Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-11
CAPITAL CULLINGs.
COUNTING THE VOTE.

COUNTING THE VOTE.
The secretary of state will count the
vote for comptroller, treasurer, COM
missioner OF land office, attorney-gen-
eral and superintendent of public in
struction on the 18th inst. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that the race for the
biggest majority lies between Swain
and Lubbock.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
The speakership contest Is already
beginning tO excite interest. II looks
now "a n there would be only two en-
tries, Foster of Limestone aud Upton
of Fayette. The first is newspaper
man OF fue executive ability and great
parliamentary experience Upon
was defeated by Gibson for the speak
ership of the Eighteenth legislature.
He was here last week putting up bis
fences.
X. X. LEGErr
The youngest OF the presi-
Dental electors who mel here
isEr week was Mr.. II, Is
Legttt OF Abilene, Tex, who Is only
about twenty-eight years OF age
Through hard work and merit he has
risen 10 prominence at the bar Of West
erh Texas, and c. the state convention
was chosen as o. fbprce entative OF
the great and growing Eleventh dis
triet on the electoral ticket. The day
Is coming when West Texas will eK
ercise mighty influence in the poll
tics Of the state, which will yet know
more Of this brilliant young West
erner.
TARDY RETURNS.
The following representative dis
tricts have not yet sent in returns .,
"a. 87, s. 10. 10. II, 10, II, Is, 10,
% BE- 90. 2S, 20. 81. 33, 50. &c. A. 49,
48 A, As, 40. AZ. 50 81 "a, So, so, 81, 81,
Ga, so, 20, 10 so 49, So
THE STATE FAIR.
The tenth annual meeting of the
CapltaI State fair which closed
Saturday could not be class
ed as brilliant success,
The people Of Austin did not seen 20
take much interest in Il, and the man.
aqement was not free from the general
apathy. II looks as II, like the Rspub-
lican party, the Capital State fair will
have to go.
PLACE SEEKERS.
There will be q host OF candidates
for positions IN the senate and house.
Every committee elerkship has q
hnlfdozen hungry seekers. Nearly all
the officers Of the Eighteenth legisla-
ture are candidates for vs-eleetion.
HON WI EAMsEY
Hon. w. Il. Ramsey OF Cleburne,
and elector for the sixth district, Is an
applicant for the district attorneyshlp
under q Democratic administration
ar. Ramsey is = young lawyer OF une
trIent and many excellent Qualities
Hia success az the bar - evigence that
he world nake an Efficient district at
torney.
BID FOR TEXAS as.
That deficiency question Is easily
solyed, Already New York banker
wants to take Texas four per cents AT
Irelandis majority Is like free grasa
after eummer rain-it grows larger
every day.
convention hostilities against the goy-
ernor.
The increase In the property values
OF the state this year jumped thirteen
millions beyond the estimate Of the
beat informed persona, who thought u
would be about sixty millions.
WITHDRAWN FROM THE RACE.
Hon. w l. Thompson Of San an
tonic has Withdrawn from the race, Tor
speaker. Having been reelected 10
the legislature as an Independent, ne
could hardly claim the support OF
Democratic house.
WAITING FOB REPORTS.
The statistics IN regard 70 the state
under preparation In the department.
OF insurance and statistics, are ~ n
staudstill on account o. the ialiure 70
send 10 reports fran the counties. y,
/ Is doubtful now i they are Plolisnle .sl
Id time for distribution X New ors
4 leans.