Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-27
fLklNS is MUCH IN EVIDENCE
me- WILL WY IN Tnr WEST vIR-
GINA SENATORIAL CONTEST.
backbone OF the Opposition TO His
Ambition Is Broiscn-Jndge Con
Steps out-oid Line Republicans
Disguised with the carpctbnggcr.

A-AAA'h1 " AHt luittu states senate
from weat Virginia has been broken
and today Il appears that Eildns win
have walkover.
The center and main strength OF the
opposition has been the following OF
Judge Nathan Con. who for fifteen
years was the idol OF West Virginia
Republicans and a leader OF remark
able personal strength and magnetism.
The result N the election was hailed
by his followers as an opportunity
10 put him 90 the senate. or at least
TO reward one OF his following and
pave the way FOR CONS election to
succeed Senator Faulkner. The cnor-
nous influence OF Con and the magne-
tism Of COTS name were counted upon
10 onset Elkin's money and hired
henchmen. but Cons influence and
name will not be in the contest and
without them the opposition 10 Ellns
Is only half dozen disjointcd frns-
mcnts.
Through dozen channels IN the
last few DAYS Judge Con has notified
his friends that he viii not enter the
senatorial race now or at any other
time. His active participation In
politics he regards ns ended.
The announcement has been the sig
nal for rush Of Republican legislators
into the illiSlns camp, and tonight
practically three-iifths Of the Republic
an membera-elect are pledged to sup
port E.lklns FOR the senate.
Sturgess, who Is strong, capable
man. as are also Whitaker and Hutch
insdn, are atlll In the race. but by
well-iuformed politicians here VI IL re-
gurdcd as doubtful that any Of thom
Will be Ia the Held when the caucus
meets.
That the old-llne Bepubllcangm Of
West Virginia does not relish the pur-
chase by Il carpet-bagger Of the first
Fnatomhlp the party has won IN
twenty-five years ls evidenced by an
inspired utterancc from MorgantOwu,
Sturgess' home, In which bolt of the
Republican caucus is limited nt. This
VIII probably be the only chance TO de-
fcat l1lkins. He has now certainly
enough votes in hand 10 nominate.
sixteen Republican voters. with the
Democrats, would con8titutc Il ma
iouty, and It la not at all improbable
that such bolt win occur.
II Is a significant fact that scarcely
i man who was active MS a Republic
an i've ycnrs ago IL supporting Elk
ms. The men who surround him are
either carpet bnggcrs. like himself or
IN"N HAflN WIN nav N'NlA ''N'AAN'A w
the front by The lavish use Of his
money and are merely his tools. II
can he safely said that the old-line
party men viii not submit to this sort
OF domination for any length OF time
without "A desperate struggle,
Ellsins' sole claim upon West Nir-
riula Republicnus Ia that he has "bullt
up the party" IA the state. This means
aimply that Elkns. who never paid
out n dollar without seeing some adj
vnntnrcoug return for IL. has invested
ii considerable gum In Repuhlcnnlsm
In the atnte on the chance of getting
a aenntorshIp. which he long has COW
cte1
'rnlfc an IN All gtonhcu Benton Ell
ltins IL ever "A more striking example
AZ Tho tVne OF mon who have done so
nnuch Ia hiring Inc limited stntea son.
ntr into dlsrepute than ls the absurd
tina ,r,,st nroducl Addlrkg. of Della
,vrre or mat corporatlon lobbyist.
s,cveii ~ Neu, Jnrgey The scnndnloua
work seven ms done has been rather
for Inc cornorntlon which made usc of
him linn directly for himself. Elltlna
has worked solelv and consistently for
ht,,scIf
n seems To he one of the pcrennial
nautical nnlictinns Of Ills country mat
InSlna' cnrccr mu4t be stirred IN every
nn, nna mon Again .,u1 amin rconle
nave hrid tbolr NOSES while INC cituvlo
prtynded tho atmosnhcrc and have
tboueht e,ci, limo thnt il might hc the
iest mn thc one norson Nyho secna
10 he oults lmperyious la tho stanrh ia
lgIslns bitnaelf ina pleod or vnntttv
f6,. ofiiro impels MIN hresistibiv 10 no
front vlth Tho lnevltnblc oonsenuence
thot tina rarbnre mugt no mi over.
haiiietl oncn moro and spread hefors tho
ronntrv
stephen Denton Elbins of Missouri
A,ign,,a Ncv, Ntsvicn yyos, W,rrinin
! Ncw York ma Wnshineton was horn
| In Onto in snntemhor iSii on a,,i,,
! ago he want 10 Missouri mud was therc
| when the war broke ont NvhHther ar
I mai no yeas a member oe owoutrai,,s
n5torlous pantr Of e,er,lia cnt'thronts
| h a mnoted ouesticn EIbtns ttng,ie
snvs INN he WIS n rrisc,a,. n,,on,.
4 them AT nh events n is very csrtnin
| that he WINS n Confederhtc svmna.
| tltger until he wont Ia Ncv, Ntcy,ro
/ where he beeamo n RcnuhiIcnn hecat,se
I Rtspubllennism menut the n,nin rhsncc
ma nrtieie which iSikina hny ,,er-sist"n,t,.
| pursued during his entire NE
lie was mn adypnirrer a, seo,,b 90 d,
/ fortune when no vgcnt Ia No,' Nt,, VI, -
| ana he Ind studio5 law on6 no., ~ a,
| united To the bar. Ills flrst str,ise ms
\ made In proseo,llnr Nlexicans NJ, i,o,i
/ slnyes the law nre,aiai,,r th ~ ,,o ~.
/ ment of Sg5 for cach inJict,,c,, ~
CURED ,,ff,,,isc N. Isii,i,,s -,
I many thousapd such Ia tic,n,n't, ~