Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-05
THE popuLlsTs ARE ACTIVE.
GETTING READY ron A FIERCE
CAMPAIGN IN 1850.
Why Jerome &. kearhy is Free
Lance In roiiucs-iiis Record a. n
Confederate soidier--whpt He Says
About His Contest.


ahoat 80.
AUSTIN. March 4.
CBy Staff Correspondent The
Populist leaders of Texas are
pernieiousiy active at present. and the
general conference to beeheld In this
city March Is promises to be largely at
tended. Texas Is the banner populist
state OF the Union. Judge Nugent hav-
ing received $4,000 votes in November
last. one OF the leading popullsts OF
the state said to the writer last night:
'.rhe campaign OF 1896 will be one OF
the fiercest ever waged In the south.
II the hard times continue We are GER
tain to carry the state, Cleveland has
killed the Democratic party. and the
| internecine strife between the free sill
/ yer men and the goldbugs precludos oil
hope Of Democratic success in 1896. 1t
has been practically decided that Col
onel Jerome c. Kearby shall be the
Populist nominee for governor. He Will
get the bulk OF the Republican votes OF
the state. Koarby Is strong IN tho
Democrats counties In tho black land
district, and ON the stump has few
eonals In the south. Culberson Will be
renominated. and we propose to pit
against him the most magnetic orator
in our ranks. Kearby has great per-
sonal following in the Democratic
pnrty, and / believe we can elect him
governor win Nugent be aide-traek-
ed mo. sir. lie is one of the grand
] a.. a atHln
go on higher. Texas is the banner
Populist state. and VIII demand tho
first place on the rational ticket and
viii CERTAINLY get the second, pre-
diet that Judge Nugcnt Will be the
nominee for Independent on the Pop
ulist national ticket. Remember my
! prediction"
IIeurby yesterday, en- route 10 Ellis
, county on matters connected with his
contest. lie said;
81 will be given the seat In con-
gross and Judge Abbott Will be ousted.
was fairly elected, and Will make n
clear showing that will convince any
reasonable body OF men that i, and not
Judge Abbott. should be given the scat
in the lower house Of congress as the
representative of the Sixth congress
sional district Of Texas"
Kearby IL the most picturesque fig
ure, as wen as the ablest leader OF the
Populists OF Texas. When but 10 years
old he enlisted IN tho Confederate army
at Dent On. In Colonel Cooper's COM
mand. Afterwards he was transferred
to the division commanded by Gen. t.
NJ Gano. kearby was a gallant sol
der, uud at times fool-hardy one
Opposite Fort Gibson he made wager
with o comrade that he could visit nm
apple tree on narrow "trip Of open
. ground. on either side We're the picket
| lines OF the contcnding army. IN broad
daylight he crawled on ha belly TO the
} tree, climbed Il and reached out for the
tempting fruit. A hundred musketa
belched forth their contenta at the
l nervy rebel lie pocketed the largest
OF the apples, dropped from the tree
and fed to his post with leaden mis-
Giles whlatling about him. HIS escape
that day from u bloody death was al
most miraculous The Texas boy
{ fought Tho Yankees until the surrender
u OF Lee, and then he returned home and
> became % lawyer In 1872 he was noml-
= nuted by the Democrats Of Van Handt
and adjoining counties fot district at
4 torney. Horace Greeley wan indorRed
o for the presidency by the Democratic
e convention which met at Baltimore
ard Kearby promptly tolted his noml-
= nation. The Democratic executive com
d mittce removed him from the ticket
\ and from that day to this Jerome G.
t Searby has been free lance in poll
= tics He Ia more OF q free lance than
. Populist As criminal lawyer he has
= won reuown In Texas In the famoui
:. MARROW cases. appealed from Nounl
y county to the supreme court OF IA,
United States. he won Il great lega
victory. 1t is said OF him that In hi
argument before the supreme court o.
r the United States he had exhausted hll
d time. He Is as bold as Hon anl
e sailed into the court OF last resort WIN