Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-06
POLITICAL.
Col W. W. Lang in the Canvass
Against HOgg.
D. E. Bentley Declines the Chairman.
ship of the Cook Committee in
the Eleventh District.
Hall, Wheeler and Braham at Abilene-Plat-
form Adopted by the Illinois Demo-
crats-Letter from Cleveland.
JUMPS THE FENCE.

l special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. June 5.-At the time
of the farmers meeting at Oak Cliff Col l.
NV. W. Lang, though expressing himsel
4 as opposed to a commission with plenary
powers, explained that he was in favor
of and would vote for the commission
amendment Later on Col. Lang, in
conversation with your correspondent,
admitted making this statement, but
said when he did so he did not regard
| the amendment as mandatory, but
since this Interpretation had been
put upon it, that if it was
adopted the legislature would have to
pass a law creating commission, he
could not vote for it. The colonel has,
therefore, decided to enter the canvass
against Hogg and against the amend
ment, and the announcement is made
that he will speak at Denton Saturday,
| June 7 at 2:30 p. M; at Mexia, Tues
day, June 10, and at Groesbeck, Wednes-
day, June II.
Bryant T. Barry, Cooks campaign
manager, says he is receiving encourage
| ing news in the form of letters and tele-
grams from all parts of the state. The
committee headquarters in this city will
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
| Special to the Gazette.
T DALLAS, TEX. June 5.-In his report
of the Cook meeting held in this city May
81, your cofruaRopde nt rsferred to Mr..
| d. E. Bentley, of Taylor, as man with
record as a Greenbacker. The state
ment was made on the information of a
man who COMPOUNDED Mr.. Bentley with
his brother, Mr.. FL. L. Bentley, of abb
le1ex ar. Bentley, however, in his
n before the Dallas meeting, pretty
Thoroughly convinced all who heard him
that he was an uncompronising OPP
| ponent of Attorney General Hogg. The
Cook men Vociferously appIaaded his ut
terauces, and at the close of his speech
rushed up to him and Wed with each
other in the warmth and yigor of their
congratulations. They took it for granted
that a man who would make such a
speech at such time, must be Cook
man, and when Bryan 7. Barry made up
the list of his committeeman the name of
d. II. Bentley was put down for the
Eleyenth congressional district. Your
ksweYer, observed at the
kffme of the meeting that Mr.. Bentley,
although he went forward to the table,
picked up the call upon Judge Cook TO
become candidate, read it and glanced
at the names attached to it, laid it down
without adding his own name to the
number. In view of his thus declining
to sign the communication requesting
Judge Cook to enter the race, it is not
a matter for surprise that he should de-
cline place on the campaign committee.
This he has done, as the following will
show:
DALLAS, TEX. June 4, 1890.
Hon. Bryan II. Barry, Dallas:
Not being fully decided as to what course
shall take in this campaign, wish you to make
new appointment as chairman of the Eleventh
congressional district. 1 thank you for the
compliment extended in appointing me, and re-
gret that circumstances are such that it will not
be consistent for me to accept. Yours respect
fully, D. E. BENTLEY
Mr.. Barry when asked to-day why
Mr.. Bentley had thus declined to serve
on tie Cook committee said he did not
1I9w, unless it was that although Mr..
Bentley was opposed TO Mr.. Hogg, he
may have some doubts concerning the
advisability of also opposing commits
sion.- He thinks that Bentley prefers
to support Hall to Cook, and therefore
has declined to act with the friends of
the latter. Col Frank Ball of Weather.
ford has been appointed instead OF Mr..
Bentley, TO the chairmanship OF the
Cook committee in the Eleventh dis
trict.
HALL, WHEELER, BRAHAM.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX. June Ar. NJ. Hall |
addressed large audience last night for
about one and one-half hours. Mr..
Halls speech consisted more of assaults !
on Attorney General Hogg and the
champion of the people, the Fort Worth |
GAZETTE, than it did of his views on the |
railroad question. Altogether Mr.. Hall IS |
speech was received very poorly by the |
sheriffs and the people of Abilene |
country.
MIR. Brahem, candidate for treasurer, |
addressed the convention and public here |
this morning.
Hon. 7. B. Wheeler addressed the |
convention and public this evening in a |
two hours speech in most creditable |
manner. Mr.. Wheeler's speech was re-
oeived with much enthusiasm both by /
the sherifs and the public.
THE DRIFT AT BLACK JACK GROVE.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
BLACK JACK GROVE, TEX, June A.
The political pot has begun to boil in this
section, and if straws show which way /
the wind blows, Attorney General Hoeg
will be the winning card at the coming
convention and the amendment will |
carry by large majority.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 5.-The platform
adopted by the Illinois Democratic con-
vention favors the election OF United
States senator and state, railroad and
commissioner by the direct
vote OF the people. The platform de-
nounees the pending ship subsidy bill in
congress, and advocates the state pre-
pairing and furnishing school books at
actual cost. In conclusion comes the
following:
Resolved. that the Democratic party in
convention assembled heartily endorses
the public school system of the state of
Illinois. and declares that the parental
right to direct and control the education
Of their child should forever remain in
violate. and that the provisions Of the