Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 12, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 11, 1886 Page: 1 of 8
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Wu l o Hard Wood 3opltir ami Oypross
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MnU Hoof Hrlck and Ham Taints by tho barrel Plto Brloks and Clay
AtlLnmbor and llulldtna Material under Sbods
RHEtCTjflLTOESID IRON
S1f33t 10 > Itooflng patent ShtctIron WcalhcrboardlDg Iron Colling Metallli
7 dlro Cornice work In all Its branches manufactured In iort Worth from
watsfrsm thu iLlllby
I H W HARRY BRO 707 Main Stroat
Oillirt 27 11 Iron Tin Plato Bolder and Galvanlrcd Iron which wc offer to tn
I aiu t prices Wholesale agents for tho state of Texastor
JltChLF HARRISONS CELFBRATED LFAOER STOVES
H EVANS
eseason our orders for these goods making con
Uprices
I STAPLE DEPARTMENT
nsnufactururs are represented Oar stock ot Jeans for the com
itrlt more than a casual Inspection being In every revpget the most
iili Texas embracing all the low medium and liner cradesi having
fr enables us to make JUST A3 CLOSE lMCKS AS MANU
piKE OFlfin
RBOOT AND SHOE DEPARTMENT
i twice as largo as over before It embraces a most compl cto us
vinous lines and at guaranteed prices
TON Presldont Q R NEWTON Cashier
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TX3DEQ TKADE
to call the attention of the trade tributary to
to the fact thai our WHOLESALE DEPAKT
p5 now entirely complete embracing in each and
ftment a most complete and well selected stock
tct from manufacturers and importers at the
jblo prices and in contemplation of the certainty
advance in all lines of woolen goods we placed
NOTION DEPARTMENT
mlthour usual largo ond attractive stock wo havo added man
dicing style uniqueness and originality not to bo seen In other houses
you anticipate visiting Fort Worth we would
be favored with an inspection of our stock
J that we can make it to your interest to
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Successors lo Tldball VanZandt A Co Fort Worth Toxas
W STOCK PAID UP 12500000 hUIlPlUS FUM > 3000000
all j lujlness transacted Collections mado and promptly remitted Exchango
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Most pleasant placo In tho city Special I unccmcnts to com-
O IT JOirN TOVf Proprietor
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XEWS SUHHUtf
Wheat nud cotton futures are lower
Montague receives her first bala of new cot
fl The town of Sktcii Norway Is dottrojed by
Clifton will have a Brand barbecue on tho
b Abilene btatsBMrd In a close gamo ef base
dca < i G0T JonnW8rcn on ot Kentucky Is
nlRhlbnilC l ° hnV0 yru ma woelnJt 0
notal1 cno1 c1obi Ht5 < is ful
iiifoVl 1 county l0 cl > hold an lotl nto
h2 dSir oitaot oo unty hrocut ori w
wlVc ttlnK arkTlC < nnnC1 llfl ° i > l
MnJ1kSKoe lUw ° death eat
As rolvo h0 murdor mt0
toufa Slis r 0 ° f Xw Yokcl
w S SKiTbUc0 >
con1 Cn ta C r t JciV od CdnrCCCUon lr
Tho lucky numbi t In tho Louisiana urn
luttcrydrawlnKiro printed
HiI on tK ° ctmn r expeett tho best cotton
Stop alio has ratsoo for years
The Patrons ofHti bandrvaro
holding tlutr
> r
slato convention at Mmliall
l kJ1n llbcf Bl wachand somo
money by a Mexican at Laredo
° Mr 00 M Mn nlstor nt Washing
ton thinks thero
will bo ni war
> ho rottiti of Iho election tor governor of tho
Choctaw nation Is slll unkuown
A riot In which scicrnl
pconlonro wounded
Qunuoa
occurs nt Springfield near WaitQunuoa
John K lis an Arkansas farmer Is fnlalli
stabbed
luaprlaiaryolecllon row
A nrSLnnrt Ml Terryarrho InNsw
