Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-04

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al mocracy have not decided whether {
a hold county convention or not. TIL
n independents have carried the county q
rs the last two elections and have the Den
! ocrats little hacked.
1 w. j. Swain is on top here for gov
., ernor.
SPOKE AT DECATUR.
y Special to the Gazette
}, DECATUR, TEX, June 3.-Mr. Guthrie
|. OF Jack county, Tex, and candidate TO
y state senator from this district, spoke a
q the courthouse here yesterday to fai
: and attentive audience.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
! Special to the Gazette.
6 DENTON, TEX, June 3.-It is the belle
OF the people of this county that we ar,
! entitled to d representation on the STATE
ticket at next election, and looking tC
that end petition has been circulated
among the members of the bar here so.
Letting Judge w. j. Austin to become 4
candidate before the Democratic conven.
ton for the Office Of attorney neral
Judge Austin's reputation over the state
as an able lawyer and sound man is too
well known to need comment. 1t is to
be hoped he will consent.
ARLINGTON POLITICS,
Special to the Gazette.
ARLINGTON, TEX, June 3.-The pollti-
cal pot has begun to boil pretty strong in
this section. II. M. Furman and Lieut..
GOV. Gibbs are billed to speak here next
Saturday, and from what the writer can
near he thinks the sentiments of the peo-
! PIE are pretty well divided between the
two for congress,
Inc farmers alliance and Knights of
Labor ticket put out by the late
convention at Fort Worth will receive
ialr support. But we see much inter
est being manifested in the coming action
OF the Democratic convention to be held
at Fort Worth July 10.
The coming local-option election to be
neld In this precinct on June 10, promises
10 De close contest, with the odds
slightly in favor of the st. Johnites.
JOHNSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Special to the Gazette.
GRANDvIEw, TEX, June 3.-The Dem
cratic executive committee of Johnson
county met at Cleburne on SATURDAY.
May 80. Six of the eight precincts were
represented. NJ. M. Crane was elected
county chairman to succeed Col. Sansom
resigned. The Democratic primaries
We're called for the first Saturday in Julv
and the county convention for the
second Saturday in July, when delegates
VIII be appointed TO the state. con-
gresslonal, senatorial and fioatorial con.
Ventlons. IL was decided best to leave |
the question Of nomination of candidates
to the primaries, as thereby fuller ex- |
preston OF the people can be had on n |
question of so much Importance. You
may put 1t down that the Democratic |
party OF johnson county is o. X.
WILL SPEAK AT ALvARADo.
Special to the Gazette
ALvARADo, TEX, June S.-Mr. Henry
M Furman OF Fort Worth, Democratic
candidate for congress, Will address the
citizens OF this city on Saturday night,
June 49,
ELLIS COUNTY POLITICS.
Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHAcHIE, TEX, June S.-There
has been, SO far, but little interest mani
Tested in this (Ellis) county in the can.
vass which is now opening up. The an.
nouncement Of Mr.. Barney Gibbs of Dial
las, followed by the circular letter
of Mr.. Furman of Fort Worth, created
quite a ripple in the congressional
wave here. Hon. 0lin Wellborn has
many friends here, who are "stropg In
the faith, and say that he will carry the
county by an overwhelming majority.
while strong element say that there is
an undercurrent against him, thai
VIII be damaging in the extreme
Mr.. Gibbs Is not popular, so far as your
correspondent can learn, and Mr.. Furman
is known only to few. At this stage OF
the game ~ is hard to tell what the re.
suit OF the canvass will be
But little is said of the gubernatorisl
race.
The lieutenant, governorship rests mon
its oars, but will no doubt be pulled ont
of the calm ere long.
Mr. Clint of Dallas will sweep Ellis for
attorney-general.
There have as yet been no meetings or
held, though there has been
a call Tor the Democratic county conyen.
ton to meet at an early day. The
committee will meet on the 10Th AZ
THIS month, and set day for the conyen-
ton.
1t Is believed by many that Ellis will
DC the 'dark horse" county, and should
y: M Roberts prove the Hdark,n she
VIII stand by him, unless instructed df-
erently at the convention. The All.
nance party is a strong one.
md feared by all, though
I is generally conceded now that thew
VIII not meet in conventica as body.
out Will stand by the actions OF the Dem.
ocratic convention, unless there should
% split IN the nominations, and shouId
here be then disastrous bolt would he :.
made, which would be damaging IN
Us results. Candidates for county offices
IRE coming out lively. The race for
county attorney bids fair to be an inter
sseng one. t. p. WhippIe and n. M $
Jiark, both popular attorneys, are the /