Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-07
TWO WILL BE HELD.
ONE ON MAY AND THE OTHER on
JUNE U, 1890.
Action of the State Executive Com
mittee Indorscd-Judge O. q.
Cummings Chairman.

+ democratic state executive committee
/ at Austin and the call OF Chairman
/ Dudley.
A meeting OF the county executive
committee was hold pursuant to a call
| by Chairman II. IL. Maddox yesterday
! AFTERNOON at l.S0 p. m. at the court
house.
Chairman Maddox called the com
/ mittee to order and the roll call by
| secretary Henry h. Early showed only
1--WE members OF the committee TO be
absent. Chairman Maddox stated the
OBJECT OF the meeting to be for the pur-
pose OF arranging for county primaries
ana Impressed the Importance of tho
meeting. He urged the committee tc
take such action us would promote a
united Democracy, Colonel Maddox
then rendered his resignation as chair
man OF the committee.
H. V. Daniels resigned as commit
ice member from Crowley and $, z.
Golishty was appointed.
MIR. Yates OF Keller moved that the
resignation of Chairman Maddox be
accepted and Il vote Of thanks be ten
defcd him for his faithful services.
ed. "N'P'
ON motion of n. II. Orr ESQ. the
committee proceeded to the election OF
u chairman by ballot. Judge c. c,
Cummings and oscar Gillespie were
1
was appointed sergeant-at-arms and
L. j. Polk and X. Il. Duringer tcllers,
"A ballot resulted in the election Of
Judge Cummings by vote OF gIf to 10.
Judge Cummings then assumed the
ehalr, thanking the committee for the
nohor ana made some remarks insist
ing upon party unity in party ranks,
captain "A. NJ. Qualle resigned ma
member from Grapevine and c, n
stewart was appointed.
d. /. Wright resigned from PrairIa
chapel and s. w. Cook was appointed.
" IL Orr moved that the chair APP
point committee of five TO draft n
plan for holding the primaries. the
committee to report to the county COM
mittCc
communication was read by the
secretary asking that the primary be
neld saturday, April 25 and not later
tnan May 2 signed by sterling p
Clark and forty-one other condidota,
second communication was rend
ASKING that the executive comrnitten
lnhe such action az VIII insure A faIr
tleutloh ana prevent fraudulent meth
ods' sigred by Robert G. johnson md
tWenty-nlnc other candidates
Another communication from num-
per OF candidates asked for registra-
tion III ne city Of Fort Worth.
ar Yates moved that one pritnprv
ne htld and 1t should be on june 4
ne vote was taken by precints and
the motion defeated by IS TO s.
Mt Orr's motion to appoint n com
mIttee OF i've was then carried and the
ehar appointed Messrs. Clarence Stow
art or Grapevine; n. c. Pyles, Mans
Held; j. w. Walker, ALE; sam Cnntc,.
y; n Puekett and Il. II. Orr of Fort
worth The committee retired.
Nhlle the committee OF five was out
chairman Cummings announced that
ma Ia
some old fashioned ppmocratic
speeehes Colonel Il. NJ. Wynne was
Nociferously called for and resnonded
colonel Wynne strongly Endorsed Tho
action OF the state executive commit
zee ana opposed the Idea Of holding
two primary elections.
Oscar Gillespie, Esq, RESPONDED n
loud calls and in response said he was
IN tavor Of two primaries, he was not
~ favor or mixing county politics with
the financial Issue, and IL the commit.
tee was in favor OF two primaries IL
was not going back on Chairman Dud- ,
ley to say so.
Mr. e. q, ,senter, in response to calls,
strongly Endorsed Colonel Wynne's an. /
peal to support the action OF the state
executive committee.
j. w. Swayne, ESQ., was called md
made strong free silver speech
Judge Albright strongly favored uni /
tSu tlon IN the party.
Judge d, w. Humphreys was called
upon and congratulated the committee .
tiona
The committee OF five returned and
reported as follows;
To the Hon. Chairman md Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Tarrant
county, Texas: Gentlemtn-We, your
committee to whom was referred Tho
matter Of formulating n plan for hold
ing primary elections stor the nnnina-
uon OF county and state officers 10 be
erected al the ensuing election beg leava
20 report as follows We recommend
lirst' thnt Democratic primary cleo.
Ton snail be held on the second dny az
MAY, 1896 in all OF the voting precincts
m Uarrant county, Texas. for the pur-
pose or nominating candidates for all
,ounty and precinct offices and nlso
or the purpose OF nominating candI-
iates Tor district Judges OF the Forty
riots respectively,
Seeond-That there shall be n regis
ratioh or all voters In the city OF
,ort Worth who shall desire 10 mr.
ieipate IN said Democratic primary.
'uen registration shah be conducted nv
registrar and assistants. who shnb
70 appointed by n campaign co,nmIttea
y seven Democrats herelnn fter nrn-
iueu TOT, who shall also provide and
y ne expenses OF such registration,
Iilrd-The registration of ali voters {
~ conduct and duties OF the reg
49, "a r I'M ms assistants, the forms
\ AZ particulars conform 10 the re. I
uirements OF the statutes regulating I
ne registration OF voters in cities ana !
WINS I'm the addition that the regis- :
iar snaii Issue TO each voter two /
aas ,n one Tor The primary OF May i
Ntlu the DINER for fi.. :
une 8; said certificates to be- stnn,ne5 /, /,
s,ssipectveiy May O. 1895. and June a =
Fourth-said primary election shan :.
eid N manner and form as pre. !
~. .s,o ~, ~ Jaw Tor the holding OF gen u