Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
THE FULL TICKET.
Tarrant County Elects sAll the Demo-
cratic Nominees.
The Result of Tuesdays Election as Far as
Can Be Learned from the Returns
Now In
II was an easy victory.

It WAS .n easy victory.
The Democratic nominees in Tarrant county
have all been elected by maiorities in excess OF
what was expected.
But the vote polled was light.
Up to last night twenty polling places in
the county had been heard from. THESE sno"eu
q total vote polied OF 1854. Figuring on former
polls in the precincts not heard from, 1t can De
safely estimated that the vote in the county Wlli
not go above 1900. which is ABOUT 2O0 snort OF
full vote.
James s. Hogg for governor runs ahead oil the
commission amendment. Hogg VIII nave a
majority of about 300 IN faTrant county, While
the commission amendment carries by ABOUT fy'
short OF that ma Orlty- The road law amend
ment Will have about 800 less majority than the
commission amendment.
Ofthr state ticket McGsughey and Culberson
are in the lead. They are personally known,
and captured the country rreCancts on tnRt &c.
count where other Democratic nominees we1e
scratched by their Republican opponents. But
their lead is small.
or the county ticket Messrs. Pool for superin-
tendent of public instruction and GlIiespie lor
county attorney carried the largest vote Ihey
practically had no opposition, ana the votes
cast agains. them will not aggregate los'
The opposition votes we've scat0etihE'
Judge L. n. Cooper, who was nomi-
mated for county attorney by the Republicans,
but declined to make the race: was gtren n
complimentary vote. But the tr9aklshness OF
suffraging hum anity SHOWN by ten votes
cast for w. $. Pendleton and one vote cast tor
Mrs. Mary Clardy for county attorney: 800,
John King came right up near POOL ard 1ll-
lespie in the size OF his majority.
Can't j. C.. Richardson, for sheriff came
| home with maiorioy that Will run over AN'O
| when the full vote is counted. bitter
| fight was made on Mr. Rlchardson
| BY an energetic candidate OF great
| personal attraction. and Mr.. Richardson was
| prevented by tins pressing duties OF his office
which he would not neglect, from going into the
| campaign in his behalf. But the hand
some majority by which he is returned evidences
the public appreciation OF the efficient services
which he has rendered during his irst term.
The Swayne- Hurley Parker contest for the
state legislature was perhaps the M 'st interest
| ing If E1r>->Early in the compa;gn when
| signs I Fl activity in the camp OF
| the Bfrdville statesman were observed,
| it became apparent 20 Nj. Swayne that ms Re
| publican opposition would make use OF Pa ker
| as a tool with which to draw off the Democratic
| vote in the country, weakening swayne
| strength and making the road smooth
| FOR hurley, the Republican candidate,
| to ride into Office the city vote:
| But Mr.. Swayue, though not "eeing at nrst
| what the plan of the opposition might be, was
| alert TO danger, and he set about counteractIbS
| the movement. The result shows that the rear
| was needless; that Mr.. Swavne' persona! popu-
| larLy and the strength OF the principles he rep
| resented were sufficient. .
| In the twenty-seven precincts heard from Mr..
I Syyavue got vote of IA. Hurley got 6IG, and
Parker got 80 The probability IS that full re.
turns will show majority for Mr.. SWsyne OF
between 5000 and 300 each Of his competl-
tors. Mr.. swayne also received few woes Tor
! congress. -,
1t is expected that all the boxes will have been
! heard from by to-day.