Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-06
oAs4fSG SHADOWS.

Galveston News; Gen. Maxey advises
the country through the columns of the
News that he is not a candidate for any
office. The News mentioned him more as
a man worthy the exalted position of
governor than as a candidate. 1t may
be observed that he alone of the dozen or
more gentlemen mentioned in the same
connection denies ambitious thoughts.
1t can therefore be put down that when
the great gubernatorial race comes off in
1890 there viii be full field.
Cleburne Chronicle: Gen. A. B.
Maxey announces that he is not candi-
date for any Office, but expresses
willingness to place himself Sin the
hands of his friends if the country
needs his services. The general is coy
but patriotic, and his friends are billiards
if they do not take the hint.
Dallas Mercury: The following gen.
tlemen have so far been named as posi-
BILE candidates for governor of Texas:
Governor Throckmorton, Col. Tom
Breckenridge, Governor Ross (for third
term, A w. Houston, A. w. Terrell,
Ex-Governor Hubbard, AttorneY-Gen-
eral Hogg, ex-senator Maxey, Henry
EXaIl, Judge Hancock, r. Q. Mills,
Col. Giddings, It. t. Brown, Senator
Mcdonald, Lieutenant-Governor Wheel
er, Frank Lubbock and ex-Lieutenant-
Governor Barnett Gibbs.
Waco Day: The Austin Dispatch sug-
gests Miss Bette Brewster as the
next commissioner of insurance, statis
tics and history, and the suggestion is
Endorsed by the San Antonio Express and
other papers. The Day also adds its in
dorsement, not because she was
ill-treated in her dismissal
from the chief clerkship of the
office, as we do not know the merits of
the case. But the Day believes she is
competent to fill the place, and we want
to see the rule broken of dispensing
Offices to men only and assuming that
they alone can manage affairs of state.
Henrietta Wasp: Our choices for gov
ernor: Hon. Alex Hogg of Tyler, Col.
Norton of Dallas, j. w. Throckmorton
of Mckinney, R. B. Hubbard of Tyler
and Wash Jones of Mckinney, or the
man who has so closely guarded the in
terests and welfare of Texas for the last
two years and a half, Governor Sull
Ross. We believe that either of the
above gentlemen would make good
governor.
Denton Times: Several East Texas
papers affect to see chance for eX-
Judge and eX-Congressman w. 2. NC
Lean to become governor of Texas. OF
course they are joking, but they ought to
furnish pick with that particular piece
of humor to assist in uncovering the
point.
Georgetown Sun: There is some talk
of State Treasurer Lubbock being
candidate for governor next year. The
Sun thinks Uncle Frank has had honors
enough.
johnson County Record: Throckmor-
ton and Maxev would fill the guberna-
torial chair with honor and ability. If
they are candidates, the small fry had
better pull in their horns.
Cleburne Chronicle: Up to date fifteen
| prominent Texans have been named for
| governor, and as the list is growing
| daily, there is a probability Of very
| lively time before the nomination is
made.
Dallas Mercury: Barney Gibbs is a
man of size and shape, weight and
wealth, politically or otherwise; what S
| the matter with him? Wouldn It he
make good governor?
Coleman Voice: The Voice was the
first to nominate Hon. T. B Wheeler as
q candidate for acknowledgement. .
Neither he or his friends had ever init
mated to us the propriety of such a
course, and Mr.. Wheeler said the first
! intimation he had of his candidacy came
from the Voice. Now, if we dare do so
| without his knowledge or consent, We
would take the same liberty with the
name of Hon. J D. Sayers and nominate
him as a candidate for governor. And if
his friends could prevail upon him to
second our nomination we have no doubt
OF his going through as triumphantly as
did our candidate for leutenant-goV-
! ernor.