Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-26
AT CINCINNATI.
The Texas Delegation as Dished Up by II
PorkopoIis Reporter.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

tlncinnhti Enquirer.
The Texas delegation has come the
furthest, Is the largest, the olliest and
its members the youngest. They appear
prosperous, and are nearly all temper
ance men.
Hon. l.. l.. Foster Of the Groesbeck
New Era Is, perhaps, the most distln-
| gulshed OF the party In his state. He Is q
Georgian, twelve years in Texas; prom
inent Baptist, able writer and speaker of
the house Of representatives. He wears
black beard, is about thirty-hye years
old, sober-looking and dignined, and yet,
the boys say, can tell a splendid story.
j. w. Mitchell, one of the editorial
writers on the Houston Post, is an Ohioan,
little dudlsh in appearance, but an able
| writer. lie is also representative of the
young Texas press.
Judge j. II. Davis of the Mount Vernon
| Herald is president of the association,
and stands very high in his country. He
| Is young man of prominence as law
five years Ii ls said that the Judge owes
his election to the presidency to the sue
cessful manner in which he relates the
beautiful story Of the Irishman's "Three
Gracesn
Capt. I. j, Walker is one OF the most
| dlgnllied and prepossessng OF the party.
lie Is about thirty-elght years old u Vir-
| gilman, and has lived twenty wears i'm
Kaufman county. The Terrell Star Is
| said to be one of the best weeklies in the
state. lie is very fayorably impressed
with the beauty of Cincinnati and its i'm
portant relations to the South
S. A. Fishburn is native Texan, TWEEN
| ty-two years old edits the Mexia Ledger
a tlne.looking young gentleman.
Maj, j. G. Rankin, editor and pnb-
Usher of the Daily Banner at BRENNAN, is
another native Texan, about forty wears
old; was in the late civil war, since
which struggle he has published the
Banner Maj, Rankin is a Jealous Dem
ocrat, good companion, and practically
ana thoroughly opposed to prohibition.
j. F. Bridges of the Luling Signal Is
one OF those whole-souled, genial fellows
whose happy, fun.loying disposition con
tributes much to the pleasure of his party.
He Is native of the state he repre-
seuts
{, IL. Gilbert Is owner and editor of the
Daily Reporter In the well-known, magic
city oil Abilene, in the western part OF
Texas. Gilbert Is secretary of the asso.
ciatlon, prominent Democrat OF his
section, and an enthusiast on the beauty
and wealth OF resources of his country,
ana the future greatness of Abi-
lene, The city of Abilene is only
nve years old, and has a population of
5000. Five years ago there was not n
house within sight OF the location of the
town, Mr.. Gilbert is an Albanian.
about thirty years old, and an enterprisinn
ana successful newspaper man.
Dr. j. d. Cranhll OF the Gatesville ad.
vance, the temperance journal of the
state, IS young man, but whole team,
lie Is a trenchant writer, good orator,
discusses prohibition every opportunity
and seems confident OF the success OF the
measure in the next few years. He Is n
! long horn, twenty-seyen years old lie
likes Cincinnati, and may buy IL.
a, ID. Rust is one of the oldest men In
the party--llfty, probably. He edits the
McGregor Plaindealer, and is an interest.
Ing gentleman. His son, Il. G.. Rust,
with his wife, is from Dallas. The
younger Rust ls editor and publisher of
Dallas Mercury, a Saturday evening
| journal.
| Il NJ Roberts, OF the Indian Journal.
| Muskogee, |. T., the youngest Journalist
IN attendance on the international con-
venuon-only twenty years old, but
bright and intelligent.
j, l., Watson, one of the preprietors
OF the Houston Daily Post, Is only
twenty-siN years old, and u former resi-
dent OF this state, He Is not only hand
some, but single, and always has an eve
Tor pretty women. His paper is the
leading Democratic paper OF his state.
l.. w Clank is solid.lookipg yonnp
man OF perhaps twenty-eight years; has
been editor and publisher OF the BRYAN
fllot Tor years, and practices law. lie
Is q Iennesseean and proud Of his
adopted state.