Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-18

Throckmortoh Hogg, Wheeler and
Mcdonald are squarely in the race for governor,
with George Clark and one or two others pre-
pairing for the track. There is going to be lively
music In the air.-[6reenvi!le Herald.
We don't like much to bet. but we will
wager the Mexia Ledger and Groesbeck News
boy pint of peanuts to a ginger cake that their
county convention will instruct for Jim Hogg.
Fairfield Recorder.
We don't like to Bet either, but have never
oeen known to let ''dead thing Slip by, so
we take you up, and will deposit nickle as
Forfeit with any one you may name. OF the
avoWed candidates, Throckmorton will walk off
wife Llmestone's seven votes. - Mexia Ledger
The anti-Hogg papers are trying to
alarm the people by saying that capital will not
come to Texas if Mr.. Hogg is elected governor.
Then all we have got to say is that Mr.. Capital
can make his arrangements to stay away from
Texas. We would like to see capital come TO
Iexas. But we do not propose that capitalists
shall come here and dictate to us who we are to
have for state officers, aud who we are not to
have. If they are not content to live under
such officers as the people want, then let them
stay away Austin Globe.
Lieutenant Governor Wheeler is gain
ing prominence as formidable rival for guber-
material honors. Governor Wheeler is a good
man, an able and trustworthy statesman, and
will no doubt make it interesting for other as
plrants!-L Wichita Herald.
No man can truthfully say that Mr.
Hogg is the candidate of any ''certain party''
except that OF the grand old Democracy. Do
you hear? He Is ''for the people and of the peo-
pie, Remember that, Rip Van Wrinkle .I-Bos-
que Eagle.
Lieutenant Governor T. B. Wheeler is
squarely in the race for governor he having an
nounced himself as a candidate last week, sub
ject to the action of the state Democratic con-
vention. We shall support Governor Wheeler
with hearty good will because we like him
personally and because we believe he will make
good, safe, conservative chief executive of the
state II elected. Governor Wheeler is western
man. and understands the needs of the west,
but we do not advocate his claims that
ground, yet Western Texas is entitled to recog-
milton. We hope every county in Western Texas
will send a solid Wheeler delegation to the con-
ventlon. Eastern Texas has her Hogg and North
Texas has her Throckmorton, why should not
Western Texas have candidate also? Wheeler
is our man. Baird Star.
MIR. G. Y. Thomas is out as candidate
for foster from Fannin and Lamar. We would
like to hear at once from Mr.. Thomas on the
question of county roads, and after that on some
other public questions. The News don't know
Mr.. Thomas, and he is doubtless an excellent
gentleman, and we are only using him as a text
and not with personal meaning, but
legislature on "giittering generalities'' and
vaguely wordeo pledges. II a man has got sense
enough to be a creditable representative for the
two leading North Texas counties he should be
able to form plain, practical. common-sense
opinions on the campaign questions, and should
be willing to put himself on record in plain,
frank and Ineligible manner to those opin-
iors.-LParis News.
Hon. W. B. Workman has been chief
clerk and cashier in the treasury department for
more than ten years, and his integrity and abili-
ty has never been questioned. He is sterling
Democrat, and thoroughly familiar with the bus
mess connected with the treasury. native
Texan just in the prime of manhood, he is a
man calculated to inspire that confidence in the
people that insures harmonious administration
of public affairs. better suited for the
Office cannot be found in the state. Groveton
Graphic.
Hon. Henry d. Mcdonald has decided
to become a candidate for the governorship of
Texas, subject to the will of the Democratic
party at its next state convention. Mr.. McDon-
aid made many friends during his term in the
state senate, and this announcement of his can
didacy, which is formally and authoritatively
made. will be source OF qualification to them.
Mr.. Mcdonald proposes to make full canvass
of the state upon pending issues soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made With his
well known ability as speaker, and the impor-
lance and wide reach OF the subjects to be de-
bated and considered by the people, this cam
paign promises to be of the most absorbing
interest Texas has known in recent years.
Paris News.