Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-07

COuNt1eh III I've Etttt 10 tuDHlit tuc
question as to whether or not the DEM
ocracy favurs free and unlimited colin
age of silver Mt l6 to !. Independent OF
international agreement or the action
of other nations.
Committeeman Young suggested that
at the rate the committee was progress
sing IL would take nfty minutes to
adopt each section.
Judge Mccormick suggested that the
committee give the speakers permits
sion 70 incorporate their remarks In
The Journal CLaughter).
Judge Htll moved hat the Lauder
dale amendment be laid on the table.
Committeeman Hun: thought you
all were not going to run the gag rules
on us.
Committeeman Kingsbury; The
amendment was taken for Chairman
Dudley's call.
Committeeman Mosely said that the
wording was a trick TO prevent and
keep out of the primaries Democrats.
ON the Lauderdale amendment the
vote TO table carried by vote OF i6 to
10, Section was then adopted by n
vote of Is TO IL. Committeeman Linn
and Young voting yea. Klngsbury
claimed that the vote was IL to II, but
he was corrected and o laugh followed
Section was then read. and Commit
teeman Burney spoke against Its adop-
tion, but II was carried by vote OF rs
Committeeman Young submitted the
amendment following ms a test to be
placed on the ticket;
Il hereby agree TO support the nomi-
nee OF the Democratic party and abide
by the action OF the Democratic state
convention on state Issues and OF the
Democratic national convention on ma
tional Issues"
Judge Hin. who was the silver
champion and had tho resolutions In
charge, made the usual motion ito lay
the amendment on the table" and II
prevailed by the vote OF 10 to IT, Com
mittccmen Burney followed with the
following amendment:
Add at the end OF section the fol-
lowing: Provided that the Judges OF
primary elections shah submit TO each
party Offering 70 vote therein the fol-
lowing test; I agree TO vote for and
support The nominees OF the Democratic
party, state and national, and | agree
to acquleseo In ana abide by the decls-
ion OF the national Democratic conven-
tion on all questions of federal policy
and or the state convention on state
auaira.'
Committeeman Barefoot pald that
this test was made at this last primary
elections.
Committeeman Johnston then took
the floor and snid that he had been
met when he .unhed TO Austin with
the charge that he and those
who thought like him were
gold buss ana their aim and
desire was TO bolt nnd that II they en-
tcrtalnCd this idea the time to bolt was
now. He dnnird the charge. faying 1t
was not his intention to bolt. but II
seemed that iust the reverse WINS tho
case that the members on the other
side seemed 20 want TO bolt the Demo-
cratic convention this far In advance.
lie was ready and proposed TO stand
nv the action OF tho committee no mat
ter what Il did. but he would say
that II the committeeman reJerted this
amendment they were IN eject bolterH
and guilty OF the crime which had been
charged to their side, He stood up for
Democracy. he snid. He didn't travel
tho hack route, he informed the COM
mittec and he hoped that the commit-
tee would vote down the Burney
amendment.
Committeeman Garden replied to
Colonel Johnston, saying hia position
was Inconsistent. That he had stated
Tint " the amendment was rejected tho
silver men would be holtera, vet Colo
mel Johnston said that II the nmond-
ment wns rejected he would still stay
with the committee even though they
We're boilers The section, Mr. Garden
insisted, was good Democracy.
The amendment was rejected the
usual 10 voting against II and 10 cast
Ing their ballots In HIS favor. Commit
tecmnn Linn offered nm amendment
which he said would contain but few
words and the only one he would pre-
sent. The amendment was that section
? be ao altered 20 MS TO rend that the
participants In the primary elections
abide by the result OF the primary cleo
tion and support the nominees OF the
party. The amendment was passed by
WIN voce vote The section M
amended passed. 10 voting In its sayor
and IL ngainPt It,
Committeeman fSlngsbury said the
resolutions were all cut and drlNd and
thought II was all child's play to vote
on sections.
section 4 wns adopted, the vote being
10 to IL.
Section when rend brought forth I'm
amendment from Committeeman Young
to the effect that the form OF the
tickets should be for the free md. un-
limited and independent coinage OF Hil-
yer and against II.
The amendment Jared the fate OF
those preceding II md was consigned
10 the table by the common vote OF
10 to Is. The section was adopted by
the IS to 10 vote.
sAction 6 was adopted by viva voce
vote.
Committeeman Wear wanted nm amend
ment passed making the judicial con-
vontion separate from tho state COM
vention. The amendment was incor-
porated In the resolutions and Com
mitteemnn Wear was congratulated by
his friends for having carried an
arrendment and the gentleman from
nm said that he desired to express his
thanks.
Section eight carried unanimously.
followed by laughter
Section ten was ndopted by viva
voce vote. ms was the last section.
After each section had icen adopted
Committeeman Johnston introduced az n
substitute for the entire revolutions
the following: