Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-12
/ THE EARLY BIRDS
!. After the Worm, if He
Will Come Out.
ErpvBLlCAN ADVANCE GUARD
s.,i,sIps TO Buzz Around the Hotel Lobbies
and Bars,
...,l Of Tho Leading Politicians on The
t,,vd-slals-A Making Tor the Convention
Al Io.Riortow-An Endorsement
or a Straight Fight
ADVANCE GUARD

pv.n Yesterdays rain and mud and
.H ,i,oni9rt could not kill the interest
M near approaching meeting of
!. Renublican state convention that is
,ssen,ble in the hall at the corner Of
hjri and Throckmorton, the old Ellis
II IN site. tomorrow morning. Yester-
II ~ arrivals wore not many but they
~ those men prominent In the
[rncils Of the Republican party in
In. state, and prominent in the busi-
= or political world.
a The interest that was so keenly felt
as due largely 10 the desire to solve
a question, what party will secure
n eudorsment Of the Repuh team con-
rnhonY And speculation 80 an
sEer to this was rife. tv s. CoD HE
ind mon with SUCCESS, "ly rs i,
Enes took the form Of actuui ne, n,
rs positiveness being given !" /
,stings Of the asserter.
Tbese assertions ran all the way from.
! domination Of a straight republican
No, TO an endorsement'of Clark, M
3pnt or trade with Hogg, the only
sndidate being ignored being Hous-
I'm. the lilly white, for obvious reasons,
III Pendergast. the prOhibitionist, for
IA lack Of strength
The earlier arrivals favor Clark, as
prsenting most that is progressive
8 The state and because they believe
Reelection be best for the business I'M
rests Of tn state. Many Of these ar
IT, rzls are busine 4 men,
"a X B. Hawley Of Galveston, was the
HI 10 appear on the scene. Mr..
swley b not yet ready to prophesy
a the outcome Of the convention. As
Il sid, the situation is not yet formed
ID hence any opinion would DO pre-
iaiure, but IL was fact that the Re
,nhiesn party OF the state had a great
IA patriotic duty to perform, one in
'dhich no sentiment but that Of the
are.t typo of patriotism should enter,
q when the convention met it would
arsfully consider the duty presented
"a and would courageously and CON
3sentiously perform that duty.
II A local Republican politician said
HI much could be positively asserted
n the action Of the convention, 1t
gold make no nomination. 1t would
: iopt set Of resolutions that would
: fnish more interesting reading than
er before given by the resolutions OF
political convention, and they would
krally fay Hogg and his pretentious
lministration, exposing the hollow
: eA Of his demagogery TO the CON
knpt OF the people Of Texas.
GOV. WEB FLANAGAN,
be genial, bright and always
heresting Web, came in from I'll Paso,
fhere he is collector Of the port, and
klked very freely about some things,
fne Of them being the glorious climate
BE Paso, that, in his opinion, is al
post unequalled In the world and Ger
klnly not in Texas.
!. He says the convention will make
denomination, for not more than one
hird will be in favor Of such a course
IA personally, as the matter now
ands, iayors an endorsement oil
lark though this may be inexpe'
lent
Replying to an expression of'doubt
3bout the ability 10 carry the party
eiNngth; he said the colored voters OF
pc state, who were all repuDhcahs.
ere loyal to the party and If
4he party in council assem-
ledi thought it eXpedient TO ON
iore Judge Clark or Nugent There
would be practically, not single vote
a the party strength lost, NO, Hogl
tsill not get the East Texas negroes
They are the most loyal of troops and
he ticket sent out by the Republican
smmittee men headed by Harrison ano
seed, even If it had the name Of az
Boo a democrat as Geo. Clark on it a
Pc gubornatorial candidate, would b.
laied solidly and without scratching
4iey Hogg's playing for their vote
FL not cause any serious detection"
lie would not pretend 10 forecast th'
4eeton Of the convention beyond th'
aaertion that II would not make
seaight nomination. The convention
n The matter Of endorsement, would d.
ihai which tho majority of the conven
non in Its wisdom deemed best An,
lhen the Republican sage branched OF
u NE lusciUusness Of the watermelon
~ FL Paso.