Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-15
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rest so far as this paper was concerned.
But the comments advertisements nc'
campaigning an interview with Cover
nor IIogg In yesterdays News arc so
misleading that II may not be improper
here TO direct attention to the facts IN
the case
Following Is an extract from SAID
comments OF the correspondent:
1t was urged by some Of the mem
bers that II would be silly as wen as
very injgrlous to the Democracy 70
adopt such resolution. Ihey sara
they could see no reason why the lWo
greatest Democratic newspapers IN
Texas should be assailed In this way
and Disseminated against. Other
gentlemen present. one or two Of them
being Democratic nominees on me
state ticket at the present time, objec-
ted to the resolution on the ground
that, to say nothing OF its being inlu-
rious to the News, they did not feel that
way toward the News but considered
Il great Democratic newspaper when
had been doing yeoman service Tor
Texas and the party Some of this talk
may have been informal, but 1t was
made. 1t was further urged that tho
Newsas had the principal circulation
in,some of the close congressional diH-
tricts and had done more for the sue
cess OF those nominees than anv other
papers in the state. II was also urged
that. In passing the Hogg resolution
thrusting at the News and iudorsing
the governors two papers, every other
paper IN the state except those two
would be given swlpe In the face
something that the Democracy could
not afford al this stage Of the game.
So, after considerable discussion, when
the governor saw the intense opposition
to his resolution. he withdrew It, and
there the matter ended, so far rs the
state executive committee was con-
oerned.
Now the natural inference from this
would be that the opposition to the
resolution took the shape OF defense
OF the Newses and direct contraventlon
Of the governors estimate OF those
papers. This Is wholly incorrect and it
is only fair to Governor HoFg to say
so. Every member OF the committee
who said anything at all stated
specifically that he agreed with the
governor IN his opinion, but considered
the resolution impolitic, the idea SEEM
ing to be, and which was so expressed,
structed by Texas papers other than
the News. No one In the meeting
characterized the Newscs as "the two
greatest Democratic newspapers In
Texas" and no candidate for any office
opened his mouth on the subject at all
The only reference to circulation" was
made by the committeeman from Bren-
ham. who said that the News divided
circulation with the Post In his dis
trict, and the committeeman from
Gregory. who spoke Of the San An
tonic Express circulation and influence
In his district The fact ls the opposi-
ton TO the resolution. so far as any
expression went was In no sense
through consideration for the News
Those statements will the Post feels
perfectly sure, be substantiated by any
| gentleman who was present There
may have boon different views enter
talned by some members Of the COM
mittce ana others. but If SO they found
no expression in tho meeting
The Post feels no interest in the mat
ter further than the desire that the
exact truth be known, now that the
| proceedings OF the meeting have been
misstated. The Post did not seek the
! resolution and, while always grateful
Ton concentration from good Demo
/ Gratis, does not need any especial OF
extraordinary stimulus TO do It's duty
l as Democratic newspaper.