Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-14
THE GOyERNoRsHIp.
Popular Opinion, as Reflected by the Texn.
Newspapers.


ernor, aud his name VIII be SWAIN
1Delta Banner.
Mr. Swain is pretty certain to got the
Democratic nomination for governor.
II Alexander Tribune.
II tickles us all over to see how grace
fully private Swain sits in the saddle
[Paris North Texan.
II Texas wants live business man for
governor she will select Peter Smith OF
Fort WORTH Sweetwater Record.
We have beenasked who Sui Ross was?
He is the man who will be the next gov
ernor Of Texas Hays County News.
If business man and statesman is |
needed for governor of Texas, Mr. Swain |
ILLS that bill to a dot Moscow Pinery. !
Swain will be the next governor of
Texas; ne is slowly and surely drawing
the old armchair unto him. Kerryillo
Eye.
The race for governor looks as though
1t had chopped down to Ross and Swain.
Gen. Sui Ross is IA mighty good man.
Navasota Tablet.
The dark horse Gibbs is getting so rest
less, it is thought that he Will be soon I'M
tied from his stall and led out of the
1t must be gratifying to Col. Swain to
receive such generous support for the
governorship from all sections of this
great state LCollInsvllc Times.
Ross stock has distanced all others
already. Ross has run well from the
start and ON the homestretch he'll open
the eyes Of the boys to their widest eX-
tent Waco Examiner.
The Banner has contonded all along
that it is too soon to put any candidate
regularly in nomination. As between
Ross and Swain for governor it would
choose swain Brennan Banner.
Col. j. T. Breckenridge may not get
the nomination for governor next YEAR
probbly will not, but he is already by
common consent elected one of the
cleverestlellows in the state Waco Ex-
amlner.
Swain men claim that Barney GIBBS is
for Swain and Swain only. But Ross
men claim that he is for Ross and only
Ross. Go ahead Barney, there is nothing
like standing in with both sides II San
Marcos Cresset
The people are fully advised in regard
to the little scheme being worked at Gal
weston to make Seth Sheppard governor
He will hardly get there, We want u
man who has been tried In the harness.
- Navasota Tablet.
Swain will be nominated when the con.
vention does meet. His record as pub
lie official has nothing to lose in being I'M
derstood by the people and will strengthen
his chances all the while for the nomina-
tion.- sulphur Springs Gazette.
Hon w. j. Swain has many warm
friends who will endeavor to bring his
name prominently before the next
convention as candidate for governor.
We nominate for the second position
Hon. I. b. Wheeler Baird Clarendon.
/ When the next governor of Texas is in
auguratcd the cattle kings, who are using
the public lands of the state without let
or hindrance, will have to pay up or
move. w. i. Swain as governor will
bring them to time pretty quick PARIS
News.
Eyail has been named proper man for
governor. He is a good man. but has
such an awful appetite With Peter
smith he ate the banquet which the Iro-
| quois club gave to the big men of the
country, and he wasn't invited either
/ Dallas Times.
Judge Z. B. Wheeler are going to push
him to the front for lieutenant. governor
in the next state convention. lie has
great strength in the central and north
western counties, and will be almost GER
tain to get the nomination. - Brccken-
ridge TeXan.
While all the papers in the state are
naming places of honor and trust, poiti-
cal and otherwise, we put in a word for
/ Hon. w. ID. Wood of San Marcos, for
merly OF Leon county, for governor
Judge Wood Is a gentleman, and one that
Texas would feel proud of if he should
be elected governor We hope to see his
anne before the next convention.-TM er-
idlan Times.
1t looks more and more like Ireland
and Ross are syly working for each 9TH
or. The papers which advocate Ireland
Tor the United States senate are for Ross
Tor governor and the papers which are for
/ Ross Tor governor are for ireland for the
senate. There are one or two small eN-
ceptions to this. twill appear next year
that combinations do not always win
| Paris News.
/ The Galveston News wants Il positive
man for governor. II the News be hon
est in this. it win very likely support
| Swain. He is man of the most positive
character and purpose. But spcculating
upon what the News will or will not do is
about like buying ticket in the Louis
lana lottery-yOu have to read the re-
turns before you know whether or not
you have drawn blank Houston Post.
SWANS determined stand as a member
OF the land board has certainly been re-
ceiying large amount of commentator
from all directions; and his gubernatorial
stock is Just ADJOINING in every section
OF the state. OF course the large pasture
districts where the school lands of the
children of Texas are being used in open
ana notorious violation of law, are not