Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-20
Judge Nugent's Relations With
Clark
WERE THOSE OF FRIENDSHIP.
He Would Have Preferred Clark 10 Hogs, But
Nov Prefers NugO1i 10 Eilhet-Col.
TayOrs Relations With
Kerens.

itiyely proven that the consent o
| Quincy 20 support the Clark ticket wa.
obtained before the public announce
ment Of the Clark candidacy WIS made
How about NugentY IL has been fire.
quently charged that General McCul
loch was traded out Of the Third party
nomination In the interest Of Clark,
| but no definite proof has been given,
/ 1t is said that Judge Nugont now de-
MES ever having had any connection
with the CLARK candidacy. This must
have been general denial For II can
be proven that until he suddenly be-
came Third party possibility, Judge
Nugent ardently advocated the Waco
man. He will not dare 10 deny that in
prominent law office next TO his own
In Fort Worth last spring he stated his
allegiance to Clark. This was after
the Clark announcement He stated
there to many prominent men that he
had written to Judge Clark promising
his earnest support. He was questioned
AS to an evident change Of heart AS to
Judge Clark and confessed that his
opinions had recently undergone n
change, Judge Nugcnt made bold in
his support and cannot deny IL. as tho
proofs are in tho hands OF the proper
authorities and full exposure will be
made when necessary
This was shown Judge Nugent and no
said he would talk OF the matter with
out hesitation, for there was nothing Of
his connection with Judge Clark in his
candidacy OF which he would make any
secret, or for which he had any rctraG-
ton TO make or any apology to offer,
saying:
In tho beginning Of the campaign,
while political matters were In q cha
otto condition, and before / definitely
knew that the Alliance people and
other organized luborcrs would 20 into
a Third party movement, [ favored
Judge Clark rs against Governor Hogp.
Whom Clark's candidacy was talked OF.
personally / favored him, and after his
announcement ! received letter from
him at Galveston, dated Fcby. l4,usking
my support, "a perfectly proper letter.
that any one might scen
Before receiving that letter had
sccn interviews with Judge Clark
printed In the papers, IN which he
seemingly advocated the repeal Of Ger
tain sections OF the commission law /
wrote 20 him that ] would. by letter.
urge some OF my friends to act in his
Interest, ab the same time expressly
dissenting from his views about the re-
peal OF these sections roierred to. [
had a personal preference for him
against Governor lIogg, but in writing
In his advocacy | expressed distinct
objection 10 his views on the subject OF
tho repeal Of the commissiol sections.
l wrote one lettor 10 an Alliance friend
one prominent In the organization
suggesting TO him tho Alliance people
had better support Clark. for he WINS
more friendly 10 tho Alliance than
Iiogg, as he was TO organized labor
generally, and so favored him at that
time. soon aftar came his Weather
ford speech, ana his views on the COM
MISSION varied so widely from mine
could not take any active part In the
campaign, and so wrote Col.
Parrot, Clark's campaign manager. In
reply to a letter from him asking
me TO make speeches In Clurks
favor. l replied could not do so ON
account Of Judge Clark's position on
tho commission law, though / per
sonnlly thought Clark had better be
favored over Hogg. ! thought our peo-
PIE could give especial attention 10 the
election Of the members OF the legisla-
lure ana thus guard the commission
against any emasculutiOn, aud so wrote
my Alliance friend.
George Clark and | have been for
many years personal friends. and
though often differing with oneauother
friends.
Whom the Peoples party came into
existence In this state | regarded lts
views rs being the best for tic yoyern-
lncnt Of the state, Tor / Thought both
Hogg and Clark extremists ON the dif-
fcrent sides.
Tho Houston Post or any one else is
at perfect liberty 10 publish all Of my
corre spondcnce with George Clark |
Cul. PaTott or any ono olse bearing on
this question.
~ do not impugn the motives OF
Governor hogg nor those OF Judge |
Clark, accroditing them with all hon
Wahleness of intention, but as Clark Is |
my personal friend, ! certainly shall |
way. '
am in the contest to stay 10 tho |
end and TO Bght tho fight ON tho |
hnes laid down by tho Peoples party |
platform bollcve that platform, Ii |
'arriod out will bring prosperity and |
peace TO the state, because think IL h |
more Just and conservative than the
Vows OF other Judge Clarl, or Gov
nrnor Hogg These gentlemen repre-.
sent extremes, while, 10 my thinkiug.
The platform J stand on occupies the |
middle ground between the two. IL
means justice TO tho railways and Tho
neople, secured bya commission strong
safe and conservative.
For many reasons and for reasons
,cst known TO myself, | have prefcr-
I'D Judge Clark To Governor
dogg, Tor / believe tho views he MI
'ocated could not be harmful 10 the
tate, II a legislature were elected com
niticd to strong commission Inv
NJ tho beginning Of Judge Clarl's
andidacy did believe his adminstra.
ion OF state affairs though he was ex-
rome IN one direction, would be better
or the state than that Of Governor
iogg' who WAS extreme IN tho other.
WHAT We want Is o conservative admins
sirauon Of the affairs OF the state.
qualify just In our laws TO tho people
md e the corpoiNtllns
While, as say, AT the beginning OF
'lark's candidacy, / did intend 10 use
ny personal influence Ia his favor. |
lso intended TO use the same influence in
ayor OF the election Of members Of the
egislnture committed 10 o strong com
Mission law which | heartily advocate.
=, rs Tar as my advocacy OF Judge
N1NH IL q ]