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DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO
THE CONVENTION
The Republicans of Tarrant
Counly at Work
HON C C DRAKE INDORSED
As a Candidate for Congress from This
District
The Allan Land Law Scored Want the
Railway Commiiiloa Law Modified
Harrison the Choice for Pres-
ident The Proceedlngs
From Sundays Dally
Tho Republicans of Tarrant county pur-
suant to call of chairman of the state cen-
tral committee assembled at the courthouse
jesterday afternoon for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the state and con-
gressional convention to be held at Austin
March S
Tho courtroom was thronged with mem-
bers of the good old party the assemblage
was notable for the predomination of the
Jculled brethren who never lost sight of
an opportunity to bob up and give their ex-
pressions upon subjects under discussion
they were statesmen and parliamentarians
from awayback and what they didnt
know apout the usages of rules governing
jwlltical conventions was not worth look
in after
When quietude Anally reigned the dis-
tensions arising over the animated discus-
sion as to the better plan of proceeding
with the business of the convention J O
Martin chairman of the county central
committee with continued rapping of the
gavel brought the convention to order
tnucn to tho gratification of all
Mr Martin briefly stated that the party
of Tarrant county had assembled for busi-
ness and that business should be the re-
sult that there was no excuse for wran-
gling as was anticipated that such would
bo tho case He counselled the participants
to work harmoniously and to avoid
ail technical points he hoped that
each delegate on leaving the room would go
away feeling that the deliberations were
for tho best interests of the pirty that tho
Republicans should present a solid front
An exciting discussion followed as to
whether tho present chairman should pre-
side or an aDpointment be made It was a
fight between administration and antiad
ministration adherents and from the outset
it was conclusive that the administration
wing of the convention would wield the
power
The names of J C Martin and Judge N
B Moore were mentioned for the temporary
chairmanship of the convention and on
balloting by precincts the vote resulted in
the selection of Judge Moore by a vote of
50 to 31 This victory for the administra-
tion was a tip for a general outburst of ap-
plause and continued cheers Some one at
this point said something about Cuncy
when Capt Shields Shipped in You may
fceaCuney man but Im not its about
j our size and things began to liven up
pneo more but was suppressed finally by
the timely remarks of some of the wiser
ones who had before taken partin the ac-
tions cf such a gathering
Judgo Moore stepped to the platform and
In a dignified manner was Introduced to
the audience by tho retiring chairman J C
Martin On assuming the chair Judge
liojre dolivered himself of a few remarks
that did not fail to touch the right spot Ho
said it didnt matter bow severely the wind
blew nor how high the waves rolled that
If you turned loose a barrel of coal oil tho
ship was all right and would ride into port
safe unharmed that this was now tho
condition of the convention and he sin-
cerely hoped there would Ira no further
wrangling or unharmonlous proceedings
and at once began to show that ho was
there for business and would permit no
further unnecessary disturbances
Z C Brooks was unanimously made tem-
porary secretary
On motion of Mr Woodward the follow-
ing were appointed a committee on creden-
tials and permanent organization J W
V ray chairman George S Burchill Capt
II P Shields W H Ingalls S W Wood-
ward The committee then retired to frame
a report
During the committees absence Judge
Moore was called on for an impromptu
speech upon the political issues of tho day
Bud to speak moro espocially on tho cam-
paign in Texas Tho judgo touched up the
proposed freo silver bill and said that it
would never become a lttw that he did not
anticipate its passage through the senate
but if it did reach that point President
Harrison the noblest of them all would
put his foot down flatfooted upon tho
measure said that the Democrats were di-
vided upon that question and that it was
favored only by the producers of silver and
demagogues that if itevefdid become a
law that ins friend Jimmio Swayno
who was sitting near by and
himself would eat more sow-
belly aud hard tack than was ever heard of
lu the history of the country The judge
woke of the advantages of the McKiuley
bi the tin plate the tariff and other Re-
publican measures were lauded unstintedly
lie said the signs of the times were that
t ere would be a division among the Demo-
crats that in fact such was already the
case and that the Republicans would stand
a fair show of sweeping everything before
them in the country llko a Kansas cyclone
that if Texas could bo presided over by a
Republican governor immigration would
pour Into the state the liko of which was
never heard of in the Annals of history but
