Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-07
FORT WORTH, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Z, 1896

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upon the same terms and subject only
TO like limitations as to the right OF
coinage and legal tender qualities at
the established ratio OF 10 TO l." With
the names Of the persons put up by
the bimctalliRts to be voted for as del
esatcs. or Against blmetnlllsm, and
Tor single gold standard. That Is.
against the free coinage of silver into
standard money without discriminating
against 1t or charge for mintage, upon
the same terms and subject only to like
limitations MS TO the right of coinage
and legal tender qualities as IA given
at the ratio OF iG to L. with the names
OF the persons put up by the gold men
| TO be voted for as delegates, provided
that the Democracy OF any county
snail desire to Instruct for candidates
Tor any state or district office the name
or names Of such candidate may be
placed upon said ballots.
9. The returns OF said primary cleo
! tion for the respective county shall be
sealed up and delivered by the presid-
ing officer ut each box to the chair
mnn OF the Democratic executive com
inittce for such county, and ON the sat
urdny following after said primary cleo
lion the Democratic executive COM
mittce of ench county shah meet Mt
the county seat OF their respective coun-
ties and open the returns and declare
the result OF said election, and the
chairman or acting chairman shall
certify the result and deliver she same
TO the delegates elected. Provided, that
the failure OF the Democratic executive
committee or Its chairman thereof, or
any judge or other officer OF election
In any county or precinct to nerfornn
his oy their duty In the conduct and
return OF said election shall not effect
the validity thereof II the Democracy
3 ftI NrTR 4.
fair expression and the result can be
established.
4 There shall be held In the city OF
- on the 10th day of August 1896.
judicial convention to nominate orc
supreme Judge and Judges for the
courts of civil and criminal appeals,
but to be held separate from the state
convention.
s. There shall be held in the city OF
- on Tuesday. the 2sd day Of June.
1886. u Democratic state convention
for the purpose OF selecting delegates
to the national Democratic convention
which conVcncs In Chicago on July T.
1896, and for the election OF presidential
etre&ars, and there shall be held In the
city of - on Tuesday the 18TH DAY
OF August. 1896, a Democratic state con-
vention to nominate candidates for the
various state offices.
g. The basis Of representation In all
state conventions held In this state In
1895 shan be one vote for every 800 or
fraction thereof above t5O cast In the
county for G. A Culberson for governor
ut the last general election, provided
that each uuorganlzed county In the
stnte shall be entitled to at least one
vote.
10. IL shall be the duty OF the MEM
bers OF this committee to sec that these
resolutions are promulgated In their
paN cat
ried out.
IL. 1t is the sense OF this committee
that the result OF the primary clee-
ton herein provided for shall be regard
ed and accepted as u conclusive and
hnal expression of the state Democ-
racy OF Texas upon the financial issue
until revoked by the express edict OF q
state primary election or convention.
Judge Hin asked that the substitute
be adopted by sections and in place OF
the Wear resolutions.
Committeeman Burncy presented the
point of order that the substitute had
to be voted on as q whole nrst
Committeeman Young then read the
Wear resolut ons, ana when he had
completed them Mr.. wear withdrew
Hhem. The Young amendment was
also withdrawn.
The resolutions as presented by Judge
Hill were then presented for adoption.
Committeeman Walker asked that five
minutes to speak on each section be
granted Carried.
The first section was read and Mr.
Burney contended that the word obi
mctalllsm" was deceptive. His idea
was that there were bimetallists who
thought tho parity could not be main
tanned independent of International
agreement.
Committeeman Dunlap stated that he
desired the committee and the Demo
Gratis of Texas 10 understand his no.
sition He thourht maj the ntian,nt
tn mass an sr,rh ns nrimnrv oiIestinns
yoa eyceading tho oithnrI,yY ~ me
committee
Comn,it,aa,,,, War ,oia thu, no
dcsi,od "a ,nitsro,o tba stata,,ant ,hat