Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
CASTING SH4DOWS.


And it will never do to forget that the
little cavalryman has made good gov
ernor two terms, and there are people
who believe he can do it 4gain II We
toria Advocate.
The Kemp Herald says it is for Hon.
J. O. Terrell for acknowledgements.
We don It know whether Mr.. Terrell has
any ambitions in this directions or not; ID
fact, we don It know that he is paying
any attention to politics now, being
deeply engaged IN his business affairs,
but there is no question of his fitness Tor
the place and the Star would gladly give
him a hearty support for the position
and should he aspire would prove
strong candidate - Terrell Star.
Jim Hogg and Jim ThrockmortOn are
surely in the lead so far for governor. 1t
seems to be neck and-neck with them
lust now, and the wIsest political prophet
cannot foretell the result. But political
forces are at work that may throw new
man to the front. In this connection II
will be well enough to keep the fact IN
view that Leutenant-GO Governor Wheeler
is very popular in the West, and guber-
on his movements II sulphur Springs
Gazette.
Several newspapers of North Texas
have already taken sides in the race Tor
governor. and committed themselves
irrevokably to the fortunes Of some one
of the many candidates proposed. Ine
race is a year off yet, and the available
candidate of to-day may be impossible III
1890. Unless it could be known VINO
would be in the field next year, 1t Is TOO
early to make a final decision. North
Texas should hold herself free to work
for the most available of her sons "hen
the campaign opens. Don't tie your
hands, gentlemen.-[Sh Sherman Courier .
There is one commendable point about
Attorney General Hogg IS administrator ;
and that is, it looks as if he would rather
/ enforce the law as he understands it than
| to be governor. u Denison Herald.
Throckmorton for governor, Alex
| ander for acknowledgements, Workman
! for treasurer, is the way the ticket reads
so far for state officers next year.
! TScurry County Citizen.
It now looks like T. P. Alexander OF
| Greenville will come into the office OF
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the next election
bv default, so TO speak. Alexander l:
one OF the best men in the state for the
place, but he could be of more service as
a legislator than as Acknowledgements
r Sulphur Springs Gazette.
jim Throckmorton was never guilty o
petty intrigue. Those who know hin
know this Houston Post.
Hogg pushes matters when he believe
the law is beng violated, no difference
who may be the offender. Hurrah 10
Hogg - Waco News.
Some of our esteemed contemporaries
are remarkably CONSISTENT. For IN
p stance. they think it would be terrible t.
elect Ross to third term, but they g
right along trying to get Judge Robert
to enter the field, just as if he wOuldn
be serving a third term should he b.
elected governor of exas.-L DenIso
Herald.
The race for the Democratic nomina
ton for governor next year will be inter
estinn and instructive to the student o
practical politics. Among the entries
date NAV be mentioned eX-GoveTno
T4ff6ckmortQn Ex-Governor Hubbard
ex-senator MaxeY., Hon. A. w. Terrell
Hon. j. T. Breckenridge, Hon. r. q
Mills, Hon. Seth Shepard Attorney
General Hogg, Northumberland
Wheeler. Hon. Walter Gresham an
Senator Mcdonald, with perhaps a fe'
'tdark horses hobbIed in the woods c
staked out on the prairies Austi
Statesman.
As between Hogg and ThrockmortOn for go
ernor, we would prefer Hon. William j. Swan
i Commerce Record.
Wen take Henry Mcdonald in our Z
i LadOnia News.
If the gubernatorial race narrows down
l Throckmorton and Hogg, the Times VIII haza
the prediction that Col. Throckmorton sno'
! the attorney general under ten thousand IaU
oms deep. - Denton Times.
: That the race will narrow down
: Throckmorton and HOgg is just the sii
of it, and you had just as well get
a line. Decatur Post.
j It seems as though Ross, Roberts an
Hogg have q triangular contest for ii
f next gubernatorial nomination, with 81
! odds in favor of none of them gettlI
, it San Antonio Light.
: Some of our exchanges have namt
: Hogg for governor and Pendleton 4
1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The Reporter ca
ego them one better and nan
Tbrockmorton for the first place al
George C. for the second Bolton r
porter.
It The Courier is for J. W. ThrocBmo
= ton for governor and for a railro
e commission with very limited powers
g 1Corsicana Courier.
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