Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-04
PICKED A LOSER.
That's What the Junta Did at
Dallas.
HILL GOES MARCHING ON.
The Man Who Never Lost a Battle, is the
Way They Put 1t.
Farmer Bill Shaw Is Agin the Government
and Agin the Junta. too-Pickett
Neets Tracy-The Fifth
District Alliance.
HILL GOES MARCHING ON.
Mighty Interesting BEADING.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 3-Yesterday's secret
conclave of Observation-Disclosures politicians
has been the only topic in political circles
here to-day. Although it was given out to
the contrary, it may be reliably stated that
- the conclave decided upon a candidate to
make the race against Governor Hogg and
adopted 4 call requesting him to represent
them. The name of the party selected is
withheld from the public, but it is learned
that his formal acceptance Will be issued
within two weeks and the campaign will
then be opened. The candidate selected is
clear-cut anti commission man, but to
give him strength the commission will be
tolerated and will be advocated only as an
experiment. The plan, it is said, is to
magnify its defects and once in power to
manipulate 1t in every way possible TO
bring 1t into disrepute before the people.
Some Of those who attended the conclave
express the belief that possibly Hon.
George Clark will be the candidate of the
ants. One thing is certain, Mr.. Clark is
the last chance. He would not head the
ticket if some other man could be found
who combines all the qualities desired by
the ants.
Friends of Hon Seth Shepard speak of
him as enc man in the safe who could sue
cessfully measure political strength with
Governor Hogg. As Judge Shepard at
tended the caucus, a GAZETTE reporter
called on him and asked him if he would be
q candidate. His reply was that he would
not be 4 candidate under any circumstances
for any Office.
Farmer Bell Shaw, who represents po-
litical faction of uncertain strength. in COM
menting on the meeting today, said.
Lone person present at this meeting was
omitted from the report in the Dallas-Gal-
weston News. It was Mr. George Bailey,
reporter for that sheet. No other reporter
was permitted to be present. He reported
onlywhat the meeting approved. He did not
report all that occurred. The DallaS-Galves-
ton News is in the combine. That's enough
TO kill it, The meeting was composed of
the same crowd that opposed the commits
sion in the last campaign. Leaving out the
commercial men present, and the Sam Jones
reporter of the News, the remainder are
now. or have been, corporation lawyers. No
real advocate of q railroad commission was
present. That sort was not wanted. No
reporter was admitted, save one from
the paper known to be body and
soul under command of corporate power.
This meeting nominated candidate
for governor to oppose Hogg. know who
was nominated, but received the informa-
ton in confidence and can not violate it.
The News also knows this and made false
statement when it said differently. The
News report was as per instructions of the
meeting. Texas democracy has been run
and laborers, agriculturists-in fact, all
producers-have been Disseminated
against, unrepreSented and ignored.
Neither the Hogg meeting, nor the anti
commission Windsor hotel meeting had any
voice from production of labor. Shall the
people be thus used2 Shall they permit
few lawyers to assemble and say to them:
You must support one or other or these tic
kets? If the people do permit themselves to
be so used. they win act the fool just as they
have been doing ever since-and before the
war. What should thew do2 They should
aunihilate both combinations. They should
say to Hogg: You have failed as a true eX-
ponent of the principles upon which you
were elected. Please take back seat.
They should say to this Windsor hotel
crowd: You represent corporate power
only, and we had as soon trust copper
head snake To both the people should
say: We will search farther for men who
can really represent US.
1t is evident that the side represented by
Mr. Shaw will not enter the Windsor com
bi1e against Governor Hogg, and from this
position of the forces a three-cornered cam
paign is apparent.