Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-22
WILL BOLT
Col. Crawford Prefers a
POpuliSt
TO A FREE SILVER DEM0CRAT-IN-
DORsEs THE POSITION OF THE
"BnUSETTE BEAUTY"
HARDY COMMITTEE.
THEIR ACTION MEANS A HOLT DY
THE GoLDBuG FACTION.
HARDY COMMITTEE.
THEIR ACTION MEANS HOLT ny
THE GoLDBuG FACTION.
Judge Rcngnn out of Poiitics-Nni
III. Present Term Expires.

Austin. Tex. Feb. 21.--(Speclal )-Col.
Mat Crawford OF Dallas. VINO was one
OF the participants at the Hardy COM
mlttee conference at Galveston the past
week. was hero this week. The colonel
cast his vote at the ensuing election for
the Democratic nominee for congress
in the Sixth District II he be nomi-
mated on n free and unlimited coinage
platform.
He would prefer. he says, to cast his
ballot for the Popullst nominee. and
he further states that the Sound
morey Democrats" in the state should
In no instance give their aid and MS
sistance to any Democratic nominee for
congress who accepts the nomination
on a free silver platform.
col. Crawford is authority for the
statement that Gov. Gibbs has IN his
possession a letter from eN-Gov Oran
VI Roberts, In which the "Old Hlcalde'
says that Gov, Gibbs is correct In the
position he f. now occupying. and
further says that ten speeches from
the Dallas brunette beauty viii do
moro for Democracy than ton speeches
from as many Democrats, for the
reason that the Iallns brunette Ttntos-
man has the nerve to say what he
thinks, and that HE candid and bold
uttHrnnccs alnrg the line he has recent
" pursued will rcduwn to the good of
the Democratic organization In Texas
Tho action Of the Hardy committee
NJ Galveston has received not a little
comment at the state capital Few,
however, care To discuss the situation
for publication. among tho number hc-
ing Judge Reagan, who was approach
"a by the Gazette correspondent for
IN expression.
The opinion Is entertained by not u
Few of tho friends OF the white metal
nevertheless, that the Hardy plan OF
action mcan7 nm Inevitable bolt by that
faction. Those who think In this wise
say That the executive committee did
not transcend lts authority hv ordering
primary election on the silver cues
tlon, and that It vas IN compliance
with the resolutions passed by the
committee at tho Dallas meeting, when,
ns the single gold standqrdtcs con-
tend. they were in the maiorlty.
II is predicted by some Of the friends
of the white metal that dNlryn,Iors
nelcrted contrary Ia the plan adopted
by the executive committee will be on
hand ~ tho Austin convention, and
TINT without the least provnrntlnn they
Will rcpent the scenes or the Houston
convention md retire and select an
convention or n the hrNt r,urhog
the state convention Mt Fort Worth
DELEGATIONS irrcElnTlv selected and
contrary 10 the mode ndonted hv the
executive committee win hc on hand,
somr rlvoriuT men FOR the Deruoc~n nc
nomination. for governor with Views
on natloval questions diamctrIonl To
those held by the present chief cveou-
tive, and that they will break loose
and retire md nominate such a man as
Cot Clint Giddlnps Of Brennan.
II IN anything but fair and omen
oppression on the. silver question the
friends OF the pale mctal say Clark.
Hardy Motlock, Crawford ct al. who
arc identified with "the old crowd "
wnnt and that they nre now simply
Hklrmishing FOR position so that they
can break away
Ancnt tho statement TINT Judge
Reagan still has a 'hankerlnE' for or
nee, the statement following. made by
him In the presence OF the Gazette
correspondent, may serve to plnce tho
chairman OF the railway commission i'm
tho proper lirht before Democrats OF
Texas. No said: 81 have held the last
office expect to hold ! propose TO re-
tire AT the expiration OF my present
torn " office to my quiet home al
Palestine and there spend tho rampin-
Ing DAYS Of my lie and prepare for
the future, ! shall never cease. how
ever, to fccl nm interest In political NJ
fairs In Texas and | shall he ever
rendy to do what ! can for the cause
OF Democracy"
Senator walter Tins OF this city, who
served In tho last upper house. states
that he VIII not be n candidate for re-
nomination and recollection. Judge Jim
Cooke OF Rurnet county Is mentioned
as probable candidate.