Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-19

great many of the governors warm
| est friends among the members were
| staunch friends of Mills and laugh at the
lotion that their devotion to him affects in
the least their support of the administra-
| ton. Among the strongest friends of the
| governor working for Mills are Representa-
| tive Fielder, chairman of the Mills caucus
Messrs. Jester, Adkins, Britt, Browning of
| Lampasas, Davis, Derden, Freeman, Raglan
| of Brown, Gresham, Rowland, Sellers, Toll
bert, Strange, Wilson of Hill, York and
| others.
The fact that the governor has taken no
hand in the contest whatever, either per-
sonally or otherwise, directly or indirectly,
| is highly appreciated by all the members
and remembered to his credit
Fort Worth's chances for one of the civil
courts of appeal grow brighter every day.
The Alliance members of the house feel
very kindly toward Fort Worth because of
the friendly manner in which The GAZETTE
has always treated them, and especially
| during the regular session and the past
year, when they were assailed from Dali
las, whose leading paper treated them with
little consideration while exploiting the
maneuvers of the sub-treasury faction.
They do not forget the hospitality ex-
tended them at Fort Worth last July at
their midsummer meeting there for two or
three days, when they had the use of the
freedom of the city. They appreciate the
kindness shown them at that time, both by
the city and THE GAZETTE, which threw
open its columns to them in the most lib
eral manner. 1t pays to be generous, and
it does not pay to be niggardly and
spiteful. Fort Worth will understand the
former and Dallas the latter, when the
Alliance members shall come to vote on the
location of a court in North Texas. They
feel kindly not only to Fort Worth and
The GAZETTE but to Representative
SWayne, who has always treated them in
a generous, kindly manner, which they feel
disposed to reciprocate in this matter as
they did at the regular session in the mat
ter of the Tarrant county records, when
their help counted. The probabilities are
now that Fort Worth has the inside track
and can hold it unless something unforeseen
transpires. Dallas has a strong lobby
working for her, but is finding it heavy
Shedding. The personal influence of Carter
in the senate and Swayne in the house is
counting heavy for Fort Worth. The fact
too that Representatives Cochran and
Crawford, who avowed their intention to
vote for Culberson even though their peo-
pie should meet and instruct for Mills, has
displeaSed some Mills people in the house,
and disposed them In favor of Fort Worth.
Senator Page is making a hard fight to
have re-enacted his uniform text book bill
the senate than at the regular session.
That body has already exempted cities
from its operation, thing found impossible
at the regular session, which made it APP
plicable to town and country alike. 1t is
probable that the bill will encounter a very
determined opposition in the house should
it pass the senate, as there is evidently a
considerable loss of interest in the subject
since the regular session.
The senate bristles with candidates for
congress, several of them strong men and
excellent material for growth in the lati-
tude of the Potomac. Among the most
prominent and deserving are Senators
Crane, Tyler, Frank, Crawford, Garwood
and Clements, all men of excellent ability
Mr.. Potter is an avowed candidate for
Acknowledgements. He is not only one of
the handsomest men in the upper house,
but one Of the ablest and most popular.
Mr. Swan of Clay, who, by the way is
man of singularly clear ideas with the
power of clothing them in good language,
is credited with the laudable ambition of
desiring seat on the bench. They say he
would prefer that honor to a seat in con-
gress, and would not scruple to fill place
in one of the intermediate courts if fortune
would throw it in his way. ]. F. o.