such would not bo tho case if the present
Incumbent remained at the head of state
affairs Tho judge paid Mr Mills a compli-
ment said ho was a statesman of mora
than ordinary intellect and force of char
Ever but that he was a Democat and on
general principle ought not to po back to
congress or something to that effect
and closed his remarks saying that ho
hoped to soa every Republican
cast his ballot straight for every Repub-
lican ticket that will bo put in the field
At this juncture the committee on cre
lentials and organization filed into tho
room and mado its report which was re-
ceived and adopted after some contention
Capt Shields was recommended for per-
manent chiiiniahtind Z C Brooks for per-
manent secretary fqr the ensuing two years
At this point an admirer of the temporary
chairman Judga Moore moved to amend
thai portion of tho committees report per-
taining to a permsnenttjhjirman t > y sub-
stituting the name of Judgo Moore This
motion create d llttlo less ih ah genuine
pandemonium and lor a time the conven-
tion was in an uproar of confusion
i Delegate Wilbur colored in favor of
vapt Shields and opposition to Judge
Moore for permanent chairman jumped
from his seat and in spite of tho chairs
call for order unbosomed himself about as
follows Eylogistically felicitating tho
gentleman and eulogizing the circum-
stances of tho committee it would doubt-
less be allow me regardless of circum-
stances and conditions and in the darkest
hour of tho density of tho Republican
party of Texas but before the colored
gentleman could conclude or make himself
explicitly understood the chair ordered the
fiofegato to his seat A vote was then
taken on the amendment referred to and
Judge Moore and Z C Brooks were de-
clared tho permanent chairman and secre-
tary of the Republicans of Tarrant county
for two yesrs
The chair then appointed Messrs Bur
bridge Davis Riley Thomllson and Hines
a committee whose duty it would be to
iatnetae delegates to the state andcon
gressional convention at which time dele-
gates to the Republican national convention
Voald ba selected The committee re-
ported the following delegates
Delegates T B Burbridge N B
Moore J N Darter George Burchill W
E Davis W H Ingalls E Hines E M
Riley F W Wilburu J D Johnson
Alternates H P Shields Nelson King
J W Wray J H Smith J w Taylor
Edward Loving D J Patterson G A
Thomilson Henry Schwartz L C Brooks
There followed a general discussion of
the poltical situation in Texas in which
there were many participants and resolu
lions of various hues were introduced read
andadepted The first being that dele-
gates be instructed to vote for no man at
Austin who is not an avowed supporter of
Benjamin Harrison for reelection By
the passage of the resolution cheer after
cheer permeated the halL
The following resolution by E M Riley
was adopted
That the delegates co the state convention
are hereby instructed to vote for the Hon
Thomas B Burbridge as a delegate at large
to the national convention as long as his
name shall be before the state convention
T B Burbridge got the following resolu-
tion through
Whereas the enactment by the Texa3
legislature of a law known as the alien land
law has worked great injtry to the state
andWhereas
Whereas the arbitrary ruling of the state
railroad commission is working great harm
to this developing industry therefore be it
Resolved by the Republicans of Fort
Worth and Tarrant county in convention
that we demand of the governor and hH
legislature soon to assemble the repeal of
the alien land law and the modification of
the railway commission act believing that
such action would revive tho commercial
interests of the state
E M Riley introduced tho following
resolution
That this convention hereby indorse the
nomination or our esteemed fellow towns-
man the Hon C C Drake forcongress
After indorsing tho above resolve
Chairman Moore said that as all members
of the convention were now in cheerful
spirits and that the business was dnished
he thought it best to adjourn which was
done amid loud cheers
THE SILVER BELLS
Are Ringing How Sweet I Do
Declare
CARRY THE NEWS TO GROVER
The TransMIsslsslppl Conjreu Adopt by
a Pronounced Majority the Preo Coin-
age Resolution Texas Votes
Unanimously for It
Commercial Congress
New Orleans La Feb 26 In the
transMississippi commercial congress
xesolutlons were adopted as follows
Requesting congress to refer the ques-
tion of improving Southwest pass at tho
mouth of the Mississippi river to the river
commission with a view of facilitating
the rapidly increasing commerce of the
Mississippi valley
Favoring the construction of the Nicar-
agua canal as distinctly an American work
Approving and indorsing the acts of con-
gress giving a bounty on sugar and admit-
ting machinery for manufacturers of sugar
free and requesting congress to make lib-
eral appropriations for teaching beet sugar
chemistry
That all unearned railroad lands be re-
stored to the public domain
The silver question which was the spe-
cial order yesterday then came ud and the
free bimetalic coinage resolution was road
