Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-16


Hon. II. g. Mack spoke here yester-
day in the interest Of Dick Hall, for gov
ernor. The general sentiment is that his
speech made votes for Hogg. That rail-
road pass racket they are giving Hogg
dosen t go up here
WACO AND NJ LEHMAN COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, June 15.-Politios in this
county is at fever heat just now, and as
the day approaches, June 81, for Attor-
ney-Genersl Hogg to speak IN Waco, in
terest in the canvass increases and the
opposing forces, anti and pro-oommis-
sion, are chrystalizing, making it more
apparent every day that the Hogg and
COMMISSION element in the Democratic
party is largely in the majority.
This much is conceded by the anti-H ogg
men, but they claim that change is
coming about in their favor that some OPP
position to the amendment has developed
since Cook g candidacy was announced,
will not admit of a doubt, but it is con-
fined almost exclusively to business cir
Giles and to those whose conservatism
prompt them to oppose any change in the
organic law. The radicalism of the pro-
posed amendment has been magnified to
them by the personal opponents of Mr..
Hogg, thinking that by prejudicing
them against the amendment they would
be influenced to change their preference
from Hogg to Cook. But. notwithstand-
ing this pressure which appeals to the
selfish motives of those who are pscu-
niarily interested in the management or
control of the commercial interests of the
state, 1t is common thing to
find zinc ant NINA aTNTof 70 Inns
men who oppose the commission, but
who favor Hogg for governor. The
farmers in McLennan county are almost
unanimous for Hogg, and every attempt
to cast reflection upon him by the circu-
lation of campaign stories regarding his
official conduct only strengthens their
confidence in him. Your reporter has
talked with number of the old reliable
gentlemen from the forks, and while
occasionally one is met whose prejudice
has been touched by the cry of "pater-
nalism' and kindred sophisms, in an
swer to the question as to how
Hogg stands IN his CON-
munity he invariably admits,
though sometimes hesitatingly. that the
attorney general is almost the unani-
nous choice of his neighbors
Well, Hogg g appointment here is at
night, but great number of the farmers
have expressed a determination to at
tend, and as consequence the Demo-
cratic campaign club committee is cast
ing about for suitable place to accom-
modate the large crowd expected on that
occasion. There ism hall in the city
which will seat over 800 people, and none
of them are considered large enough for
the meeting. All these evidences OF
Hogg' s popularity taken into oonsidera- .
ton and it is not surprising that some of
his strongest opponents eonoede that this
county will instruct for him at he pri-
maries.
THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
Special to the Gazette.
MESQUITE, TEX. June 15.-The DEM
ocrats of the Housley precinct have or
eanized Hogg and commission club
with James Lyons, president, and L. H
Elder, secretary. The club is forty
strong and will almost double its mem
bership at the next meeting. This club,
as is the case with other clubs organized
in Dallas county, was organized by the
Democrats of the precinct themselves
without any effort by out side
Hogg workers. There seems to be
a disposition on the part of the
anti Hogg forces in this county to
create the impression that only the
Hogg side has been at work in the
county, as appears from a statement in
the correspondence to the Dallas News
from this place, saying that the peo-
pie here were anxious to hear the anti
Hogg and commission side when in fact
there has not been q Hogg spe5ch made
here by any one. Then again Mr.. vi.
Hall OF Dallas, in to-day's
News says that although MIR.
Kimbrough has organized Hogg
clubs all over the county the people
are not committed and want to hear the
anti-Hogg side, when in fact Mr.. KIM
brough has not been organizing Hogg
clubs in Dallas county. The fact is the
people are for HogG. and are organizing
themselves into clubs and preparing to
make Hogg governor. Mr.. KimbrOugh
is a strong supporter of Hogg, and has
addressed one or two clubs and made
some speeches outside the county, but as
to his trying 10 commit the people to
Hogg and a commission it is not the case.
They are already committed, and the
effort now being made by sending out
young lawyers and school teachers to the
rural districts to try and work up Cook
Hall following Will be an utter failure.
The people themselves know what they
want.
FACTIONS wRASGLE.
Special to the Gazette.
HOLLAND, TEX. June ia disturb
ance arose here yesterday in the Demo-
cratic primary convention, and after
considerable wrangling and a futile eff
fort 10 harmonic, another convention
was organized by the original chairman,
and both bodies elected delegates with
similar instructions as to governor and |
lieutensntsgovernor, .Hogg and Pendle- |
ton being instructed for unanimously. |
The two factions have different instruc- |
tons as to representative-one set of |
delegates being instructed for R. Y. |
King, the other for II. p. Robertson. |
The matter will be presented to the |
county convention for adjustment.
THE SITUATION AT RoCKwALL.
Editor Gazette:
RoCKwA1L, TEX. June Is, 1890.
A recent special from this place to the
Dallas News contains the startling p in
formation that the Hogg and Cook
forces are "about equally divided IN
Rockwell county " and by the time the
primaries meet on the 25th instant, the
dogg men viii be in the minority. The