lork They come on n plcaiuro trip
Tie Texas A Iac llo wolldrllllnR ontilt
strlkos w at r at lVtos at a iKptli of su to t
Athrosblnjf nmchlnnboileroxolodcs lnA1T
consln and flvo people nto tcaldcd to dcnili
McLiilloch county hai bnffcred matnrlally
from tho llccts of > ho recent long drought
Snvoral moto victims aro killed in tho Ifsst
riots wlillo mnny aro known in lio wounded
Tho Inrton Now s says tha tho town of llcl
fast Is tho il adllest enemy of Irelands poaro
Dopniy bhorllt Ilrllof ralestlnOMhllodolIrl
onswlth foier attempts to cut his own throat
What stock there Is In Palo 1lnto eoanty will
liavo l bodrhen cluewhcro fur winter ni go
Tho Wlteoniln
forest fires aro st II bnrnlnff
SovoraMllUtiB nrothrcaicnod wltlinnnlhlla
tlon
v nr ° vlllK to put up Rood monoy
tut lioaswlil gitlho gubernatorial nomlna
tlon
llrnioscounty crops will Lo much thorler
than at lirst oallmatcd on ivccoun of lhs
donght
A Mrs Kdnsrdst kcsmorphlnn at Dallas to
Icip frrm tpptarlng In court lint tlio doctor
saves her
uov Ireland In a proclamationask forlm
mcdlilaald far tho drought auircrcra In West
cm Toxis
UokcrQ Mills Is to bo retorted to tho con
frruMonal convention at Waro on tho Slut In
grand stylo
Thoecrambln for control of tho Texas ln
clflosicurltlot U tho lead ng foaluro of tlio
ttock market
IanatlnOHOttldnt object to havo John louni
Oioih hurrahed Into
nomination for llio m
nocrctar of tlio board of
trustoi of tho State unlioralty at Otfiird
Miss Is kll cd
A coorcd damsel takes morphine nl Dallas to
cafo tho loothaehonndcomos noirgoing where
there Is no looiliarli
Congressman Mills thinks thi > ro la no danger
of tho Intervention of fore gn powers In tho
oicntof war with Mexico
John Powers a prominent Panhandle altlo
mnnc tnmlts iiilrldont ICanini city Mo by
Jumping from a fouithstory window
Tho adjutant general irifdnns a Donlson
man that ho ha no arms of an sort to Issue
and advlsos against organising a company
The stories of suffering occasioned by tho
drongli In Haskell county hnvo been oxunger
alnd Vtry few cllzcna have left tho county
Thrcoprlsomrsfrora thu Nation aro 1 eld at
Wichita Falls for examination two charged
wltn horse stealing and one with criminal as
nnlt
Kentuckys famous Howan county war M
ended The leaders of tho two fnolfons havo
agreed to l > avo iho statu and ono ot themlrf
coming to Texas
Thoma It Bonner of Smith county Is choicn
timporary chairman of tho Ua veston conven
tlon The contest Is closer than oter Willi anv
prediction as to tho rosult punly guors work
Movements which look like preparations of
war aro reported from Now York No public
orders that will had ono to Infer that tho
United States contemplates war haveboenls
sued
BonatorMaoy Is Interviewed abont the Cut-
ting ca o lie doesnt bellfvo In rushing Into
war Ho thinks Jlavardand Clcvnlandaromcn
ot barkbimct that whon this country docs go to
war It will ha oajnst CiiMoluihs oyes of tho
world that Cutting mutt bo llbo atcd
Tho Cutting case Is still In the hands of tho
diplomatic branch of the government tho
lighting branch It ready but hai not yH been
called on notioopaor icsrels have yet been
ordered toniovo it Is hard on tiro catCH to
wait but It seems theyll have lo-
A STJUXftE SUICIDE
John Powrrs the VlVll Known Uattlemnn
Kills Illinselt nt Kansas City
Special to tho Gazette
Austin Tier Aug 10 Tho following
telegram was received hero tblsmorolog
hA > si8ClTYMo Aug lU To J U Day
Austin Tux John Powers Jumped from tho
fourth story of St noes hotel und killed him
EClr JAMKH II OASirilKM Cl
Mr Powers was a prominent cattleman
