Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
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unwarranted, and we appeal to county
and precinct organizations to repu-
diate this Invasion of their sovereignty
and to call and hold primaries and con-
ventIons according to the time-honored
precedents. We advise all Democrats
TO attend the primaries called by the
local committees and to these demand
the inherent right OF every Democrat
TO vote for the principles and %ndi-
dates of his choice.
I'VE further advise every Democrat
to acquiesce In the viii OF the primaries
no held and conducted, and to vote Jrr
the delegates and candidates selected
in such primaries. But we deny the
right OF any organization, state or 10
cal, to disfranchise Democrats entirely
by prescribing the test formulated ny
Mr.. Dudley and his allies, and II In
any county any such disfranchlsement
occurs, we advise such DISTINGUISHED
Democrats to hold primaries and con-
ventions and send delegates TO the
state convention. We suggest TO the
Democrats of each and every county
TO prevail upon their respective county
committees to pursue the time-honoreu
custom of the Democratic party OF
| Texas by calling precinct primaries or
| conventions as aforesaid. for the pur-
pose Of sending delegates to the coun-
| ~ convention and to have the county
| convention send delegates TO the state
I
upon matters Of political faith and
policy. II IL is the wish OF Democrats
| in any county to ascertain Democrats
| sentiment by precincts In such county
and fair and honest methods are pre-
scrlbed by which such sentiment Is 70
be ascertained either by way OF pr.
mary election or otherwise we suggest
| IN ali Democrats to abide the result of
such decision and to ncQuiesce 10 q
will of the majority, honestly and fair-
IL EXPRESSED We declare adhesion TO
the Democratic party OF the United
States and pledge ourselves TO our
Democratic brethren of the several
states TO abide by and heartily support
the action of the Democratic natohhl
convention to he held at Chicago on
July T. We declare our purpose
Ia rubordInate our Individual
preferences for candidates 10 the mar
mony and success OF the Deinocrauo
marty, and we recommend 10 tine DEM
ocrats OF the state TO forego, In cases
where II can be done any expression as
to candidates, state or county, untlI
the national Democratic convention
has declared the principles of the party
nm all questions within its jurisdio-
ton"
Following is the minority report:
'"rhe undersigned members OF INC
committed dissent from the report OIL
the majority md recommend the ad3p-
tion OF the following substitute IN lieu
OF section 3 OF the majority report:
we repudiatc the call OF the state
executive committee Tor primary clea ",
finally settling the silver question ana
advise all Democrats to hold aloot
from said primaries and TO REFUSE 70
recognize them by voting therein, hoth
upon the ground that the state eNeGu-
tive committee exceeded Its authority
in calling said primary elections ana
for the further reason that the Issues
prescribed are SO fraudulently framed
that no honest Democrat can AFFORD
10 stultiry himself by voting therein
We recommend to Democrats VINO may
reside in counties In which the county
, executive committee decline TO respect
, ! the ustirnation In the matter OF pIl-
, mary elections as prescribed In tht
, call of Chairman Dudley to disregard
, the call for such primary election and to
, call primary and county conventions
! in such counties, as Is the tlme-honor.
ed party custom, and to appoint full
, delegation from said county. Also, We
submit section .. which was rejected
| by a majority Of the .cemmittee.
i GEO. CLARK,
D A. MUM,
I J. u. VINCENT"
Judge Eittrell spoke for the majority
, He said he proposed IN stay with th'
! regular state organization no matter
| what II ulu' re Woulu Thl ncI sue N'e'
I, or Mckinley president with Culberson
! Reagan or Wynne governor, than e
ace Cleveland president. with Popu
list in the executive mansion
! JuiWe A A. Kemble OF Wnxahachlt
Z said he did not propose to submit HI
e, principles to the Arhitrament of til
) people in the primaries.
Colonel D. A. Mum said all goo
= Democrats ought TO hold aloot from
the Dudley primaries.
= Jonathan Lane said he did not oh
! ject to being called bolter. He wa
: used to It, He wanted this conventlo
= to say that Democrats ought not /
=" march to the polls side by side with IN
le-to-lcrs. He favored the minorit
" report.
Il Judge Hardy spoke Ia behalf the ma
= jorlty report. He said that he woul
a remain In the Democratic orgnnlzatlo
~ until he was driven to the wall an
"a that he would not be driven out. II
W. had been chairman OF the sound none
~ Democratic committee and had give
~. the cause his best efforts, but II II
- decided 10 carry on the fight outsid
= the Democratic party he could no LONG
=, er preside in that capacity.
~, -, A. q, Moseley OF Denison offered
W substitute for section OF the ma
W iorltv report ms follows;
I'VE denounce the call Of the stat
y executive committee for urinary Gle,
" ! llUIlN On June y. lNfot lNi lHe purpose
finally settling tho silver question .
unwarrnnted. and We appeal to u
county and precinct organizations
repudlate this invasion OF their SOY
, ereignty and 10 call and hold primarit
"a and conventions according to time-hoI
ored precedents. We advise all goc
Democrats to forthwith call upon the
local executive committees and demnr
from them such observance OF the tin
honorcd usages or tho Democrat
A.. party and TO attend the meeting ,
such local committees at which Il
primaries are to be called and insi
upon such observance, and in case II
call made by such local commit,
shall fairly and honestly submit to Il
decision OF the Democrats Of the couI
ty the issues to b. determined by the
they shall abide the Issue no matt,
N what the result may be. but in en-,
ID such local committee should abide /
Of the instructions in the manner OF vo
le Ing for the silver coin rccomme ndn TIC
l. OF the Dudley committee then sha
"a all good Democrats forwith organi;
q. themselves into local committee to pr,
d. pare and publish n call for all Dem,
10 ocrats to hold primaries to meet on Il
v 9th day Of tunc. 1896. to send delegate
10 - the state convention"
4 Judge Clark said the minority won