Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-16
THE POLITICAL POT.
It is Bubbling MerriIy Over
Campaign Fires.
ALDERMANlC POSSIBILITIES.
Some Gentlemen who Desire Seat in the
ConneiI-The known Candidates
for mayor and Others
Coming.

CITY politics wakes warmer as the
season advances. Already rive candidates
for. the mayoralty have SHE'D their casters
into the ring, have buckled on the armor OF
suavity and bonhommie and Will
Try conclusions in winning the sane
ton of the voters of the
city More than ordinary interest
is manifested even at this early stage and
if interest thickens rs the time for the
election draws nearer, politics in April viii
be at white heat One often hears the
question, ''Who viii be mayorl" He as
often gets the answer, "quein sabes"
Opinion is, Of course, divided. There are
some who can't see how their favor
tie can be beaten, while others
can't see how he can be elected. Four gem
tlenen are striving for the Democratic
nomination. These are Henry r. Early,
B. p. Paddock, John I. Montgomery and
Thomas P. Martin. Each wishes 10 carry
the flag of Democracy to victory. These
are the ayowed and announced
candidates. There was some talk of
the candidacy of T. 7. d. Andrews, but
thar gentleman yesterday positively said
that he was not candidate for the office.
Two or three others have been mentioned,
but nothing definite is known, though the
prediction has been made that in three days
two more candidates would blossom forth.
Nor is the interest all confined to the race
for mayor. Interest in the aldernanic con-
tests IS also brewing, most OF the wards
having two or three candidates each. In.
The First Alderman Massie's term expires,
but he is not q candidate for reelection.
W H. Ward aud S. j. Hunter will try for
his seat.
In the Second ward the term of Alder
man Martin expires. Mr.. Martins mayor
atty aspirations will not allow him to be d
candidate for the seat again. j. p. Nicks
is thus far the only avowed candidate from
the Second.
The Third ward has several aspirants
The term of Alderman jackson expires
and he will ask 10 be returned. W. L.
Rail- j. p. Moore and Mr.. Pollard will
contest with the present incumbent for the
seat.
G. II. Day is a candidate for reelection
in the Fourth ward, with no oppositiaato
uf In the Fifth the term of G. H. N@s wiz
be at an end, and he is also candiaafe for
reelection. J. w. Collins, Frank Ellison
and ]. S. Davis wish to represent
the interests of their ward during
the next Two years. William Barr has beeps
spoken of as a candidate, but has within
the last day or.two signiied his intention
NOT to run
Alderman Clements time expires iasfhe
Sixth ward. He will enter the race Tor re-
election and have as an opponent NJ j.
Lewis.
ItAhGE-Aittl <AiluSAIOuE tCLL1 ei4Nl
G. G. Pollard is 4 candidate to represent
the Seventh in the next council.
Three gentlemen in the Eighth ward are
asking the people of that ward to elect
them in the place of Alderman Noodle.
In the Ninth Alderman Ryan, whose term
expires, does not desire to be returned, and
the candidates for the vacant seat are
George Finger, A. A. Green. H. w. VII
liams and o. w. Head.
All of the above named possibilities have
not announced themselves, but it is gener-
ally understood that they will before the
campaign is fortnight older.