In Mobeetle In tho Iunliamllo section of
the state whero his family resides IIo
owned onethird Interest In tho Day Cat-
tle and Land company ot which Mr J
M Day tho Maddox Bros and Mr
Charles Anderson all of Austin orq Iho
other partners IIo had large interests
besides this and altogether was worth
over 9300000 As ho is known to havo
been In tho most prosperous financial
condition tho telegram Is a most painful
and unaccountable surprlso to his many
friends In this city
lr t Vful Holler Kxploslon
Lakh Hills Wis Aug 10 Tho
boiler ot a threshing engine exploded on
tho Foster farm near Jefferson
Wis today killing flvo persons
Instantly Anthony Leln tho engineer
and UU eon Joseph Lester and his ttn
yearold boy and Joseph Haas Ahotber
of Lesters sons aged eight years and a
man named Fisher were fatally scalded
Several others rccelied scalds
Orandvlew
Special to tho Gaietto
Giuxnviitw Tkx Aug 10J I
Mims ginned two bales ot cotton to day
one for John VlUiues and one for W M
Mortln Cotton Is opening very f i
Dr H C Barleeon of Waco has agreed
to attend the meeting now In progress
He will preach at the Uaptlit church to-
morrow night
A V
m CONVENTION
Thomas R Bonner is Elected Tempo-
rary ChalrmanThe Voto Not
a Test of Ross Strength
i i i
fcoLnVinno to 116 Kcportcd by I ho Com
ntltlcoon OrgiutUiilon as l or
tuunciit Cliulrmmi
hwnlns iMrnil r Worklneflliallenvers
IlnURscoml tii Ilia llnc Jenulnc
noil Collier l ltliK Th re
TIIK CLANS lUTIimUNU
Special to iho iazetto
GalvhstoM Tkx Aug 10iTho state
convention was supposed to meet to day
at la Oclock Before that tlmo tho vi-
cinity ot tho llcach hotel wm crowded
All tho streetcars boroVao logeud To
tho Convention and thsy woro all
jammed Thoro was a bright sun shin
lnp tho beach was white and gllUenlng
and a fleivy bmze tamo In Iromover
tho water and swept through tho many
opened windows ot tho great rtak build
lug whurp tho somiog battlo takes place
It is only a stonos throw Lorn tho hotel
and Is reached by almost every carlino
In tho city It is a queer rlceof archi
tecture bat Is largo enouah and strong
enough to hold the howling mob that
fills it
insiiu T K IIAII
it la a tei elation Ii is about 300
by 100 foot and Its walls and celling are
strung and ribboned fiom ono end to tho
other Across tho ceilings aro streamers
and fringes of white pale blue and yel
low Tinned at intervals along tho walls
aro Japaneio pnasolg uoih neat and
gnuily Loops of dark bluo trail their
slow length nlong and tho predominant
yellow is every whero laiblo Small Hags
am numerouH nud swung from tho cross
wires are Cnlnesu lanterns in plenty
Thero lire United Stah8 bhlelds tacked at
intervals and wherever somethitig bright
could bo nailed glued or hung ou it was
there It was ulraoitn duplicate of tho
stago ornamentation In theilishy present-
ations ot tho Mikado Tho stating ca
pacity ot tho building Is calculated nt
1000 It was full Kiery inch ot avail-
able space on the niciu floor was taken up
by the delegates all lhat Is with tho ex
ceptlon of a small strip near tho walls
where n tew ladles and slgbtscers sat It
out and put la the tlmo
TltYINO TO UKAIt SOMISTHINO
Tho press people and tho chairman mid
secretary cccuptcd an uxtcuMvo
platform built across ono end
of tho hull Hack of them on
raised benches were the JJeaoh hotel
band It was ry good inuslothat thiy
gRVo Tho presB Is fully nptoscnted
Kury paper In the state has somebody
and thej all ixuress very general dl gu t
atthe iitipftiicfc ot ncoubttcitroitariiLfl ot
tho comcntlon building It was so utterly
impossible to hear the lotigth of tho hall
