Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-01
lonely but assrs,slve republican daily Of

ieneiy out aggressive republican daily OF
this section. says.
mt. clay's letter has done as much
TO help Bradleys interests as anything
perhaps except Bradlcy's personal merits.
ana Bnrdin's reputation OF the dulno-
cratic Platform Mr.. Clay is n nan Of
substance. and Is hlghly regarded by
everyone In Kentucky. lie stated the
calmly and digniifodly and convineingiy
liis declaration VIII astlst many others
10 make up their minds
AS TO the rosultf | may be ovcr.snn-
guine, bu, I'm confident OF republican vie.
tory. John Young Rtown's vote four years
ago was some 2',Vco more than that polied
ny Wood, his republican opponent. Last
flll, In the congressional elections, tho
toial vote by districts showed aDout an
even break between the parties. At the
extreme limit. the democratic vote did
not exceed the republican by more than
.pll In this campaign. with the financial
and personal and Stntehouse ring lssuea
SO strong, would not be much surprised
II Kentucky went as Ohio did a few years
ogo when Mckinley's majority was ST., d.
without putting a flrure uu the ma lority
though. III let my reputation us q pro-
phet 30 on the statement that Biadley
VIII be an easy winner"
Note another view; w. C. Owen OF
Scott county, came over 20 Lexington on
business connected with the contest 10
his right TO represent the Ashland district
IN the next congress. MIR. owen is the
young man with the bright blue eyes,
large head and squarc. determined Jaw
who last fall defeated the combined FAM
ily ara political pulls OF the entire Breck-
inriigc and allied interests. Mr. owen
received the democratic nomination, and
on the face OF the returns was elected
with a margin OF iql votes over George
Denny. the republican The latter con-
tests the election. all or which is Mother
here nor thoro except to serve us an in-
PRODUCTION for Mr. owen He said:
] DO not anticipate any radical or violent
change In political snatrs IN Kentucky.
The state IA essentially Ipmocr,tic In the
counties adjoining Scott and have failed
TO nnd any vast OBJECTIONS. A. n matter
OF fact, ! hear OF but )no man IN my
own county who has always been n demo-
orat who Will vote for Bradley. This ono
person | have been unable to ind thus
far. although have soaght him with
great diligence. My own county. Scott,
VIII give Hardin It's customary 800 ma
jority. In thc Ashland district, estimate
tho majority for the democratic ticket will
be tn0o-perhaps more. 1t 10 possible that
H1r Inns figures will not reach Governor
Browns majority IN 1891 but may DO So
MS there is every Indication u large Yptc
viii be cast.
Touching Hatdln's expressed Views OIL
the money question Mr.. owen said:
The finance quettlon does not seen, 10
enter very largely into the campaign. It
has not been discussed much for a long
time For the first three weeks after the
nomination 1t was very generally talkal
about. but lattery as a subject for debate
apparently has been dropped. The two
raftlus az now lined IN offer the old-tiine
issue, Democracy or republieanism
From the days 81 thelr respective nom
nations until now. neither pf the oandi-
dates has taken any rest, II has been the
hottest campaign Kentucky p,Gr knew.
Both Hardin and Bradley are az active us
rabbits and have made some Wide jumps
one week Latdln has stormod tho iuoIut-
aineOrs over In Southeastern Kentucky
and the next has VSpoundcd financial fall
lacy TO the well pleased farmers In the
Mississippi river bottoms. Bradley has
been ns dillgent ana tho mass meetings OF
other party hn . been the largest IN local
history. Both men 0te Kentucky boarn
and bred OF Kentucky ancestry, so the
fight is on the merits of the case,
As TO the estimated rtatlstlcs: Tho ro-
pu5lcans claim the state by from 400 10
5000 votes. Sixteen thousand majority Is
popular guess. on tho 1thor eide tho
greater number of soothsnyers say Hardin
will have about 700 to spare. II the
republicans win, like n certain battle just
ly and ably celebrated IN verse. It will
be "a famous victory" Four years ago
the present governor received IN round
numbers $4,000, az against 1iC,000 on the
part of his opponent. Between the two
extremes are many votcs TO he changed
as a slight mathematical exercise viii
demonstrates II Is not a light task to
change these votes.
Another fact worth considering is Ken
tuclSy's habltual ana constitutional de-
mocraey. II Reems to be part OF the I'M
written law OF the commonwealth that
II should be 50. The State became n
rart of tho Union In 1892. In the 100 years
that have since onsued tho republicans
have mother passed nor repealed Il stat
ute by n party vote. The Legislative ma
Jorliy for more than n century has been
| unbrol(eniy democratic. VEL.