Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
A RABBITS FOOT
Taken from the Left Hind Leg
of the Texas Variety
CAUGHTAT DARK OF THE MOON
Has Been Expressed to Hon. Roger Q. Mills
at Washington
For Use in the speakership Against the
Chicago Mascot of Springer-A Cipher
Code Has Gone With 1t and You
Can Put Your Money on Roger
,AUGHTAT DARK OF THE MOON
The Speakership.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S.-The various can
didateS for the speakership have been quite
busy to-day. A number OF Democratic rep
resentatives have arrived within the last
twenty-four hours and all of them have
visited the different headquarters. George
Fred Williams and Sherman HOar OF Mas
sachusetts came this afternoon. They will
be found working for Mills Monday.
George D. Wise of Virginia appeared at the
Mills headquarters this morning and soon
afterwards it was announced that he was
heart and soul for the Texas candidate.
Wise had previously been regarded by
some as a supporter OF Crisp.
The Illinois delegation was reinforced by
Representatives Benjamin T. Gable, j. K.
Williams and Allen c. DurDurrof, and these
gentlemen We're found at Springer's head
quarters early. Long" Jones OF Chicago
spent most of the day with Springer, ana
someone was wicked enough to say that
Springer INDUCED the hope that ne would
operate as mascot. -Four Democratic
Representatives from Tennessee, II. c.
Snodgrass, John Patterson. V. V. Cox and
James D. Richardson, reported at McMn
lan's parlor, ana brought out word that
that statesman was in most comfortable
frame of mind
1t is fact that is generally commented
upon thar of ali the candidates Judge Crisp
iSS---H'
the public. A visitor to the headquarters
of Mills or Springer or Mcmillan finds the
door wide open and a CHEEKY welcome is
always to be had. When Mills sees q man
in the entrance to his apartments he bids
BA4Henter and be seated. Once inside the
the visitor is 10th to depart, particularly if
Mills has good story on. which is gener-
ally the case. Springer will leave d knot OF
men with whom he is conversing to greet
newcomer. The same is true Of Mcmillan.
Candidates Mills and Springer have each
private rooms, but they use them very lit
tie When Mcmillan desires to talk conf
deutially to a visitor he draws him into q
corner OF his big parlor. Crisp is cor
dial enough when once he is reached; the
trouble is to find him.
One feature of to-day's proceedings has
been the visiting between the friends of
Mills and of Springer and Mcmillan. Most
of the Springer delegation spent some time
with Mills this afternoon.
Representative Tom L. Johnson, who is
working industriously for Mills at ali hours
of the day and night, found time TO pay his
respects to the other candidates.
Representative Thomas Scott, one of
Springer's right hand men, listened to
some of Mills excellent stories this after
noon and rold few himself.
None of the New York representatives
are here to-day, and they are not expected
10 reach mere DefOre MONDAY. by IIIaf tlnle
the fight will be on in earnest if not def
nitely settled for Mills.
The struggle for minor Offices is daily
growing warmer Ex-Representative Maish
of Pennsylvania, the latest aspirant for
clerkship hOnors, arrived to-day, and the
supporters Of ex-Representative Kerr of
Pennsylvania. who has been in the field for
the clerkship for some time, are considera-
bly, worried. Tonight it is reported that Il
determined effort will be made by kerr'S
friends to induce Maish to withdraw from
the contest, for two candidates from he
same state will be fatal to both.