Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
DERNIER RESORT.
True lnwardness Of the Candidacy Of
Cook and Hall-To Lock the
Convention.
Both Candidates Expected to Sacrifice Them
selves, If Need be, to Render Hogg's
Nomination Impossible.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.


DALLAS. Tx, June 4.-The selection BIZ
warwick" Clark and the anti-commissior
campaign managers of Judge Gustaye Cook as
their leader means that from this time forward
until the meeting of the San Antonio convention
| there will be music in the political atmosphere
all over Texas. Judge Cook was brought
out out as tine der1ier resort if not the
They saw Hogs popularity growing day by
day, and because fearful that unless something
was done, and that quickly, too, to check it, it
would accumulate unto itself MON entum NOT
to be resisted, much less overcome. Throck-
morton's withdrawal from the canvass discon-
certed them more than McDonalds'. The latter
could only look for snti-commission support
while the former expected to weaken bY
dividing the commission forces. Neither Hail
nor wheeler seemed to satisfy Clark and his CO.
workers against a commission, and they
shrewdly selected Judge Cook. knowing him to
be fighter from way back. and that if he once
accepted the leadership Of their force he would
make the fur fly from the word go.
Judge Cook was not brought out to antarouize
Hall. neither was he brought out with any idea
OF his receiving the nomination. The sole OBJ
ject sought to be accomplished by his selection
as a leader of the anti-commission forces is to,
II possible, rally around him support sufficient
in conjunction with that of Hall and Wheeler to
prevent the nomination of HoRg on the first
ballot, thus locking the convention and making
necessary the selection of compromise candf-
date. Hnll is to do the best he can in the north
ern part of the state while Cook will devote his
efforts toward capturing delegations in the
southern part. II both can go into the conyen-
ton strong enough to keep Hogg from being
nominated on the first ballot ssWar,gicE''
Clark and his trained lieutenants will see to il
that his defeat is accomplished.
Cook has, therefore, thrown himself into the
fight determined TO win at least thfs much for
the man in answer to whose appeal he has per-
mitted his name to be used in connection with
the gubernAtorial nomination. Perhaps no bet
ter man to lead a forlorn hope OF
this kind could be found He Il
q fighter, and likes warm work, and If he
does not make the canvass hotter than ever
after he once gets thoroughly into it. he will
greatly disappoint those who think they recog-
nize IN him some of 'Old Hickory's'' combat
ativeness and fighting qualities.
The selection as chairman of Judge Cooks |
committee of Bryan T. Barry IS also |
an indication that the work from now on is TO |
be pushed forward with vigor and energy. Barry |
Is able, shrewd and indefatigable, and is Just |
the man to put into operation the well matured |
plans OF the wise and wiley Warwick
A campaign headquarters is being opened M |
here from which the work will be directed |
FUNDS sufhclent to push the work with energy |
anc v1gor viii be forthcoming. Work will be done |
nrst and most thoroughly where there is the best /
prospect for results. In those counties where |
delegates cannot be instructed for either Cook
or Hall. an effort will be made to have unin- /
itructed delegates sent in the hope that when |
The convention meets there may be found among
hem friends OF the anti-commission idea
In short, all that shrewd, energetic, vigorous
work can do to rally enough delegates 70 the
Cook and Hall standards to render Hogg's nom
nation impossible will be done. HogE5s defeat /.
the one thing to be accomplished, aud Colts
Cook and Hall are expected to sacrifice the.tzEi
elves, If need be- in order that 1t may be acsda
'omDiished- ISstl