Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-25
SEVENTH
Congressional DiStrlCtPOl-
itiCS.
VERY PROBABLE CANDIDATES FOR
CONGRESS-.
PENDLET0N DECLINES
TO MAKE \ RACE FOR THE M
NOMINATION IN THE COM
ING CONTEST.
Many Uther Candidates Are Already
In the Field and More Good
Timber Suggested.
PENDLET0N DECLINES


v The Gazette liurean' |
Avenue HDtI.
Austin. Tex. oct. 2I.--The corgres-
sional situation In the seventh district I
has been much discussed. The slate |
has time and again been made and then !
broken until now one h9ars the names
of not less than dozen used as among
the probable ones who would like to
m the seat occupied by Geors, Pendla-
ton. The Bell county political leader
has given 1t out that he does not care
10 return to the national capital in the
capacity Of the Seventies representa-
tive and by this IS meant that he has
tired Of the scramble for the nomination
and the hustling fight which inevitably
follows for election. There are those,
however, who yet believe that If the
nomination were to come to the eN-
lieutenant governor voluntarily and
spontaneously from his constituency
he would not return for this honor the
negative answer His interests in the
railroad with which he is corrected.
however, might preclude him from
accepting nomination. HIS friends
say that he has announced that he VIII
not be- a candidate for denomination
ana reelection, and that he does not
want the office longer In View Of his
connections with this Bolton AMI North
eastern road and no Inducements could
be offered to again draw him In the
race. Pendleton. however. h mE.u
| who has always handled the throttle
| when his own political Interests were
/ concerned. ana 1t Is not reasonable To
/ suppose that he viii change at this
| late day.
| The contest. nevertheless will be
! probably the liVeliest In any OF the
/ thirteen congressional districts in
| Texas.
| announced that he Is "A candidate.
Antony, OF Milan, who. II VIII he re-
I mcmberel. once before succeeded in
receiving the nomination and election,
Il is understood, would be delighted
| to again answer to roll call.
Thcn there IL Mnnta Moore, who has
been in the thickest OF the battle be-
| iorc. lie Is not aVrrse, so | am told,
To the lower house seat.
II comes to me that Tom Henderson
would like very much for the tide to
turn his way An three Of these Milan
county Statesmen are very shrewd po-
liical figures, and they win have very
probably something to say before the
light Is finished.
IT IL generally understood that Chair
man Blake OF Limestone county viii at
the solicitation OF his friends accept the
nomination II It is rendered him With
out making the canvass. Blake Is a
very popular man. so am told, He Is
certainly a man NJ fine ability and one
Of the most conEenial and thorough
gentlemen Il has ever been my fortune
to meet up with Blake IS "a man oc
splendid executive ability, H. u thor
ough organizer, tip top speaker, aud
" he docs get the Democratic nominal
ton l expect that he VIII make things
exceedingly lively for the Populist
chleftaln.
Judge Scott OF Falls is another have
heard mentioned. lie has served as
district judge. has made very accept
ahlc, In fact very popular public SER
, want. and would make friends fast II
, he were to get In the light. so my infor-
! nation goes
Tho namo Of Scott Field Of Robert
! son has also reached my ears az n
! probable candidate. His friends main
! tain that he can carry HIS county and
, | BraZus with hands down, and that no
. would have good pull on Milan II
: her candidates were out Of the way,
I Field, those who know him say. is u
{ lawyer and former legislator, but he
ing, AS I understand, against the IN
limited and tree coinage OF silver there
are those with whom I have talked
who think that the calvert gentle
mans chances are exceedingly slim.
There are not few in the district
who are clasaed as dark horses" Bal-
3 rr, Henry. Harrison and Thomas Of
i MCLennan, Patterson Of Bell Steele
e OF Limestone and other lesser lights
{ There Is an under current very fav-
. orlble for the eN-chalrman OF the
Z State Democratic executive committee.
= Waller Baker Is q superior man. lie
e ~, too, u loyal advocate Of the pale
0 metal aud at the same time he has
a the frlendllncas of tho opponents OF
p the popular metal for his Increasing,
= successful and patriotic Efforts Ia unit
= ing the disrupted factions OF the party
3 after the Houston convention. Haker
= In conservative, person with pleasing
g manners, very cautious and careful,
2, and one who In sincere With himself,
l ana would be to those whom he rep.
$ resented. He told me while here not
d great while ago that he would nor
l. he Il candidate for the place. He said
+ to me that his law practice was luora-
i tive to him and that II he turned his
I attention TO politics he would give
IT hts entire attention and study. | do
not believe Baker would even consent
' to accept the nomination unless he
: thought aud had reasonable assurances
: that he would be renomlnated and re-
a elected without the scramble which
- has heretofore characterized that dis
!. trct, Baker Is a big man He has a
= big brain. and II the convention does
l. lock and secs 1T TO call on him 10
q carry the banner | believe he Will
r march to Victory with II and that the
j. Democratic majority will be much In
0 creased, from 1880 the last Democratic
Y majority, From what 1 can leacn the
y nominee Of the DemQcratic party oyer
i In the Seventh wllFhot have alto
a gather smooth sailing. The rattirns for
II the last election confirm this too. The
: vote shows that the Populist nominee
t carried four out of tho seven counties
z IN the diatrlct, namely: Bell Fans
!. Limestone and Milan, Ia Robertson
L the vote was very close the Democratic
7 majority being only about tw0 hun.