Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-01
ETSTIN LETTER.
|. !, ,be Coming Convention at
Houston.
..a.le Gives a Glowing De-
' s'Sst Of John Kelly
~, and Dignifed Appearance
! a, T,s. Gov. Ireland-NOtes'

.....oondence of the Gazette
. July so.-The weather is
~ 10 take politics except on
= aa.Irs at the capital are cor
,, . dull. All that excites
al asrs now is the returns from
!. y, conventions, and, as 1t is
t 'Sv .ccepted that the die is cast,
Y, ,ood or evil for the various
~ the politicians have
- mssterly inactivity.
NV "a, results at Houston, the
a,,.f ia that Ireland will go
n os. did at Dallas over a
! Suy Of opposition. Lubbock
eox' = Aide over and Swain will
y. " esouaIly easy passage. Tenn
40 mi have u hard fight with
II" he result of which none can
Pn' psksr will have an easy VIC
ws,sh's chances are ''moighty
y, y with the certainty OF de-
[ ! ~. ,vo-thirds rule prevails.
~ Noticeable that very few
~ counties which instruct
w. asu The balance of the
~, ,stion included him, and the
,irucied delegates will decide the
~ .,,emnt of Mr.. Walsh to secure
'.a aI lease from the legislature
from the land board,
N m shifting position upon this sub
~ - counted as mighty influences
"a his denomination.
rrest revolution on the free-grass
i'm has taken place in the last
n Everybody Is talking now
|. M the "defectsn in the lease law,
'',nIlInc |, to pieces without mercy,
Y .sr ely a fortnight ago the same
n. we're abusing most persistently
siret.grass lunacy." AIS well
/ ends we'll.
MYTHICAL pICK1NGS.
!, Andrew Young OF Cleburne, the
!, spostle of Greenbackism, was
ibis week. He says 1t is not
,ble the state Greenback conven-
which is called for August 20,
ominate a gubernatorial candi-
but will merely put out an
raj ticket.
lie he contemplates making the
,r governor rs an Independent,
III withdraw in favor of Wash
should the latter indicate his
ion to run.
lie the doctor disclsims any
ledge of the prospective course
, latter, it " yet plainly to be
hat it is his belief that Jones will
candidate. He says that in his
n the tide OF public sentiment
lrned overwhelmingly in favor of
ras,. While both OF the Cieburne
5 have bitterly opposed it, the
net convention which met the@
day was SO doubtful that the
men, although they had corraled
cohorts for the purpose, were
to make a test vote. The doctor
nseli an out and out free grass
A. N. Douglass of Hill county,
Il making the race for floater to
ed Hon. /. A. Patton, is a gentle
dculture and high political at
msnls, graceful in speech and OF
srsaliye and thoughtful states
lshln That iloatorial district may
|augratulate itself on the prospect
Nuring such a successor of such
thy representative.
'rominent politician here wants
0w If everybody wouldn't be sat
with a clause in the platform de-
6 In favor of the actual settler
yainst everything that stands in
ay. The free grass men
certainly have no
to kick, and 1t would be a mild
Of sitting down on the lease
e Is trouble brewing here be
the young Democrats and Dem
who are not so young. A call
sued recently for the organiza-
the young Democracy and in
citing an attempt was made to
t 1t into n regular Democratic
Without regard to "age, color. sex
'ious condition" The boys Oh
aud say they propose to run the
y, bust. They complain that
ID bosses want to come in and
ulate everything in their own
ana that the plan is growing
ne' IL looks as IL the boys were
this time than the bosses.
Dudley G Wonten of this ci y
zen of as the elector for this d.,
Mr.. Wooten is one of the mos
u and polished orators i'm the
and would do effective work fol
,mocracy on the stump.
re Is grow ng belief that Sena.
rel VIII be returned to the statt
; II Is learned that one of the
'ates proposed to his opponent
u TO come down if Judge Terrell
signify his willingness to accep,
The prop )sition wa,
Gu, out as matters go now Their.
'e a deadlock, achieving tina,
esuit, unless the brilliant sena
'uld peremptorily decline.
rumor that Marshal Hal Cos
mas been marked fol
decapita,ion will b,
with genuine regret 10y
,wspaper men. Probably Ha
!: oeen partisan enough to sui
| fellows, and perhaps Their,
any truth in the report. Tn,
would prove by far the mos
ole solution of the matter.
y Is no attempt now OH the par
iease-law men to conceal the be
:, the Houston convention will
ny iail to indor-e the presen
system, but will suggest som,
caanges In 1t. All they seem
Pc Tor is as easy "a let-down a
= who have been looking for
70 y, a lively gubernatorial rae,
NY VIII not be disappointed
Sc majority OF the Republican
Aecutive committee are Opposes
ticket, aud will Civ,
ZONES Whatever benefit ma,
'ved from q quasi Republican
J. lie Is not likely to reject tn,