Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-27
ru,np CONGRESSIONAL DIS
a'- CONTEST REVIEWED.
u,c,, lnconE's CHANCES.
u,,m Contest in the Third Congress
sionni District.

NiDnut hAr''N'
,ru,s point, Tex, July 26.--The poiiti-
=, situation in the Third congressional
s,.,riet waxeth warm. Yoakum has
-. ,ollowing Instructions. Hunt IA;
,sn.hur. 4; Rains. /; total, 10. Kilgore
s,s van Zandt G; Rockwell, 3, and 2
..,,ss ont OF Henderson county; total,
,,ccord has votes from Hender-
Gregg .. total, 4, and Miner has
pusk with votes. There are two
.r,,les vet to instruct, which are
smub with . votes and Wood with
s,o,es smith county is the home of
4 word and by dlnt Of great exertion
WI 4 thorough canvass of the county
I Mn probably get the instruction.
Ann will make his total vote in
~ Convention 10. The reason attrib-
~ by the majority OF politicians and
~. who have studied the situation
n Yoakum carried Upshur county IS
~. IN that county the opposition TO
Y,rord WAS extremely bitter and Tor
an before the primaries raised the
~, "Anything to beat MoC9ru, me
IA, Was that all the opposition CEN
- an the candidate whom they
.a,,,ht strongest In order TO effectualiy
"a - NcCord's defeat. Yoakum was
smsdered to have more strength than
r1,on4 and the Kilgore men joined
|,ssas with the Yoakum supporters ana
Nerd was defeated by u good ma
,.,l1v In Wood county the same char
srlas AZ combination now exists, and
IN, yoakum men will assist the XII
es,s men to defeat McCord. The only
Sneal conclusion is that Kilgore VIII
Haffy Wood county. The readers OF
II Gazette will remember that there
,l.,ad n snlU In Henderson county
III enr the congressional tight. and that
niesllng delegations We're nameu.
rt,s bas now been compromised. and
ss yotA-of the county has been equally
Ilried between Kilgore and McCord.
When the congressional convention
W ~ in Mineula on August 5, the
N 4, ballot viii give Noallum 10, Kill
Mnis McCord - and Miner 6. When
n, rppular vote of the district Is con-
&3,ted. Kigore has an astonishing
ralty over any other candidate In
Il held. He has very nearly a ma
tiy Of the popular vote He Is the
aNna choice OF every county which
not Instruct for him first choice,
zrept Upshur. IL is very plain that
'Az candidates can not stay before the
, d nsention The probability is that
Inlner's name will be first withdrawn,
stp Is generally conceded that his
anty win go for ISilgore, for he
viewed four times more votes than
nkum and McCord together, This
leaye tho vote Kilgore %, Yoakum
and McCord 10. However. when
alters have reached this point, the
lye1tlon is still hopelessly locked
Il Is Inevitable that one OF thu
= NJ candidates must be withdrawn.
hertainly unreasonable to demahu
u g Kilgore should withdraw
j Aur county was the home OF Nc
: N and his wife before he moved tc
iAi and that county refused him
4 Epport Many precincts in his own
riy have indorsed Kilgore and his
- and refused to recognize Nc
7 Doubtless, then. McCord will be
= avn man withdrawn. Beyond any
t.lef Of reasonable doubt Nc
2 s,s entire strength will 20 TO kil-
3 This will leave the vote XII
y AN Yoakum. 49, II the majority
= PREVAILS, and the Indications are
( will, llilgore will be renominot'
Il two-thirds OF the convention
u = y required, kilgore will only lacl
: u having the required number
=. skpm will not long contest against
= Z great odds. and Will withdraw
Y vii leave the name Of Kilgor'
only one before the convention
be will be renominated, Some an
pale that the convention will re
locked for four or five days ant
'ain without any nomination, ant
whole matter will be submitted t.
Popular vote Of the people in th'
~ In that event the other can
YES VIII not stand ghost of ;
against Kilgore and his unim
% me- saapie record and sterling Integrity
ulA y Political and private life. TIT
OF kilgore throughout the dis
very hopeful, and expect moth
'ue than that he Will be his owl