Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-01
MITCHELL COUNTY.
A t,ame OF Hazard and Dark Closet
Polltics-Ilems Of Iuterest From
Colorado City.


correspondence OF the Gazette
COLORADO CRY, April 2S.-On the
1 9th inst, some sixteen days ago, as
learn through the Dallas Herald, the
adherents of the Republican party in
Mitchell county held their convention.
To every newspaper man here, as well
ms the citizens generally, this Is a piece
Of fresh news. 1t must have been a
queer meeting, held in back office at
some Quiet hour and slimly attended.
The light of day never shone upon
that wonderful assemblage. Even the
lamp.chimneys must have been
smoked and the doors closed. There
was much of "Hazzard" in the entire
proceedings-one Hazard presided,
another, Mai. Hazard, was selected as
choice of this body for delegate to Chi
cago. DR.. Coles was secretary, Mai.
M. Hazard and DIR. T. II. Sabin
elected as delegates to the district and
state conventions, with Judge ID. n.
Quinn and Z. A. Hazard aIternates.
Five gentlemen constituted the con-
vention, filling the offices. forming the
committees and voting themselves as
delegates, etc. "Hazzard" composes
two. flfths of this important event.
and gets in well for honors. One of
the alternates told me u few days ago
that he did not know of any such con-
vention having been held, or who
were delegates. II go, we have only
four left, with Hazard counting two
votes. NJ. Hazard Is reported by
himself as delegate and candidate for
election to Chicago. As Judge Quinn
was not present, and If either Drs.
Cole or Sabin were candidates for the
same place and voted for each other,
NJ. Hazard had to vote for himself in
order to get the nomination., for he
says the election was unanimous. He
accuses me of stupidity" in not re
porting this important event. /
plead guilty to his soft impeachment,
and only hope THE GAZETTE
won't vote me stupid for
noticing it at all. Mine is the right
kind of stupidity in not nosing around
in the dark hunting up such "haz'
zards.n Suppose ] had poked my
head into that retired office, who will
say might not have been exposed to
sure enough hazard Two Haz
yards on the inside and the hazard Of
broken Uranium is enough to make
me stupid. So all hazard aside,
respectfully inform the grumblinl
Hazard to do his political work il
future openly. Then as reporter !
will know just how much hazard ]
sisk in trying to find out important
events.n If the Republican party o
Mitchell county is run only by Haz-
Yard, then / hazard nothing in saying
it will always get left. The Demo
cratic party of Mitchell county j,
therefore certain OF success, and is tC
be congratulated in not having any
hazards to run either Of defeat or fol
Office.
The entertainment and dance giver
| by the l. o. o. +. on last Saturda,
night was u grand success. a larg,
crowd enjoyed the proceedings, ano
were loud in praise OF the entire pro
| gramme.
! Colorado still has on her workini
harness, and is growing in size ant
importance.
In this immediate section the rang,
is very short. Stock of all kinds ar,
said to be doing well. Colorado eX
poets to handle 10000 TO 1000, 0Oi
pounds of wool this year, instead o
10000 or 100000 rs you made me 50,
in recent letter
Mr.. Davis new brick store is bein!
rushed to completion. Others arr
under contract, so that in short tim
it will be hard TO find a vacant lot OF
any of the streets.
We can boast of at least one fighting
editor In Colorado, the Clipper mai
now being entered in that role. a
he has promised to aid me in anythin,
In this line, lam disposed TO be littl'
reckless. So when the Democrat
meet in convention here, will be o
: hand to report proceedings. Thi
matter of being called stupid canno
be borne any longer. Knowing be
forehand that no "hazzard" stares m
in the face by walking into this al
semblage, i can afford to feel brave
: If not mistaken this will be the las
explanation offered by me either fc
stupidity" or "hazzard." A littl
Z lighting would vary the monoton
wonderfully.