Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-09
CLAIBORNE.
y with shc Chairman OF the
rratic state Committee.

rrattc state COrnmitees
that Gen. John NJ. Clai-
SI7 X|rman of the State Demo-
a 1xocutive Committee, was in
|bffe a GAZETTE representative
2xon him lust evening ut the
b otel, where he was found
ponse to the query of the
10 whether he was willing
| & views upon some OF the POI
t,iie&fions of the day, he replied
III WOULD, when the following
rn1(ion ensued:
fn3ral do YOU think the delega-
Y1uk Texas have decided upon
X 5lce for speaker?"
q can scarcely answer TINT
III. AT present il is very diff
| INV what will be the action of
/ {l6vation. Itis my belief, how
fhnf the vote viii be split be-
Rantlall and Carlisle. j feel
|ert,Sin that Randall will capture
| i,0 ii the strongest man for
fl,ink that the chances are so
q 835Itled between Randall ana
IL {hat neither can he said to
ia "A vantage, and the fact Is, |
Ia that their strength is so well
hedifhht neither will be elected"
Our idea IS, there will be "a dark
|es. ram confident of it,
rho Viii it be?
\ INV opinion, the choice of the
wi7l,lill upon John 5. Reagan
Not, Ia viewer, that i think
f&ke it. On the contrary, I
he would refuse il,
Sye a place on the
|76ntjAi ticket, which would prob
open to him i'll the
on his filing the speakers
That about Cox?"
|Insetg we'll he is rustler but !
think he has any real chance
That will be the policy of the
bcratic party in selecting q speak
hey will elect man that is for
REFORM and tariff for revenue
1t least such is my idea. Their
bipni Is the biggest plank
the Democratic plat
and l hardly think that
|swiN choose a man who is not
& upon this doctrine. Randall
lie Elected. He is very strong
anSif he should, | would not be
[.sufbrised 10 see him get the
! d place on the presidential ticket.
ko,ilfl have to soften his views on
hriff question however, and al
|gh the prize is great one, really
|t 1.-THE would depart one particle
his Tex pres Led views. he is a
/ az strong individuality and stands
Sam. j. Randall thinks,
|out referring to what his party or
fsn1Ay think"
Neil. General, who are the strongest
|for the presidential nomination."
|hefea several very strong pos
candidates. Hancock, Hen
~: Governor Cleveland and Others
mot think of just at the minute"
Tow does Hancock stand?"
|4hink that he is as strong a man
IL Democratic party can find. He
If8f understood by the people at
than he was during the last
baign. His letter on the tariff
Il understood and appreciated and
would be an acceptable man
tp4rts uf the cou1trys Hendricks.
bond man on the ticket, would
b ii combination that would goin
Eremendous majority. The very fact
u nlan of Hendricks position
influence, being willing to accept
Id Mace Oh the ticket, is of itself
|fathat Hancock is the best and
tge1t man the party can find.
bricks is a political weather-cock,
|inr escapes him aud he is better
Ito Nudge of such matters than
billy any man III the country
Tow about Thurman %
kiIan Thurman is good man and
|lxes no doubt but he would
|e IA good executive, but
hbt his possible candidacy for the
|ination, simply because 1 have no
|tllat he wants it and would accept
From what portion of the country
|the nominees probably be taken?'
think from the North and West,
khere is Southern man, n Texas
who viii stand a good chance for
EecOnd place"
Who is that, general"
|udge Hancock. He is man that
bully stands well with his own
Eibut with the Republicans. He
ktaunch Democrat, but was a Union
during the war, and is
Thought of, not only in Texas,
throughout the country. A
kger man it would be hard TO find.
|cOck and Hancock, or He'll
ka and Hancock would make n
Htieket.n
Hllcre is Ben Butler in the race ~
utter has no show whateyer-why,
l1h not even carry his own state,
HAS prepo sterous to suppose that
IBID get any great support III the
BIZ. The Democratic party wants
IMAM that will be acceptable in
|9E orth, and would be able
carry New York. This will
liza point in Cleveland's
H. 1t Is hardly probable that he
be brought forward, but if he
|ld be, he would prove very
BIZ man. He carried New York
|neoverwhelming majority and has
Ii n good governor. He has in
btial friends, who may push him.
6e has been some talk of Patterson,
although he is a very remark able
Md his administration has been
|Ecess, he is too young. In fact, he
heligible. The Republican party
1heir national convention first