by the secretary Patterson of Colorado then
spoko on the subject At the conclusion of
Pattersons speech B R Forman delivered
an address on the subject of tho inter-
state commerce law
At tho afternoon session tho discussion of
the silver question was resumed
Harvey of Utah favored free silver
ExGovernor Morton of Missouri opposed
free silver and said the government might
as well take up the surplus products of all
states as well as to absorb the sur-
plus silver of the West The discussion
was spirited all the way through and there
was considerable excitement while the vote
was being taken upon tho resolution to urge
tho passage of the free silver bill Colo-
rado Idaho Montana Nevada Wyoming
Arizona New Mexico and Utah
voted for the resolution and Missouri and
Texas cast a majority of their Totes the
same way and Arkansas and Iowa voted
solidly against and Kansas Louisiana and
Nebraska cast a majority in opposition
Tho vote stood 143 for and S9 against
HENRIETTA STRICTLY IN IT
The Clay County Smrltlne Company Or-
ganized Capital S1OOO0O
Correspondence of the Gazette
Henrietta Clat Coustt Tnx Feb
25 The Clay county Smelting company has
been organized with 100000 which amount
will be spent within ninety days The com-
pany is composed of capitalists from Penn-
sylvania associated with local capital A
sixtyton copper smelter will be In opera-
tion within ninety days Two stamp mills
and a copper plate mill will also be built
Ihe enterprise will give employment to
over 3J0 men Spurs from the Missouri
Kansas and Texas and the Fort Worth and
Denver roads will be built at once and
boarding houses are to be built right away
for the workmen This is no sensational
business it is a real genuine business en-
terprise Some of the stockholders are on
tho ground looking after things Henri
ettas lino has one big fish already
Anxious About Texas
Special to the Gazette
WAsniKGTOS Feb 24 Your correspond-
ent has Just returned from vlsttingChieago
having gono there with half a hundred of
the most prominent newspaper men of
Washington on the invitation of citizens of
that city to see the progress of the Worlds
fair About tho same number of congress-
men also made the trip To say that the
visitors were surprised at the magnitude of
the enterprise but faintly expresses the
true status I talked with leading officials
of the fair and they expressed the greatest
concern about Texas share in the exposi-
tion The space reserved for the state is
admirably lccited being jax the chief en-
trance of Jackson park No Texas man
could go there and see what Is doing with-
out being tired with an enthusiastic desire
to have the state represented in a way
worthy its imperial domain and its unpar-
alleled resources If this s not done tho
golden opportunity of the century is lost
for never again can such an advertisement
be placed Before the whole civilized world
Quick action is necessary or elso the site
reserved for Texas may be forfeited to
somo other more ambitious commonwealth
Cleveland acherninsr
Chicago III Feb 24 In the face of
general denials a special dispatch from
Detroit says Frank Hurd of Ohio an
avowed Cleveland man slipped quietly into
Ann Arbor Monday and tocethcr with Gov-
ernor Campbell and two or three Michigan
Democrats had a long conference with
Cleveland in his private car The exrresi
dent was assured the West was largely iu
his favor and with proper management ho
might snap his fingers at Hill and New York
and secure the nomination Palmer was
sincere in his allegiance and would squelch
any opposition in Illinois while Ohio was
here in Governor Campbellhimself to vouch
for its loyalty Then should any unseen
contingency arise to overwhelm the ex
president he could turn bis strength oyer
to Campbell and defeat Hill at his own
game This at least is tho plan outlined by
gentlemen in the confidence of the mana-
gers here
T WORTH GAZETTE
FORT WORTH TEXAS THURSDAY HARCH 3 1892WEEKLY EDITION
cr iiaS
JO ALL MEN
Those Who Love Their Coun-
try arfd Its Freedom
A CALL TO VOTE IS ISSUED
By the Representatives of the Peoples Party
and Industrial Convention
A National Convention to bs Held at
Omaha on Only 4 The World After
the New York Bolter and
Their Convention
The Peoples Party
Si Louis Mo Feb 25 Tho following
call issued today explains itself and shows
that Omaha Neb and July 4 next have
icen selected as place and time of the
assembly of the national nominating con-
vention of the new born party
To the People of the United States
Tho national committee of the Peoples
party of the United States acting in con-
junction with tho following C H
Van Wick of Newbraska C B Macune of
Texas M J Branch of Georgia
J H Powers of Nebraska R M Humph
rey of Texas L D Laurent of Louisiana
Marion Cannon of California T P Ma-
guire of New York J H Willetts of Kan-
sas L L Polk of North Carolina Pierce
Hackctt of Missouri M M Burnett of
Illinois John Sitz of Ohio Mary Etease of
Kansas Anna L Diggs of the District of
Columbia Anna Dobbs of Texas A P
Packsen of Florida and Ben TerrlU of
Texas representatives of a certain meeting