being so great that early lu the proceed-
ings tho presiding nlllcor moved luto tho
mlddlo of tho delegates and mounted a
tabic IIo wielded a Jet black
gael with great forco but not
much cffict When tho representatives
of the people had filled tho bunches It was
ousy to see that thero was war and storm
in tho air There hus been so much cau
cussing there aro so many candidates
and thero had hecn so much knltlng ami
attempted knlllng tiat oi cry body was
wrought up to a pitch ot excitement
which had to coma out in yells The en-
thusiasm was absolutely tremendous and
each individual man was yearning for
somebody to step on tho tall of his coat
and ho felt no hesitancy In making tho
matter know ti It became apparent early
in tho day that It was
ItOSS AC1AINST TUB HOUSES
The weaker candidates last night com-
bined nud today presented an unbroken
front Thero was a general detlro to foel
each others strength and tho test was
waited to anxiously
At 12 80 pm Bryan T Barry chair-
man ot the state executive committee
calkd tho house to order Will Lambert
of Austin took hisscat near him to at-
tend to tho secretarys buslucs Nov G
W Brlggs editor of tho Texas Christian
Advocate delivered tho following earncet
prayer
tfm riUYKlt
Almighty God Taon art tho Lord Ot lords and
king of kings Our llttlo brlct authority Is
from Trite II Teat elsewhere must we say
wo havo noilhtlR that wo have not received and
Ihou art the fountain of all horor and of
all authority It la meet an 1 right then that on
the threshold of tho liUti worn wo bava to do
wo should pause and humbly m knowledge
dliy novt rclgnty and rovoruntly seikThy favor
iho Ix d receive our united praises for the
protporltyof the commonwealth Iho people
lu tne person of their repro 6n ntlvn have
ljeen permitted once more to asioruule to o ooso
the men who for another termor yeaishall
adnilnUter the allalrs ot statu May tlio
Lord Inspire the sentiment of tlio boy
may Unlit fall upun It from every
partotthoeky Make every man a patriot and
inaj H ho found when thu work Is Honthat
only patriots hav teen chosen to tho service
of tho pcplc lto 1ord regard our eoumry
bod bloMournatlio land Aiortcvcrv threat
Cued dlstn banco ot our prosperity and iult >
Ma > It bolongbctoro woaro called to turn our
plow shares In o swords As tar as la nt lies
may we llril la peaco with all nations May
tn a prayer bo the prayer of all before 1ht
May It Lo reverently offered and graciously ro
eelved We ask in tho namo of Jesus tba lte
dermodof men andof nations amen
He was listened to with deep attention
cxcipt when somo delegate on tho rear
benches probably under tho Impression
that tho raisislor was making a speech
called louderi louder
Mr Barry then made an addressjoc
cupylog some fifteen minutes Ho con-
gratulated the party on its victory in the
lastnatlonalilectlon They had fought
a hard Debt aud they had won It hands
down Ttventyllva years ot exile passed
and saw tho Democratic party in the
place to which Its devotion to the peo-
ples interests and steady ad-
herence to principle entitled
it Ifa Indorsed tho administration
of Orovcr Cleveland president of tho
United States He was tho tight man in
tho right place He saw his duty set be-
fore mm and went tp It wltbuutaltorlUg
feet There wcro elements In all patties
but those In tho Democratic fold bad
been unable to awervothe man who had
set bis mastlvowlll toward right He
counseled moderation In tho conven
tlons deliberations They were there for
a purpose and for a good purpose The
end they had In view should bo attained
