The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-18
POLITICAL POINTERS.
VIEWS OF THE TEXAS PRESS,
Who Is Leading for Goverpor-who Is
ON the Track for Comptrolser-rox-
as Furnishing Plenty OF Tim
Der for Both of Those
High Positions.
GUBERSAToRIAL.

CUBERSAToRIAL.
II Swain isn't the next governor OF |
Texas, thon the signs Of the times are |
powerful oecsiyin'. ~ Willis Index.
ROUND 10 COME.
Whenever tho News bitches its tow
line around Swain he ia g ''g'wino ter
cum" Ross will be left out on the
breSkers.-I Paris Nsws.
IN THE LEAD.
Tho Democratic nags are being
trotted over the guberna torial track,
Just to $40 how they move,
Swain is In the load, and will como out
ahead several iongtns.- North Texan.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
II is said tho politicians are all
against Swain for governor. II true,
il will amount to nothing. Toe poll
ticiaus are not going TO select the next
governor of Texas Houston Post.
THE RIGHT MAN.
Swain appears to be the favdrite with
many papers. He is doubtless o man
worthy OF all that has been ssid about
him able, honest, upright and wiling
20 serve The people, but DON'T groom
him 100 uucn.-- AlVarado Bulletin.
GAINING GROUND.
Hon. w. j, Swan seoms to be gain
ing ground in the free-for.all race for
governor. He would be, perhaps,
more aenerSlly accept00ls 10 tho poo
plb OF Texas Khan any ono who has
ueen mentioned tor g1vorn0r.-- q ates-
Vill6 Sun.
BRENNAN TIMBER,
A correspondent of the Galveston
News recommends Hon. D. C.Giddiugs
for governor Mr.. Giddings would
make good governor. Texas las
abundance ol gubernAt0ri2l timber To
select from and can hardly make 2
blunder,-L San Antonio Times.
ABUsINEss GOVERNOR.
The newspapers are continually re-
mindtng their readers thai tho people
are determined that the next governor
Of Texas shall be- business man. II
such talk IA not stopped, and that soon,
Comptroller Swain Will DO tho next
governor OF Texas as sure as no lives.
- lSieLurAe chronicle,
DESERVES TO DE HEARD.
Colonel Il, w. Oglesby, OF Collin
county, is Candidate Tor State comp
troller, He has been tax collector OF
Collin county for years. do Is very
popular end on9 OF tho most upright,
high-minded mon in Texas. Such
men deserve 10 DO honored by the
State Democracy Kaufman Sun,
IS IN TIE FIELD.
Comptroller w. J. Swain has bee a
urged for some months past by friends
and many of the state press as the
most available and 40 the Same time
the mostproper person for North Texas
to urge Tor the nomination for gov.
ernor next year. Boy1's paper, the
North Texan. devoted q column edi5n-
rial to the subject last week. IT. is prob
ably somewhat early to begin thar
campaign, mt il may even now be re-
garded as q fact That Swain Is in the
held, and viii be urged by his friends
nom this time on.-LSherman Courier.
FOR CONTROLLER.
For sterling Integrity, honesty and
business abilitg, ao man in North
Texas stsnds higher than Colonel l..
w. oglesby, Of Collin county. He Is
peculiarly fitted for the Office ogcomp.
trollor, aud should he DO nominated on
the next State ticket, ~ We trust and
predict, he VIII grace ths Office, audin il
viii! reflect credit Rat upoR hirlepif and
old Collin, but upDn tho entire State
lbowie Montague county, Exchange.
The Exchange has Colonel Ogles6y
down right. "Il0 is peculiarly fitted
for tho office OF COMPTROLLER Sucn is
tho opinion Of all who know him.
Sherman Democrat,
ROSS IN THE REAR,
1t is O long timo before the Demo
cratic convention meets, hut II hu,e
Ia anything In signs, Sui Ross leadt
the race several lengths now, Mexla
Ledger.
Where do tho signs show themselves
mostly? ThpY are not observable over
more IN East ToXas; they do not show
themselves to ouc knowledge III the
grain growing REGION OF tie State;
they have not cropped out In tho cot.
ton and sugar belt, aud they arc un,
known landmarks IN ,ke West md
tue Panhandle. In fact, outside Of Mc,
L9nuan and three or four surrounding
counties the "s'gnsn are very scarce
indeed, aud they are getting dimmeg
ana harder To track every day Pal
ostiue Advocate.