Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-13
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Democrats Who HIVE Led the Flight
and Carried the Hummer.

Democrats Who HIVE Led the Flight
and Carried the Hummer.
The Democrats have been prosecut-
ing the campaign in Tarrant county
with great vigor during the past few
days. Every important point in the
county has been visited and the pure
doctrines Of the party delivered 10 the
faithful with eloquence and force in
joint discussions at nearly all the meet
ings.
Among the more prominent places
visited and the speakers who addressed
the sovereigns may be mentioned Hon.
II. NJ. Furman, at Arlington. Grape
vine. Bedford and Fort Worth, Joined
by the inevitable stump" Ashby, rep
resentlng the Pops; Colonel r. NJ.
Wynne, at Grapevine and other places;
Hon, N. A. Stedman, at Grapevine,
Mitchell and other places; Herschel H.
Smith, the doughty champion of every
thing Democratic, ana the Populistic
terror, addressed the unterrified at
Azle, Keller. Eulen, Enon and other
points; X. W. Flournoy, eN-clty Judge
and called by an admirer the Texas
Demosthenes, met the Populists In joint
debate at Rendon, Littler, ALE and
other voting precincts. In connection
with Mr.. Flournoy 1t may be stated
that lion. John NJ. Moore, who has
faced Flournoy on several occasions,
has come to the conclusion that he
has enough Of him, and that IL the
Populists want a man to meet the
eloquent young lawyer It must be
some other than he. Senator JOS w.
Swayne, who has the Populists afraid
! tn moot him uf
Smlthiield Eulen and at other we'll
known places. James Graham, at Man
chester. Mills and First and Ninth
wards.
JIdge f. G. Albright, at Birdville. in
| joint debate with the Pops, but this
| was the last. They have SHE'D from
the judge since, and no amount of
begging or coaXlng can induce one Of
| them to face his witty tongue and
| singing sarcasm He out-stumps
stump" Ashby and is considered the
most effective debater In local Demo-
cratic circles. The committee has is
sued a standing challenge to any living
Populist, no matter II he be from KAN
sts, TO meet the Judge on the raging
stump, but not one has answered the
call. w. r. Parker. at Smithfield,
DIDO and others in joint discussion; !;
J. ID, Cunningham, First ward club,
White settlement and other precincts;
Fred II, Reilly, Titles, Leonards. For
est Hill and at other places. George w.
Armstrong. Democratic nominee for
county Judge, has faced his foes in
successful debate on every stump in
the county. Ben NJ. Terrell, our next
county attorney, who towers above his
opponent 20 far that an importation in
the shape OF one Mr.. Bayard had to be
pitted against him, who in turn de-
serted his friends and left the county
because OF a check to his theories that
THTell gave several weeks ago
All the other nominees for both
county and precinct Offices have done
their part. Not one has shlrlSed his
post Of duty and all have willingly
done the work assigned them by the
campaign committee.
In addition to the thorough and efi.
clent work for the party that has been
done In the county is the clean-ntt
able and vigorous campaign JuArs
Bell has made and is making over tho
district for congress. He has been as.
sisted by many OF the most prominent
SPEAKERS IN the state, among whom are
ZION W. J. Bailey, Depocratlc candi.
GATE Tor state senator; Hon. William
Poindexter, of Cleburne, Judge John n
Reagan and Colonel Sam Ianham. onf
y add the climax TO this campaign Of
education, Governor Hogg will speak n
the city hall auditorium on the 24tl
instant at o'clock p. m. and ex-Goy
ernor Hubbard at the same Mace q,
the night OF the Sist, Every speech hal
counted and every one of the ahov,
mas 'abored for his party as II its Der
petuation depended upon his efforts
IL mas been winning fight too. ant
one calculated TO result in victory /,
districts far more doubtful than this