Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
GOODBYE, HON. JENKINS.
THE Ex-FEDERAL SOLDIERS WILL
VOTE ron ouP NOMINEE.
A prominent Democrat said yester-

A prominent Democrat said yester-
day:
''If there be one thing In Judge Bells
useful and able career OF which he
should feel prouder than all others 1t
ought to be the fact that he will go TO
the polls on that day in next month
which Is 10 send many men on Salt
River excursions backed by the united
support Of the ex-federal soldiers Of
his district If there be one part OF
representatives for the past two years
more fatterlng than the rest 1t should
be that he has so conducted himself.
so laborcd and so voted as TO commend
not only the respect but the unfalter-
ing support Of those whom the enemies
of Democracy have always said were
its bltterest foes-the surviving heroes
who fought the hardest fight recorded
IN history that our Union might be
perpetuated and the constitution be our
guide"
IL comes TO the Gazette authoritative
~ that the organized eN-federals OF
this district, and especially OF Fort
Worth and Tarrant county. Will go to
the polls a little less than month
from this date and cast an untram-
melled ballot FOR a man who, they say,
VIII faithfully work for all his con-
sutuents, for a man who has proven
his ability to hold his own-even
though It be In the most brilliant as
5emblage on earth-for man. though
he IL a Democrat, who has treated the
Union soldiers with the supremest cour-
tnEN and fuirnAaa IN ~ " a
nlzes the right Of an ex-federal who
lives In Texas to obtain pension II
he deserves 1t. for our own choice for
congress, Charles X. Bell. Not only
VIII they do this here In this city, but
they viii recommend that others all
over the district do likewise.
There are something like 500 eN-fed-
erals in Tarrant county. a practically
solid vote for Bell as against Jenkins
means difference of thousand
votes that the Populst nominee was
counting on receiving. II Is agreed
even conceded by Popultsts-that the
election OF Jenkins was never probable
and all say II Will now be impossible.
The Democrats. OF course. are In high
Elee, while the three party people are
cOrrespOndiugly dlskeartened. The Pop
ullsts wouldn't believe II at first, but
an inkling of It has finally dawned
upon their mind since 1t has become a
matter OF common tulh.
II has been known by some on the in
side, even whispered about. that the
Union veterans would take this step.
for some time. The rumor has now as
sumed definite shape. and though the
q. A. K, men have made no official
declaration of their Intentions or pur-
poses In the way OF voting, stlll they
are not averse to telling which way the
cat Will jump when she reaches the
polls. They say they could expect
nothing from jenkins even were he
elected. that Judge Bell is able. fair
and conservative, that he has had an
experience OF one term, that he IL their
friend. the friend OF good government
and-best Of all--the one they will sup
port,
And best Of all. Judge Bell himself.
is in all probability ignorant OF the
warm friends he has made. He knows
that he treated all alike. that he would
answer a letter asking for pension as
quickly as one pledglng him future
support and that he tried TO be faithful
10 the interests OF every citizen OF his
district, but no intlmatlon had he that
he would secure organized support In
this direction
Judge Bell Is at present In the south
western end Of the district making a
clean and able canvass, free from the
NTH and campaign mud of many POI
litical battles and winning friends
wherever he goes. No doubt this will
come In the nature of very agreeable
surprise-somethlng like Christmas
present on the last day OF the year.
II Is said that there are over 1900 C.
A, h, men In this district and II they
vote MS they intend doing In Tarrant
county n Will require about five figures
To denote Bells majority.