of members of tho various labor organiza-
tions of this country held in the city of St
Louis Mo the 2lth day of February 1892
respectfully submit to tho people of tho
United States the preamble and platform
adoDted at tho conference of said labor or-
ganizations of our nation held on the 22d
23d and 24th days of February 1892 in the
city of St Louis We urge all citizens
who support theso demands to meet on
the last Saturday in March next
in their respective towns and Tillages and
hold public meetings and ratify these de-
mands and take steps to organize prepara-
tory to electing delegates to a national con-
vention and we call upon all duly qualified
voters of the United States In favor of
these principles and nominating can-
didates for president and vicepresi
dent on the above platform to send
delegates to a convention of the Peoples
party to be held at Omaha Neb July 4
1S92 at 10 oclock In the forenoon The ex-
ecutive committee of tho Peoples party of
each state is charged with the duty of pro-
mulgating this call and fixing the time
place and method by which said delegates
shall bo chosen The basis of representa-
tion shall be four delegates from each
congressional district and eight delegates
from each state at large making a total
number 1776 We call upon all citizens of
tho United States to help us make our prin-
ciples triumphant We believe if voters
neglect their duty this year it may be im-
possible in any future canvass to protect
the rights of the people and save tho free
institutions of our country Voters must
protect themselves they can expect no one
else to defend them In the name of the
rights of the people tho homes of our land
tm wellfare of all future generations wo
call upon all honest men to come to our sup-
port in this great contest
H E Tacbexeck Chaiman
Robert SchillixoJ Secretary
National Committee Peoples Party
For the committee appointed by the mass
convention Ben Terrell Toxas H L
Loucks South Dakota
Wash 11 Connor on Hill
Jacksonville Fla Feb 2o Washing-
ton E5Connor of New YorkJwas a guest
at the Windsor hotel yesterday onhis way
to New Smyrna where be has a large
orauge grove In conversation with a re
porter at the Seminole club last evening he
said David B Hill I regard as at once the
most popular and the mo3t powerful man In
politics today The Democracy of Now
York state and city fairly worships him
and with the party at large he commands
instant admiratun esteem and a hearty
support which is widening in its influence
every day
At club dinners and receptions at
business meetings and at promiscuous
gatherings of evo y sort the mere mention
of Hills name is the signal for tho wildest
applause and cheirs
I am in a position to know and I can
say safely that no man in recent years has
had tho popular following which Hill has
today It is something really remark-
able
Bosque Republicans
By order of the chairman of the state
Republican executivo committee and in ac-
cordance with a call by the chairman of tho
Sixth congressional district of Texas I
hereby call a meeting of the Republican
voters of Bosque county at Iredell post
office Tex at 12 oclock Thursday March
31S92 for tho purpose of selecting four
delegates and four alternates to the state
and congressional conventions to convene
in the city of Austin at 12 oclock on Tues-
day March S 1SU2 and to transact any
other business as may be deemed proper
and necessary Robt E Cosine
Chairman Republican County Committee of
Bosque County
Allison In the Field
Dubuque Iowa Feb 25 The Iowa dele-
gation will go to Minneapolis instructed for
Allison
This is inferedfromthe admitted fact that
the Iowa senator can havo the delegation
for the askin and from the further fact
that the mission of exGovemor Gear of
Burlington to Dubuque this week as it has
leaked ont was made by him the occasion
for interviewing Allisons intimate friends
here When Gear leffDubuque It was with the
understanding that the Allison boom would
bo formally launched at the state conven-
tion March 17 Gear said he determined
upon this the minute he road Blaines with-
drawal He managed Allisons canvass at
Chlcage four years ago
The basis of Allisons candidacy is that
he is the only Republican who can be
trusted to carry Iowa especially against
Boies
I
Louisiana Politics
Special to the Gazette
SncEVEPOUT La Feb 25 The political
cauldron in North Louisiana has com-
menced to boil Tonight there was a
goodly outpouring of the antis and a
largo and enthusiastic Foster club was
formed Specche were made by local or-
ators and It was resolved to enter actively
upon the campaign
On next Saturday nearly all the McEnery
state ticket will arrivo here where they
will address a meeting of their supporters
erstwhile pros Justice McEnery for
tho nonce will forsake his duties as a
member of the supreme court and enter into
the fight
On Saturday also the Leonard wing of
the Republican party will hold a mass
meeting and open their campaign Their
speakers hayo not yet been announced but
will be big guns
The Warmoth wing of tho Republican
