Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-11
STRUCK HIM HARD.
Don Cameron Asked to Put Up 100000
to Secure His Re Election.
oklahoma's First Democratic Congressional
Conventlon-Judge Abbott Banqustted
at HilsbOro.
MILLS TO SPEAK AT WACO,

MILLS TO SPEAK AT WACO,
Special to the Gazette
WACO, TB1.. Oct. lO.-Hon. r. @. Mills will
speak at Waco October u and preparations will
| be made for grand rally OF the McLenna n
| county Democracy: The appointment is an
nounced by Hon. w. ". Searcy, chairman of
the Ninth congressional district.
BAHouETTED ABBOTT.
| Special to the Gazette.
| HILLsBoRo, TEX, Oct 1O.-The HilIsboro bar
| VIII to might give banquet TO Congressman Joe
ABBOTT, which will be both recherche and ele-
| CANT Congressman Abbott will take much
needed rest during the two months he has st
home before the converting of congress.
QUAY AND CAMERON CAUCUS.
Special to the Gazette.
New YORK, Oct. 10.-A Philadelphia special
says: Senator Cameron was in town to-day on
highly important business SO far as the destinies
OF the Republican machine in this state are con-
cerned. Boss Quay had conference with Cam
eron at the Continental hotel. In course of an
earnest talk that occurred the statesman OF the
beaver state informed Cameron that If he ex-
pected reelection as senator he must come
down promptly with the ducats, the needful the
sheet anchor Of a Quay campaign. Cameron
was ready to dlsgorge, bit the sum asked for
with unblushing etfrontry by the boss 500 QUO,
was deemed large. to say the least, and old
Simon's son objected. Quay assured him some
thing must be done to stem the tide, and the
money alone would elect Delamater. Only
machine enthusiasm could the state committee
rely. Cameron did not promise to give 81 U. 900,
but he will at once advance a large sum- and
perhaps all Quay demands. Senator Cameron
was hustled out OF the back entrance of the
hotel in the hope of eluding observation.
BExAR's INDEPEND ENT TICKET.
Special 10 the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. lO.-An immense
mass meeting of citizens, irrespective of politi-
cal utilization, was held at Mission garden to-
day, when the following ticket for county Off
GERS was nominated: Judge of the Fortyffth
district, Hon. John Fl. James; prosecuting at
torney, Leo Tartelton; county Judge George
c. Altgelt; county collector, William Hoehng;
nj cfr nrn1nr Lob Ia
ney, =. D, Holtom: sheriff, James Van1iper;
assessor. Alva FL. Hewitt; county treasurer, w.
L. Menger; county clerk, B. Kiobassa; sur
veyoE. William Locke; Legislators, W. F. Miller
and w. E. Farmer; justices of the peace, W. II.
Huston and James Fisk; hide and animal in
schools, R. stanfield; constable, Jacob Gov;
county commissioners, A. G. Walton, F. A.
Emilenberg, Thomas b. Abbot and Charles
the ticket is to crystalline the opposition to the
reelection of W. w. Kings as judge of the For
ty-ffth district.
THE OKLAHOMA CAPITAL QUESTION.
Special TO the Gazette.
GUTHRIE. O. T., Oct. l0.-The capital ques-
ton still remains in statu quo the governor not
having returned the bill to the council in the |
house in which it originated. Both factions are |
anxiously awaiting executive action declaring |
the result. Oklahoma City does not seem as |
confident as on yesterday, but her adherents try |
strained and sckly. Governor Steele is study |
Ing all the details attending the origin and the |
various circumstances surrounding the bl! i, in /
its doubtful phase well those in favor of |
its approval. and it is safe to say he will not |
make his final decision until he has fully salts
fed himself as to his duty in the premises.
BY concurrent resolution the legislat i've as
eemblv to-day accepted an invitation from the |
citizens of Galveston to visit THAI city penang
the preliminary arrangements. The date of the
excursion Is not yet fixed, but 1t will be within
the Iext two weeks.
TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATS.
Special to the Gazette.
OKLAHOMA Cary, o. T., Oct. l0.-The Demo-
cratic territorial congressional convention in
holman did not adjourn until after o'clock
this morning 1t was harmonious throughout.
Col. j. G. Mccoy OF Ell Reno, census taker of |
livestock for the Indian Territory was nomi-
mated on the fifty-fourth ballot for delegate to |
congress for the long term, and Assemblyman |
Mathews OF PAYNE county was nominated on the
hrst ballot for the short term. The territorial
central committee was recognized. it now hay
ing two members from each county fourteen in
all. One of the planks in the platform is:
THAT we favor the passage of such code of
laws for Oklahoma as shall be most speedy in
action. most plain in practice, most direct in
results and Tree from the cumbersom forms of
antiquity or the ambiguous technicalities Of the
old states, and that such statues shall provide |
that where the rules of law and equity confict
The rules of equity and conscience shall pre-
Tail.''
TERRITORIAL REPUBLICANS.
The Republicans held their county convention
here lo-dav an elected twelve delegates to the |
congressional convention which |
meets in Guthrie tomorrow.
The legislature accepted an invitation to-day |
o visit Galveston in body on the 18th inst.
FLANAGAN AT BRowNwooD. ~
Special to the Gazette.
brentwood, Tex, Oct. 11-Hon. Web
Flanagan speaks at the fair grounds Tomorrow