Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06
THE GovERNoRsHIP.
Mayor r, L. Fulton, an Anti. Monop-
oily Democrat, May Be Heard
From,
lorresponlencc of ono NaEette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
LAMrAsAs, TEN, June 81, 1885. -
Whether by accident or design, de.
ponent sayetb not, but all the same
there has been, during the present
week In Lampasas, considerable polit. |
ical gossip occasioned by an occasional
conference OF prominent public men
here, from different parts of the great
state OF Texas, and the drift OF opinion
appears To be that II Is In the interest
Of Mayor II. l.. Fulton OF Galveston
for governor in 1856
Meeting Mayor Fulton on the street
with his seven,year-old daughter,
Nellie, we undertook to Inter
view him upon the subject, but he
expressed himself as unwilling TO say,
at this time, whether he would or
would not be an aspirant for governor
year hence.
II presume" he said, "that am rs
generally known IA almost any public
man In the state am known, too,
as an anti-ring aud anti-monopoly
man. Having been elected mayor of
Galveston three times 10y large ma.
Jorities, on this platform, and never
having doviated from the principles IL
involves, the people of the state, who
believe rs | do upon these and kim
dred subjects, may indicate when the
Time comes n preference for me IA
their standard.bearer for the high
Office OF governor In 1851
II think, however, he continued,
THAT II la altogether premature to dis-
cuss this question at this time, and |
would prefer not to be mentioned
in connection with IL, as am
not now n candidate for the otlloA In
the common acceptation of the term
But you must not forget, Mayor
| Fulton" we ventured to remark
THAT 1t is the early bird that generally
catches the wormr
| "Well, replied the mayor, az think
that theory In politics has had it's day.
| My late reelection In Galveston indi-
Gates this. IL was we'll known IN that
city that / did not desire third term
OF the mayoralty and that | only con-
scented TO make the race after Il was
made manifest 10 me that the welfare
OF the city demanded my candidacy. -
The Galveston News opposed YOU, ~
we remarked, "for the mayoralty and
will, in all probability, do 80 for gov
| ernor in the event of your candidacy. -
The mayor laughed, and la the ut.
most of good humor went ON 10 re-
mark! We'll, / would hope so, In
| fact, | should scarcely feel at home
ON the political stage as the hero OF
the play, unless the Galveston News
would agree TO take Its usual part Of
heavy villain OF the play. In truth,
believe about the only thing that
could down me, were | To enter the
race, would bs the unqualified support
| or the Galveston or Dallas, ~ the
case may be News. The great mass
OF the people, the great honest multi
tude OF Texas, has no kind or doubt
now OF my fidelity 10 their interests
as against rings and hydra. eaded
monopolies, but the moment the
News would pronounce in my favor,
fear should begin To distrust myself,
and, of course, could not therefore
blame Others for suspecting that there
was some kind Of bug under the
chip.
There may be, however, one good
reason" continued Mayor Fulton,
why should not furnish the use OF
my name as a candidate for governor
IL Ia thb; The Galveston News has
been useful 10 those In Texas who be.
lieve in houest methods In govern,
ment, since they have learned 10 esti-
mate IL at its correct value. They have
at last found that to 80 exactly opposite
to what the News advocates is the
surest criterion of asCertalning the
right from the wrong In political and
official affairs. And 30 long AS the
News 20 completely fills the measure
OF this 'long-felt want, 1t would be q
pity e. drive II out OF the stato.h
"Well, inquired the scribe, what
would your election ~ governor have
10 do with driving the News out OF
| Texas2n
"WelI,r laughingly replied the
mayor, Judging OF the future by the
| past, II might have much 10 do with
IL. | supposed that every newspaper
man In Texas knew that since the
News WAS no ignomini0usly defeated In
my late reelection to the mayoralty,
that II IL preparing to go 10 Dallas.
| Now, II II should come TO pass that |
am elected governor OF the state Of
Texas, what assurance will we have
that the News will not again strike
tents aud flee 10 Chicago, In spite OF
Logan and Carter Harrison2n
With another hearty laugh and
grasp and shake of the hand, Mayor
Fulton, with his little girl, made for u
street car that was vending its way TO
| "CAmp John Ireland