Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18
The Plot ThIckening.

Speclal 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 13-The report from
Fort-Worth that there had been a confer
ence there to bring out a merchant and
farmer has created a stir here. While Gov
ernor Gibbs says he has nothing to do with
any OF all conferences, he admits having
heard good deal of that kind of talk in
Fort Worth.
The reporter hunted up Farmer Shaw
and he would not confess; still he admitted
that such thing as a new ticket represent
ing commerce and production might be
sprung by Democrats who have no string
of any kind to their Democracy He saws
if the party is forced to a choice between
Governor Hogg and Judge Clark that Hogg
will necessarily be nominated. He is conf
dent that If good solid Democratic mer-
chant is brought out to head the ticket,
that it will have more farmer and news
paper support than either of the others.
His position is that corporate influence and
money are making. under the guIse of
Democracy, unnatural combinations that
would prove disastrous TO the state and
party. They are trying to organize
both labor and agriculture against their
own interests IN favor of corporations.
As between Hogg and CLARK, it is
very evident that the largest part of the
dissatisfied anti-administration element
will support Governor Rogg. as
they don't think any consistent friend of
railroad regulation could do otherwise in
such a race.
From the talk that is going on here it
seems almost assured there will be three
tickets out for the Democratic nomination.
The corporation managers say with them it
is George Clark or Republican, and Gu
ney'S interview in the News. and his visit
here yesterday confirm the programme
There is music of political kind in the air
Governor Gibbs warded off The GAZETTE
man with the statement that he would be
absent several weeks, and up to this time
had taken no interest in the politi-
cal manipulations so industriously 60
ing on. He says the fight
in the Democratic party of the
state and nation for individual leadership
may weaken but cannot disrupt it, and is
really struggle between those who want
to get the party back TO first prin-
ciples and those who want to drift
with the tide of corporate wealth.
Minorities and factions will not control
the party. When the majority acts it will
be for the interest of the masses. and the
minority must smother its grievances,
whether in New York or Texas.
INTERVIEWING AS A FINE ART.
Editor C. E. Gilbert was indignant this
morning when. he read the report of an
alleged interview with him in the News.
To THE GAZETTE reporter he stated that it
placed him in a false position. and that
much of what was credited to him was
merely the language OF the reporter, to
which he did not assent. He is unwilling
to be represented as a straddler, or an op-
ponent of the state administration, and he
repudiates the idea that a man may be
"a Republican in national politics and a
Democrat on state issues" which he very
emphatically characterizes as AL stuff"
Democracy is Democracy" he says,
whether IN one state or another, in state
or national government"
He also corrected the statement that all
of the letters he had received from the
state executive committee were opposed to
the Finley ruling. The majority of them
were, but not all.