Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17
ONLY ONE LEADER.
Leading Democrats have no Faith in
the Power of the Anti CIeysIahd
Men 10 Control the Nomination.
Prof. EOgg Addresses The National
Spperintendents' Convention In
Support OF the Blair BIZ.
Advocating the Improve uaeEt CT the Water
Way Between Lake Michigan and the
nIssisEippi RIyer.
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

Special to the Gazette.
WASH NGTON, Feb. 16.-Tae RepubIi-
csn Presidential boom with twenty Rich
monds in the field, has not served to
dwsrf the interest in the Democratic
nominee. But with few exceptions only
one man is thus far mentioned, Grover
Cleveland. 1t would be hard to convince
any considerable number Of Democrats
in the House that Mr. Cleveland can be
beaten in the convention. After talking
about com oinstons in opposition to him,
they come back to the conclusion that
ouch moves will avail nothing to defeat
him. They are puzzled by the Hill move
in New York, but they have no confidence
convention. There Is & doubt expressed
whether even with the New York dele
gates Hill could d. fest Cleveland ia the
convention. This is strong expression
Ct coGfieIce. What New York will do
men outside Of that state sre rot sble to
Judge, and the New Yerk men while
saying tbst they believe Cleveland will be
nominated declare that they cannot tell the
TO go TO the convention.
Mr.. Cox said to-day: 1--WE all think
Cleveland will be nominated, but do rot
know anything about it. Its mys cry
to me. The opposition to Cleveland
talked OF is mystery. 1t is
said to be mystery to Mr.. HILL Iusked
Mr.. Cleveland about it; be said 1t w5s a
mystery to him, that he did not under
stand it. Here we stand between two
mysteries "
PROFESSOR HOGG ON THH BLAIR BILL.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S The national
superintendent convention ended 2 very
pleasant session here 20 dsy Az Frank
lin hail this evening Professor Hogg Of
Fort Worth, Tex, made one # the ablest
and most eloquent speeches that could be
uttered in support OF such a measure as
the Blair bill. He was very warmly con-
graduated by msny of the foremost edu-
Gators Of the land on his address, even By
those who thoughS differently as to The
merits of the bill.
The Professor goes frCm here to visit
his old home in Virgins, AID thence to
Fort Worth.
DREP WATER BETWEEN LAtE MICHIGAN
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL N ne promin-
ent gentlemen from Illinois were before
the Senate committee on commerce to-
day to advocate the improv, msnt of the
WAFER way between Lake Michigan and
the Mississippi. Their request in brief
is fyr the purpose If improving
depth OF water between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi
suitable for the passage Il large Miss
iss ppi river steamers and for the pass
age Of suitable naval vessels for defense
in time Of war and to furnish large and
constant supply Of water to the Illinois
AID Mississippi rivers. Surveys, plans
snd estimates may be made for channel
improvements and for locks snd dams in
the bed OF the Illinois snd Des Pisines
rivers from Is Sale to Lockport TO fur
Eisn d navigsbIe wsy not less than 1GG
feet in width and not lees than WeDty-
five feet in Cepth, ard that channel TO be
surveyed and located from Lockport
north to Chicago OF l60 feet in width end
not less than tw mtg TWO feet in oeD'b,
capable Of Carrying not less than 500 coo
cubic feet OF water per minute, flown at
s rae not exceeding two miles an hour.
pIy prop0rtionately in view Of the I'm
proved drainage 1t would afford for the
city sewerage. since also this would re-
quire larger channel thsn would be re-
gu rsd tIr commercial purposes alone.
ia tge Hugd and j dge Storey were the
clitf sp0kesmen Of the delegation. Aside
from the presentation of the matter di-
rec:ly in hand they represented the de-
fen eless condition Of the lake cities,
setting forth the fact that while England
for military reasons has been deepening
Ger canal systems to fourteen feet, SO Gs
to enable them to throw the largest gun
boats into the lakes, this country has
done nothing. They represented that
hougn the contemplated depth OF the
channel is only fourteen feet, yet at the
seasons Of high water the largest gun
boats might be sent through TO the likes,
Oy transporting their armsments over
land. In answer to inquiries t ey repre-
scented that the surface Of the Ike would