Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-10
POLITICAL CHAT.
Good u'l0ritirs Name Jim Browning
as the Speaker OF tie AtXt House.
How Sons o! The P7incIral Chairinanships
are Likely 10 be- risposed Of
Z. coGniz d Leaders.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat says:
'Grand old Texas, the Democratic ma
iority Is something LEGS than 200. 600 but
there are several counties to hear from. -
This concession on the part of the Giobe-
Democrat leads Texas Democrats TO hope
that they have carried ths state. In
fact, that while the magnificent distances
of Texas have prevented anything like a
complete estimate, still THE GAZETTE 8
dispatches indicate n majority something
near the Globe Democrat estimate.
Al any rate, assuming this kind of q
victory, it is not out Of order TO specu-
late somewhat on the THenty- second
legislature.
Lieutenant Governor Pendleton, II 10
learned on good authority, will make
Senator w. Cone Johnson OF Smith
county, chairman of the committee on
internal improvements. This appoint
meut il pri,nG facis evidence that Gov
ersor Hogg's administration will be har-
monious as far as the commission Idea Is
concerned. Senator johnson is not onl V
a Hogg man, but SMITH county man, ,
and just at this particular. time OF the
year Smith county's specially is commits
sion men.
1t need not be expected, however,
that because of the commission tidni
wave Bill Pope will take back seat
Governor Pendleton knows Bill's ability
and recognizes his claims to prominence
because of long e:vics, consequently
the brilliant but erTatic senator from
HARRISON will bob up in the Twenty-sec-
ond legislature as chairman Of judiciary
committee No. /, quite prominent
committee for ali erstwhile anti coIn mis-
sion man.
The house organization is altogether q
matter OF conjecture. Theirs are four
great big men TO appear in the house OH
ths day of couvenlng, aud they are
Walter Gresham, Tom Brown, Aleck
Terrell md Jim Browning. They are
d-timers In Texas politics. II Is true
that Terrell and Browning missed ths
last Legislature, but they are expert
euced legislators, and the change from
the old ricksty building on the coruer-
the old cap:toi-!nso the splendid temple
on the brow OF that beautiful eminencs
will make no difference with them. They
will return to ''iegisatin ~ just as
naturally as falling of log.
While it is reasonable to expect that
the coming legislature will develop
some new leaders for the future sui
stamp others for prominence. still the
four men named above will to a greater
or lesser extent make their impress on
the grist ground out by the house.
The best authorities name Browning as
speaker. The fact that his commission
ideas are hardly so strong as Hogg's will
not weaken him, because he has long
OF the people he will go his length to Sc
cure what the people want. aud he has
further expressed himself that he sizes
up the situation to be nothing short OF =
sure enough, all around commission that
will make the roads come TO taw.
.Iim's aceniescence In this partic-
ular, together with his great
personal popularity, commanding ability
and valuable experience will make his
selection as speaker almost certainty.
Basing other calcula lions upon this pre-
dictiou. Tom Brown comes to the front
as chairman Of MIS- old committse-ln-
,ernal improvements. This arrange
uent puts Aleck Terrell In charge of
house judiciary No. /, and Walter Gres-
ham II the head of the finance commit
tee. Following these men comes Jim
Swayue of Ta-rant, Rowland OF Dailas,
Owslry of Denton and q goodlv number
of strong men in the house, all OF whom
will do good work, and Governor Pen
dleton will End important places In the
senate for A. N. Carter OF Tarraut, r.
H Buruey of Kerr and Simkins OF Ma
varro.
In any event the next legislature will
Do an interesting ~. kconposed OF
men and VIZ handle some
qusstions,zb to be hoped
for the good OF the ~ -.
Pspdss Il - both men and animals.
In ali sweili4 the ioints. whether arising