Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-15

| HoEg, appearing in the Houston Post OF
| to-day, as scRndalous defamation of an
honorable citizen of Texak coming from q
source unworthy of credit. The judge
| declared that # he was elected governor
and became convinced it was on account
! of such a SANDER he would refuse to take
the oath of office. Many of Judge Cook IS
hearers pronounced his argument against
the amendment and commission as I'M
answersble.
AFTER THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Special to the Gazette.
| SAN ANTONIO, TEX, June IA
special car of San Antonio politicians
| will leave here Monday for Austin TO be-
siege the Republican state executive
committee with the view of having the
| nominating convention called at San An
tonic. The executive committee meet
on the 18th instant.
RUNNELS COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
BALLINGER, TEX, June 1.-THE
county convention to-day instructed for
Hogg for governor, Pendleton for lieu
| tenant-governor. Savers was Endorsed
for congress. The delegates to the rep
| resentstive convention were instructed
to cast the vote of Runnels county for
Col. ID. Z. Gay OF this city.
HUNTING FOR MUD To THROW.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. June I4.-In Justice 10
Judge Gustave Cook and all concerned,
The GAZETTE correspondent by permit
sion of that clever gentleman. Maj.
Holmes, private secretary to Gov. Ross,
to-day examined the applications for ap-
pOintment on the railway commission
Al
the last legislature and which are on file
in the governors office. No application
from Cook appears among them. Theirs
is, however a recommendation from SEN
ator Abercrombie to Governor Ross dur
ing the legislature suggesting Judge Cook
as a member of the commission for codi-
flying the laws of Texas, q bill for which
was then pending. Maj. Holmes states
that this application. which bears Judge
Cook s name at the head, accidentally
got mixed up with the railway commits
sion applica tons, which has probably led
to the mistake that Cook had made an
application.
Sensational rumors prevail on the
streets tonight that the opponents of
Attorney-General Hogg are trying to
substantate a charge against him in
connection with the late capitol syndI-
cate, Attorney General Hogg having been
one of the state board to receive the
building when finished. Certain points
in the story including alleged statements
made by Contractor Wilke to Architect
Bell and Abner Taylor before he left
Austin are deemed too libelous to appear
in Texas journal. The attorney-gen-
erals friends here say his record in
the capitol matter will bear the most
searching investigation and point to
the fact that chiefly through his exer-
tons the Chicago syndicate we're forced
to expend $40, 900 on the ststehouss
which they would not otherwise have
done.
Private dispatches were received here
to-day announcing that Collingsworth
and Midland counties had instructed for
Hogg.
CLEBURNE HoGG CLUB.
Special 10 the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX, June II. = The
Hogg club met at the courthouse this
afternoon and organized, about 200
strong.
sOMERvELL COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
GLEN ROSE, TEX, June 14.-Our
county convention met to-day. T. o.
Martin of Glen Rose was Endorsed for rep
resentative,. Hogg was indorsed after
strong opposition. Barry of Bosqus was
Endorsed for state treasurer and Mo
Gaughey of Hood for land com missioner.
GAINESVILLE NOTES.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX. June 14.-Hon. G.
L. Potter candidate for the state senate,
went to Whitesboro to-day and delivered
a splendid address TO the Democracy OF
that city on the political issues of the
day. Mr.. Potter's well-known ability
draws to his support many of the most
influential citizens Of. Grsyson county,
notwithstanding the gentleman, opposing
him lives there, and his election is ru-
garded here as almost an assured fact.
Both Of the gentlemen favor COM
mission.
Hon. ]. W. Bailey is in Montague
county doing some good work IN behalf
of his candidacy. The primaries will be
held in few days and the people of this
county feel interested in the result. The
popularity of Mr.. Bailey IN this district
is sttested by the numerous calls he has
to speak in various parts of the district.
AS the canvass progresses the commits
sion question is more vigorously dis
cussed here. Many regard Gen. Hogg
as most too extreme in his views, though
the majority of the people favor con-
sentative commission. An interesting
time is expected here when the conven-
ton meets and the advocates of either
side will lose no time.
Mr.. Yancey Lewis, brilliant young
lawyer of this city, has been Dstitioned
to make the race for representative but
declines for satisfactory reasons.
SHERMAN NOTES.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, June 14.-This has
been busy week in political circles in
Sherman. The merits and dement's of
the various candidates hays been dis
cussed on all sides, and the campaign is
up. Messrs. Hogg and Hall
have said their say ana now we are wait
ing for Cook on the 2Sth. Somewhere in .
this part OF the state big joint discus
sion is shaping for the two glsnts-BrowR
and Cook. -.
Senator Finley and his opponent, Mr..
G. L. Potter of Gainesville, had joint |
discussion at Whitesboro tonight.
Judge Hare has returned to Washing
ton, and may not return until the nomi-
mating convention, leaving the oratori-
cal work In the hands of RandeIl and
Bailey.
LADoNIA PRECINCT CONVENTION.