Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-05
TEXAS TO HAVE SOME
ofthe Latest Approved Super,
visors OF Election.
MCCORMICK APPOINTS THEM,


Dallas. Tex, Nov. d.-(Spocinl. )-dou.
Thomas L. NugeuL populist candidate
for governor spoke IN this city to-day
and his supporters, IN city and county,
arranged for a grand welcome,
lie denied thui he WIS a splritualist
and admitted that he was Swedcuhor-
gian and declared that Jim llogg and
Dick Coke had no rellvlou at all.
lie declared that neither Judge Clark
nor james 5. liorg should be elected gov.
ernOr as their views were NOT ia accord
with the interest Of the people. though
personally they wore elegant gentlemen.
The greater portion of his speech was
devoted TO a defense of the Populist plat
form.
The Populists arc iuhilnnt over the
speech and claim that they will poll 300
negroes and 300 whites W. ~ city, and
the votes OF 500 farmers In the coun-
try,
There will be 1900 votes cast in Dal-
lns county, and the politicians on both
hides estimate Judge Nugents vote NJ
from 1000 TO l,4O0, His friends
claim 1000. but ms the Groeuhackers aud
Labor men have never obtained foot
hold here the vote will necessarily be
small The contest Is squarely between
Judge Clark and Governor Hogg.
Hon. Richard Morgan, who signed
that famous document at Houston, and
IL billed for Il speech at the Auditorium
Saturday night. As 4 matter Of course
be will have large audience, as both
sides are anxious 10 henr what he has
to say. Colonel Morgan has kept In
the bnnk ground since the Houston con
ycntion aud this will be hls irst and last
appearance az star orator In this cam
pnigu.
j. Roll Johnston prominent Clurk
leader Of Scgoyille, this county, Is IN
the city to-day, no The Gazette cor
respondent he said! Judge CLARK II
Just a., certain To BE- ne next gov
crunr Of Texas nH the Sth Of November
Is certain 10 roll around. He Is gaining
every day Mr. Johnston Is positive
that Judge Clark will obtain his share
OF the vote In the rurnl regions
a lnrgo number Of Democrats are ar
ranging 20 20 to Fort Worth Saturday
evening to listen 10 the speaking and
they say will be the biggest dcmonetra-
ton OF the campaign, always excepting
the one IN Dallas a few nights since
Ex-Governor Barnett Gibbs IN some
what exercised over statement alleged
10 have been by him, which appeared In
n local paper this morning. ~ which he
Is made 10 say, ~ nm IN favor Of incif-
Ing the people 70 kill supervisors Of cleo
tons" According 10 Gibbs the facts In
the case are az follows. ~ WIS
In street car when News re-
porter stepped on board Said he, 4
am in favor Of the force bin and ! am
am IN favor " placing n Federal super
visor ut every voting box In Texas"
| answered that III DULLES and thugs Of
the brand that years ago terrorizpd the
people Of Mississippi and other Southern
states were placed around the polls IN
Torns then | favored serving them as
the people Of Mississippi did-kiling
4 ttsutlA a.
on the floor Of congress. The reporter
omitted his own remarks and left out n
portion Of mine. This | object TO, and
have demanded correction"
The publication Of the "remarks" Of
the ex-governor created considerable
Alderman j. II. Webster predicts
Hon. George Clark will be elected by
10000 majority. He also predicts that
dual governments will be innugurnted
at Austin In January.
Chief Supervisor Of Federal Elections
Charles Schroeder. Of Galveston. IL IN
the city. Last evening lite on the ap-
plication Of citizens of the counties Of
Galveston, Harris, Fort Bend. Tyler.
Orange, Cherokee. Jackson Wharton
and Rusk. Judge Mccormick ordered
the appointment Of Federal supervisors
TO superintend the elections. Chief Sn-
pervisor Schroeder stated that Demo.
crafts az well rs Republicans asked for
the appointment Two mon arc an
pointed for each precinct IN the coun.
ties named. $50 IN all The anDeryia-
ors are evenly divided between the Re
puhlcnns mud Democrats
Chairman H. r. Cowart. Of the Hogg
executive committee, and other prominent
Hogg leaders. declared that section OF
the state had been placed under marfinI
law and that Judge NlcCorminlf's action
Is illegal. They are paving up the earth
tonight. Judge Mccormick Il holding
open touri hut NJ 10 o o'clock this even,
ing applications for supervisors In other
sections o. The state had not been made.
the appointment and states that n win
insure h fair ballot and an honest count.
Chief Supervisor Schroeder will remain
10 the city several days.