Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-03
CITY DEMOCRATS.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE CON-
MTrEE LAST NIGHT.


The city Democratic executive COM
mlttee held meeting in the council
chamber OF the city HAN last night for
the purpose OF tnklng such steps as
might seem necessary to bring out n
full vote for the mayor and aldermen
nominated at the primaries. especially
In the third ward, where there will be
some opposition.
Chairman Hoelzle called the meet
ing 10 order. and suggested that Mayor
Paddock give the committee the hene-
nj OF his Views on the best mode of
bringing out the fun Democratic vote.
m response to tho call, Mayor Pad
dork said:
II have not been able TO devise any
satisfactory way by which to poll
full Democratic vote az the election,
unless n sterling address from tho
members Of the executive committee be
given 10 the public. calling on NIL DEM
ocrnts 10 be In force at the polling
places. II seems that ali tho
light was thrashed out al the prlmnr-
les. nnd when Il comes 10 the election
the votes which we should be able 70
count on are missing. All the Interest
is taken In the primaries ana dies out
before election, when there IL little or
no contest to be made. Personal lnnu-
ence. too. viii be OF great value. I
think my duty and the duty OF every
member or this committee 10 exert
every effort, individually. 20 make a
good showing At the polls In the
Third wnrd there viii be a contest. II
Is ms intention, II a meeting is chilled.
10 address the people In TINT ward,
and appeal 10 them 10 support tho
Democratic nominees Beyond that
and The sugEestion have already OF
fered-thnt Of an address TO the pco-
p,le--f know Of no other ways IN
which 10 arouse the voters"
Chairman Hoelzic thon called UNION
the candidates for aldermen from thc
several wards for their opinion as 10
whether there would be a contest. and
the rolling Of votes.
Captain Clements OF the sixth ward
ftnt"d that he had done all he could
70 bring out the votNrs In his ward.
TIE fact that there viii be no npposI-
ZION VIII be n serious drawback In ret
ing out the. entire Democratic vote.
Personally he would do al In his now
cr 20 bring In all tho voters possible
Fr thoroughly coinclded with Mayor
~ appeal for an address to
Mr., Essex. Firth ward. said TINT
there would be no opposition in hia
wnrf. There had been nm independent
canditnte before The primaries. hut he
had withdrawn, Tfc stated TINT the
Ponullsfs would offer no opposItion,
and, should there be any, IT would
cmnnpte from ZONE az tho mon who
voted IN the prlmnrics. Mr. Essex ad-
vocatcd meeting IN each ward, where
sueh sneecheH might he made as
would lot the people tnow how and
whore they rtnod In rnstir,r their votes
Mr. Van Zanit. Second ward. snid
thnt willie he expected 10 carrv hta
ward. he aid not doubt that n would
fail ~ least 700 votes short Of the pri.
maries. He felt certain that an ad-
dress OF the character suggested nv
alsyor Paddock would be OF Grent
N1Ine To the candidates
Mr. Rrnlwnre. Ninth wnrd. stated
that he felt certain that hia ward win
poll a strong vote. He would suraest
inst the executive committees issue an
Address 10 the voters.
Mr. Moore. Third ward, said that he
would have ornosition. thai ward being
the ONLY one In which contest would
AFR. Moore s9id he expected tho vo,es
20 fall 1900 short OF what were cast al
the nrimnrlen He Ind arranged for a
mfeting saturday night. and urged the
executive committee to make a stron =
nrrnfnl 10 tho Democrats In the ward az
that occasion. He said also that 10
Iel' no danger and that hla votes wnuld
ontnumhtr bis opponent 3 10 /. IN MI
were east solid but that they mus, be
Mt Clements suerested that Mr. w
= Sinwart. who was known 10 he ye,i
yersod IN campaign expedlenta and
on for bis ideas. '''su
x response Mr.. Stewart said that he
Mee only dropped IN casually ana aid
mol e1ncct 10 addrean the executive
COMMITTEES However, larae vote was
wnnted u The Fourth ward he would
nsayise that the mayor appeal 10 the
Third and Fourth wordn IN p.srson.
10 believed there wnula be trouble In
carrying the Third ward, and cltcd tre.
cedeniH. In conclusion. he said h. frit
tnerr x, vas no fear for any ward except
1ulcH and decisive action
MY NnrehM Jim Maddox nrrted
VIII MI Stewart. and advised that
ryefy menns DO taken 10 innure thc
tle1tion OF Mr.. Moore.
Chairman Hoeillc rarnarked TINT tho
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