Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-01
ONE SENATOR.
Some Pecularities Of a Character Who
NcnOpOlised Attention in the Late
Legislature.
The Achilles of the Texas Senate, and
Hew BE Yields His Deadly
Weapons.
a Probable Heir TO the Political Inheri
ianoe Of Congressman j, W.
Threokmorton.

~AN@'AA'i AH-Nst Ahh9 oN, - MS IuulplS
In regard to the III healtn of Congress.
man Throchmorton have naturally
enough set people to speculatlng In re-
gard to his probable successor in the
event OF his death or resignation. IL
is understood that there are scores OF
patriots In the district anxious TO feel
the effects OFFS $4,000 salary, but the
political prophets have narrowed down
the list OF contestants TO two-Judge
Silas Hare and Senator Davis. A gem
tleman who lives at Gainesville
says the latter win undoubtedly
be "a candidate IL there should
be vacancy. People who only know
Senator Davis through the Nineteenth
Legislature and exaggerated reports
which they may have read OF It's pro.
ceedings will wonder how II IS that he
should stand 30 close to the congres.
sional succession, but the fact Ia that
out of his own bailiwick no man Is
more
THOROUGHLY misunderstood.
Two or three little episodes which tran
spireu as wy Ieoeii. session seem 70
u". e nne mp 'esion ap ,,lNs
snsI ", ne - puiiS y. uesperauo. lhls
40 an "ions, ing .iuVn - .nere Was
Soou ueai vi Ianoy she.culng III 'ne
Vlip ~ 'ne"ueo aItlSles Whlch were SEM
uu. rom A AIs, ABOUT lnese hlialrs. !
hnoW .ne SeIiel , rs cuL,oni tnAt on ,le
oeoa'' ~ VI .ne uIi,ig n pesWesn Seu-
a s.v'S - "t eh sl iy'NIe pi1tuls "eIs
. naau ~ noou. 40 lIeeif ns Peailuls, euu
wa. .ne setia'e enaIioer Vas perfect
alt s "a. sne iieA spoiilH
soo" ons@'iVh snal hhve
70 Explain LIB 1nsv Vhls was b0l
sne vu, neIe Were pisools
III wy nan, !. 10 'Iue, nuV no more thsn
couiu nav peen iounu 1uyre "l,y usy
on . seaion waIInnt, Wa.p uue re-
salu lol Hlpuein CusVoliiF' thsy weio
nlu away ilpni s'gn', any ! uount II
my nian WIN pY "IlInR w testiy
u,luel oS.n Una ne lyea caugnt
s ap VI uIit on .uav Ie'epIasou
o''oa 800 ~. ~ ooiiiseie 49,, .leu'elNte
"ste not eVeh hrhleo, ns nap
Pen W kno", WIEN tne quarfS.
coIiihehceu' Ing uiheussloni ~
WIN, WIN pe lei,ieiloeleu Mas pIOlongeu ~
least TWO HOURS anu Whiie sonle otper
l 4 n 4
Steppeu outsiue auu procuieu weapons
me ca.ses ol Vnls leaily ulsgraceiul NJ
islr, Wnicn AN ny no nieaiis hItehlPe-
lLe 10 hllt9Sate, pue Insiler 70 eA piain,
are not wen t uneelstoou anu canhot 70
M'pIecialeu Ny tnose VINO were llot ~
tne senate uay Ny my, anu raw tne
grhuuai progress OF ~ leeilng ana Eet-
w Jeslousles si,ong .ne 'iie,npels. me
h AIi, ~ vi v aE IN pEbnIE
etcouL 5 I've klo"tn, When ~ hilouiu u
lnsteau itsVe oeen suppIesseu ~ tne
ouCsst. oAt,re.lANen.or Vi tne iilosI
crueI lype Va nav Ipectlle lluIe aH my
more M eletnent IN aiscussion unSll
oliy Nluse coiiiIinnueu attehtsonl VINO
were VApe's III ,ts USE MowneIe
coulu one 10 iouhu VINO N reauler WIN
suoI "Snpon 'nan tho seha.oI iroul
COOKE the schIs OF nunureu IN
cuIAple wounus RlVen curing mls seIi a.,
toriai career eVluenro ms lecutlI SSH
IN tnls ulrectlon. EVen me oItlilnht
ietrelI, Whose eio quence s"ep. III eise
before nliiii aclually tuIheu Tue Up
enus Oh his coattslis 10 .hls teLLloie
weapon IN tne nal'us VI MS loTulluaplS
Zoe. me culin'hation was ha,utal
enough ANY ot1er wouiu nave oeeh
highiy u9hatuIsl, iheIo were any
nuino.i W 49, u p" ~, .',,S
against me swarlny niue senatoI, anu
greeulIy sought an oecasioli 70 alL ~.
Men VINO are Worsteu III oho conlpat
not uncommoniy seek 70 renew
WIN oinereht style %
weapon 90 noC say tiIst .,ilH Hns
the cause OF All ms uiincuiIies, put
there were none Whicn cou'u TOY oe
traced, Directly or ihnirecly, 70 me-
pungent sarcasm. Wrilhlng unoer lts
terrible lsshes men rstoI.eu IN ,D
guage more 1iunt thsn elegant, inc
rest was lneVithnle' 5ehatoI DAVIS ~
not coward. Ihose VINO know MN
best say that ne would hght giant
WITH BARE kNUok LEs
II necessary 10 nold Ms ground.
Ana yet Mr.. DAVIS ls not quaItei-
some man. lie Deither seeks nor nees
from difficulty. am not sure That
he enjoys an oVer-hehteu oiscuAlon;
but with him II Is matter OF give ana
take, and he was never hesrd 20 gum
bic, no matter how nard the HICKS OF