Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-24
WHAT DOES IT MEAN f?
Is This the Confederation of the Charge
Made by the News!
Or. Is II the Indiscretion Of Mar
Who Wears y Label!
Houston Post.l

Houston Postl
Austin, January 2l.-Some lively
rumors have been going the rounds
here for some days past, and although
reporters have been unable to locate
precisely the origin of these reports,
they appear to be quite generally
credited, especially by those
who have heretofore been unable to
divine the true cause of the violent
warfare made on the governor by the
Galveston News. That there was aud
Is some secret reason for these intern
perate attacks, which of late have
grown bitterly personal, no one ac-
quainted with the character and meth
obs of the News has had the least
doubt, aud whether these late rumors
furnish the proper clew to the actual
ing cause or not, the fact remains
that they will not luck for numbers
upon numbers who will subscribe to
their perfect truihfulness and accuracy
The story goes thar some weeks ago
Col. Flournoy, late of Texas. but now
of California, while visiting Texas,
had some very confidential interviews
with the management of the News.
Col. FlournoN IL attorney for the
Huntington railroad interests, aud
the beginning OF this fight ON the gov
ernor being almost contemporaneous
with Fiournoy's visits, considered in
connection with his reported intima-
cy. during that visit, with the man
agement of the News, lead philoso-
pliers TO put this and that together,
from which the conclusion is reached
that the News WAS "fixed.p AT least
that Is the gossip here. 1t Is reported
that u letter has been received here by
"a prominent gentleman which throws
considerable light upon the subject.
The programme was arranged that
Col Peter Smith of Fort Worth was 10
be carefully groomed (Col. Smith be-
ing largely interested in railroad
property ana be brought out at the
proper time for the governorship;
but premature discussion of Smiths
name leading to newspaper inter
view containing expressions from that
gentleman placing himself out of the
reach of the caIpaigners, tack was
rendered nee, s-ary aud Senator Terrell
settled upon as the man To tie the con-
vention with Ireland and let in the
real man selected by Huntington for
governor of Texas. The senator wa-
TO make fight on his bill, catch the
popular ear by panderipg to the preju-
dice against the big pasture men al
ready aroused by prearrangeuen
months ago by the Galveston News.
and this starter, together with
The boom which the News
could give him, was depended
ri Ri, t 5Tfsiililp, becausS he was oaly to
,,ry,. 80 lar in the little arrangement
AZ To tie the convention, but he wa To
look forward To time in the future
when IA United States senator is TO be
elected.
m. attitude of Gov. Ireland toward
the railroads, or his supposed attilu"c'
n a arous, d and alarmed The mana,
uers. and they desire his nbdlcalloh o.
The executive Office. II is the general
opinion that the people OF Texas WIN
be sorely disappointed IN tle worKines
of the Gibson railroad bill, ana that
the Nineteenth legislature VIII, ca
that accouat, 20 into vigorous railroad
legislation, in which event they 90
not desile Governor IRE
land, with his supposed iail-
road views, in power. He has been re-
ferred to as long and consistent OPP
ponent of the railroads since MS me
inorable fight, HI state senator Against
| the subsidies given by the Legislature
wears ago. The fact IL also mentioned
that, aside from his opposition Dy iorce
OF his position as II laliroau at,oihey,
Col Flournoy has had no special mn
fur Gov. Ireland since ire ialer re-
f,sed 10 support the colonel In his can
| didacy for United States senator;
frh.re are also some rumurs in regard
To n compact with Huntington inyolv-
Ing the question of deep water, Texas
outlet. etc. The foregoing, AZ before
remark I'd, is simply made up IRON
yo.siu. rumor and reports, and tht
Post repeats them only because o. MEL
general currency around the lobbies o
the capitol and upon the streets OF th'
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