Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-05

Republican EstiDintc.
Headquarters State Republican Elk
ecutiye Committee. Sherman. Tex.
Nov. Elm cumming up the political
prospects in Texas from present indl-
cations 1 should say that the total
vote OF the state VIII probably be this
year at least $4,000 less than IT was
in 1892.
That would make the total vote OF
the state In 1891 about 40i, 900. The d.
vison among the respective parties for
the state ticket, IN my opinion, viii
be as follows. Democratic, 10000; Re
publican. $4,000; Popullst, 100000. Ger
tainiy the majorltles throughout the
state for Democratic candidates for
congress viii be greatly reduced, and
IN two districts IN the state win I'M
queHtionably result In the loss OF two
representatives, to the Democrats; In
both instances Republicans will be
elected. These are the Twelfth dis
trict, where the Hon. A. j. Rosenthal
Republican. VIII be elected: and posi-
bly, the Thirteenth district, where y.
u Kenyon is Republican nominee.
JOHN GRANT,
Chairman state Republican Executive
Committee
PopuIIst Estimate.
Headquarters Texas Populists, Fort
Worth, Tex, Nov. 2.-The vote in Tex
as Is something over 100000 or these
the Popullsts will get 100000 the Dem
ociats 10000 and the Republicans the
remainder. The Popullsts have gained
from all parties since Two yenrs ago.
Recent developments have thrown The
la iaf4 L..
ldly To the Peoples party. In addition
To this the growing dissatisfaction of
honest Democrats with the Hogg can
didateB running on the Clark plat
form has driven many thousands to
that party whose platform Is unmlstal,-
ably Tor free and unlimited coinage OF
silver MT lG to /. believe we will elect
all our candidates for congress.
H. $. L. ASHBY,
Chairman Popullst State Committee,
Lily White Estimate.
l.. p. Goodell. chairman of the Lily
White state executive committee ilg-
urlng on the result In the state. thinks
the total vote win be slightly less than
two years ago.
He gives as the reason for this pros
pecilve falling of his bellof that there
is prevailing Indifference as to the
the sentiment expressed by many that
the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor has abandoned the platform on
which he was nominated.
Nevertheless Mr. Gocaell thinks that
Culherson will be elected by a majority
ranging from 10000 to $1,000. Two
years ago. he says, Nugent received
loS,iSa according to the official report
% the secretary OF state. lilo win prob
ably receive $4,000 this year. This
viii be an Increase OF about $4,000
votes, His gains will be largely from
the Republican vote. At least half his
Ealn VIII be from the Republicans ana
half from The Democrats
Culberson, In my Judgment, will re-
ccive from 100000 to 10000. The two
Republican tickets VIII probably re-
celve together about 10000, Speaking OF
c0lorcd vote, MIR, Goodell said that ac-
cordlng to tho census or 1890 4, was
l0l,99a. or this number in 1899 about
10000 were glVcn 20 Governor Hogg,
about $4,000 10 Nugent and about 1900
TO Clark. About 1900 colored men did
not vote at all, In this election the
probability is that nenrly the entire
colored vote VIII he divided between
Nugent and Culberson.
In my Judgment. the uolored vote
going almost entirely to Nugcnt and
Culbcrson, the vote which Will be cast
for the Republican nominecs ON both
Republican tickets will represent tho
white Republicans and Democratic
business men who have been In SYM
pathy with the reform movement be-
gun by the Lily White Republicans So
called. The 10000 votes which / glve
the two Republican tickets viii. /
think. be very evenly divided between
the Blacks and Tans and the Lily
Whitca.
In any event the vote for Hon. j. i.
Sehmtz Will show such large in
crease over the vote polled for Colonel
\. J, Houston Lily White candidate
for governor IN iSa2 as 20 damonntrate
that the reform movement has as
sumed such proportions as 20 warrant
the presumption that the reform Re-
publican party In this campaign will |
become the regular Republican party |
OF Texas ana a. such will receive ma |
tional recognition.