Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-25


not. He has manifested no, preference
Judge Carwile, the other floater, has
not as far as your reporter could learn
expressed an opinion. 1t is safe to say
though that at present Governor Coke
has the decided start in this section.
Linden-I have interviewed some of
of our most prominent men and they al
most unanimously favor Senator Coke as
his own successor.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Sulphur Springs-State Senator-elect
John w. Crawford and Representative
elect'L Nh Nelson are in favor of Sena-
tor Coke being his own successor. Our
people are truly Coke people.
Greenville--In regard to.preference for
fUEited States senator of Representative
F. P. Alexander, your correspondent
states that Mr.. Alexander repeatedly
declared himself in his speeches in the
late canvass as favOring the reelection
of Governor Coke, and has had no occa-
sion TO change his views on this matter.
Mount Vernon-Our senator and repre-
sentative are in favor of Hon. Richard
Coke for United States senator.
Pittsburg-The preference of our rep
resentative and senator ELECT for United
States senator is Coke, first, last and all
the time.
=. SIXTH DISTRICT.
Tyfer-I have just had an opportunity
to see Senator-elect W. Cone johnson of
this district. He is in favor of returning
Coke to the United States senate.
Emory have seen J . w. Humphrey,
representatiye-elect, and learn from him
that he will favor Richard Coke as sue
cessor to himself in the United States
Senate, and from him also learn that Mr..
Gone Johnson, our state senator elect
will favor James HOgg for the United
States Senate first, and A. W. Terrell
next.
Longview-Coke is the universal favor
lite here. Nobody else is spoken of or
recognized in the race
acknowledgements J. W Hum
phrey of Emory, Texas, is decidedly in
favor of Senator Coke IS reelection to
congress.
Gilmer-Our representative, Hon. A.
d. Martin resides ut Pittsburg, and from
friends 1 learn that he is in favor of the
reelection of Senator Coke.
SEVENTH District.
Athens-Mr. Bishop, our representa-
tive, says of the prospective candidates
Coke is his preference.
Rusk-Judge R. II. Morris, senator
elect from this district, says he favors the
reelection of Richard Coke to the United
States senate.
Mr.. George A. Newton, independent,
was elected to represent this county in
the lower house of the legislature. / have
not seen him since the election, but in
the canvass preceding his election he
publicly announced himself as also i'll
favor of the reelection of Senator Coke.
Wills Point have interviewed our
state senatOr-elec and member to the
nd
in favor of Senator Coke for his own
successor. L am confident that our
people are almost unanimously i'll favor
of his reelection.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
MadisonYille-Mr. w \. s. Cobb, the
representative from the Forty-ninth dis
trict, viii support the Hon. Richard Coke
for United States SENATOR as his own sue
cessOr. l have not seen Mr. Cobb but |
am assured by his most intimate friends
that this is correct. The convention
that nominated Mr.. Cobb indorsed Sena-
tor Coke
Crockett-W. F. Murchison, represent
tative-elect from this (Houston) county
will support the Hon. Richard Coke for
United States senator, as will also the
senator from this district, Hon. w. w.
Davis.
NINTH DISTRICT.
acknowledgements Breeding is
non-committal rs to his choice for United
States senator. Representative w. p. |
Hamblen declares himself i'll favor OF |
Senator Coke.
TENTH DISTRICT.
Observation-Disclosures with your re- |
quest for the preference of the holdover |
senator and representatives-elec for |
United States senator from this section. |
l will state they are solid for ''Old !
Brains" Tenth senatorial district, !
Hon. John NJ. Claiborne Richard Coke !
Sixty-fourth representative district, |
Hon. Guy NJ. Bryan, (hoater) -Richard |
Coke. SiXty-ffth representative dis
trict, Hon. Walter Gresham-R Richard |
Coke. SiNty-siXth representative dis
trict, Hon. r. II. d. Sorrel, (tioater-
Richard Coke.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
Gonzales. w. PEBBLES, representa-
tive for Coke, and NJ. II. Townsend,
state senator, are for Coke
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
RichmOnd-J. W. Parker, representa-
tive-elect from Fort Bend county, ex-
presses decided preference for return
ing Richard Coke to the United States
senate.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Fatonla-l have aSCertalned the Senti- |
mentS of our representatives elect IN re-
gard TO United States senator and they
are unanimously in favor of the Hon.
Richard Coke succeeding himself In this
expression they truly represent their con-
stituents as far rs can be ascertained.
Bastrop-I have Interviewed our sena-
tor and representative. Hon. John
Lane, senator, says if his mind does not
change between now and the meeting of
the Legislature he will vote for Coke.
Our representative, j NJ. Robinson,
says he will vote for Coke.
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
Bryan-The following letter received
from Hon. Scott Field, senator from the
Fourteenth senatorial district, compris-
ing Brazos, Robertson and Milan coun-
ties, speaks for itself:
CALVERT, TEX, Nov. &c, 1888.
j. B. Zimmerman Esq, Bryan.
DEAR SIR am in favor of Senator Coke sue
seeding himself United States senator, and
anticipate nothing which would cause me to
change this expressed preference. Very truly
your friend, SCoTT FIELD.
The representatives elect, Elias May,
from the Fiftieth representative district,
composed of BraZos county, is in favor of
Hon. Richard Coke succeeding him