Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-22
WANT TO BEAT HOGG.
THE STAlWARTS AT WORK
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR.
A Number of Gentlemen Said to Have
Been Asked to Take the Nomina-
tion-Afraid to Face Him.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Oct. 16.-While it is the
custom in Texas to give each new governor
q second term, there are some, perhaps
good many, who would like to break it,
smash it, make SplinterS of the custom in
the case of Governor Hogg. His election
and overwhelming triumph at the polls has
never been forgiven or forgotten by the
handful of stalwarts who led the opposition
to him; and to compass his defeat at the
next state convention they would not only
trample on custom. presidents, prescrip-
ton and traditions, but are ready and anx-
ious for any alliances, bargains or compacts
that will give promise of furthering their
scheme. The indications of the past six
months show this clearly enough. The
shibboleth is, anything to beat Hogg,"
and the motive is revenge. Not for any,
thing the governor has done, either of an
unwise or an outlandish character, not for
any extravagant or offensive official con-
duct, but just because he is the man that
put their noses so fearfully out of joint
a year ago, and made their OPP
position ridiculous, not alone at
the polls, but during the campaign
when he exposed a number of their foolish
tricks to defeat him, aud sorely wounded
their pride and hum bled their vanity These
humiliations still rankle in their bosoms,
keeping warm the wrath they have nursed
with tender solicitude to this good day.
They have tried. and will continue trying,
TO catch him on the hip, in order that they
may feed fat the grudge they bear him.
They are coquetting with the sub-treas-
ury leaders to that end. They have cod
died and patronized Tracy, Lamb, Sledge
and tn rest, spoken and written words of
encouragement for them and their rotten
economy, and done more to give the foolish
and humbugging sub-treasury idea the hold
it has in the state, than the efforts and
propaganda of its own apostles and advo-
Gates. They are now very fond of the
truc.-patch philosophers, although bound
to confess that year ago nothing was too
bad to be said of them. They applied the
ugliest names to them, when, as Democrats,
the Tracys ct al. were smart enough to go
with the majority and support Hogg and
commission. OF course the stalwarts are
ashamed of that now. and feel
the keenest remorse for their coarse treat
ment of such excellent patriots. To show
that they have repented and undergone due
contrition, they have slobbered over the
quondam anarchists and communists"
in the most convincing manner. and assured
them in various ways Of their cordial es-
TEEN and riendship-warranted to last I'M
til the next state convention shall have been
held
until after a candidate for governor is nom
inated-wil doubtless give satisfaction.
The game san old one. that has succeeded
often and often, and why not again!
From reliable sources it is learned that
the stalwarts have not been idle in other
ways. They have been casting about them
to find some suitable man to run against
the governor next year. They have ap-
preached several on whom they thought to
fasten their hopes. Among them may be
mentioned Lieutenant Governor Pendleton,
Representative Curry of the free state of
VanZandt, Attorney General Culberson,
Land Commissioner McGaughey, and hear
also that ex-President Rose of the State
Grange and Ex-Governor Ross have been
sounded on the subject. There is no in
formation that any Of these gentlemen even
nibbled at the bait, and it is almost sure
that the stalwart managers have not yet
found man hardy enough to face Gov
ernor Hogg before the people and try con-
illusions with him at the polls.