party will hold a Republican meeting
shortly and also open their campaign C3
The Peoples party has notyet announced
a date for its opening but it will likely
commence in a few days Tho voting
strength of the Peoples party In Caddo
parish is about ten of these five are of ono
family
While the Democratic factions have ap-
parently harmonized una are now before
the people for thera to decide their prefer
in
ence by popular majority tho fight between
them from now until March 82 whoa the
primaries will be held promises to ba more
bitter if possible than It was when tho
lottery was tha issue It is now a fight for
offices and the defeated leaders will havo
to eat the rankest kind of crow The Mc
Eneryites call the Fosterites bolters and
Foster himself a ballot box stuffer while
the Fosterites retaliate by calling the Mc
Eneryites lotteryites and sly that Mc
Enery is running on a platform to increase
taxes and prove it by bis letter of accept-
ance The Fosterites also quote with tell-
ing effect two sentences regarding tho
Louisiana lottery The first is from Mc
Enery a financial proposition and tho
second is from tho supreme court of tho
United States a national nuisance
This Is pretty rough on McEnery consider-
ing the fact that he is a Justjce of tho
supreme court of Louisiana
It is a Mtatake
New Yoke Feb 25 Referring edito-
rially to to tho antiHill movement in this
state the World says this morning The
call for a second Democratic convention is
a mistake It ought to be rescinded
MOVE ON MOVE ON
You Are Hungry You Are Out
of Work You Despair
BUT GREAT IS THE EMPIRE
So What Matters it Move On With Drawn
Sabers the Germans Routed
By the Conservators of the Peace The Man
on Horseback Comes from the Castlo
i Gate and AH Shout Lonff
live the Kxlser
A Revolution
Berlht Feb 20 Tne authorities have
taken great alarm from the occurrences of
yesterday and all have boen on the qui
vive expecting far more serious disturb-
ances to follow tho discovery of their own
strength by the workingmen There Is no
denying the fact tho revolution is serious
and that it is so felt to be by tha
government The police are as yet
intrusted with the work of preserving or-
der as far as possible and though the troops
were last night confined in the barracks
they have not yet been called upon to
face the rioters In Welssen
berg Strasse during the night small
bodies of workingmen took possession of
that thoroughfare Finally a body of 200
men took possession of Landsburg Strasse
and forming an irregular procession
marched to Gruenenweg shouting yell-
ing and smashing windows of stores and
dwellings along the route Atthe same timo
a mob numbering 2000 men marched from
the Frankfurter quarter to and along
Schilling strasse They too acted m a
most disorderly manner Similar scenes
were enacted in the Koenlgithor dis-
trict The police were utterly un
ablo to copo with so many
disturbances in so many different
localities and for some timer tho rioters had
things all their own way When the police
did meet the mob they had little diffi-
culty iu dispersing it At Fricdrich
shaln a suburb a beer shop was
demolished by the rioters Inflamed
by tho excess of yesterday
and last night a notions crowd began to re-
new thejdisturbances this morning Thcro
was a stronj force of police oreseut how-
ever this morning They kept the crowds
of idle men continually moving At
noon tho crowds were augmented to
such an ext6nt the palfcc cbargedtHem
but met with determined resistance
and repeated the charges before the
crowds dispersed The mob gathered in
Kaiser Wilhelms strasse was specially de-
termined to hold the ground Finally they
began slowly to give way to
the onslaught contesting every
inch of ground After a sharp scuffle
the mob broke and ran in every direction
During the course of the morning dis-
satisfied and disorderly workingmen assem-
bled at several other points in the city
notably in the vicipity of Brandenburg
gate but when ordered to disperse by the
police did so muttering threats but
offering no resistance Another large crowd
collected in operahouse square The polico
charged with drawn swords and dispersed
them with little resistance Seven of tho
ringleaders were seized and hustled to jaiL
It is very evident the soldiery will bo
used against the riotous element only as a
last resort to establish order
At 1 oclock this afternoon a relief detach-
ment of soldiers headed by a band march-
ing towards tho castlo to take tho
place of tho guards on duty
there was accompanied by a largo
mob of roughs A body of police had been
drawn across the street near tho Imperial
residence to prevent anyono but the guards
from entering the castle square The
roughs tried to break through tho line and
a violent encounter ensued The police with-
drawn sabres struck right and left In dieting
severe wounds Finally a detachment of
mounted police roao down on the mob
which broko and scattered in every di-
rection
There was great excitement in the vicin-
ity of the castlo this afternoon when his
majesty attended by one aide and pre-
