Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1888 — A NEW PARTY. [ARTICLE]

A NEW PARTY.

A State Convention of the farmers, laborers and stock-raisers of Texas met at Fort Worth, Tuesday, and nominated a State ticket and adopted a platform. The platform denounces the Mills bill for placing wool on the free list, demands the repeal of the internal revenue laws, demands the abolition of the national bank system, and the election of President and Vice President by the people. The State ticket is headed by" Evan Jones, of Erath county,- for Governor, and H. M. Broils, of Tarrant county, for LieutenantGovemor. A committee was appointed to confer with the Union Labot State Convention, and to urge~th*T Union Labor party to indorse the ticket nominated. An active campaign was decided upon.