, then and Their
? there 10 select four Delegates from
. the state at ,.rge to the national con
!, venion TO DO held at Chicago on Ju.i
: Z. 1896. and four altefnates, and aisi
> two electors for the state at large, nnt
J two niiernates; 10 provide that sepa
E rate conventions pf the eeveral con
grcsgionni dintTicta may be held at thu
! same time. and place. for the reiec
4 tidn Of two delegates and two alter
2 mates. from each district, and also :
I presidential eiector and alternatcs
from ench district,
: 4. We recommend that In every coun
4 ~ In this state wherein the executive
{ committee have pursued the method
2 prescribed by Dudley and his com
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