Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08

Gathered By One OF the cnzette Rep
re.HufutINea.


Gathered By one of the Gnzette Rep
resentntivcs.
Austin. Tex. March lit was Moore
of Morris, and not Morrison. who was
included In the list OF those who We're
referred 10 yesterday as being delight
| ed with the message OF the governor.
Morrison and Bumpass do not travel IN
the same class. one Is thoroughbred
and the other Percheron draft horse,
all right to pull heavy loads, but not
worth cent when It comes to speed.
Hon. j. M. Mccormick, late candi-
| date for supreme Judge on the Repub-
| lican ticket, is in the city Mae Is
a leader OF his party. He said today;
II believe the great majority of the
members OF this legislature are inclined
| to conservatism and Will not strike
down or terrorlze capital. Under these
/ conditions / do not believe that
fusion on the state ticket will be sue
cessful in 1896. There are thousands of
Republicans who are opposed to cru
SADIE ON capital or visionary political
schemes. State socialism Is on the de-
| cline In Texas, and / do not believe
| that fusion viii be attempted in 1896
unless II becomes necessary TO check
the radical wing OF the Democratic
| party, and that wing does not appear
to be In the. saddle ut present. Why
even the Intelligent negroes In Texas
are conservative Mr. Mccormick Will
remain here until Saturday.
Hon. w. A. Orr said today: "rhe
counties OF Dallas and Tarrant and
other populous counties are Interested
In the direct tax money now in tho
treasury OF the state. There are
amounts ranging from 81 to $500 due
old citizens OF these counties, and they
should instruct their representatives
or agents to collect this money Many
gitigumu NJ Dallas "a int Cd
in this matter"
william Evergreen Farmer, who Is
here writing campaign thunder for the
Populiat newspapers, indorses the mes
sage submitted by the governor yes
| terday. The Populist members say
nothing and do nothing, Not one, eE-
! ccpt Tom Watkins and John T..
O'Connor, has submitted a bill of any
Importance this session. They are
great In dcnouncing the majority, but
1t is always enslGr to orltlcise than to
construct; to tear down than build up,
and William Evergreen Farmer and
his little bunch OF POpulists are not
builders.
Galveston and Houston will get their
new charters without hobble. Dallas
and Fort Worth, It h thought, win be
given new working harnesses later
along
Judge Norman G. Kittrell Of Houston
Is In the city on legal business and
Watching the movement or the Joint
committee engaged In redlstricting the
state, Kit'rell Is popular In this city,
ana no man has more friends among
the legislators.
Colonel Tom Armistead of Jefferson
is on the sick list. and will not be able
To take his seat In the house for some
time.
James Armstrong. Jr.. a state social.
nm 20.
- e. lic VIII walk the entire distance
ana lecture to the multltudes en- route
He is known as the Texas Coxey,"
and nurses the deluslon 10 his breast
that all otllce-holders. high ana low
and grent md small. are his servants.
lie Is the master About the time
Armstrong has fallen into The clutches
OF mattcr-of-fuct policeman with a
small brain nnd big club his mind will
undergo an instantaneous change. He
IS "a years old, and will depart for
WASHINGTON tomorrow. This apostle of
socialism said today: This legislature
Is composed of dudes, farmers and
mountebanks.' He did not say in
which class the Popullsts We're entered.
The great American crank and his
brother seekers for noterietv ara
abroad In the land. Armstrong was at
one time connected with the Southern
Mercury.
senator Bowser, the author OF the
Hbel bill' was In his seat today for the
hrst time for week lie has been
very III, and has not entirely recovered.
Colonel II. G.. Lowe Of the Galveston
News. Frank Gricc OF the San Antonio
Express and Pcyton Brown OF the
statesman were In consultation with
the senator today considering the bill.
Colonel Holmes Cummings is arranE-
Ing for an excursion to Llano. The eX
curslonists will depart from Austin
early Sunday morning, returning late
sunday night.
non, James Spillane's excursion to
Galveston is booked for next FRIDAY
the party leaving at sI5 p. m. and re-
turning Sunday night. There will he
There are thirty or forty members ns
the house who have worked hard In
committee ana routine work since the
leslsihture convened who do not relish
inc lashlng given the Lawmakers by
me BoNern9r. These men did not visit
MEXICO, anu they nave not wasted any