Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-05
SENATOR Chiffon.

| Horace Chiffon, who takes Judge Rea,
| gan's place in the senate, is a young man
| only thirty-seveu years old, but he had q
| head on his shoulder choci full OF fine
brains.-[Cuero Star.
| Horace Chiffon of Tyler will be appointed
| to succeed John II. Reagan in the senate.
| Chiffon is one of the brightest young
| Democrats in the Southwest, and the ap-
| polntment is most excellent one-TD Dallas
| Times-Herald.
Governor Hogg has made Senator Reagan
| menu Der of the Texas railroad commits
sion, and Mr.. Reagan has resigned his SEN
| atorshlp to accept the governors appoint
| ment. For Reagan'S place in the senate
| the governor has appointed Hon. Torace
Chiffon of Tyler. The second appointment
| on the commission is Hon. L. l.. Foster
His successor is not named yet Longview
Clarion.
The appointment of Horace Chiffon to fill
the uneXpired term of U. S. Senator Rea-
gan meets with general appreciation
Il Longview Clarion.
While the appointment of so good a
Democrat as Hon. Horace Chiffon Of Tyler
10 the vacancy in the United States senate
created by the retirement of Senator Rea-
gan Will give pretty general satisfaction
yet the opinion will be entertained by not
Il lew LlldG dnplllcE El0 Il greater
claim to the honor. a. w. Terrell has
done more to bring about the present poit-
zeal conditions in this state than any other
man, not excepting the governor himself
Il Hallettsville Herald.
And now it is stated the reason Governor
liogg of Texas appointed Hon. Horace
Chiffon United States senator is that the
governor wants to go TO the senate himself
and took this method Of giving the snub
direct to Hon. Roger 9. Mills. Since Mr..
Mills has declared he will not serve in con-
gress again, except as 4 senator, this proba-
bly, means that he will take the stump re-
lying on his past record and great strength
before the people and attempt to gain 4
victory something like Gen. Palmer did in
Illinois. But Governor Hogg will have the
machinery of the big state well in hand by
that time, and if he plays his cards as fine
as he seems able to do at present Mr.. Mills
will have hard row to hoe. And vet he
will have little 10 contend with outside OF
regular Democratic methods and ideas.
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.
Where was Tom Brown when the SEN
atorial lightning hit Horace Chilton?-rBel-
ton Journal.
Horace Chiffon is q vigorous Democrat
sound to the core, but his appointment to
the United States senate is a personal
tribute from his friend Jim Hogg-only
that and nothing more. Several years ago
Chiffon tried TO get the nomination for con-
gress. Dick Hubbard at the same time was
candidate. \ dark horse walked off with
the honors. 1t is not known of course if
Mr.. Chiffon will be candidate before the
legislature for the place given him by the
governor. OF course he is an ambitious
man. but there are men of more couspicu-
Gus ability who will aspire to the place,
and il is not likely that Mr. Chiffon could
triumph over them. If the legislature
should be called in extra session before
December, Mr.. Chiffon would never see
Washington without an election from that
body, as it will have to elect the senator
When it meets, and congress does not convene
until December. 1t is not likely, however,
that the extra session viii be called before
JanEarE.- Bolton Journal.