Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
now rHEY con roanrHER.
story Of the Meeting of Baker and
Matlock at Waco.


Dallas News
on Friday. March 2, Hon. Waller S.
Baker, chairman OF the Hogg state
executive committee. sent for Hon. Joe
w. Taylor OF Waco. a leading Clark
man. Taylor went to Bakers office.
joe" said Mr.. Baker though we
have differed In politics you are an old
schoolmate Of mine and n personal
friend | want to ask you something.
Do you think Judge Clark Will confer
with me regarding harmony"
Taylor replied. waller. / think he
Will, but you know everybody under
stands that when you called your COM
mlttee to meet on the 18th OF March
you intended to ignore our proposition
and to signify your contempt for our
committee"
II am sorry people misunderstood
me So replied Baker. II liked the
date Of my committee meeting accord
ing TO the desire OF the members and
without one thought as TO It's happen
Ing outside the limit fixed by your
committee. l wish you would go TO
Judge Clark and tell him so and see
II he viii meet me"
Taylor hurried around to Judge
Clarks office, on the second floor OF
the Provdent building. Judge Clark
was going home. having closed up his
days work. He said he would meet
Mir. Baker Saturday morning at 10
| o'clock.
So on Saturday morning. March 3.
at 10 o'clock. Judge Clark and Mr..
Baker shook hands and talked politics
in friendly way for the first time in
| two yeara MIR. Baker said he was
sure his committee wanted harmony.
He desired Il sincerely himself and he
thought II could be secured.
Judge Clark said II was his supreme
desire 10 see all OF the Democrats OF
Texas united; that nobody would so
| further TO bring about such result
than would he but harmony would not
he bought at the sacrifice OF principle.
Such harmony would be only Il name
and would perish OF Its own infamy.
Mr.. Baker said no Democrat would
be expected to surrender single prln-
clplc, nor should any man be question
ed as 10 how he voted for governor in
1892 Hts committee did not desire to
humillate a single man In Texas, nor
would they accept harmony at such a
price. All they wanted was TO be met
In fair and reasonable spirit and
the thing was done.
Judge Clark said his people would
cheerfuily make all reasonable conces.
Mr.. Baker said he was glad to hear
Taylor, who was present. sale
amen"
Mr.. Baker then asked Judge Clhff
10 wire Mr. Matlock TO come to Wac'
at his earliest convenience and tall
matters over.
Judge Clark said he would cheerful,
do so.
Mr. Baker left Judge ciark's pftic'
and Mr. Taylor went around to tele
graph Chairman Matlock
Chairman Matloek received Mr.. Tay
lors message. signed also by Judg
Clark. In his Office at Fort Worth a
O'Clock In the evening, He went gu
home packed his grip. and departe'
for Waco, arriving there at II o'elocl
at night
At 10 o'clock. on Sunday March 4
the anniversary OF Mr., Cleveland's In
auguratlon. Judge Clark. Chairme
BAKER and AfatiOck and Mr.. Tayio
met la Judge clark's office They al
talked over the situation and foun
no trouble IN agreeing to nlan o
compromise slightly different from III
resoiutlors adopted BY the Matloc
committee at their meeting In Dalia
on February was redNced I
writing. signed by both paroles and /
now history
sunday night Mr. Niatloct was ngai
Ia Fort Worn. Monday morning