1W CON8KKVATIVK ACTION
Let them go at Itcarefnlly with tin earnest
deslro to do thtt which was best for tho
state ami party L t tholn folect tho men
most fitted la character experlciico and
attainments to positions they wtro ox
pectcd to fill Great applause 1
Nominations for temporary chairman
wero in ordor it M Wynne of Tarrant
county was put up and rccoluiU ready
second
Thomas It Bonner was selected to op
poio him Thoro was n good deal of pro
llmary
sciuabcllng and thd voting which
was by counties bcgiu As tho namt
was reached in every county oio
man arose and uivo tho vote ot his dele-
gation It took somo tlmo and thero was
muchcouiu hn Stwdlog on th taMo
in the center of tho throng on which
stlilhess had now fallen Cleik Lvubprt
ftoya the votot Bonner S68t Wynne SOS
As tho result fell from tho renders Bin
thero wai a dcafenlug jell clapping ot
rands Btamplug ot feet and loud cries
of Bonner Uonnirl aud Wynne
Vynuel Mr Bouner having beoi de
clared elected mounted tho table m n
sponso to calls and poke tor posslbh
twenty julnutos His speech was as fol
lows
CIIAIHMIN lIOVNEUS StRfCII
I rerognlio that there Ins great deal of dlM
B2 Vm 1 AlRnd Ion auoh an o ra
fin f Mi ana > < > to sty In t oontsei
that I thnk
you heartily for tlio honor eon
fwrrod upon mo today In calling mo t pr < sldo
over this the greatest political convention that
has over asrembled In tiostn cot Ttxnt 1
rccognlto that It is no moan honor to b called
upon to tirctldo over a conv ntlon like this
rcpresunllngnsl does too wealth Iho Intel
l52c A a 0k iiotl ot Iho groatol
state In ho wholo aonthwest and ono that
Is dostliipd In my lininhlo opinion
° ° 10
V V Breatcst ttato In tin
American Union I Prolonged Bppl u o I I
lhat
you
5rent i urposo
one by this
o nssomhlod hart for a
Iho p aro many things to bo
con1 n mixed
miny nuos
tlors will be presented tor consideration
your
a dlt Is to bo oxpoctcd that wnntevorm i
come before you ott will not act upon It hur
rledly but
WITH CALMirag AM > llUttURIUTION
rovr e 1 > ili tondtctliiR th p nreod
lng of this onventlon j ou ni o elrcadv reo
ognlrod th faot that U Is almost Impossllilo lo
conduct nnj btulnos whilst thero Is so much
confusion 1 think gcntloiion t can aaj will
out egotism thai know how to manage this
gaiel If ou will Rlvo mo sour attention but If
gentlemen conltnuo to hurrah and fall
to glvoa tenllon to tlio chair and to
support hi in In trvlng to maintain order
iilwlllioBdlgroco to Iho state
Let there bu Rood order thr uuhout
thooonicntlou Islialtc hdeainranvoiiriir
ldentto preside over this bod wild < nlrncss
and linparfallty I know that thoro wilt be In
Manccswhrro conflletlng Interests will ntlsn
but so long as I hold thl gniel no man mil
reofliofaior over another but nil wl 1 bo re
cognized alike and aha 1 ooco citial ntien
ion Nowgentlcin n therenro many llilnge
thut will coma before i nu
ORBIT IJUKSTKINS
such nt tho cattle Inttinsls tlio land Intprests
ponltcntlarv ouestlou doopwatir prolixin
and other mnliers nj that ohnracUr llaio
nodonbty u will srlon cod coinmttteemon
and alt rcsoliitljns whltli may be presented
should lm r f rr < d to thom romniltteri and
carefully weighed by t tm hoforu belug pre
sented to tho convention for Anal
action Ao to the rpiombn of the cattlo
In
onstt of tMs conutiy It I for Vim to
lalsllr
contlilirwi other tho IcgWsllonwo now hnvo
Isnnfrl ndly to that great Intcrist ornotund
whatever voudo will guldo tho notion Totbo
thoughtful mind It la very ivldon tlutlliU
gipA n ereit li nn iho wane Vnnviar ii4i
regard II as iiilKlnailmt from iinlrb ndly Ivglt