ceded by two mounted policemen emerged
on horseback from the castlo courtyard and
rode slowly through the streets notwith-
standing they were t dred by ex-
cited masses of people He was loudly and
enthusiastically cheered by the masses
through which he proceeded Some of his
legislative measures may be bitterly op-
posed by the people but tho action of the
people as a whole this afternoon shows
personally he is a great favorite His ap-
pearance in the streets during a time like
the present is apt to have a good effect in
the direction of cooling the anger of tho
excited workmen
Conflicts Continue
The conflicts between the police and a
mob of 1000 roushs continued in Rossen
thaler Stnmse until 10 oclock tonight The
polico aattacked the rioters with their
sabers The mob was at length routed
and dispersed into a side street
Tomorrow is regular pay day for work-
men here and t ere is grave danger that
the men are being supplied with money and
many of them will indulgo in drink and
that being inflamed by liquor they will
grow uncontrollable and thus greatly in-
tensify the disorder
A strong forco of police is guarding the
palace and patrollng tho streets tonight
and every precaution is being taken to cope
with u further outbreak of tho rioters
At 315 Prince Henry of Prussia
brother of the emperor left the castle
and drovo in an open carriage through to
Unter den Linden He was loudly cheered
by the dense crowds that moved up and
down the street As the day wore
on the riotous element began to disperse
and make way to their homes At 730 p
m the streets were gradually taking on
their normal appearance
Newspapers warn the people against
overestimating the importance of the dis-
turbance which they say is due to the
roughs who are always ready to commit
outrages The damage done yesterday
amounts to thousands of marks The am-
bulances were kept busy all the atfernoon
andevenlng carrying the wounded to tho
hospital
The hair dressing of ladies was an ex-
pensive affair In the sixteenth century
Queen Elizabeth at one time was possessed
of no fewer than eighty attires of false
hair
i iS5S 5i AJ
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GREAT IS BEN
The Grand Pandjorum of A
Pap Dispensers
CUNEY ET AL ADMIRE HIM
And Order It to Be Writ that He is Foremost
cf Americans
George Clark Arrives at TTeatherford and
Great Crowds Are on Their Way to
Hear Him Fayette County
Democrats United
Galveston County Republicans
Special to the Gazette
Galvestox Tex Feb 2a The Repub-
lican county convention was held tonleht
and elected tho following delegation torep
resent this county in the Republican state
convention which assembles at Austin on
March 8 for the purpose of electing delegates
to the national convention which meets
in Minneapolis on June 7 R B
Hawley William H Sinclair H B Whit
tlesey J Scott David Freeman Frank
Hahn L Johnson N W Cuney Jr W
Washington J H Wilson Sr Edward
Davis Dr J D Davis William Love
George Patrick J E Carring
tou A B Trowell Ed Mc
Day James B Dolan A Barber
WillUm Wales William H Griffin A
Gaston Sam McCoy F Z Miller Charles
Petree D W Wilson P Matthews J I
Gilmore J T Dlckerson Martin Tiogle A
J Musgrove T V Anderson
The following resolutions were adopted
Ba It resolved by tho Republicans of
Galveston county in convention assembled
1 We realfirm our devotion to the prin-
ciples of the national Republican party
2 We commend to our country the xvise
administration of national affairs by Benja-
min Harrison and his able coadjutors
In tho cabinet and we here and now
present him to Americans as a model
American as worthy of tho station
he occupies and as fully attaining
the high standard which marks the
character of the long lino of Renublicans
who have preceded him in the presidential
chair
3 We commend to the Republicans of
Texas tho Hon N W Cuney whoso ad-
ministration of tho high office conferred
upon him has won him the approbation of
the administration and the unstinted
praise of tho mercantile community whom
he has been chosen to serve We
bespeak for him a continuance of their
faith iu his honesty his capacity and his
unswerving fidelity to our party and pre-
sent his name for delegatoatlarge from
this state to the national convention at
Minneapolis
4 Wo condemn the existing state ad-
ministration which fixed on our statute
books tho unjust and oppressive laws no-
tably the alien land law and tho famous
separate coach law and we invito the earn-
est cooperation of all citizens in an effort
to repudiate the same as an unwarranted
interference with tho liberty of the in-
dividual
To Hear Clart
Special to the Gazette
WEATnEurono Tex Fob 20 The only
talk in town today is concerning Georgo
Clarks opening speech here tomorrow
and it is given out that thousands of people
will be here from the surrounding country
and from Dallas Fort Worth Waco and
other cities
Mr Clarks friends were greatly dis-
appointed today when he did not arrive on
the 1030 passenger this morning They
really expected him on last evenings 6
oclock train and the programmo was to
spirit him away to the home of a particular
