Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-07

an, inyinciblv, or the reluctance 81
, n,c,, ,,i,n.ilai,d Ia IN the various ~.
tjr,s to sacrifice their business inter
p.ts upou the altar Of political ainoi-
: tion II is impCs.ihle TO say. Never
I ihele,s. ~ calm IS ate the poltiSai
water. tu-iay, old sailors aver that
there are pre>ages "i
A COMING STORM,
which will shake up terribly The pres
eut condition ~ Ihiuls, There are
: politiriaus who have indicated ny no
Uncertain sound their intention ~ en-
ter the lists as volunteer contestants.
n not as leaders. They do not deem
this the proper iime Ia aNow them
selves, bat are waiting, only waiting
Tor an omipous speck to arise upon the
horizon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tnadludSe
ii a cyclone. TIE events 81 the past
few months have convinced them that
tn openly tight the administration Is
a.raut fpcli>huc>S-ncjum t,tu Wt Sc,
and SO they are trying a different
game. they will endeSVar 70 dynamite
the administration underground. II
the scheme succeeds sizz! fugh,
whirI,-thcy are LETT below as the de-
; lverers Of the party; IL NOS, they are
mpuniiic,nt sirategi>ls, and hope 10
cover their retreat without being iden-
/ tilted.
availability will be the great ques-
| ton i'm the convention, remarked a
| gentleman the other day. The men
who are working this thing arc not
EN-, ryo politicians. They know all
about the tricks and devices Of the
caucus Tn re they will present n
compound of all the changes that nave
been made against the administration,
directly or indirectly, and say, Don't
you know this won't do
io 20 b fore the country. We have
only Az eco majority. Wash Jones is
shrewd and strong; lie will run these
things for all they are worth Give us
new man, an unknown man, bust
hess man, anybody, tut give us a
change; otherwise some of us mark
this will have TO
"TAIiE THE STUMP"
against him, They have 10 man 10
offer; they are entirely too shrewd for
that. Every semblance of personal
opposition will be removed If possible,
and the strikers will so about the mat
ter "a having only thegood Of the party
at heart. 1t ia almost impossible that
they should succee ed, but If ingenuity,
energy and ability can owe rcome the
will of the people it will he done"
The question who will succeed Ire |
land should he be defeated tor re- |
nomination j. now becoming |
interesting, The schemers care |
bat little, knowing that they |
Themselves cannot capture the honor. |
They are making fight to tear down
rather than huild up Any psnon
not too closely identified with the
present administration would be SAITH
factory 10 them.
JUDGE FLEMING
Is looked upon US II stroug man, who
would carry the solid Western vote.
lie Says he Is welded to private bust
ness, but then the gOvernorship isv very |
seductive, Fleming Is regarded "a II |
friend of the administration, and one
on whom it's friends might be willing
TO compromise. He is "A bright and
able politician, ii he might be counted
rs such, ana booked among the pro-
gressives.
SUI ROSS
they regard with favor, rs being very
suong, especially among old soldiers.
II Is hoped that if his name is present.
ed u burst Of enthusiasm will be inau-
purated which will override all oppo-
sition. He has been in politics but
little, mud there is 10 special reason
why any faction should oppose him.
PETER SMITH
would be doomed for the governorship
were 1t not for his emphatic deGlina-
ton. He Is n man whom every body
regards with admiration rs the very
embodiment OF correct business prin-
ciples. He is the kind of charac.
Ter whom the people idolize
ON account of iron Will, unimpcacha-
bic integrity and recognized sagacity,
II sort of Ben Butler Ns IL were, with
the obnoxious features Of tho willy
Massachusetts statesman omitted. Be
ing the exact reverse of what Is usually
implied in the terms politician his
very name Is tower of strength with
the people. Personally he is the
strongest man in Texas TO day, and If
ever he gets into politics will sweep
everything before him like n storm.
COLONEL HENRY
of Dallas has many friends, and Is
possible candidate. IL will be remem-
bered that he WAS suggested for the
goyernorship. previous to the last con-
vention, but themovcment never reach.
ed TIE dignity of active candidacy.
CrLDERsoN
Was once the favorite, and / have
reason to believe Arrangements were
IN preparation To actively push him
for the governorship, OF which the
gentleman from Jefferson was not en-.
tlrely ignorant. However, on coming
back from Washington to represent
the defendants in those political eases.
his sinewy fingers We're applied to the
public pulse, and he straightway
veered away from the original mo-
gramme. Culberson goes in TO win
every time, aud he was sensible
enough to seq that the chances here
were very unfAvorable, rs but one i'm
three, and so he concluded To hold ON
To his old piece of pie. An office In
hand ismuci moro attractive to him
than bigger one in the bush.
lrDdE REAGAN
is being carefully groomed in the back.
ground, and in case other efforts are |
unavailable will be urged as a last re- |
sort. lie Is becoming disgusted al the |
repeated failure Of his Interstate COM |
meree bill in congress, and no doubt /
would like 10 transfer his base of oper. |
atoms estate affairs. An outeropninp
OF MS candidacy Is the continuous
mention, OF his name for the vlce.ptes-
iuency by his personal organ at Gal.
Nsswn' Now everyone knows there Il
{ust hnunt a. much probability of Och.
nlrse neing nominated rs the tail of
va. one ite,aasn'iai ticket hy the Republl-