The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-07
Iudga w. P. Mclean of Mount
Pleasant the Third Man.
The RAILROAD COMMISSION.
c.,,a.s., and Clerks of the Commission to
Come From Railway Circles.
o...,f,.tior TO be Completed Within a
lie. Days, and Will be Ready for
Business by June I0-Other
Appointments.


r,.,.... = ne Gazette.
,r.r.,. TEX, May 2-The agony is over
-, -: ue full railway commission is to-
,---r for the first time to the public. To
s.r-,.s, Of Foster and Reagan, Governor
li-,,,,,a..r ad5ed that OF Judge William
en- q Mount Pleasant, Titus county,
{. "a. r.r4seas, part OF the state.
rr..-. AI-.lean IS I lawyer Of eminence
,s,.-.E. e5:0n vino occupies high rank
:: -E,. ...t,eu1 and estimation Of the bar
- 9,rr in HiIdo county, Miss, in
.,-.., 81. md IS consequently il his
...r.. re4r. He came to Texas when
- gf age and graduated at the
r-.r..-F = North Carolina, He was
--....! 70 the oar IN lo55 by Judge R A.
T....- u. was L member of the legisla-
~. -.s.rg lg,9r. the war captain during
on. 81. ln,Li,er of congress in 1915,
,.lg.i :. tue
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
g.. III with great distinction, where he
.--e ...-..fdu.i is one of its most profound
'..r..r,. WAS afterwards district judge of
i.stf..-ict .1r one term, and made first
$50 record declining reelection. He has
..-.. -.tul ~ the head of the bar, and has
,-a..,' lucrative practice and the respect
and g.,.semcc Of all who know him.
his Understood that the plan of the COM
-.s-.r 10 ORGANIZATION will be TO fill the
.r...i Ir..,, in railroad traffic and trans
g.r'.,..r.. ari 90 employ as many as may
tsg...f.. -, .s-t railway, commercial and
agriculture. men to complete the force. 1t
a.. doubt less W. The dblest, most efficient
aud successful commission in the United
e'a:e-.
ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS.
IT. following additional appointments
we're also made:
tauris- fyns of appeal-B. D. Tarlton of
I'll. ta.H-r. G.. c. Garrett of Washington
comfy. +. H. Brown OF Hayes county.
Commissioners 10 COdify laws Wells
THOMPSON &. Colorado county, a. W. Ter
rel % Travis county, H. G. Robertson
Of Dallas county.
Insurance commissioner-J. f. Hollings-
ral'h Of Johnson county.
To.gree. District Judge Garrett-Beau-
regard ,;rgau OF Washington,
.0,.ccre. Mr. Bryan, who is the pres
en- t.=':in. attOrney-Henry G.. King of
bIrcsJ. county.
THEIR STANDING.
o. The above Iarlton ranks high as law
ser 81. COOS Garrett. also at present dis
',., ;ufca and Brown IS regarded as fine
tGl .lmDcr The three codiferS are
vel Known. two. at least, of them in North
|rsa. Brock Robertson of Dallas and
,gl,a Terrell Of Austin. Thompson has a
t1r rep station is a lawyer.
Bn.6r'eard Bryan is nephew of Hon.
Guy Bryan OF Galveston, and is young
man Of tine abilities. Mr. Bryan is pro-
rp'ed from district attorney to the Judge
Eajp G.,. vacant by Judge CARROTS eleva-
.,0G. M Henry King of Burleson, member
O. tue legislature at present, and chairman
e. the .ast session Of the enrolling commit
taGof thr house, becomes district attorney
r. BRYAN stead
Mr. !,GngsWorth, who succeeds Foster
as commissioner Of agriculture, is chief
clerk .u that office, and a young man of
character and capacity He is brother-in-
llw o.. representative Swayne of Fort
Worth. and ".-s a postofitce inspector dur
ll: the Cleveland administration.
SOON TO ORGANIZE.
Governor iogc stated to the reporters to-
ca} 'a4. lie railway commission would pro-
u."a lu y;.-....iEe n 4 few days-neXt week.
pr4ag7-.4G have things in readiness for
vgr= June TO- when Judge Reagan will
'0a l.' board The secretary and two
clerks provided for viii be chosen by the
mission 4'd taken from railroad circles.
Already numbered applications have been
received for secretary and clerks.