Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-30

There is a movement here on the
part of the friends of Fort Worth to Sc
cure the meeting of the state Demo-
cratic convention in that city, and
CANVASS of the committee develops
strong vote for it; but tits suggested by
some of your best friends that your
largest hall will be too small for the
occasion, and that you had better in
vite only the convention that is TO as
semble about the 25th of April to ap-
point delegates to the national Demo-
cratic convention. If you have not a
hall that will easily accommodate a
mob of three or four thousand Texas
politicians, nor hotel room to feed and
lodge them, it were well
that you fall in with the suggestion,
and ask only for the April meeting
The state convention will of course be
called to meet after the national con-
vention, and leading members of the
committee favor a late period and a
short canvass for state officers.
The Endorsed interview by the man
ager and Austin correspondent of the
Post, obtained yesterday from Judge
Hancock and wired to that paper last
night, relieves that honorable gentle
man from the severe criticisms tele-
graphed you Sunday night and pub
lished in the GAZETTE yesterday.
The aninladversions were called forth
by the supposed confirmation OF the
News interview with Judge Hancock.
1t would have been violent presump-
ton to have discredited a reporter who
wrote fresh from talk with so distin-
guished statesman as Hancock,
and therefore it was assumed that
the special was truthful.
There will be no other extra session.
The governor stated yesterday TO your
correspondent that he sees no new oc'
casion for another session, and that ne
will not reconvene the body to finish
legislation on the topics named in his
proclamation. Whatever Is lncom
plete when the constitutional term eX-
pires must go over to new men fresh
from the people. But to-day it is not
apprehended that any important meas
ure will die on the secretary's and
clerks desks. The main objects of the
session will have been enrolled ano
sent to the executive for his signature
before midnight of the thirtieth day
and 1t will matter but LITTLE
if several the main subjects perish
under the proclamation of adjourn
ment.
1t is nearly certain that no measure
containg herd law, or the semblauct
thereof can get the executive sanction
OF course his excellency does not init
mate that u herd law is covered up II
senate bill No. 60, or any other bill be
fore either house, but significantly eX
presses the hope than no bill will reacf
him with such a feature plainly or oo
scurely engrafted in its provisions.
Mr.. Chenoweth of the house Is no
only one of the cleverest gentlemen
socially in all the world, but Is brin
full of brains eloquence an'
poetry. With his hat Oh
he is attractively handsome, his man
ners are graceful and his oratory fer
vld and forcible. In his sudden Durst
OF emotional eloquence on the felon.
question for wrongful fence-buildint
ON Saturday, he was endeavoring U
convince the house that ofienses no
felonies could not be made so by legis
lation, and that the fence-cutter
would answer such legislation VIII
the clang of the nipper and the GLOW
OF the torch, and produced a thrilling
elect In quoting the Saracen's ahswe
10 the oppressor:
mo reply will we send,
Either written or penned,
Save by Allah, or Abram our sire
We will write our reply
On the earth, in the sky,
In bloodshed, In famine ana hre'