Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-30
THEY WERE AFTER BRICE.
His Silver Enemies Had Hoped to
Nominate Him for Governor.
THE CAMPBELL MOVE FOOLED THEM.
nricc Wanted the Ex-Governor to
Help Ills Senatorial Fisht-wni
1toii a narrei Into the Fight.

Columbus, August G.-scnater calvin u.
Bricc is not aware Of the narrow eschpe
he had al the hands OF his silver enemies
at the late democratic convention At
Springfield.
All through the convention the senator's
silver foes slept with one aye open. and
plotted ways and means 20 catch taair
powerful foo off his guard.
II now developa that II was the purpose
TO force his nomination for sovernor with
view OF llluStrati thcir favorite theory
that he Is not the popular leader his
friends would have the public believe.
rhlp was "A part OF tho scheme 10 force
upon tho convention a resolution demand
ina the election OF senator by tho people.
IL WAS argued that IN tho absolute re-
fusal OF every candidate to accept, Mr..
Ilrice would have been Obliged 60 take
up the empty honor and initiate the OK
ample OF senator nm last year IN New
York,
Mr. Rrlco could never no elected by a
popular vote In this State, because tho
tide OF democratic fee,ing Is running too
strong against a man with great wealth,
such as MIR. hrlce Is supposed to pos
Hess.
no TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIM.
The silver men very wen knew this and
wore anxious 10 tako advantage OF II.
| knowing that In such tcal he would be
beaten, and In thar contingency he could
not consistently ask his party to return
HIM TO the senate anur ~ adverse YER
diet at the polls In a popular vote OF tho
people.
Mr.. nrlce was evidently afraid OF aome-
thing OF this Kind when he permitted Or.
| Norton to interrupt Mir, Campbell m his
epetch nominating Judge Peck Instead
| o. 1rMnB question, az ne prStenusu,
| norton moved nNspehhlon o. ths lhles
aad That tanpbell be nominated ny ae-
| clhmlNloh'
rus was cNary vocation o. pAIua.
| meNaS iaWA, nut MT, hr're an not az
| tnNt particular mpmtnt 'aro any.
ABOUT Sushlhs MNnuhl WIN ~ ,N,,N
| Ianu'u Wv p's i'sh ~" WE N'ter VI An w
mel he was el pu' otVeh'uk away 'n i
| Wnnh lhe senator nokan 10 puH VI on '"s
| strlhEs uhl sNil tor suVle,
| VnleN ana decisive aeuoh wa. eNlIelhe,
W necessary nsWt Vheh hnn 'NniN' Ahu
| hrlee knew thAt the uins 70 hulN, was
| WIEN tNe IRON wac not NahPpvn ~
away rom nun ihen, az leNst nun nN
! cnhnpe pi hucv'hH NJ ONO W'ht WIN NhH''
Tue H1ocpsstu, iufelhk OF the nomination
| upoh NnnphcH mtuhs mueh 70 bFieo anu
| the party w Eenorh
| Nhhlpoeh II without uouoi inc npat pup.
ulnr democrat IA inc state OF ono ana
AZ ihe hcad OF Tue ticket me bfloN mon
| rishty figured mat he woulu pe worm
huhureue OF votes 10 ~ party VA hearV
| every county IN lhe state
| STRONGER THAN HIS PARTY,
There arc supposed 10 be- forty.cight
counties IN the state that ordinarily would
give a democratic majority Last year
only sixteen counties gave a democratic
majority The meaning of the nomination
OF Campbell this year ~ a democratic
nght TO recover the ground lost the last
two years In the various counties on local
| elections.
'rwo-thityla of tho county OFFICIALS OF
! OHIO are republicans by reason OF the cicr-
tons OF lSgs.ni, aud as Campbell Ia sew
oral hundreds OF votes stronger Ia each
| county than HIS party. tine wisdom OF his
nomination becomes apparent to every
| body at u glance.
But this Is only a part Of the Hhrcwd
Brre scheme 10 take the republicans un-
awnreH successful county ticket would
also moan II aucoosafu legislative ticket
There nrr enough clpar and doubtful
districts IN the state 20 determine The COM
plcNion OF the next legislature. and a
popular aud magnetic man like Campbell
on the ticket Is going u long ways In
determining which party ~ going to cap
TIRE those particular diatriotH.
Evory body In Ohio feels that Camp
bell Is only on the ticket TO help out
OF the county legislative tickets, and
that there Ia not the ghost OF a slow
Tor hls own election. The democrats
freely claim. and the republicans PARTIALLY
admit, that the former could lose tho
state by 1900 majority and secure a
HmnlI majority I'm the legislature