Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-13
KELLER BANQUETING.
COLLATION. Of Candidates at So-Called
Picnic Speeches and Lemon
gde in the Shade.
How Tohe johnson Blectioneers Kissing
the Babies, Milking the Cows,
Etoetera
sneosn, 20 the Gnzatie.

r,Jeelh 10 lht hhNthtts
KELLER, TEX, Sept. l2.-This is a
country picnic day down on the south
bank OF Bear creek, half mile or so
from town, and crowd numbering at
least two hundred people is in attend
ance. There is fine lemonade and
refreshment stand, swing and plat
form for dancing, call under one can
vas" right where you enter the
grounds The shade here is abundant
and cool, and you get the impression at
once that the originators Of the picnic
had an eye to the main chance from
the start, The speakers stand and
platform Is back and out Of the way
and but poorly shaded; in fact, during
the afternoon II has no shade at all.
This Is a nice arrangement
and serves to make the candidates de-
liver short speeches, at the same time
having the effect of keeping the crowd
near as possible TO the cold lemonade
and other good things. There seemed
to be plenty to eat for everybody.
Some half dozen families came with
well.1lled baskets, the contents Of
which, Widespread out, was more than
enough for the multitude Of ninety
and-nine gathered together.
The speaking began before dinner
and continued until well into the even
ing. James Robinson, Esq., acted "a
chairman and introduced the speakers.
Candidate Pendleton spoke first and
spoke well, making good impression
and satisfy ing all who heard him that
Tarrant county will be well and ably
represented in the next Legislature.
Candidates McClung and Furman had
the floor while by turns,
and succeeded In convincing
their hearers that one Is
Just about rs capable as the other
when 1t comes to filliDg the chair now
occupied by the scholarly and popular
Beckham. or course neither expects
to I'll the chair quite as full as Judge
b. fillsit, nevertheless the people have
notion that either SAM or "Mackn
will make a fair county Judge, as
county Judges go--0utside of Tarrant
county. Ware and BOwlin, "the long
and short OF it, dfyou will excuse me
for using really original and excru-
ciatingly funny saying) were here aud
their speeches we're well received. They
'rasped" each other a little, but all In
a friendly way, and most OF the things
they said damaging 70 each other were
said in n Pick wickian way and were TO
be taken In Pickwickian sense.
hear great deal of talk about
these and all the other candidates,
the sum aud subatance.of which Is that
II one of 'em don't get there the
other will, unless Ben AyTes, who was
not here, scoops 'em both. This is
certainly sound view,n and the
only wonder lie That somebody did not
say as much long ago.
Sheriff Maddox was not present,
having official business down Belton-
way. Joe Henderson, however, was
with us, and, AZ usual, "mashingn us
right and LETT, pretty young ladies and
everything that came along included.
Now II the ladies could only vote, IL
would soon begin TO look like cold
weather for friend Maddox. Ask me
the morning after election who stands
the hest show for election, Maddox or
Henderson, and 4 will take pleasure
In telling you, provided the returns
are all In.
lobe johnson Ia doing some effective
canvassing and appears to be gaining
ground. He never speaks In public,
to "A crowd, only the otherday he took,
not the stump, but II pile of cord wood,
and In thunder tones told the crew
running gin over in the brush what's
what when II comes to collecting taxes,
and keeping the books In decent bust
ness order. lobe carries his right
arm In a sling. This Is not the result
Of too much hand .shaking, neither Is
II done TO excite sympathy. IL is a
bona tide case Of sprained arm, and all
reports to the contrary are wicked
campaign ISLANDERS. You iustbet Tobe
knows how to 'lectioneer. He kisses
the babies, ilatters the girls, helps milk
the cows, cuts fire wood, churns.
makes full hand In the cotton gin,
helps around the threeher--in a word,
helps do everything the folks happen
to be doing when he comes around.
Oh, lobe johnson Is no spring chuck
en- of candidate, and don't you forget
IL.
Capt. y, H. Latlmer, Tobe's leading
rival, was here to-day also, making
friends right and LETT and having
things pretty much his own way, 80 faI
as his candidacy Is concerned. Heds
formidable fellow-a foemRn worthy
of the best and truest steel in Tarrani
county-andi Is hourly gainlng strength
and popularity. He "takesp with
everybody, and no mistake about IT,
His purpose Ii 10 make a thorough can.
'vass of the county, if possible seeing
every voter, and IL he does thai
he will be elected. III will be
positive pleasure to meet frank
manly, open-face gentleman like MIR
Latimer In the collectors office, anc
robustness with him.
Candidate Hartsiield was also In
our midst (how the expression ''ln oul
midstn would make Richard Grant
Wksse .prance II he saw itl) and 80 wer,
Candidates Kennedy and Hall. Thes,
gentlemen are working Jointly, bp
none the less effectively, and In theii
several ways seem TO be making Il
count with the voting masses.
We all regret the absence OF Judge
Beckham and Judge Hood, at the sam,
time seeing that the crowd was so yer,
small, we were half glad that theS
could not come. When Keller advei
tises picnic, invites the candidate.
and promises them crowd, she is 90
ing TO lave that crowd or know la,
reasons why. AS was stated in m,
last letter, this was not Keller pic
mic at all, and II anybody Is dlspnseC
to lind fault With their attendance