Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20

only too willing to place the high hon
or IN hia hands.
San Angelo Enterprise; Dick wynne
] of Fort Worth nominatoE j. II Roa-
gan for the governorHhip. Judging
from the manner IA which countles
from all over the state are instructlnE
for him, the Sage Of Palertine's pole
| VIII knock the gubernatorial plum.
Bolton Reporter. There are a few
| little scrlbblors over Texas who are de.
nouncing John II Reagan. and know
nothing OF the history or services Of
| this distinguished citizen. Judge Hea-
Kan was serving HIS party long before
| those lads were conceived In SIN and
brought forth In lninuiiy."
Waco News: Whatever may be said
| Of Judge Reagan one thing Is certain,
| for half a century he has been In pub
lie life. his ability has always been
| conceded and his devotion 10 the Dem
ocratlc party and his loyalty 20 the
| people has been 70 marked through
| all these years that he has long been
known as the tribune OF the people.
Tyler Telegram: Judge Reagan de-
shines TO become candidate for gov
| ernor. but It the nomination is ten
dered him he will accept II VIII be
| rendered undoubtedly. All the other
| money by making the canvass. but
they are having lots Of fun.
Lullng News CClarl): There is no
question but what Hon. John II Roa-
| san Is closer In touch with the rank
| ana nle OF Texas Democracy than any
man IN the state. He * the logical
| governor OF the Hogg faction. and they
are In tho majority. Reagan. Hogg
and Chiffon viii shape the state Dem
ocrotio platform. Now make the best
OF II YOU may.
Paris Ncws The only chance which
| John II. Reagan hns to round out his
| political lie by serving the state OF
| Texas NJ governor for a term or two
| IN to run as the candidate of the
| Populists, und that Is an exceedingly
| slim chance. His senlle vaporings are
becoming 80 chronic that 1t is doubt
| ful whether even the Third party
folks can stand him.
Claude News: Hon. John II. Reagan
has been solicited to enter the race for
the governorship, In reply he says he
| Is not candidate but viii make the
| race unless some other candidates now
| In the field lndOrse and urge his Views
on the silver question. AS about two
| thirds OF the DEMOCRATS OF Texas ia
| Nor the free and unlimited coinage Of
| silver there will be no difficulty In
| finding champion for his ideas.
San Antonio Express: Culborson cap
tured the Galveston delegation to the
| NAoA' hNANNflAAihllt WHICH W tunlNUINn1
| 10 mar dozen Of many OF the other
counties, but when the sum total IS
| made up the forks OF the creek people
| are always found In very large ma
| tority. And we don't hear much ia
| yofable TO Culberson ut said forks.
| The race VIII really be between Lam
ham and Reagan, with the former
first choice In the pools,
| Clarendon journal: Reagan Is gain
| ing ground every day. and II Is the
! opinion OF many well Informed men
| that he Will be the next governor OF
| Texas His letter struck respon-
| Aive cord In the hearts OF the sover-
| elgns, and what they say at the ballot
| box goes every time, Rcngan's wide
and varied experience, coupled with a
wei matured and unimpaircd mind,
| quRliflea him for any position within
the gift OF the people of Texas, whose
wants are familiar to him.
Taylor News; Reagan says he is not
a candidate for governor. but II nom
mated he declares he VIII except. II
| Ia 10 be hoped that some good CON
sorvutive and compromise man can be
| conferred upon, as II ~ "a well known
fact that Judge Reagan Is not Ia sym.
| pathy with the harmony basis adopted
at Dallas. n II COMES to n question of
Rengnn or harmony, the News would
! Infinitely prefer the latter Yet Judge
I
| and fearless IN his views
Denton County News. Col. wwnne NJ
! Fort Worth, In speech nt Lancaster
saturday. nominated Hon. John H.
Ncugan for governor. There Is "a
strong element, the element OF STRAIGHT.
laced southern Democrats, IN Texas
who are heartily I'm favor OF this tried
old patriot being the executive OF our
state because he Ii open and courn.
| geous In his convictions, and his con.
vlctions are congruent to the intereats
| OF the masses, The other clement of
Democrats VIII oppose him most bit,
I torly because they want to be CON
aisteut and because they must do IL
to maintain the favor they have with
! the present national administration.
which gives them the frat table al
the federal pie feast.
Gainesville Advertiser: Without amy
disposition whatever TO disparage tn I
ability aud patriotism OF the many
| candidate FOR governor OF Texas, tho
Advertiser today nails to it's mast hea
the name OF Hon, John H. Reagan. the
last surviving member OF the grand
aud glorious Confederate cabinet. The
| AdNertser has no apologies TO make
| Tor advocating the claims OF Judge
Reagan for governor. for II believe
the eNlgency OF the situation now con,
| fronting the people OF Texas demands
| the election OF n man whose Views arc
! elrlctlN IN accord with tho sentiments
Of the Democrats Of the state and Nm.
ton. ls there man IN all Texas on
IN tho South who has record moro
hlameless than John H. Rcngans M,
services for the state and Nation FOR
the last half century have won the
admiration and respect 81 every man
who has drop OF pure Southern blood
conrslng through his veins.
San Antonio News. As far aa publl,
expression can be giiuged thus far. the
mosaea Of the Democracy dosire ,Iohr
II. Reagan for governor That ne /,
distnHtcful TO tho politicians, that he
refuses TO be the plant tool of a coterie
OF self-opnatituted leaders, only accom-.
yates their desire and demand They
view with alarm the rapid spread Of
Populism In hitherto Democratic
strongholds, and realize that the only
man whom they can put forward with
certainty OF success to arrest the de.
sertions from Democracy's ranks /.
John H. Reagan They know that with
him as their leader Victory Is assured
and honest ana economical govern.
ment a certainty. So believing they
VIII insist upon his nomination. and II
u shall please tho rreconoilnbles 10
take upon themselves the responsibility
Of re-enacting the unfortunate me.
tional rght Of two years ago, their
tho blame.
RaiNatinN T,l,,as, ct,a a, 80,