Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-16
SECRETARY cARLlSLE'S BOOM.
HIS CHANCES ron THE DEMOCRAT
10 NOMINATION.
Many Think lie VIII De Mt the Head
OF tue National Ticket TWO Years
nence-TaIk of Ills Senatorial As
pirntions.

Washington. pee. i5.--whetiicr. In
the end. It may turn out to mean
much or little. or anything at all, Ger.
ta.n II 10 that the pres nj hlliig OF
the political stage by Secretary Carl sic
To the willing exclusIon Of even 'hs
president himself, is the leading topic
IA political circles In Washington TO-
day. It 10 discussed by Republicans
as well as by DEMOCRATS and much
interest Is manifested. itvera. weeks
age a paper here quopcl Kentuoliy
friend OF Mr.. Carlisle. who predicted
the retirement Of the secretary from
the political field Mt the close o. The
present administration. This same eer.
tleman said today that the situation
had suddenly change I, ard that 1t
looked now as II MIR, Carlisle might be-
come greater pOliticIl factor than
ever before.
II do not mean to predict his romi-
nation for the presidency" tails friend
explained though that :ow would
appear TO be distinctly withln tbs p s.
slbllltlca, but merely 20 pJin. uut the
y
the country, OF the settlement OF the
currency question, anl now prominent
and potent he Will BE- IN all OK the
controversy. The preHdcn' has turned
the matter over 10 him, anG " at 10
shall say and do, Therefore, "a rlo SUI,
jcct Will carry the double weight OF
his own authority and that OF the ad-
mlnistration Us We'll"
The talk that Mr.. Carlisle Is 20 be
.sIs
arrest so mitch attention.
Creator Interest attaches to the Ken
lucky situation, and to the growing
Impression both here and there that
Mr. Carlisle is 10 be an active particle
pant is next years campaign lu thu
blue gtHss state and that the re ult
there viii determine his pollu status
FOR the future. The rumor that no may
be nominated for governor IS dismissed
by kcntuclyluns as Of no moment, bur
all admit that he touches the senatorial
race at al points,
Whether his reelection TO the senate
In January, 1896 upon a currency plat
form OF his own dcviAing aud adyo.
cacy, would make Mr.. Carlisle, Few
months later. inyincible On the Demo.
cratic national convention, body VIII
undertake 10 predict. But E.ntuck-
iana declare without reserve, that II
would result In instructions from tho
state again Tor him for the presidential
domination.
Tho Kentucky situation Is described
aB being peculiar, ana as Offering many
difficulties 10 the Democracy.
That party has had unint srruptcd
control OF the state for quarter of
"a century. But a marked changa tooS
place during tho last cQmpni n. ard
the Republicans showed the most sur
prislng Htrcnghh and cnthua asn. They
are even talking OF repeating uil .ur.
fornance next year and OF carrying
the state.
The Republican leadership In Ken
uclsy "a dcucribed SO possessing both
character and capacity, 1t % native.
and therefore guhi Ct to mons u tns
criticism or drawbacks that attached
for long time TO that pdrtys cad T.
slnp In the extreme 8auth. les Grst
Manifestations were John NJ HAr an
and Beniamin II. Brigtow. ana when
t.ry lot home to take uatll1 y ollie
thcY turned over th' task u yoUNg
men o. their own training These in"n
are rev mature In ntfairs. and they
have az last hunt up n strong organiaa-
ton They are already AT work pre-
pairing for next ycnr'B race. and tho
expressed purpose IA to put the b vi
possible atatc Ticket IN the field.
These mru ara declaring. moreover.
rhat tho rnce shall be run strictly on
local issues, Thcy are drawing a long
Indictment against the pcmocrncy al
leginE lncompet ncy and ml7maunge-
mont For one thing lu pcrt'Cul r they
Insist thnt there should b. "a tho--
ough Investigation of the celeb a ell
detalcution several years ago OF stat
Treasurer Tate, by whloh the state
lost heavily