Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-27
DALLAS POLITICS.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS BEING
DISCUSSED BY PATRIOTS.
Conner May Run Again-The Salvation Army
al Work-RcligIous Information.
Casualies--ln Inc City.

Dallas. Tex. Fob. 2G.- (Spccial) -On
March . the Democratic primaries 10
cltct delegates 10 the diy convention
10 nominate candidate for mayor WIZ
be- held, aud the indications are that
they will bee sliuly attended. General
Apathy is Va command and lac Is u lead
cr who Losses many victories. The Dom
uerats take mo- interest in the light The
pust campaign left many sores. many
heart buruiugs engendcrcd many Jphl-
ousics MW chickering's Another cause OF
The lack OF interest b. the unknown at-
ttudc of W. &. Conuor. win he
Doc wnY "Wiil he rutircy' "ls he a
cundidateY' These are cOnuudrums
that you hear dropped ON every street
corner. Tho Gazette correspondent
cannot answer the question, hut q Wi.
ing 10 wager . smnll amount ltut II
either Georle g.. Cole. H. H. Webster.
w. j. Cubeu,Johu H. Trlylor X. -. iNy-
len. Or j. II. Briggs or l.d bHWur leads
the opposition Conner VIII uuEc am
other rncr aud make O. rcd hot one at
chat There Us q large element iu Che
straight Democratic panty that VIII
vote for Conner In preference to Dattu.
Iuylur aud one or two others mention
cd, mud what Us known us "tho bu5l-
mess iTpr'St here viii hght Webster
and other notable uspiruuts Tor mayor
atty honurs NJ there b. no Democratic
convention held and Conner enters the
race against those who have already uu-
uUuuced, 10 Is safe tu beg, according Co
those familiar with The lbs aud outs OF
Dallas politics, thnt Bud viii get There
with both feet The election rs not morg
thau hyc weeks on. and never before
iu the history of the city hus politics
excited $50 little interest on the surface
II is not believed here chat Tummuuy
VIII waste any powder ON the candidates
already iit The ring Iummnuy Is watch
ing the action OF the legislature with
regard 20 the new charter and win make
nu move nor no alliances, it is said un-
lil ity leaders soc how "thO eat Is going
60 jump There is one gentleman who
Is luyWg low and vyirg nothing WHO
would make q race for mayor that
| would be- "rcd hot and sim heating.
| That man is SAM Klein. Tie would
| not NE his finger to obtain the nomW-
| lion. hut W the convention nominated
! him aud hc accepted the honor thcre
! would be- rnttliug Of dry hnrcs loo the
| political closets of Dallas until the cam
Kenneth *. Force, present incumbent
| of the oiicc of police judge. will be a
| candidate for reelection and win doubt
| less succeed himaclf
That eminent hauiS,cr, Hon. Pat
| OEcptc, queens counsel Is the only
| opposition thus far developed 90 Judge
! Force. Pat lH am omaVit practitioner
! of muuy years standing h king of the
! First ward and h ut present at Austin
| NNNll'E NlN tllNIA'I NiNfNNll'NlN. ~
| thc Now churtpr runs thc GAUNTLET OF the
! legislature there win be- twcuty-four Gree
| tirlu" aldermen in April OF this NUM-
| her l.ognn iu the First. COnroy I'm tho
! Second, q. A. Kuirht No the Third, Neal
! Snrkc In the Fourth. NJ Rlcsnerhussct
! I.oouic m the Fifth, Maurice Lucpy In
| the SiXu. j. &. Woodsidos In the Ninth
and J r. Briggs and j. II. Mcclellan
| Ion the Twelfth having tasted Tie "hcsh
pots of Egypt, will De candidates for
reelection. And every mothers son Of
EN- win have oppohJion
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,
The salvation Army ~ holding a
grand rescue meeting IN this city with
the chNrges on the rnmpurts of Fort
Sltnn. Another variety theuter was
opened In the First ward last night.
CASUALTIES.
Mrs Hubbard Stevens who lives near
the cotton Mills wns severely injured
10y her clothing catching fire. She will
| recover
Hattie Martin, a young negross, Is al
| the city hospital She was ruu down
10y train last night aud lost her left
leg.
A FEELING or DISGUST
The leadng citizens of Dallas are
! greatly dismsted over the news from
Chicago that the Texas building ~ Il
be sold TO laps or Laplnuders or Fins
owing 20 the fact that the money 60 pnS
for the same has not been raised tn,
legislators nrc being roundly cursed fol
not voting an appropriation.
IN THE CITY.
Colonel Rob Lowe Of the Galveston
News Is In the city today