Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-11
Four Thousand Additions to San
AntoniO's Population.
EastIand County VIII Not Consent tC
the Nomination of HOgg by Aecla-
nation.
Two-thirds Rule Troubles the Clans-Tempo
rary OrganIzation-Judge Cooks Letter.
Most Interesting Races.
GETTING THERE ELI.

are gathering" and therefore it is said
At least four thousand delegates, candi-
dates and people from all over Texas who
come to witness the proceedings of the
greatest Democratic state cOnven-
| ton ever held in Texas, are
| here. James s.. HogS who
| by the grace OF the people will be gov
| erpor of Texas in few months, is quar-
| tered at theSOuthern and is kept busy
| greeting his many friends and admirers.
| There is
| NO. CAUCUsING ABOUT HOGG's HEAD
| QUARTERS.
| The doors and windows are wide open
| for the people have his canvass in hand.
| No, STATES aud combinations are not in
| order. Hogg s friends are debating but
| one question: Shall they nominate Hogg
| by unanimous vote and then repeal the so
| called time honored two-thirls rule aud
| nominate the rest of the candidates on
| the state ticket by majority vote, or
| shall they adopt the twO-thirds rule this
time and put plank in the state plat
| form declaring that the two-thirds rule
| has outliyed Its usefulness aud
is BUREAUCRATIC.
| The platform will contain commission
| plank. The Democratic party Will have
the courage of its convictions aud will
| say that q commission is needed and is
| right.
VIII en- the Fort Worth contingent of
delegates reached Austin this morning, Il
number of Democratic leaders of the state
waited on Col. w. l.. Malone, managing
editor of THE GAZETTE land informed him
that he had been selected to preside over
the convention as temporary chairman.
Col. Malone attempted to decline, but
the committee would not take no for an
answer, and when San Antonio was
reached the demand was again made to
have him accept the position. MIR. Ma
lone met the delegates, and absolutely
DECLINED TO ACCEPT TIE petition
although deeply appreciating the tender,
but he held that no newspaper man
should accept political position of the
kind. This changed the programme and
the probabilities now are tnat
j. c. Hutchinson of Harris county
will be made temporary chairman, and
Tom Brown of Grayson permanent chair
man.
Henry R. Early of Tarraut will prob
ably be made reading clerk, number
of counties being already pledged TO sup
port him.
The lone fisherman of Arahsas, J. B.
Wheeler, has not arrived yet, but will
be here to- morrow.
It ia stated authoritatively that East
land county will hot consent to the
nomination of Hogg by reclamation, but
will insist on
CASTING IT'S VOTE FOR WHEELER.
The letter of Judge Cook Withdrawing
from the race before the convention is
looked upon generally as a most remark
able political manifesto and the judg ment
of very many is that Mr.. Cook in his letter
laid the predicate for his candidacy for
governor against James S. Hogg. He
will, they say take the ground that the
present convention is not Democratic
and will then run on platform laid
down by the SimOu-pure Democrats
of the Seven County Combine or possibly
other counties may join in the move. The
few who do not agree with this Interpre-
tation say that Cook is mad and was
writing in Pickwickian sense.
THE rREAsURERsHIP.
The most interesting races are those
for treasurer and for land commissioner.
Workman, for treasurer, has 1876 in
Tough, IO4, and Saddler, $50.
will probably eventuate. Workman will
in all likelihood be nominated for treas
urer, for in addition to his instructed
vote he has captured many delegates to-
day and his friends are working very
hard.
LAND COMMISSIONER.
McGaughey and Linn ars practically
the only men in the race for land COM
missioner. McGaughey's friends claim
500 votes on the first ballot, but Linn's
supporters do not concede over 800.
In the land commissioner race il looks
very much like contest between North
and South Texas, in which event, If
North Texas is determined McGaughey
will be nominated.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INsTRUC-
TON.
The race for superintendent of public
instruction Is mixed. There is eleven
candidates and no guess of the result
can be bargained. Professor Alex
Hogg of Fort Worth, as the situation il
tonight, stands fair chance to win but
it is doubtful If anything definite
can be learned until Tuesday or wednes-
day. Professor Hogg is receiving the
support of the Tsrrant county delegates
and number of delegates from other
counties, all OF whom are working hard
for him.
GENERAL NOTES.
Horace Chiffon of Tyler viii place
Hogg in nomination and those VINO know
this gifted orator feel that he will do the
subject full Justice. Delegates from
every county represented here tonight
say they must second the nomination, in
which case something like a half day
will be taken in nomination speeches.
There will be hot fight made to bay
plank inserted in the platform declar-
ing in favor of the Australian ballot
system aud plank opposing the lease
law.
San Antonio has made every prepara-
ton to take care OF the great crowd that
will be here, and the people will go
away satisfied
The delegates went everywhere to-day
looking over the grand city, and the
sark- eyeds enoritas viewed the strangers
crilh omen moufh6d woudar while the