Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-02
CLARK'S
HARMONY
MEETING.
MatloCk's Committee
Met
ENDORSE THE ADMINISTRATION
Of Cleveland, the Burden of
Their Proposition.
LETTER ADDRESSED TO BAKER,
He is Asked to Cooperate in
Bringing About Harmony,
The Vote for Cleveland Must he the
Basis of Representation quab-
bic rs to How Much of Clovo.
lands Policy should he
Indorscd- CLARK
Speaks.
He is Asked to Cooperate in
Bringing About Harmony,
Special dispatch

Special dispatch.
Dallas, Tex, Feb. 1.-Matlocks com
mittec came to town today Juggling the
olive branch smearcd with gall. Hon.
Waller Baker will have an opportunity to
taste its bitterness today when he reads
Chairman Matlock's letter, document
which was prepared by the committee
as the formal notice of just what Judge
Ciark's friends are willing to aceede to.
Most Of the pilots were here. There
was the Warwick" himself, dcbonnaire
as usual, always the center of wor-
shipfu group. Then there was Chair
man Matlock, whose reflective counte-
nance seemed very attractive to the
Clarktes. There were still others here,
such as d. G. Giddngs, S. c. Pad
dleford, II. NJ. Hull. William Poindez-
ter A. n. Watts, II. S. Glrwood, +.
L. Anthony who wants to 90 back to
congress- Col. Num- and a whole host
of others.
1t would be difficult to judge inst how
intense is their desire for harmony, if
the judgment were based upon a founda-
ton made up of their words and ac-
tons. Were the former alone the cri-
terion. one would say that their hearts
yearn for peace, but, left to judge only
by their actions, the conclusion iueyi-
table is that they are afraid the enemy
will accept their proposals for peace
But all Is not unity in the ranks of
Judge Clark's friends. When 1t came to
to Cleve,and's course as the only basis
of peace, there was considerable of di-
vision of sentiment As is well known,
there are many followers of Judge
Clark who are rabid advocates of free
silver coinage, and who reluctantly ac-
cepted the Democratic silver plank.
Now Cleyeand's construction of that
plank Is diametrically opposite to theirs
and they wanted to indorse him only SO
far as he followed the track of the
national platform.
OF course this wouldn't do, and
fight in committee followed. Being an
executive meeting the details Of the fight
are not known. but enough is known
to Justify the statement that there were
used words more hard than cats paw.
The talk has been harmony The entire
day and outward appearances war Inc
Alatlock committee tackled the harmony
resolutions early in the day and later
referred the matter TO committee oil
FIVE, with Judge Norman G. hittrell as
chairman. Buck Walton, 4. i. Mat
lock, Jonathan Lane were the lieutenaps
Of Judge Clark and the lesser lights talt.
ell politics in che corridors OF the hotel
wbile the active spirits We're at work
Harry Tracy, Populisi, John Moore MI
ton Park. and col. Jerome Q. hearby
dropped in during the day and ehaiied
with the boys Mayor Bryan l Da'i y
Col. D!cl. Wynue, Hon. john II. coen'
ran. Bob Henry and Mann rrice Of the
attorney generals Office, Barnett elpp7'
John II. Traylor and few other HOSE
men were noticed in the corridors neaii'
all day. Col. Elem. Bleaso Oh hu'eh,
ms, ]. Roll johnson Of seasofiiie' anu
other Clark men from the ratA p's
clncts Of Dallas comfy were 10 'ne "
Il was inst announced that me eo'lliul''sI
would report It's terms Of eonDF0'n'- ~