friend where he would have a good day and
nights rest But the judge came not and
the carriage went back empty and The
Gazette correspondent who was on to
the scheme missed getting in a scoop Tho
question today is how will the large num-
ber of people expected be accommodated
and how will they bo seated so as to hear
tha speech unless Mr Clark speaks out-
doors
Mr Clark arrived at 6 this evening and is
the guest of a friend inaccessible to any-
one
A Truce Agreed Upon
Special to the Gazette
LaGbakqe Fatette Comrrr Tex Feb
26 The Hogg and Cook faction of the
Democratic party in this county have com-
promised their differences and have shaken
hands across the bloody chasm
There are no incriminations or
recriminations It is agreed that
bygones shall bo bygones Following is a
literal copy of the agreement as signed by
the chairman of each faction in order to
adjust and settle the differences in
tho two wings of tho Demo-
crats of Fayetto county It is
agreed by and between W H Lcdbetter
representing one wing and John Lane
representing the other wing of the Demo-
crats of Fayette county that they join in a
call of Democrats to meet in convention in
each county and a primary to meet at
thesameplaceandon tho same day The
time is agreed upon in the future and that
the Democrats send up delegates to the
county convention from the joint primary
conventions to transact tho busi-
ness in said county convention
for the whole Democrats of
both counties without reference to the past
differences so that they can present a solid
front to their enemies In the luture They
are signed N J Lanier chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of Fayette
county and W H Ledbetter chairman of
the Democratic executivo committee
Both parties are glad that the breach is
healed and that the old ship of Zioc will
start to ride tho waves
Stuck on Harrison
Special to the Gazette
Bbowxsviixe Casiekos Cocjctt Trr
Feb 28 The Republican county conven-
tion this evening was numerously attended
President Harrisons friends had every-
thing their own way and laudatory reso-
lutions were adopted in favor of his
renomination The following delegates
were chosen Hon R B Renfro George
Moore L K Wren and C F Lilghroan
and were instructed to vote for R B Ren
fro of Cameron as a delegate at large to the
national convention
Instructed forSIcKInley
Special to the Gazette
Terrell KAUFiiAS Cousrr Tex Feb
26 The Republican convention yesterday
afternoon was a rattling lively affair for
awhile Tho chairman was allowed to
vaeato and the convention instructed for
Maj McKinley for president Ma ny of tha
leading colored Republicans stillstick to
Blaine among them Jim Gibbs who has
been a prominent figure in Republican poli-
tics in this county for many years
Severely Condemned
Special to the Gazette
Dallas Tex Feb 26 The idea of
characterizing Republicans in their split
up condition as tho administration and anti
administration wings is quite se-
verely condemned by some good Republic-
ans who say that the Republicans cant
afford to war against the administration
and they would not be very good Repub-
licans If they did They say the adminis-
tration will be heartily indorsed at the
convention tomorrow thatnowthatBlaine
is out of the race there is no occasion for
division in tho Republican ranks The
cause of contest will ce on account of the
calls of Gillespie and Brownlee both
claiming to ba chairman of the conjres
VOL XLT NO 13
sional committeo one by election and oo
by appointment Lively times are antici-
pated
i i
LanhamKota Candidate
Special to the Gazette
Wasukcgtox Fob 24 Congressman
Lanham will not be a candidate for reeleo
tion He is tired of politics and wants to
get back into law practice which is lcs3
harrassing and more profitable It is be-
lieved here that his successor from tha
Western district is most likely to ba Rep-
resentative Browning of tho Panhandle
Tho letter announcing Mr Lanhams de-
cision is addressed to tho chairman of hla
congressional district ltsavs
WA3BUN TOX D C Feb 221S92
Gen F 17 James Chiirman Democratic Exe-
cutive Committee Eleventh Congressional
District of Texas Baird Tex
Mt Dear Sir Inasmuvh as I do not ex-
pect to be a candidate for congress at the
next election I desire through you to re-
turn my grateful acknowlediments to my
constituency for the support I have had thd
honor to receive at their hands for five
consecutive terms in the United States
hOuso of representatives I can only say in
return for the consideration shown me that
I have faithfully tried to discharge tha
duties which nave devolved upon mo and
shall continue with unabated earnestness
to meet the obligations of tha office until
the expiration of the present term to tha
full extent of my humblo ability With tha
close of the Fiftysecond congress I will
have devoted a decade of my life to tha
public service in the councils of Federal
legislation I am not vain enough to im
aclne that a longer continuance in that ser-
vice will bo Indispensable to my people nor
do I entertain any apprehension that I
