Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-21
TEXAS POLITICS.


Public Opinion ms Portrayed by the News.
papers of the State.
Ireland or Maxey? We say Maxey
every time Bryan Enterprise
Swain for governor sounds beautiful
and politically true Franklin Herald.
To engage in politics is an uncertain
business. But men will play with fire
[Pittsburg Gazette.
Swain is so far ahead that Ross, at
least, will never catch hm.-rTyler Dem
ocrat and Reporter
Among the candidates named up to
date for governor, Swaini5 the most COM
potent num- Temple Times.
Gov Ireland will never travel TO the
United States senate over the literary
route Greenyille Banner.
The senatorship will not leave North
| Texas and the lucky man will not be a
new importation either,-[ Alyarado Bull
letin.
Don't have any fears about Ross
nomination, friend Banner. That's Il
foregone conclusion already, and we shall
commence Growing as soon as we feel
like it, Waco Examiner,
Hon. T. b. Wheeler Is said 10 be a can
didate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. r..
Fleming and G. w. Smith are in the ring
| for congress in this congressional dis
trict-- Graham Leader
1t begins to appear pretty certain that
it will be Ross and Swain before the next
state convention. Ross will be left there
to recruit, while Swain will go on over to
Austin Paris North Texan.
The Austin Daily Dispatch of the Sd
contained true and striking picture of
| the next governor of the state, Maj
! Breckenridge; also a biographical sketch
of the old phianthropist.-[ Mason News,
Swain in getting some severe shots in
| North Texas, and they are gradually
knocking him into public favor. The time
has passed when hot words win, The
| Times never INDUCES in them, and hence
! its being very often on the successful side.
II Dallas Times.
The Austin Statesman is booming Maj.
John 4. Breckenridge for governor In
the old days the Statesman's candidates
were always relegated TO private life and
from the present outlook the fate OF
those advocated by the new management
will be the same - Corsicana Courier,
The Ross "boom," which has been
talked of by two or three country papers,
has never even succeeded in getting re-
spectacle echo up this way. Swain Will
| have a smooth sea and fine sailing, and
proposes to anchor safe in the "capitol"
port of governors" island Dodd City
Spectator.
We don't believe John d. Mccall is OF
the "swappingn kind. If he gets the
Office, It must come 70 him strictly ION
the square, In our opinion all Texas
contains no puror or nobler man thah
John d. Mccall, and having known MIN
| from childhood, we know what we say Is
true Bastrop Advertiser
The Houston Post swears that Lieut.
Gov. Gibbs Is for Swain for governor,
while the Waco Examiner afirms thal
Barney follows the leadership OF the gal
liant "wah boss" The Times most posi-
lively believes that versatile young "kio'
| is for somebody else in whom ne mas al
WAYS evinced considerable Interest, and
about the size Of the quondam acting gov
ernOr.-- San Antonio Times.
There can be no doubt about the fitness
of John d. Mccall. He fills all the re-
ouirements of tine Office. But perhaps
something else may be required. Can ne
command any political influence 70 swap
with some other candidatef In THIS DAY
of combinations something TO swap Is an
important element Of success before a
nominating convention. No one more
competent to perform the duties, when
are mostly clerical and in conformity 70
Tho guidance OF the statutes, can nc
found. TClarksyille Standard
Gen. Maxey has strong claims upon the
people Tor reelection. His character I,, Iof
honesty, cleanliness and devotion 70 duty =
&c above and beyond all attacks lie u
one Of our most blameless public men, men,
and he numbers his friends BY me mon u,
sands ali over Texas, in eycry section III
every hamlet and almost IN every nou pc
hold There are those who wlil ho ~ ste
Gen. Maxey go down or DC deieateu VIII ~.
ont making a desperate struggle IN A'n