Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-08

mad carried McLennRn county. to when
he replied: :
AR. Pendleton has perhaps carried
the county by very small majority.
Though have very little faith In the
calculations made by the reporters for
me daily payers. The result will likely
PC IN doubt until the fun returns are in.
reporters You know. are human and
.heir guesscs on the result. are likely
10 be as taundiced as were their re-
ports before the primaries
IF Mr.. Pencleton has carried the
county are you not very much sur
prised?"
Well. no. While Judge Williams
was In the race / did not 20 about Nc
Lehman county, calculating that he
would, without doubt. carry 1t. You
VIII remember that he only withdrew
about three weeks before the primaries.
McLennan is a big county and l found
1t utterly impossible to get over Il in
tina. length OF time and prepare. also.
to make fight in the city OF Waco.
Then. again. the primaries were called
at least a month too early. The fine
rains had put the farmers in the crab
grass and weeds and the people in the
country had no time to spare from their
crops TO go out to political gatherings
or to hear the Issues Of the day dis
cussed. Being comparatively unknown
TO the people OF the county | found
these obstacles almost insutmountabie
in my endeavor to establish an ac-
quaintance. a certain morning paper
published in the city OF Waco, which
advocated the candidacy OF one can
didate for governor on its editorial
pege and Of another candidate on
another page, and which advocated in
one column free silver and In the next
my opponents cause, claimed the
county for Mr.. Pendleton right up 70
the election by a majority ranging all
the way from 1000 to 5000 Under all
the circumstances l feel that even If l
have lost the county (Which may or
may not be the case) l yet feel that
have won a magnificent victory"
do you not think that your very
pronounced position in favor OF free
and unlimited coinage OF silver had
some bearing upon the result?
ut evidently had something to do
with It. do not think that the county
going for MIR. Pendlcton indicates that
the people Of McLennan county are
opposed to free silver, My uneauivoeal
position on that question beyond doubt
lost me many votes in the city of
waco'
Mr. Pendleton's very convenient atti.
tude upon that question stood him well
in hand in this campaign. In Waco
he was supported by many who oppose
free silver because he voted for the I'M
conditional repeal OF the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law. In the
country he was supported by many in
favor of free silver because he voted
for the Bland propositions. Thus, as
the old darkey said, he caught EN-
gwyin' and a comm But, as 1 said
before, the people in the country had
very little time TO consider these ques-
lions and we're easily led off by a
portion OF the record through lack OF
opportunity to be informed as to the
whole record. In my Judgment a large
majority OF the people OF McLennan
county favor free coinage of silver and
indorse the action Of the majority Of
our delegation IN congress in voting
against the repeal of the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman law uncon-
ditionally."
"whcre win you go next?"
Il will begin an active hght for
Limestone In few days. The people
there have about caught up with the
weeds and grass and win have some
chance to consider politics before their
primaries are held. The time is rather
short, but I think I may have time to
canvass tho counties OF Limestonc
Robertson and Falls before the prl-
maries. which viii be held in Lime
stone the 10th, in Robertson the goth,
and Falls July 8. OF course 1 hope to
win each Of these counties. As for my
own county-well, l have never de-
pended upon the prestige Of winning
McLennan to get 1t and my opponent is
welcome to It II he can win it. In fact.
I believe that this is a free silver dis
trict and I feel confident Of winning
the night"
Mr. Moore has evidently enlisted for
the entire campaign. He has conf
dence in the cause in which he has
engaged and absolute confidence in the
wisdom of the people. The war In the
Seventh win doubtless be fought to a
finish.
Under the Rose.