Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-18
RHAGAN'S CANDIDACY.
He Was Not Candidate Tor the Sem
ate at the Tine He Ran for Re-
Election to the House,
Opportunities which the other senate.
rial Candidates Enjoyed Did Not
Fall TO His Lot.
he Is not soltMads Candidate, but I
Candidate Upon the Urgent Sonci,a
tlon ~ His Friends.
krAt1 wrru REAGAN.


TALK WITH REAGAN.
Special TO the Gazette,
WASHINGTON, Dec. lT.--Some OF the
Texas papers having criticized Judge
Reagan for being candidate for senator
while he was also running for congress,
with view Of obtaining an explanation
Of HIS course your correspondent called
upon him to-day when Mr., Reagan said.
THE point has been made in the press
that II intended 10 be candidate for
the senate should not have
been candidate for recollection
90 the house Of representatives.
| do not controyert tho correctness OF this
view. While 1t is true that had many
solicitations, both verbal, and in writing,
last spring and summer to become can.
didate for senator, did not become a
candidate for the following reasons II
was known that Gen. Maxey would DO q
candidate 10 succeed himself, and he had
his long term here IN which to correspond
with the people Of the whole state and
with their representatives, GOV Ireland
dnring his four years term had opportu.
mites Of strengthening his position as a
candidate Tor the senate, Gen, Terrell
and Judge Hancock made personal
canvass Of portion Of the state before
the holding Of the county convention and
the primary election. During last sum.
luer my whole time was occupied with
duties here. rs congress was In session,
aud | could not onter the canvass before
the holding Of the county conventions and
primary elections, during which o num-
Der OF senators and representativcs-elec
were committed 80 one or the other OF
the existing candidates. Il was reces.
sary for me TO stay here 20 secure The
passage through the house 81 what is
known as The Reagan interstate commerce
bill This did not occur until just before the
close OF the session, about August J.
felt that, tied up as | was here. and uuder
the circumstances above stated, would
be placed Vt great disadvantage TO become
candidate Tor the senate, and dis.
mi sed the subject from my mind aud
was candidate for reelection 90 the
house Of representatives. Su sequent 10
the election received letters
aud verbal statements from
senator's and representatives
elect that they desired to vote for me for
| United States senator, and wished me TO
become q feandidAte for that position.
These representations came Id such
numbers as to cause mo TO consent that
my name might 90 before the legislature,
| am therefore not self made candidate,
but ami made so by the people and by
their representatives, who have right
to determine also who shall be their aeua-
tor II will not do to say that because
certain gentlemen choose TO decla-e
themselves candidates that others have
no right TO become such
IL Is the right and priyil.
ege Of the people TO select
whom they please, whether candidates or
not for this exalted position. II seems
TO me that the question should not be
how and when certain gentlemen became
candidates, but VINO Is the best flttod 70
discharge the duties OF that honorable
station and can oest sabservo the inter.
ests Of the state OF Texas aud the cOun
try at large"
LOBBY AGAINST INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Special to he Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. H. Tho lobby
against the passage OF The interstate com
merce bill mas already appeared. IL Is
said they are well provided witt
money, ant! are ready 10 spend
half million dollars 70 defeat tho
measure. They are sending ont dispatches
To papers All over the country giving the
votes they rely on 10 the senate TO &C.
complish their designs, They Will lay
siege 80 the senate Drst OK they believe
there is 0 better chance 70 work there
than Ia the house, with five times as many
men.
a WHISKY AND TOBACCO AMENDMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia nesting OF
the Southern representatives VINO fav
ored reduction In Internal revenue
taxes was held in the room or the house
committee on judiciary to-day, The
states Of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia we're represented |
by Messrs Cabell, Daniel. Wise, Barbour, |
CrcxtoD, 0'Fsuail, C0wles, Hen |
derson, Johnson, Skinner aud BEN
nett Mr. rCabell was chosen chairman /
Asthe proceedings Of the conference were |
regarded Of confidential mature, II ~
somewhat difficult 10 ascertain the exact !
results, but II is learned thai the call for /
the meeting was for the purpose N
concerning measures 70 be eDgrnfted
upon one Of the tariff oils looking TO the
abolition OF the internal revenue tax upon
tobacco snd spirits distilled from frnlts.
From the tone OF the discussion, II APP
pears that nearly all Of the persons Ia at
tendance regarded as impractIcable the
proposition 10 reduce materially the tax
on whisky They were practically unRni.
nous, however, 10 favor Of propositions
10 abolish the tobacco tax and 70 abolish
the first brandy tax, or 10 reduce them 70
q nominal figure with view 70 continu-
ing the governments supervision over
their mapufscturc. A committeei c1n.
slsting Of Messrs. Wise, Bennett, john |
son, Barbour, Chandler and Tillman was
appointed 70 formulate amendments en-
bodying these propositions, ghlcn II ID
the Intention 70 offsi as an amendment 70 |
the Morrison tariff bill, II that measure 10
considered IN the house. Another com
mittee was appointed, comprising nearly |
oil the remainder Of the conference, 70 I
sound other representatives with view
to sscertaiDiBg Nhetherslt IL feasible 70
pass independent measures emOodyiug
these propositions Ia event Of the failure OF
a. -.