would fail to receive any merited credit in-
case of further candidacy Yielding to per-
sonal considerations and voluntary inclina-
tion I have concluded to announce that I
shall not aspire to membership in the Fifty
third congress I havo tho honor to be
very respectfully your friend and obedient
servant S W T Laxhajt
DIRT WILL FLY
ln Sixty Days in Excaving for
the Foundation of
FORI WORTHS BUILDING
Plans Will be Submitted by the Architect on
Monday or Tuesday
Congressman Abbott and uen Clark Do
the TVorl Hill Grateful to His
Friends In TexasiWnrm De-
bates In Senate and House
Tort Worths Uulldlng
Special to the Gazette
WAsnixoTos Feb 25 Gen Clark ao
companied by Congressman Abbott went
to the office of tha supervising architect of
the treasury this morning and by their
forcible presentation of the needs of
Fort Worth In tha matter of a new
postoffice got a promise of early
action from the officials Mr Edbrook tho
supervising architect was out of town but
his representative promised to havo the
sketch plans of the building ready for the
approval of the secretary ot the treasury and
postmastergeneral by Monday or Tuesday
next The promise was also given that the
contract for tha foundation work should
bo let speedily and General Clark says he
thinks that the ground will be broken in-
side of sixty days
Very Significant
Tho Now York JWorlds change of atti-
tude from opposition to Senator Hill to in
dorsement of him is regarded here as of
very great significance as is Congress-
man Springers formal interview in which
ho comes out for the New Yorker
with such adroitness Tha two things dem-
onstrated with great force Hills growing
strength and the utter extinction of Grover
Cleveland
Hill It Oraterul
Hon Barnott Glbbs is here and had a-
long and pleasant interview with Senator
Hill this evoning Tha latter said ho was
proud of tho fact that he had friends
In Texas as well as the rest of tho South
and was grateful for the many encouraging
messages received from that section
AntlSllver Slen Discouraged
Tho Indiana delegation in congress hold
a meeting today and the result was dis-
couraging to tho antisilver men Op-
ponents of freo sliver have been looking to
Bynum of this delegation with considerable
hopothat a strong Democratic faction would
rally to his support on any proposition
to postpone the vote on the free coinage bill
till the next session It is stated after the
silver bill had been debated a week or moro
Bynum would move a postponement of
further discussion These reports how-
ever cannot be verified for Bynum said to-
day ho would go with the state conference
At the conference this afternoon it was
ascertained that tho majority of Indiana
Democrats in congress are free coinage
men They did not attempt to bind anyone
but nevertheless all present agreed to act
as a unit on the question and vote against
postponement of the freo colnaza bill and
in favor of it3 passage
Henriettas Postmaster
Tho president sent today to the senate
the nomination of Joseph A Worsham to be
postmaster at Henrietta Tex
Reached Fever Heat
The house of representatives was in tha
throes of political dissension for fivo hours
today andpartisan feeling reached fever
heat when Representative Jason Brown ol
Indiana denounced Senator Quay Post
mastervGeneral Wanamaker and W W
Dudley for their efforts in car-
rying thd election in 1SSS for the present
occupant of tho White House The Craig
Stewart election case was the subject undez
discussion and although tho contestant and
conte3tee are residents of the Twenty
fourth Pennsylvania district the discussion
assumed a wide scope and afforded partisan
of both political faiths an opportunity t <
denounce their political antagonists to theii
hearts content The majority of the com-
mittee found in favor of Contestant Craig
and the minority hold the sitting member
Stewart Republican is entitled to retail
his seat Brown of Indiana led tha debau
in behalf of Contestant Craig and wat
patticularly severe In his indictments ol
leailingRepublican politicians After dis-
cussion by Poynter of Kentucky Power <
of Vermont and Cobb of Alabama in favoi
of the contestant and W A Stone of Penn-
sylvania and Waugh of Indiana In favor a
contestee the house without action ad-
journed
Ealn Experiments
Secretary Rusk today communicated tr
the senate a report of the special agent
the department of agriculture on the ex-
periments in production of rainfall
Gen R E Dyrenforth who was it
charge of the experiments summing up th <
results saysi The few experiments whicl
have been made do not furnish sufficient
data from which to form definite conclu-
sions or evidence upon which to uphold oi
condemn the theories of artificial produc-
tion of increase of rainfall by concussion
The organized militia of the United States
consists of 101321 enlisted men commanded
by SS79 commissioned officers besides 1243
staff officers making a total aggregate of
111918 men The number of men in tho
United States available for military duty
unorganized is 8567850
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