latlfinon thiirpiOHtlonot tho lano business I
confess that llaio not ghentho thought to It
Ihatltrcniilr lint lhat no Iouot ihattbo
from genlmon Iho reiuosinlnif this proal I tcrtt
dlirerent io > tfors of tho statu will
hnyxlhilr resolutions before Ihls body ind
will bo ready to dl cusa tin so malt r before
> ou wile we occupy thU btntitltul placo by
thoscn I bclloto wrought tohaio
a oitiAT ooiniKHeiiicNnti inm
upon tho coail of Texas and w hlM candidates
through Iho fnr of exciting sectional npposl
Hon may be chary about nunnuuclng In
laior
of anv particular point nt whltli duip water
should be obtained I hollevo that Hiiltoston
to ho the
ought greatest ommo cla cltyof tho
state < f Texas and of the Soullmest fOneors
andcrlnot no no but I say It without
detriment to tho other plsc son the coasts of
thonte Tho United
males has been fritter
ing away money for ton or fifteen or tw ntv
years upon various phves uuon tho coasts of
Texas but I am ln < lined to think that iho tlmo
has
como wh n tho Democratic party throurh
out iho country ihould sit down upou this
nutation and let the slato take tho matter of
harbor Improvements Into Its own bands Let
Texas tlio greatest of the slates do
this for tier own aolf ICIiccrng and
cries of nover never That Is tho noes
turn to bo decided You may sav never but
J toil you Iho river and harbor bill Willi nlUf
Its Jabs and frauds nover sprang from n Demo
cratlo brain In tho days of Aidrew Jaelson
such measures ns this wero nover known in tbo
country If I woro a member of congress I
would takoev ry dollar for my district 1 conld
g t but as a matter of principle I bolliiothat
the expenditure of tho publl uionor ns gener
illy sh wn lu tho river and harbor bill Should
boa ollibod
WAlt TALK
Anolbor question thai t before us Is
that possbly wo aro upon tbo eve o a
goat collision with an adjoininggoiernmont
There nro soma undefined rumors lhat tho
United bt ilos will declare war against Mexico
tot roe tell von that ao far as I am concerned I
donuciarelf wo gut it over thu wlrs before
the run goes down Wo do not want Mexico
wo havogot enough country but w aro llred
Of iheto mnrden dcpredallons and robberies
tlat havo been comu Ittod by tbo Metkana
upon our frontiers for twenly years or more I
believe the fmo lias como when eaa through
the convention assembled sluuM speaL In
thunder tones to tho proslden nf tho United
Stitea prolonged cheers and you may m > t
nisund that the jireeldont of tho United States
haiuttgot
rtfcSTt OV UAOKllONi
when the tlmo comes and I uoii > that before
twenty days the boo s of tbo United tales
w ill bo marching towards it Paio frounds upon
rounds of cheers and shouts of > n to Mexico j
Another thing ftlloW cltlrens ollalewebcar
n great deal about corporate power and mo
nopollos gentlemen you will dlscourso upon
tbo great f e tlont of n oiionolb s and Curpura
tlonr of tno great outrages that have been com-
muted by < orporatlGh and monopolies If
tbeie la a monopoly In tho broad a ate of T < xat
I do not know where It Is and I am In lined l
believe that the sontimcnt of oar country
IlAB MBN XIISHUIIIKO
upon the subject of monopl es nd enrp ra
tl > ni Voclferont iabio ipeakert fall lo draw
the distinction bo w o tno i las lelsla Ion
ftrd the congress Shoot tf No Mil J and
tbo state legUlalura I say s far ns 1 am i on
cerncd 1 luvnnever had any war to makoupon
railroads Whon f first came to Texts there
were less than two hundred ihuusand > o le In
iho state and nut a mllo ol railroad or trie
apt In the state of Texas and set oider th
