Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-17
POLITICAL POINTS.
Swain Reviews the Land and Lease
Law at Paris HE Holds the Lead
in Red River County,
The Hon. A. A. Taylor Of East Ten
nessee Nominated FOR Governor on
the Republican Ticket.
SWAIN At rlRIs ,

Special TO the Gazette.
PARIS, Tx, June l6.--Col w. J.
Swain was In the city this morning aud a
guest OF the Patterson hotel, where he
met several Of his old friends aud made
the acquaintance OF others. He was fol-
lowed to the courthouse by large
crowd. lie was introduced by Capt, v.
W. Hale, aud commenced 10 talk az 1920
q. m. He touched on all the most inn
portant issues Of the day, and especially
the land and lease-law question. Col
Swain secured an invitation here this
morning to speak at Honey Grove, but as
he Is pushed for time, and now
being away from home eleven days, he de-
clined TO accept the invitation, lie left
on the noon train to-day for his home 10
Austin where he Will spend few days
special from GAINESVILLE, Red River
county, states that the Swain eMorse
contest will be settled next Saturday, and
| there Is no reasonable doubt but that five
precincts, entitled TO nineteen delegates,
have instructed for Swain, 20 three pre-
oincts, entitled to eighteen delegates, IN
structed for DeMorse. This gives Swain
one ahead.
Capt, Randall OF Fannin county Is in
] A
/ the senatorial convention for this district
has been called TO meet In Paris on June
Is, and that the foatorial convention is To
meet In Honey Grove on July 20. II. w.
| Woodbridge OF this city has announced
this morning as candidate TO represent
1 the Thirty.frst senatorial district in the
state senate. lie Is wellkuown lawyer
here, aud If elected will make good
senator.
CANDIDATES FROM BRILvuLE.
Special to the Gazette.
BELLvIILE, Tex, June 10 AT meet
ing OF the Bellyille bar yesterday evening
very complimentary resolutions were
passed upon the candidacy Of Hon. Al
yah Chesley Of this place and bar for as
sociate Justice OF the supreme court
Col. Chesley is well and tavorably known
In the state, and from assurances of sup
port thus far received from many por-
lions OF the state his friends are feeling
quite confident OF his beng the chosen
one. Hon James II Shelburne Of the
law firm ofBell & Shslburne OF this place
has consented to allow his name 10 90 be-
fore the people OF this county as candi.
date for representative to the next legls.
lature,
khIIbAdNAN
NASHVILLE, TENN, June lG The state
Republican convention to-day nominated
Hon. A. A, Taylor Of East Tennessee for
governor aud adopted their platform
The platform Tenews the allegiance of
the Republicans Of Tennessee TO the Re-
publican party 1t charges the Demo
cratic party with the present depression
In business and the suffering OF the poor,
1t declares against bringing convict labor
in competition with free labor, iavors the
protection of the American laborer by q
protective tariff, and demands the repeal
of the internal-revenue system. II sym
pathizes with ireland and fayors home
rule for that country.
VERMONT REPUBLICANS.
MONTPELIER, W., June lG.-The Re.
publican state convention organized by
electiag Frank Plumley Of Northhelc
chairman, and A. X. Brown, Sheldon, sec
rotary. Six hundred and twenty-nine
delegates were present with twenty-five
towns not represented. Resolutions IN
dorsing Gladstone's efforts for home rule
were referred. A. +. Walker nominated
Lieut.. Gov. 0rmsbee as candidate FOL
governor james X. Bachelor was also
placed in nomination. Ormsbee wai
nominated on the first ballot.
Levi X. Fuller was nominated iol
acknowledgements
POLITICAL CARDS.
Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, Tex, June l6.--Locai politics
is getting hotter. The aspirants for the
district iudgeship are each out In cards
regarding the programme recently De
cided on by the county executive commit
tee one Of the candidates intimates
that the chairman Of the committee has
displayed partisan zeal inshaplng matters
60 az 10 promote the candidacy OF a
friend and late law partner The chair
man Is out OF town, but his friends say he
will reply when he comes back
ALEXANDER PRIMARY.
special to the Gazette,
ALExANpER, TEX, June lG.--Thls
voting precinct IS to hold primary meet
inc on the 26,b for the purpose OF elect
inc delegates 10 the county convention a.
stenbenyille, July 10. All classes are
taking an active part in politics, and thu
~ one OF the times when the people are
n spes K to the state convention through
their instructed delegates
NEWPORT CANDIDATES,
special to the Gazette. -
NEWPORT, TEX, June lC.--F' 2
Rransford is running for the senate. 20
semi Murray is candidate for assessor
OF Jack county.
ATTENTION, CANDIDATES.
Special 10 the Gazette.
wrItnoRs, TEX, June l5.--A big bar
heene win be given here July 2, Thes'
Ssrhecues, which are given annually, ar
sivravs well attended, but Il Ia expected
sor mis- one 10 be the greatest Of ths
, great. Candidates Of al political ealiDcr
20 invited 10 come and shoot on thel
- t,. ~. .S,,a or rather thely air guns.