Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-09

ye:r. he neys tegan the etudy @; lsg in
1ne cffi;e Of McCutchecu & S7ums:e, at
VISITOR, Ga sud wss stni;'~d 20 the osr
IN Georgia j Ocsoosr, 1879. He left
Dal.on, Gs November 10. 1872, for
Texas. and ;Irivfd al B05h1m November
%, 1872, where be mss lived ever since.
About the Years 1873 snt 1874 he wss
elected Mayor OF tde city for ITO terms
In 1880 he WAS elected prosecuting ctior
rey, and in 1882 Reelected with
out opposition. A. the expirs-
ZION OF his second term Is prose-
cutirg st ornty, he WAS elected
to the Nineteenth legislature witccut
opposition. He devoted his time eXclu-
sive!y to the practice Of law eince toe I'D
lurpmeDt of the Legislature IN 1855 till
February IA last, a. which time vacancy
occurred ID the Cffi;e Of county Judge for
that county and at the solicitation Ct the
county commissioners he accepted the
appointment as county lfga for the IN
exoired term.
W. ". Lightfout is another young mSp,
buS well known II Texas. H. IS 5 son IL
law Of ex- United States Senator {. 3
Maxey and he is the only PROM oliionist
IN the delegation. He advocated putting
prohibition in the constitution CT Texas
last summer and in consequence is at
present some what under cloud, but he
is real Democrat st heart and in SEN
tinent, and, when his party has re-
nounced prohibition, he will remain true
10 hls party.
Bob McCsrt, OF Fort Worth, Is ~ I'LL
nois man by birth, snd one of the best
known lawyers in North Texas. This is
his first national convention, ou. he has
long been Influential IN the politics Of
North Texas.
Tom Sweeney, of Galveston, is another
new msn in national conventions. He is
one of the most prominent and best
known of Galveston business men. He
has been politician all his life, though
yet not over So years old. He is q
brother OF G. c. Sweeney, col
lector OF the port CT Galveston, who WAS
delegate to the convention Of 1884
Tom Sweeney has frequently been > dele
gate to state conventions. he has been
5 Democratic candidate for mayor Of
Galveston BE has served his party il
several { III ;ial positions IN its organize
ton, snd ne has always been a liberal
contributor to its campaign funds. He
is one Of the progressive business men Of
the stste. One Of these daYs, when the
people Of Texas come to the conclusion
TO elect business man Governor, Mr..
Sweeney will stand good chance Ct oc,
cupying the executive mansion st Austin.
GEORGE C. PxNDLETON
was the Speaker OF the last House of Rep
resentatives of the Texas Legislature. he
is business man and farmer. He likes
corn cob pipe and soda water. Just at
present he Is disguised in magnificent
white plug hat, and his friends will have
to look st him four or FIVE times before
they will recognize him. P. ndleton has
been in the Legislature for number OF
years, and no man of Central Texas has
more friends than he. he is constitu.
ent Of Roger Q Mills, snd always takes
care that the selfish sheepmen OF his
ueighborhcod DO not get in their work on
Mills IN the congressional convention.
Taking 1t all IN all, the Texas delega-
ton will compare fagorsblY with the best
in the convention. All OF them are en-
thusiastic Democrats; all are solid men
in their state; all will undoubtedly labor
to represent the feelings Of their people.
Not & man OF them will bend an inch for
mere expediency; not q man Of them will
wsver a moment when the question of
pronouncing the voice Of the party or ex-
pounding the principles OF the party
comes to the front and center.
THEY ARE JOLLY CROWD, TOO.
They are situated next door to Maine, a.
the Planters house, and they take turns
in going in and deviling their Re-
publican overwhelmed neighbors. Kan
sss is only few doors away,
and Kansas Democrats are such
curiosities that the Texans can hardly re-
frain from keeping continually at the
door looking at them. This pleases the
Texans and the Ksnsaus both. They have
become very good friends, and the Tex
ans nave become Convinced that there is
something in Kansas still worth living
for.
Yesterday morning the Texans 10 St.
Louis made an effort to get Governor
Throckmorton TO shed his old SLOUGH hat
sud don fine new white plug, but the
old man could not be coaXed to change
lis headgear, ev IN st this distance from
home. Some of the delegates were ms
llCious enough to suggest that old Throck
vas afraid that the Texans st home might
hear Of his displaying himself in S
brand new tile and that such 3 proceed
ing might be injurious to mis- chances OF
capturing the mex. United States Sena-
torship. Old Throck says he is not =
candidate for Uoited States Senator, or
for any other office. he wants to live at
home in peace; attend Democratic con-
ventien once in while; talk with the
boys, swap yarns with his friends, and
persist in wearing the same old SLOUGH
hat that has done faithful service for him
for tee mast four Years
Over the door OF the Texas hssdquar-
tiers is displayed pair Of magnificent
Texas steer horns, polished and mounted.
Inside, the Lone Star Of Texas Is freely
mingled with the flag Of UaCle Sam. The
ceiling is covered with bunting, pictures
OF Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland are scat
tered about, and every man of the delega
ton has red bsnd.na in the bresst-
pocket of his coat.
TEXAS HEADQUARTERS.
The headquarters Of the Texas delega-
ton on the first floor OF the Planters,
opening on the rotunda, have developed |
st once into one Of the most beautiful, as |
ha