nflneue nf railroads which nave been built
up from tbo North and south and Kast and
West elites havo grown up nud ToXS today
IsOtvolopInz far more than any o ber statu In
tne American Unlon nnd it Is allattiihmabl
to the Influence of railroads opoa th nnun ry
While 1 believe that railroads should bo bold
down to roper llmltstljns > et wo
have as alrlit a law il n lint
sublectatany tiateln the Union and I ImIIuio
II It tho dull ot tho iiie of ti xas
to rusTKU UH < Aii XMituriiisKn
Look throughout the length ant bioadlhof
Texas end loll m It tbeie It a town Urn It not
clnmortniffurorallOd and ougbtlglvo
Iheiiilie proUetlon io wtilcb lliuy areentl
tied And I believe that whenever i < b le
speakers mUlesd the people upon tnlt subjpfl
and create an un > nu wariare upun caplikl that
capital will coae to Invtf leclr rnouey In our
tnldsttndiho country will ovate to i rogio < s
but with allberal p dlcy uxrardi them the will
go on un ll she looms up among the first states
In tho Ufllan I mtan totp > ak plainly upon
this question for I am not a candidate
and do not ate that great cjre ilitt the andl
dates do to plea to 5 ou all I belle a It la Ibe
doty ot a man who present himself 14 you or
VOL XII NO 12
rfe low ttfJe toS1oWlW0 lnlfln nei
Vtncinbo IfnW alront lb
Col Honner
li ek hor n
piauiol
when < I
be tiaek home
i i nl w 1Wflri1 the
Hij h Which I haio been S < vertfti far
nwiill
many year that wli
n men run tor uuhlia
onleo makoa oaavass wpend their incnov
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5e V 0e 1
Itreni issues that are befure them If tho
people aro in a oordwth ihrmcnllio litae
presented bollcvo H IslhMnWotthe con
J l > l tk harse rrhnnderans
an
onl a b nek nona instead ot noblv amiiiioTilv
exiiresrlng l it to the poot lr l hanevor wo
inxnU tbtlloiw Iliiio tiothtnit i 6re
than lo rointn inv thanks again tor tbo honor to say of
to cctln me to preside over a convention icni
Totr ° 1tocrcJfo M o grfattutl
Uu motion of State Soiiator Ternll ol
Kaufman Will Lambert ot Austin waff
undo tMiiporary secretary
A good raauy nomlnallona for tempo-
rary sorgcantatnrmB wero put ami thcr
w < ro all elected
Tho selection ot committees wis in or
der On motion It was decided that
threo committees bo appointed oim on
credentials ouo on permanent or
ganization ond order ot business
and ono on platform and resolutions
They woro to bo composed of one man
tor each committee from each senatorial
district such Individuals to bo chosou by
tho district delegation and tho names
handi din This was a slow but n rea
sonably sure business until Lunar aud
Fiunlu counties oio reached These
two counties logother with Bud Illvcr
form tho Thlrttilrst senatorial district
lhcro wero contesting delegations
from lied ltlvor couuty which
resulted iu tho seatlug of
neither They wore thus lull without
a representation in to days meeting
Vanntu county which hat tweho votes
InftrnclodforKwaln ana nuc cudeavor
was to select a Swain mtn for tho com
mittee on credentials Lamnr With
cloicu votoi bitterly oppoied this Thoro
was a lcngtliy powwow Half a down
mouwiroecreamlngAtr Chairman at
once Kturybody who could bo heard
had something t < say nod tbo black gavel
rose and tell wlihrhjtlmile and luces
sant regularity Tho muter ended In a
tlctory toriannln who mimed tho men
lor threo committees Tho Bed itlver
matter howeier will bo orul
ttatcd by tlio crcdcntluls commlttco
During tho row tho chairman put lu
nil tho time ho could spare from tils In
dltiucliib KXorcHe in overruling points of
ordor whloh weio ixtrunoly preialout
