Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21

mentioned in that connection, he would
! certainly be our choice. Besides being {
J thorough accountant, the major is 0
man whom many could be benefited b,
J taking as q model Whitney Messenger
We have known Maj Littlsfeld by repu
: tation for many years and recently per
sonally, and can indorse all the Mes
senger says in regard to him. Itasc,
Signal.
Mr.. j. ID. Mccall, chief clerk of the
comptroller's office, is spoken Of very
favorably for the Office of comptroller
He has been in that department for fitteer
years, and 1t Is said that he will make as
good, If not better, comptroller than any
man in Texas. AS he comes thus recon-
mended, we are for him for this office
Able and efficient men are the ones the
Register is in favor Of Lockhart
Reister.
Prof. A. w. Wilson of Dodd City is the
choice of the people of this part of the
state for state superintendent OF public
instruction. Bonham News.
Ross opposes prohibition and Swain
does not favor 1t. We will suggest Col.
j. b, Craual of Gatesvile for governor
and Col. james A. Stevens OF Burnet for
ticket. Should they be elected prohibition
vii prohibit. Burnett Star
The name Of Hon. George G Id
thwaite is being spoken of in connection
with the attorney generalship. Perhaps
| the state convention might 90 farther
anduo worse than to take him for that
responsible position. He is one of those
| plain, matter-of-fact men, who looks at
! hft,frg l,nvy "a
law looks only to the merits of causes
| [Denison News.
The Pinery seconds the nomination Of
Prof. Girardeau for superintendent OF
public instruction, made by the Iron
News. There can be no better
selection made. He is ripe scholar
and minently a practical gentlemen
With him at the head OF our public
school system the youth Of our state
would have great advantages over the
present management-[M Moscow Pinery
Even the Deuison News sees a similar
ity in the interviews OF Ross and Swain
That's funny - Examiner.
Correct But the funniest thing abou
1t Is that Swain was first interviewed. -
Deuison News.
Ross and Swain discuss state issue.
very much alike. 1t took the former
three weeks to prepare his interview fol
public gaze, while the latter gave his OF
the spur of the moment. IL is about sis
of one and half dozen of the other TAX
ing it all In all, Swain is ID Merid
ian Blade.
The Cleburne Chronicle is booming
Prof. John Collier of Mansfield, Tarran
county, for superintendent of public in
struction, Prof. Collier is we'll known
educator Of this state, and Is man o
brains and fine executive ability Mar
lin Ball
The attempt to SANDER Col. Swain
presumably by his enemies, has proved
a complete failure, and is apt to recoil OF
their own shoulders Waxahachie Mir.
ror.
Charley Culberson, it begins 10 appear
VIII have walk-over.-[ Alvarado Bulle
tin.
Gen. Maxey has made very faithful
ana industrious representative In the sen
ate, and his service has also been marked
with ability far above the average. There
VIII be very strong effort made TO re-
turn him; in fact ne VIII be returned un
less succeeded by new man IN Hon
John lreland.-[ Abilene Reporter.
Those journals that are predicting tina,
Gov. Ireland will succeed Senator Make,
are evidently little 100 previous in theii
prediction. Wait and see how easily MIR
Maxey can succeed himself Denisor
News.
Some of our wicked contemporaries
seem TO be much surprised that we sun
port Prof. Collier of Tarrant county, who
is preacher, for the position of superin-
tendent OF public education. The Times
mas never yet failed ia ITS support OF the
clergyman, IL Is violently opposed 20 the
shoddY sort, but when 1t believes one is
worthy IL never fails not only to give him
its al ! nut to urge all other people 10 do
So frot. Collier Is preacher He ha.
laught school IN tue neighborhood In
which he now lives for many years. He
mas oeeh the means Of educating in books
ana morals some OF the best men with
whom the Timts Is acquainted. lie has
preached sermons-good sermons from,
the Word which has no bitterness. ue
has shown himself TO be an educator In
all things OF u high order, and the Times
indorses and supports him ylsoronslv
and II the people will inquire into and nal
upon q mans qualifications, and NOT into
what church he belongs to, or whether he
belongs to any, Prof Collier will be nom.
mated and elected [Dallas Times.
] few ofihe Texas papers appear 10
devote much OF their space to hunting up
some one TO succeed the Hon. 8.
Maxey. This Is valuable time lost. as
pr. Maxey will undoubtedly succeed
himself az United States senator .-TCor.
pus Christi Caller. w.
Ihe LsGrange Journal says II viii
elther DC Swain or dark horse. The
only PROBABILITY OF Its being dark horse