Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-23

Hogg would triumph in the present can
vass, although it was, in his opinion,
greatly to be deplored.
Col. Hughes spoke in manly,
straightforward way, and his address
was so characterized by the gentleman
throughout.
Judge Robertson was introduced, and
his remarks called forth constant ap-
plause from his hearers. He handled
Judge Clark and Bryan 7. Barry with
out gloves. criticizing the latter severely
for attempting to disrupt the Democratic
party in Texas by counseling the OPP
ponents of the amendment and Hogg, in
all instances where they found it impos-
sible to control the local conventions, to
bolt and hold separate conventions. He
condemned Mr.. Barry's act in ignoring
the test of Democracy, as laid down by
the executive committee, and attempt
ing TO distort the kind of test for use in
the primaries.
He also call ed attenti-n to the fact
that Judge Clark was director of the
Cotton Belt railroad, as shown by the
comptroller's report for 1889, and classed
him along with the railroad officials
fighting the amendment. Judge Robert
son had the ear of his audience and did
not lack for applause. The discussion was
greatly enjoyed by all, and many lead
ing men who had refralned from declar-
ing either way until an anti-speech was
heard openly pronounced for Hogg, and
he is to-day stronger in this county, if
possible, than ever.
Professor A. J. Robert, superintend-
ent of the public free schools of Hills
boro, is candidate before the Demo-
cratic convention for state superintend-
ent of public instruction for Texas. Pro-
fessor Robert is native of South Caro-
lima, received the degrees of a. B. and
A. NJ. from Brown university, and L.
L. B. from Yale; went with the first
troops from Georgia to Virginia, was
adjutant of the Fourth Georgia regi-
ment from the battle of Sharpsburg to
close of the war; was severely wounded
at Charlottesville, in Stonewall Jack
son 's last charge, has taught nineteen
years consecutively, twelve in Texas and
seven years as superintendent. The fol-
lowing resolutions were passed by the
teachers of Hill county free schools:
Resolved, that we the teachers of Hill
county, in institute work assembled,
do recommend Professor A. G. Robert
of Hill county, for state superintendent
of public instruction for the great stats
of Texas; and that we request, for the
benefit of Hill county and the state-at-
large, that the Democratic convention of
Hill county instruct its delegates to the
state convention, to support him for the
state SUPPLEMENTARY of public instruc-
ton of the state.
SPOKE AT ROANOKE.
Special to the Gazette.
ROANOKE, TEX, Juue 22.-Judge
Plner and Fl. C. Fergus of Denton
came down yesterday evening at the
solicitation of the Hogg and commission
club of this place, and at our regular
semi-monthly meeting last night Judge
Piner treated US TO rousing Hogg and
commission speech, in which he showed
conclusively that the only effectual way
of regulating railroads is through a COM
mission. H. C. Ferguson followed with
a short address on the same line.
Hon. A. c. 0wsley, a candidate for
representative from this county is max
ing tour of the county speaking at
different points or places. he spoke at
this place last Tuesday night. His speech
was we'll received. Mr.. Owsley is an
out and out commission man and favors
Hogg for governor, His record in the
last legislature shows he was an active
member, and If reelected, which is
highly probable, he will make US an able
representative.
The muss stirred up by the anti-Hogg
element over the free pass business and
the black mailing scheme OF Abner Tay-
lor and his colleagues is having Its effect
here. But the effect is TO strengthen
Hogg's popularity and produce an utter
contempt for the originators of such
slanderous schemes and questionable
tactics.
H. S. MORAN AT sPRINGTowN.
wEATHERFoRD, Tex, June 81, 1890.
Editor Gazette.
At basket picnic at Springtown
June 81, H. s. Moraa, ESQ.,, addressed
a large gathering of people in behalf of
Gen. Hogg and the commission amend
ment for an hour and half. He made
an earnest and urgent talk for the
amendment, making the points that
owing to the great extent of territory
and the peculiar localizstion of the great
lumber, livestock and grain and cotton
the possibilities of wonderful develop
ment of manufacturing interests and
meat packing interests, reasonable
freight rates, adjusted with a view to
fostering OF Texas enterprises and the
of Texas products rather
than competing enterprises North and !
East, was absolutely necessary. He also !
urged the importance of state control of |
traffic schedules to prevent the use of the |
power of railways retard; the building |
up of coastwise commerce, thus giving |
to our outgoing exports the advantage OF |
cheap water. transportation. He says |
the railways are no Baptists-they hate |
water. He picked to pieces the allega- |
ton of Mr.. Paddock and others that Texas |
are not paying interest, by tax |
ing the capitalization OF the |
Texas and Pacific for example with |
its $50 900 600 interest bearing mortgage |
bonds. aud whose bonds, he says, are
about three and one-half times the cost |