Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-11

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Worth GAZETTE, tho Austin Statesman.
and the Belton journal.
Mr. Robinson didn't seem 10 Know
him.
Don't you remember tho man who
ran FOR justice Of tho pesce 10 precinct
No. about three or four years apo, and
got about TWO yotesg Wen, hO has been
a sorehead ever since"
This was interesting, Indeed, parr0tt,
the patriot, rarIoit tho philosopher,
parro,t, the statesman, could it be true
thsi such political prodigy hsd lived
bur 70 waste his sweetness ON tho desert
arr mn0sslblc. pArro,i, boru 90 boa
ruler Of republics, candidate Tor iusilce
o. the peace and receiving only two v0tesl
Inc oll man was evidently joking How
ever, M. Robinson and myStli concluded
ie probe the base Islander TO the bottom.
We hunted no the o1lciai records OF 1850,
and turning to the page ttyoiea ID ius.
tees, The following statistics met onr
astonlshed gaze,
Precinct Ne 3--W, $. Jones, aNl; ],
Norman, lda, A. w. PARROT, i8s j..
Shields, l.
Ont Of vote OF 851, Parrot col lg--
beaten by plurality Of GGi by a COM
moner wearing the namo Of Janes.
However there Is sOme satisfaction In
knowing that Parrot was not the hind
most man. Shields carried on that
honor with one vote, There * no record
that Shields was a candidate, and Il Is
SAID That Parrott cast this vots in order
TO be sure Of somebody Ia the rear, hut
probably the rumor Is unioundcd,
| Parrot Is one Of the aspiring states.
men who hope soon to be placed no the
helm OF government Ia Texas through the
medium OF the alliance, The Democratic
party missed great opportunity IN fail.
ing 20 enlist bis services In 1850, great
revolution may yet be brought about IN
this state, because Of those thirteen votes
~.
Bell county seems TO havn about equal
parts Of swain and Ross support, with d
very fair showing In the "Scatterlnen col.
umn, The natural inclination Of the
county should be 80 indorse the candidat,
Of q ncighhoring county, but the candid
truth Ii there Is not the slightest evidence
~ enthusiasm 60 be found Tor Gen Ross
aud whatever strength he may have
here Is In the man 81 a lukewatm char
aoter,
asked q gentleman, ono OF tho most
influential citizens OF Belun VINO b,
he favored for governor.
Well I guess we're foy Ross said
he, "but, 10 toll yen the truth hos not
/ it for the place Gen. Ross 3 gooC
man, but the state needs q bigger mar
lorgovcrnor,n
! Different inquiries ollcited responses
Of the same character, Swain he's goot
support in the county, and tspeclall,
strong With Tho farmers
ithW HVutttV ulaurf n gNa fftnItrfgt Hf.rfa
, race here, almost at the home of Gen
Ross, Is eingnlar feature OF TOO cam
/ paien. ! had expected Va Aad this d
rousing Ross county, bur thlp1s are q
/ divided no man can say how q wili go.
4 AS matters sland now Cong essmAi
/ Mills will BE- returned without oppod
ton. Maj Harris, late STAKE npf o
t3is distge sud t'tlb Aatntsam e
Waco, have bchn regarded ss conatea
sionnl possibilities, but nNisber has 81
trayed any intention ~ making The race
; There Is deal OF opppsii0f
, ip this county as well a,
elsewhere to Mr., Mills, an1
: III strong man should come out
against him, there Is no doubt thai ht
, would get lively shaking up lie has
made good many enemies by his post.
Office appointment here, aud by bis failure
10 secure an appointment ~ Temple
, Tho charge Is that ho has SHOWN d lack OF
backbone, and the general impression !,
that d congressman without backbone Il
like teddy without whisky --awiully
weak Mills " seems was afraid 10 makce
. choice between several candidates Tor IN,
Bolton postmastership and recommended
an election by the people. The result Of
the whole thing was that ne got quite ~
much 'eussln'p az II no had picked hi
best friend Tor The place The moral ~
any-~ls thgt congressman should osehoN
, lpostpfilce elections and stick 10 thei
4 friends. -.
George q Pendleton Will probably De-
ro-elr cted as representative from Bell
T This win be gratifying news 70 all wh'
knew him 10 the two lasf legislatures, il
which he made record as ono % the baa
j working members that ever held a sent II
) the lower house. Mr., PeBdston woi
@ high standing among his colleagues, no
n only as worker but aH q man 81 excel
!. lent judgment, prudent and con
q B0ryative. In addition 20 Tho respect am
( confidence which these qualities inspired
/. he was one Of the best pnfllamcnlaran
Z IN The house, Already his name Is helm
, quito frequently mentioned Tor tho speak
! ership at the Twentieth Legislature.
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