The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
NORTH TEXAS VIEW.
ror Worth. January -. 1895,

In their demands for two
This district WAS populst outside of
! Tarrant county In 1884, when c. H. Jen-
/ kins of Brentwood came Within 200 votes
| of defeating Judge c. II. Bell. the demo
cratic nominee. Bell was free silver
man then: he is free silver man now
! and Will be renominated.
jenkins. who Is 4 young lawyer, Will
/ be put forward by the popuists again this
| year. In his last race the gold standard
men OF Fort Worth gave Bell loyal sup
! port: He is popular In this city with all
| factions, and the same old fight viii De
! fought out again by Bell and jenkins.
Today The Post commissioner disclosed
the situation with one OF the most proni-
ncnt silver democrats in the State. lac
said
I'VE are for one convention and believe
| that the Dudley committee will sit down
| on the two-conventon idea, one conVen-
ton VIII call the farmers to the primaries
and large attendance will result In free
silver democrats being sent TO Chicago.
! This is n-t all Governor Culherson viii
! be renominated without Ia struggle. Texas
! VIII declare for free silver and the Ma
/ uonal convention can act Later. 1t VIII
! cut no wide swath IN Texas. the eight
| having already been settled. The OK
! irene gold standard men are payins
! 'rossum. They know that they can NOT
! prevent the nomiHation ct Culberson. and
/ they are clam1riug for two conventions.
| II the National convention declares for
! the gold standard they hope that tuihor-
| son VII refuse 20 be candidate on i
! Platform anita gonislic 10 his financial Ut-
! tcrhnces. / favor one convention. and ict
! that convention select delegates to attic nd
| the Chicago conN ontion, adopt platform
ard nominate candidates for State Of
/ nces. The farmers haven't the dine 70
! attend two sets OF primaries. which Will
| be necessary II two conventions are calei
| by Colonel James G.. Dudley and his oln-
mittee."
The speaker is one OF the hest known
advocates Of free silver IN Texas, and
| has been it's champion since the first
caucus was held in Austin lq.t April.
tee for the Eighth district, favors two
! conventions and will oppose the one-con-
! ycntion plan.
Hon. George a. Garden OF Dallas. mem
Der Of the state executive committee for
the Sixth district comes from the home Of
Governor c. y. Culberson
The Post man met Mr. Garden yes'er-
day and sharply mterrogated him. The
member from the sixth said. II am In
| favor OF one convention and shall Offer Il
motion to that effect after the committee
b gins its session ~ Austin FEBRUARY +,
The silver men favor one convention, ana
the farmers are for one convention almost
10 man. In the cities and towns Il
would not Inconvenience voters 10 attend
primaries twice a week. In me CoIdtry
once wear Is considered a hardship to
many; aud hence | shall vote for ouc vou-
vcntion TO transact all the business ami
give peace 10 the factions In all protahii-
ity that convention will be held in Aus
lin, / favor June % on - As the time"
Mr. Garden will 20 to Austin from Dali
las to fight for one convention and that
convention to he held at tho State capt
tai.
Today The Post commissioner met al
usually well posted democrat, who enjoys
the confidence OF the leaders OF the silver
democrats to "A large degree. Don't use
my name said he, aud | will give Tho
Post few straight tips. The democratic
State executive committee is controlled
by the silver mer. They have a safe ma
iority and have already mapped out a
programme. At Austin, when the COM
m'ttcc meets, a primary election VIII be
ordered In accordance with the resolution
adopted for the disposition of the inan-
ciai question az the last meeting. The
demo, rats Of Texas viii he given n chance
TO vote yes or no on the proposition
to coin silver at a ratio of IL to /. one
convention win he called. and that con-
vention will Instruct the National dele
gates In accordance with the fiat OF the
sLffraEaus as expressed In the prim0ries-
for or against s'lvcr-and nominate can
l
programme and the silver men have the
votes to put IT through at Austin. As a
silver democrat consider 1t to be mag
niiicent politics..
W. +. Crawford, the Texas manager OF
Tom Reeds campaign, is gobhling dele
gates right and left. He was here today.
flushed with victory over the defeat Of
the Mckinley men at Dublin-for it was
a defeat. Marion Mullins and WATSON,
the delegates for the Enghth district, are
straightout, simon pure Tom Reed men,
instructed for Mckinley. {. c. Drake.
leader of the Mckinley forces, was de-
fcatcd for delegate, and the negro DAVIS
of this city was buried with him. Cgaw-
ford claims that Reed has secured SIX del
egates already in Texas and viii more
than break even with the other candi-
dates in the roundup In 1850 Crawford
was "A pos-officc Inspector fresh from
Maine and Mullins was postmaster at
and fast friends, and are today. Chair
man John Grant Is getting 1t in the re-
gion Of the neck in his own territory
The Post man met Colonel II. G. Sentor
Of the Gazette today and asked IL Barney
Gibbs exposures" had made any votes
Tor the opposition in his territory. L
think not" said the genial editor "at
least l haven't heard of any Ies, rtions.
Ibis development OF the Trinity is a sub.
lime project. Manchester had been made
seaport town ny cutting n distance OF
twenty eight miles 10 the ocean, The cost
was $,O.UaU o0O. TO MAKE Dallas a seaport
town the cost viii be more than mere
hagatelle. say 100000 eco. 1t is a st lpen-
dous scheme, this, TO connect Dallas ana
the gulf by cutting canal distance Of
900 or 800 miles"
Colonel Senter was disposed TO poke I'm
ut Trinity navigation. ana also at hs
irlend. Colonel GIBBS.
Fort Worth is just now on the verge OF
Il redhot municipal campaign, aud the lo.a
politicians appear 10 be more concerned in
the result than in The financial middle or
the Monroe doctrine. Captain Il. y. Pad
deck has served as mayor four years and
IS out for the pie again. lion S. NJ. Fry
WI give him u tusslo and Hon j. p
/ Nlcks X not aNerse TO shiNcring a lnnce
Win the other matadurs In the poliical
arena. y convention win settle the row
and no free-for-all win be given a hear
ing
The democrats of Fort Worth quarrel
among themselves like Kilkenny eats b,tf
when the convention declares the Winners
the boys fail to and vote the straight civ
aud county ticket They may scratch Il
candidate for president or governor hui
never an aldarmGnic nominee a candidate
Tor constable or any other nominee Tor "a