Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-06
At Picnic at Rockport at Which Stump
Speeches and Good Dinner
Are the Features.
The Little and the Big Candidate Turn
ut-speeches by Judge Hare,
Dr. Vim and Others,
A stabbing and Shooting Array at
Howe Examination in the
Watts Murder Case.

Rockport picnic, where he had the
pleasure of shaking hands with many |
old friends, and watching the maneu-
vers of the rival candidates who had
been invited there to meet and confer
with the voters on the election ques-
ton. The attendance of candidates
was pretty full, there being twenty
seven on hand, butseveral were absent
on account of pressing business.
The morning was cloudy and threat
ened rain until nearly 10 o'clock, and |
this fact prevented many citizens from
coming, so that the crowd of country |
men was much smaller than was eX-
pected. Every preparation had been
made TO make visitors comfortable, |
and the sherman silver band en-
livened the occasion with some excel |
lent music while the people were
assembling and at intervals during
the day.
Judge Silas Hare, elector for the state
at large, was the first speaker
introduced and he made u neat argu-
mentative and forcible speech, devot-
ing most of mis- time TO the tariff ques-
tion, and showed by statistics the in
qualities OF the present system of
revenue and the ruiuous burdens 1t
imposes on the agricultural sections OF
the country.
His remarks did not touch the per-
sonal aspects of the canvass but were
strictly confined to the great phllo-
sophical questions on which the two
lending parties have taken issue, and
were happily received by the audience.
xnyau a abort QnppRh
from DIR. IL. T.. VIM of Sherman,
Prohibition elector for this congress
sional district. This gentleman
warmed over few OF the old statistical
temperance tales into hasty hash,
and then took square issue with
Judge Hare on the tariff If he had
not told the people that he was advO-
eating the election of the only saint
ever in American politics we should
have thought 1t standard Blaine
and Logan effort. He has caught
on to all the protection here
sizes, and thinks this coun-
ty would go TO the devil
II the manufacturers hadns were olee
more taken out of the farmers pock-
cts.
When the doctor concluded dinner
was announced and all were invited
TO come up and partake of the boun-
teous feasts, spread by the generous
housewives OF the neighborhood.
They have good cooks there and If
any young gentleman wishes, TO pro-
vide for good living for the rest of his
life we advise him to hunt wife in
that settlement.
After dinner G. w. Pasco an
nounced himself Republican
candidate for local representative
but discus ed national affairs without
once touching on state issues. We sup
pose he has slight hopes of ever being
called upon to make laws for Texas
and wants to familiarize himself with
national matters as a prelude to a fed
eral appointment II Blaine should be
elected Ike M. Standifer. ]. M. No
land, II. g. Foster and DR.. Cutler
each in the order named, made brie
speech, telling the people what they
needed and how we'll they could serve
them. Mr.. Foster was pu
on the defensive by som,
remarks of Mr.. Standifer RnC
appeared to satisfy the crowd that hi
past services as IA legislator were no
very Objectionable. Col. II. II. Greg
aud Judge S. ID. Steedman, candidate
for county judge, spoke next. The!
made their discussion quite interest,"
ing.
Two of the candidates for count,
attorney were attending the examir
ing trial at VanAlstyns
Mr.. Turner and Randell, whic
left Judge Cooke the field to himsel
There we've candidates for commits
sioner clerks of the district an
county courts, treasurer, collector, u
sessOr, justice of the peace, and eonst,
bile; In fact every county office exceI
sheriff lad its asplrant presen
Many of them had come out TO spea
to the people, but there were more or
tors than time, and several had TO {
home disappointed.
Night before llat about 10 o'cloC
DIR. J. II. Cook of Howe got into di
iiculty with man named C0ucl
and in the alteration thi
followed Couch inflicted thr,
wounds with knife on Cooks bod
Friends separated them and took Coo
into q room near by for Doctors Sloa
Cook, still smarting for vengeane
caught up weight, ran back TO Il
scene of the ARRAY and hurled It
Couch, who responded with pist
ball that struck Cook just below Il
right eye aud fortunately rang,
downward aud saved him from lnsta
death. He fell from the sh
and friends thought he w
killed but he rallied and yesterd,
evening was thought to be In IA
way 10 recovery. Couch left ON I
ticket In the direction of Sherma
and has not been heard from since.
The examining trial OF Chas. Harp
and.the negro, Presley Pool, at VanA
styne yesterday was not concluded Ii
night and will be resumed to.morro
Pool made confession
his part In tho tragedy, Al
stated ON the witness star
that Harper came to his house short
before o'clock in the morning to :
his company and assistance In
piece Of business which lac refused
divulge until they got TO the scene
action. He promised him an accou
due 10 Harper and ten dollars In cash
he would help him and keep eilei
l1s.n 81 faA ia.