The convention was unwilling to itilurfero
innstilotiy family nuns or as one man
rtbrasid it to go into tho nilnutltu of
oauuty squiiilileu Fatium and Lniuar
werethtMixferrud to Ihemtelves for a
settlement ot tholr troubles Thy con
vuution then adjourned to u oclock a m
tomoirow
Tins von rou ciiahhan
Thu voto tor lompoiary thalrman to
day was oxptctul to bo 11 teat ono 11
M Wyimo ot Tarrant presided at tho
Host caucus last ulght unit was tho cah
Vdiito of Uiat fnciloii
Thomas It Bouner nf Tyler was tho
representative ot tho opposition Tho
vote hotv r r hud not progressed very
far when it begun to split up and when
the end iws reached tho balloting had
been by no niiann a strict tost It was
hoped that each county would Indicate lu
preference for or opposition to H011 but
they did not do it For lusioncc Tar
rant county which contains many tlivaln
men voted solid for W111110
WVNNK lOlt PKItMANKNT OIIAIItMAM
Tho committee 011 purniuncut organisa
tion and order dt business held Its meet
ing tonight and finished lis business
Thiro will bo but ono reporlncommend
Ing 11 At Wynno Ot Tarrant ns pornia
nent chairman and Will Lambert as per-
manent tcerctary Thu order ot buMness
is tho nomination for governor llouten
ant oiernor attorneygcncrfll supremo
judge comptroller treasurer commit
aloner of tho land oilleo and stipotlntend
cut of public Instruction Thisotdirol
butlbess follows ot course the reports of
tho committees on creduitlals and plat
foinl
JKNNivas CIIANCK8
In regard to the contest for associate
justice It may bo ssld that tholennlngs
men aro vorv Jubilant tonight on account
of tho withdrawal of Judge Osltics
Which is currently it ported It is said
that tho Guinea und McLanu men hold
a Julnt caucus aud decided to run the
Stronger of heso two onulldsles who
was declared to bo McLatio Tho Jen-
nings mm say Ualnes was tlio only man
tlioy feared in tho race and they confi
dently believe Jennings will get the nom
ination
Morgan of Dallas Is making very llttlo
niudtwiy and It Is said ho Is be
ing badly handled by his own
delegation which soem to bo for Ollut
for attorneygeneral against everybody
and overriding else
TIIK 8WAIN MKM
held an Informal caucus in tho Tromonl
oporahouso tonight and il was thought
by the delegates thero assembled that
Col Hivaln would bo tuxt to Gen Boss
on thu first ballot W H londleton ot
Tarrant bus been selected to placo the
numo of Col 8naln before tho conven-
tion when tho balloting for governor
comes up
Thu Collier boom Is growing and his
chances aro belter now than they havo
beeu since the delegates urrlved in Oil
vestou Tbo Decatur busltu61 Is prov-
ing n boQiueiaugamt the sentiment ot the
delegates appears to bu crystalulng In
favor ot lrof Collier Ouo In-
fluential cltlren I rum Wlio coun-
ty his warm friend and supporter
lu working lk a beaver in his behalf
IA11 CONVENTION NOTKS
Special to the Uatettr
Gaivkston lux Aug Jo Tho con
teit over the temporary chairmanship was
SimewhU peculiar and did not havo tho
full s gnlttconco 1 xpecicd Tho Boss men
ufwr havng last night diclded to run J
O Terryl Uidy hinged ilitir t les
a d do ided to offer Col It M Wjnne
for lb poMib 11 Tim aiuiixo does not
set m to hai e beeu gineraby known to thu
Hiss m > n und homo uf the Instructed
tonnto like Bull voted for Juiiuor
white Bexar aud Tarrant known to bit la
psrtat Icait agiltst Bos toud for
Wynne Tsklng irora ihe vote SC8 for
Bonner and 303 for Wynno tho votes ol
the counties iusttucted or known
to bo opposed to lints or the
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