Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-21
POLITICAL.
Swain and Breckenridge are Both al
Work at San Antonio TO Capture
the Bexar Convention.
siIas Hare and l.. X. Oglesby Mt Gaines
viIIe-The Ross Men Going Down to
the Sen In a spt ciaI Train.
AFTER BExAR's DELEoArEs.


Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, July 20.-Comp-
troller Swain and Maj. j. f. Bracken
ridge, both candidates for governor, are
here doing some big work 10 secure the
delegation from Bexar county. Though
the convention meets next Saturday both
are confident that they can win. Swain
men claim that the major is turning loose
his barrel very literally, but they don't
think II win win. Prominent BIacken-
ridge men held a caucus this afternoon to
lay their plans, but refuse to disclose
what was done and said.
GAINESVILLE NOTES.
Special TO the Gazette. .
GAINESVILLE, TEX, July 20.-Hon. l..
w. Oglesby Of Collin county is in the city,
and has been circulating among our
people to-day, making friends in his race
for the state comptrollership.
Hon. Siias Hare arrived in our city this
evening and delivered an address to our
people at the courthouse tonight on the
political issues Of the day.
Hon. II. o. Head II Sherman and Mr..
Nash Of Dallas are expected TO be in at
tendance at our primary convention Sat
urday,
ROSS HEADQUARTERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, July 20-The Central
railroad offers to furnish special train
to carry the Ross delegation to Galveston,
provided 250 eXcursionists can be Sc
cured. Ross headquarters VIII be estab-
lished at the fremont hotel, Galveston,
early In August, a committee OF arrange
ments going down about five days IN ad-
vance of the assembling Of the conven-
ton. Judge George Clark will take his
departure from here about Saturday, the
9TH inst. Gen. Ross will probably accom-
pany the Waco excursion, which Is sure
10 be big one. The special train will
paint red streak all the way down to
the sea.
IN WOOD COUNTY.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
QUITMAN, TEX, July 10 The political
situation In this county Is considerably
confused, just what the outcome will
be Is hard to conjecture. At mass
meeting at this place some days since, II
was resolved that all citizens who would
abide by the result of the Democratic
convention should be admitted In the
| primaries in this county, regardless OF
former politics.
| Two precincts held conventions in this
county on Saturday. One instructed for
Ross and one for Martin for governor
They instructed for Jones and Russell for
congress and Acker and lIogg for attor.
ney-general The Pleasant Hill precinct
instructed for Reagan for United States
senator and John II. Craddock fer repre-
sentative for this district.
JACKSON A CANDIDATE.
Special to the Gazette.
! HENRIETTA, Tx, July 20.-It is re-
| ported that Mr. Jackson Of GAINESVILLE
the grand state lecturer of the Knights o.
Labor, has announced as candidate fol-
congress.
WILL he a TEST.
Special to the Gazette.
PILoT POINT, TEX, July 20.-A prl
mary election or caucus will he held here
Saturday to choose delegates to tn,
county convention. This caucus will
develop the strength Of the candidates
for governor.
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, July 20.-The Democratic
committee (executive) held meeting a
the courthouse yesterday for the pur
pose OF adopting a code OF laws by which
they shall be governed in carrying on tn,
primary election which will be held OF
the 24th inst. Il. S. Ross was elected
secretary. The resolutions introduced
were adopted. The meeting adjourned
until Tuesday, July ~, when they NEE
again.
PICKETT FOR CONGRESS-
Special to the Gazette
MCKINNEY, TEX, July 2c.-The oand!
dacy OF Hon. G. b. Pickett for Throck
morton's place attracts attention here,