Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-10
WEB FLANAGAN.
He Replies to His Own Famous Con-
nundrum.
A Crowded House Greets the Republican Gu.
bernatorlal Candidate-An Address
Replete With Humor.

Hon. Webster Flanagan, candidate for gov
ernor of Texas on the state Republican ticket,
spoke at the courthouse last night.
He was accorded a full house and attentive
hearing, and his address was replete with reas-
enable argument clothed in fancy raiment of
humor and rich rhetorical and oratorical flights.
He surrounded during last evening at the
Pick wick by large numbers of the staunch MEM
bsrs of the Republican party in Fort W orth,
whose greeting TO their standard bearer was
warm and cordial and was modestly received.
Mr.. Flanagan is well preserved man past
middle age, not large of stature, but possessing
penetrating eye that does not belle the intelli-
Gence behind it.. He is man Of genial tenn
permanent. He had soon greeted ell his old
friends in Fort Worth and placed himself on
easy terms with many whom he had not not met
When shortly after O'Clock good band of
music lead by Professor Ault presented itself in
front OF the Pickwick and ex ecuted couple of
lively airs, the march to the courthouse was
taken up. Mr.. Flanagan was escorted by
Messrs. N: B, Moore and T. B. Burbride of
Fort Worth, behind them marching long line
of Mr.. Elanagan's admirers.
Arrived at the courthouse, the district court
room was found to be already pretty well filed
and before five minutes had elapsed all the
benches were filed and the standing room was
pretty well all occupied. The concourse con-
tanned many Democrats, not few of whom are
leaders in the party in Fort Worth, come out to
hear the argument of the man whose fame had
preceded him.
Judge N. B. Moore presented the sneaker of
u judge
Moore said that the large gathering which
greeted Mr.. Flanagan was a token that new
was at hand in Texas-the era of Republican
administration, which means an unprecedented
increase in the tin bucket brigade.
Mr.. Elan agan spoke for a couple of hours
and not m owe ment was heard in all the vast
audience during the time he spoke, except when
the sparkling wit and humor led to laughter or
the striking point of argument ELECTED applause
He said that he was not making defensive
campaign; that the principles of Republicanism
need no defence. He was present to perform a
duty as candidate for governor. Sam Jones was
in the field to save souls, but he, the speaker.
ocrats. The Republican party is one of progress
no OK cart for us. We have every thing in
Texas necessary for great industrial advance
ment except a Republican administration
The speaker produced document which he
averred not one person in every %, OOJ of the
people of Texas had ever read-the platform
adopted by the state Democratic convention.
1t was, he said, the production of 1.-The boys
They say the boys are in the saddle this year.
They must have been in the saddle when they
produced this platform.
Mr.. Flanagan said Mr.. Hogg deserves the pos
ition he occupies before the people, as he has
been training for il for the past four years. He
has appealed to the lowest preudices of the hu-
man mind. He has attacked all corporations in
the state. His policy has done more to iniure
Texas than all else since 1866.
Mr.. Flanagan took up the Democratic state
platform, which he read and discussed section
part OF plank, using sharp shafts
cisive bolts OF argument from the standpoint of
Republican principles. His humorous sketches
never fai ed to bring down the house. and every
point made brought unstinted applause.
The audience was an intelligent one. Very
few colored people were present. Mr. Flaua-
CAMS talk was a conservative appeal to reason,
and the speaker earned the respect of all bis
hearers, if he did not succeed in weaving them
from their previous convictions
AT the conclusion of the speech a cheer FOR
Webb Flanagan was proposed and Justify given
Then numerous Of his hearers pressed forward
to shake hands with the
At his rooms at the Pckwick Mr.. Flanagan
serenaded by the colored band of Fort
Worth, and, leaning out from his window, Mr.
Flanagan addressed n few words to those as
sembled below. The gist of his rsmarks
that the Democrats complained of the
Republicans having squandered the ig treasury
surplus handed over by the Democrats. Yet
the Democrats are the most clamorous for
appropriations. 1t a Republican Fort
in his city that set in motion the ball which has
resulted IN an appropriation of $500, 100 for
deep water on the Texas coast which appro-
pri..tioa was made by a Republican con-
gress and signed by a Republican president.
What If the national treasury contained a sur
plus OF $40, UOO, 900 when CIeveland's admin
coun try? The Republicans went in ana turned
the money loose in the country.
''Wnat are We here for?'' were the conclud-
ing words, as the listeners sent ZIP q cheer, and
II 20 south TO- morrow, sud Mr., FLANAGAN
to a reporter. ~ will speak4n Taylor Monday,
II have had astonishingshc cess in IN my COM
paign, ana have been treated most courteously
by press an pubic.
state with JfA Hoggsehd the people would come
out to hear II, w9tsid carry this election and
be the next gov Ha4sSf Texas
"A small hole s siok great ship" and a
trihing cough, il n6(hc becked in time may lead !
BY having OosiE Of IN sden's Pictorial Balm