Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-20
lEFORMERS CAUCUS NOTES.
hHn "opPosrTIoN, AnB A BADLY
DIVIDED HOUSE.
iorne Proceedings of the Meeting OF
the '.Fifteen," ut which Newspaper
Hon Were UnweIcome--A General
Resume of city Politics.

IlI Resume OF CITY Fohhchs
n Yesterday morning at n quarter past 2
'cioek, when every reporters pencil
elyas chasing itself across page after
alagc OF copy paper, when tho night
ltditor and the foreman were making
hclr last preparations concerning the
of the Issue, space, etc,
AND all that hustle and hurry
o characteristic OF newspaper
8lnce lust before the forms are
sblaced upon the great press. there to be
iolled of a. rapid rate and scattered
o every point OF the compass. there
lurrIed into the Gazette editorial rooms
{, Il dnrkey, who soon made himself agree
tlble lie went straight to the night
Y iditor's desk. and soon proved that he
,osstssod nose for news" by Offering
10 give for certain sum n report OF
he proceedings OF the locked-up "fus-
hon ring" He received his remunera-
Sion, and upon his story the Gnzette's
\ Recount OF the nominees and the man
y Der In which they were named was
Written.
III an hlttIuonu pilfI o. W fhV'NiN
makes some corrections. There was
aothlng said about one thing,
which was considered paramount to AL
'pthers, the place of meeting. Instead
~ meeting near the corner OF Main
and Eleventh streets. the first caucus
vas held In Il. b. Stnnlcy's office. From
here thoy adjourned to meet In the
commercial Club building. Their de-
iberatlonB were not ended until a very
ate hour rad, OF course, tho Gazette
could not obtain an account In time
no give II proper consideration.
q A Gazette reporter yesterday inter
ylewed several OF the "nftcen," who
made slntcs Monday night and OF the
.rvhole number probably four are satls-
sied with the result. Tho reform eau
BUS seems to have been very un-
satisfactory and they are at logger
beads beautifully. IN fact there APP
pears 90 be but two who are as well
pieaged as mon usually are with their
bwn work. These two gentlemen are
II, B. Stanley ana S. q. Mundle--a Re
!. publican and II PopuliBt-the Ingalls,
And Lcwelllng respectively Of the two
PARTIES In Fort Worth, They have bur
cd all dffcreacos and entered on
Crusade against municipal corruption"
wherever It shows its head.
II you VIII call no names we will
give you some eye-opencrs." said a
lbhplh u prominent iNtHAHllNAAIh AtNltlT
lay. both OF whom occupied front seats
At the caucus. There was nothing bet
;or TO do, SO promise That their cog-
,omens should not be seen In print
iHaH glvon, and the politicians proceed
I'D 10 tell the pointers.
THE GRsette's account Of the caucus
thlH morning was, upon the whole,
sorreot. 1t was not revelation To
3those who were there, and they will
inot attempt to fool the newspapers
again.
"The only errors in the report were
athe location of the meeting and the
9lames OF the First and Seventh ward
candidates for aldermen. In the First
ts1rd j, a. II. Evnns, and In the Sew
a2nth william Wohres were named. The
amninder Of the story is practically
ieArrcct We can only say that we are
completely dlsguHted with the whole
Y proceedings. There was mn opportunity
tar reform movement to do somo-
ching, hut our strength has boon fritter-
az away; the whole AFFAIR has been
4nadc tool for half dozen men. and
he way to n glorious victory for the
aDemocratic nominees has been paved.
I'VE don't believe there IL a single one
sof the men placed on the ticket who
an be Induced to consent TO run, II
shey are wise they will not There IN
lothinE save personal advertising they
AN gain. II In sure defout now, and
,Air.
4 ''rh0 correction by Popullat Noodle,
laying that no PopullHt opposed or
made objection to Mr.. Brand on nc-
iount OF his busin0sB needs correcting
iselt. Whan Brands name was mem
Toned ono brother rose and said voters
would holler short weight at my coal
nan oil through the canvass This act
4len MIR, Brands political aspirations
Win tho caucus. Three or four men
iictating TO the Republicans and Pop
ahsta OF Fort Worth what they shall
eiol What do they roprosent2 NNnnt
can they expect from such a mandatc7
I viii be total annihilaton. The Dem
pcrats VIII ride over them rough shod;
llNery ventiEo of the movement, ana
y stanley. Noodle & Co. WIN be burIed
rwo-thirdu OF tho Fort Worth Repub-
leans VIII support Jim Maddox and
ohn y Montgomery and the others
oven " their men do run"
K All this and more came from two
members OF tho caucus. They are mad
NH horneN, and II is very evident TINT
he caucus VIII result In "A polltlcai
Z tAgedy or errors. Not one OF the gem
lemen named u expected to run. sew
oral have already said they vnnted no
such distinction. a. a. Bridges of the
Ihlrd ward and g. c. Allen IN the
'ourth are two who will take no stoeI,
n politics OF this kind.
The committee Is scheduled to meet
Main street Office this afternoon
~ o'clock to cunfor with tho nominees
tud ind out what they intend 10 do.
y o. Noodle, who 10 now in Austin. 4.
expected TO return Friday when. 4, IA
hpubht he VIII isuuo u call for another
mass meeting. Much speculation n
+ ifo as 10 how the candidates will view
ne hopora thruat upon them at the
meeting this afternoon.
nj tho caucus Monday nIght wh.n
n Was proposed to nominate an onnnn.
fnt OF Frank u. Jones, a Republi,an
e umred to his feet oxolaimlng. "rhern
SO not particle OF uso In onposIng
ones. John King, Bob McNatt and the
IN elect him" SUE ~
N iiere We're many other Interesting
hings said and done at this meeting
IRON which Gazette reporters were
11arrcd. "ei'
me Democratic executive COMMITTEES
.neets this afternoon. THE monotonv in
Penocfatlo circles since tho urinary
ias, been stirred Just little and NE
ommittec VIII havO something 10 In
crest thom In discussing the dark lam
Chairman Nloks says, spending Of
= inss' "rhrcc thousand suifraeists
a nose our candidates and three or fonT
= nose those OF the opposition. one can