Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-08
NO DARK HORSE NEEDED.
THE CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD
ann GOOD MEN.
Figuring out asiurns--conrenis"t
Estimates Of the strength of Cam
didat.s--JudGc Reagan Not Dis
oouraged--other Candidates.


Sitcial correspondence.
Austin. Tex. July 7.--,rherc be differ
cnooa IN tho different counts by the
different frienda OF the Inherent candi-
dates for the biggest plum, and what
puzzles tho casual reader most IN how
to reconcile these differences with the
Probabilities, MIR. Cul5erson. for In
stance. claims show already Of S2s
pledged and Instructed votes. This is
good start toward the majority. and
Mr.. Culbcraon doubtless feels good over
the prospect
Mr.. Lnihafn's friends are not quite
20 extravaRant IN their claims, but
they confidently proclaim that he VIII
be second on the nrst ballot and hrst
on the final ballot IL u really cheer
iug to hear these gentlemen talk about
their candidate aud hlA chances. They
are very fond % their chief, 10 begin
with. aud point 10 HIS high moral char
eoter, his stateamnnahip, his orhtory,
his mental callhro, his selt-achleVeu'ent
IN building name and fame for hlnf-
self. and 10 q thousand and one other
virtues that make up the grand aggrc-
gate Of exalted qualifications Tor tho
chief magiatrncy OF this great state OF
ours. and not only n list that he Is the
best man IN the team Tor governor at
this particular crisis, hut that he has
made such n clear canvass ana so
nobiy deported himself toward nus
honorable competitors and their re
ppcotiyc foilowinKs aa TO attract their
kindly attention and Renral rush TO
hia standard when the conditions OF a
triangular fsl,t begin To Dissolve.
Anticipating Lock
They arc tryirg 10 make themselves
believe that some sort 81 nn;uRoniam
exists or viii be ongondcred between
the Culbcrson and Reagan ,oreeH mat
will rlpon Into hoaullty ana rfVeIuue
the possibility Of others NOMINATION.
'Thry are oudcuvoring % give uhape 70
the thought. or mere properly tto WISH
that the Reagan ana CulperH0n oole-
gates will be az war, on AZ least 20
far apart M 90 render their vohllhb
together absolutely out OF the Qur'upu
and that they viii naturally utlit pNv'
10 Innhntn ne the unoblecuonnble can
dldatr and give Llm the nomination on
III, tbird or fourth inning TINS ~
shailow theory md founded ~ error
Tho uretftisp w faulty and thVieipF'
the reasoning and the CONCLUSION arc
riehrty and unreliable. rhrte hnN'
been no nBccfbltlcs or harsh Gnu.
rirms even between Mossrs Reagan
aud cuiborson. and there la no tangible
Nlrn OF hostility between their nllgh.
mentg. oNreut ua to the element lhu'
H. dcninying and rltirmishinR for the
di.co,ndivre Of the four running oandi-
datns However lust AZ this stage or
thc ynuo no man IL tho inaplred oracle
In name the winner, and at boat all
op,irinq md suuminE up must proceed
on nro,,resslvr data. incomplete facts
ana prtsounl bias
Az, Not Alarmed.
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MT teusN'l 'la' Me-. ~, AZ al
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ulAvou'hh,u ", H'Nt,''N ~, -. an,
ond ,sii.tiv rS4tcd ma 10 Inc nxed
strS,sth ~ -. candidate with tho
IsteIat,, ,Ir,Sdv nnpointrd. and their
e,,,crtvni,,ss fnr ',nevyinr The unknown
XIX. anita ncunI 10 thoae az the other
,,,,,,,,,sr, 'rbcv know thcre IL uncer-
,ninty All ainng the line and are AZ
wei nrrnared Tor the UNEXPECTED as
M ~ NJ re,t m ,,au,, hut they have
~ sdynptn,e 81 knovinr exactly
",yhsrs bsv nr, M - and thnt some
otts,s aro no, ,,hcrc tbc,, nret,nd IN
be" RAJ ,yhtie Wtrnres ann,t ia tb,,
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sbrevd cnmnsign enicuintors hcy nTc
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