Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-25


MERRIvALE, Tex, Oct. 2l.-The Bosque
county Republican executive committee was
called together yesterday at Meridian by Chair
man K. E. Conine. Morgan, Meridian, Clifton,
Mosheim and Me-rivale were represented. AL
though every member present will vote against
ths railroad commission amendment, 1t was
unanimously decided to leave this question to
| the option of the voter in printing the tickets.
w B. Warrington was oh osen secretary.
SHELBY COUNTY POLITICS.
Special to the Gazette.
CENTER. TEX. Oct. 24.-The Democratic ex-
| ecutive met to- day to prepare for the fin sh on
the 18th. We have an Independent candidate for
sheriff.
EAsrLASD COUNTY POLITICS.
Special TO the Gazette.
EAsrIAED, TEX, Oct. 81 -Eastland county
is well acquainted in political circles and never
| sends out candidates unless they are thoroughly
trained, and the work is commenced a. the
! ground. the following circular will show
| Rea lining the necessity OF electing good man
for the important office OF constable of Precinct
| No. l, we the undersigned, at the suggestion OF
| many of our most prominent citizens OF Precinct
| l. do hereby call convention to nominate q
candidate for constable OF said precinct TO as
| semble in the county courtroom at Eastlend
, Tex, Friday night, October "a. at 7:3J O'Clock
! sharp. All candidates who submit their names
to this convention will be expected to make
| themselves clear and define their position on the
| commission question and on the Mckinley and
| sub-tressury DILL and other important issues of
| the day. and also to pledge themselves to abide
! by the result of the convention and support the
| nominees. Come out every body and partici-
pate. Ed Wood. NJ. NJ. Angel, B. f. Cotton.
| SAVERS SPEAKS AT LAMPAsAs.
Special TO the Gazette.
| LAMPAsAs TEX Oct. 24.-Hon. J. D. Savers
/ the present and next representative to congress
| from the Tenth district, addressed the citizens
of Lampasas at the courthouse last night. He
| dwelt at length on the infamous Mckinley bill,
| and explained the why's and wherefores con-
nected with the late flibustering in the house OF
| representatives, and handled Reed without
/ gloves Our Joe goes bRcL: TO his we'll earned
| seat in congress without opposition.
! THE OKLAHOMA CAPITAL.
! Special 10 the Gazette.
! GUTHRIE, o T., Oct. 24.-The bill locating
| the capital at Kingfsher passed the council to-
| day by vote of to /, after slight endmeuts'
! This throws it back t. the house for concur
or rejection. The Guthrie people do not appear
| to be suffering any uneasness. The greatest
strain will be on executive, and it is believed
| his action either way will disrupt the Republic
| can party, the preservation of which is thing
| most dear to him. Strong efforts have been
| made to stave this measure off until after the
| election, but the Democrats of both houses
! determined to force the action at once.
SHERMAN NOTES.
| Cooke county has challenged Finley and Porter,
candidates for state senator, to meet him in
| open debate in this city Monday next Bell Is
| the Independent candidate
| Hon. j. W. Bailey speaks at the opera house
in this city tomorrow at l:3O, and In Denison at
| night.
The Prohibition club meets in the courth ouse
next Tuesday night.
SPOKE AT CLAUDE.
! Correspondence of the Gazette.
CLAUDE, Tex, Oct. 23.-Judges Duncan G.
Smith of Quanah and G. a Brown of Vernon,
candidates for strict Judge of this district, ad-
dressed the citizens at the courthouse last Tues
day night.
FLANAGAN AT DENTON.
Special to the Gazette.
DENTON, Tex. Oct. "a Hon. Webb Flanagan
spoke to the eople of this county this after
noon. In the absence of Mr.. j. B. Schmitz,
chairman OF the Republican party, who with
others was attending funeral, the speaker
introduced to the audience by Hon. F. E. Piner
who paid Mr.. Flanagan, Though as he said his
antipode in politics. glowing tribute. Cover
nor Flanagan began to speak at 2:3O p: m. and
spoke for two hours and Ten minutes, delivering
an admitted strong address from his standpoint.
His talk throughout was 1nterspersed with
flashes of wit and eioquence, and looked only
to political sympathizers to contribute the
speaker Yves the Democratic platform adopted at
San Antonio against which he turned his artil-
leries loose in grand shape. But the most
prominent object OF his antagonism the rail-
road commission mendment, which he simply
crucified or made attempt to do. The
audience ~ ere nearly all Democrats but the elo-
quence of the genial orator certainly well
received and everybody left the room with q
favorable opinion and good will for the Re-
publican standard bearer.
MILLS OPPONENT.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Oct. 24.-Rev. B. W. Roberts,
the candidate of the Web Flanagan club, is the
presiding elder of the Methodist church of the
sessed of some talent as a speaker. 1t is hardly
necessary to state that he will lead a forlorn
hope in the Ninth congressional district.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBUS. ONO, Oct. 24.~-The house this
morning entered upon consideration of the nom
partisan bill for the Cincinnati board of i'm
provemens to be appointed by the mayor. In
order to facilitate an expression, the house we mt
into committee of the whole, and the discussion
was opened. The principal speeches were made
by Democrats, the ants urging the point that it
is not Democratic to practically turn over the
government Offices to the Republicans.
At p. m. the committee of the whole reported
the bill back to the house, and it was read a
third time.
Mr.. Mallon. Democrat, offered an amendment
providing that members of the board of i'm
provements shall receive no compensation and
dividing the city OF Cincinnati into five districts
to be presided over by engineers appointed for
The non partisan bill for board of improve
ments at Cincinnati passed the house at 30
p m.
THE SESSION ADJoURNs.
COLUMBUS, OHIO Oct. "a. The extra session
of the legislature called by Governor Campbell
to consider tn alleged corruption in the NUM-
cipal boards at Cincinnati concluded its business
this afternoon and adjourned to January g. 1891
when the adjourned session begins. The bill
became law provi ing nou-partisan board OF
improvements for Cincinnati, to be appointed by
Mayor Mosby and hold until APRIL when their
successor shall elected. Joint senate aad
house committees were appointed. one to in
vestigate the working OF the departments at Gin
cinnati and another on municipal plan and best
system of city goy ernments, both to report at
the adjourned session.
GOVERNOR HILL WHEELING
WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. Ex-Governor Hill
and party arrived in Wheeling, the large manu-
featuring center, at p. m. over the Cleveland
Lo-ain and Wheeling railway from Massllon'
Ohio. On the way here crowds thronged the
stations and Sheered the he governor as he
a large crowd met him and escorted him to the
hotel, where a reception was held lasting three
the state paid their respects. The governor
spoke in the opera house tonight to an i'm
mense audience.
Arm Torn From His Body.