Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-21

us the lJi1eratOr.
The candidates for county assessor
are legion. Mr.. j. T. Bolton, the in
cumbent. IL completing his second term
and has not yet arnornced q determine
alton either of retiring OF striving for
a third term. There is a conviction en-
tertained. however. that he will be
candidate again. Against him are Ham
TAYLOR, a farmer whose address IA
lisbon; G. W. Neelly. another farmer
living near Duncanvllie; sim Bethel,
whose home Is ut Garland. Peter
Wright OF Oak Cliff. who runs wig
on yard in this city; w f. Daugh-
crty OF Oak GIN. who Is in the real
Smith OF Oak Gin, who has served six
years as sheriff OF Dallas county j. y,
Turner of Oak Cllff. ticket agent for
the Houston and Texas Central John
r. witt. q civil engineer OF this city
John w. Young, the present county
surveyor: John II. NearEan, lately In
the grocery business here; William n.
| Horton. DEPUTY tax collector; Ferd N.
Tucker, now deputy sheriff, and several
others whose names are not now re-
/ called
| For county collector the incumbent.
\ Mr.. Louis Jacoby. who has helt the of
| flee for six years. viii not. 1t Is SAID,
be a candidate FOR re.eiection. bnl
/ there are othors-A. G. Mckay OF OAK
| Clln, now boolslSoeper for j. s. Tay-
| Tor: w. n. Coe. the retiring county
| treasurer; stephen j, AyiNs. deputy tax
! collector. Eugene Duncan, proprietor
of a printing office In TINS city John
| WRIGHT and Jeu Johnson, two local IN
surancc men. and I1pps j. knight,
| also OF Dallas.
County Attorney j. +, Gillespie has
held his Office FOR two terms and will
be candidate for the third His OPP
poncnts thus far announced are Harry
=. Lawther, eN-aaHistnnt county at
torney. Robert 3D. Allen, a member OF
the present house of rOpt Nsentatives,
mud il. NJ. Clark Of oak Gin 81 " un-
derstood that Colonel 5, n. Rusrcll may
also be a candidate end tho name Of
Colonel Mann Trlce at present assist
ant attorney general, Is mentioned In
TINT connection.
County Clerk l.. II, Hughes has held
his place crcdlteihly for -four years
nl>I will not strive for another torn
A. $. Jackson, who has becn deputy
clerk for eight years, has concluded
that he would like to be chief fol
awhile and has announced his candid
acy. subject TO the decree of the Dem
ocrnts OF the county at their primaries
S n. scott. who was county clerk from
1879 to 1902. and was before that ccun
, ty nesesaor. is candidate, but hm
not vet announced whether his can
didncy IE subject to the primaries o
the people.
For county Judge, the incumbent
Judge II Il, Nash. who has served iou
years, IL again q candidate, subject 4
tho Democratic primaries, So Is Ken
mott Forec, ut present serving hi
fourth year as judge ~ the city court
n. q. bowers, who formerly Mica IN
place, Is an Independent eandidaI'
and the name ~ Judge Muse has ais
meen mentioned ns likely caudidW'
j. II. Stewart. the present clerk OF N
district court VIII retire nftor ell
years or service, and Horny w lonci
who once filed the Office and IL q
- present deputy clerk. Is the only as
. plrant Thus Car before the public.
The rctirlng county commissioner
: nrn James A. Smith of the FirBt dis
J. trict; II. NJ. Ualseu n Tie Second
James Lacy OF the Third, and w.
T. Bnrcus Of the Fourth The last tw
y named are Popullsts. Thomas y. fi1f
or, grocer and m oX-cnmmissionc
y "a n candidate against Mr., Smith Q
the roprcsentntive af the Firvt, Z
Dallas district The candidates IN ~
70 other districts have not been 'iacar'
= ed.
For county superintendent Of publ
's destruction the incumbent MT j. V
IN Blslop, who has served one term,
~ nrnln n candidate, and ngnlnst him
10 MIR. W. IL Walker or Richardson.
10, teacher and minister Of the Cmislia
~ church.
As 10 congressional possibilities u
announcement OF the candidacy
VA Brynn T. Barry for congress hnH star
10 OF tho congressional Probabilities, Jndl
~ Gray OF the Forty-fourth judicial ~
~ trlot court haF announced his cnnai
- ary some time since, and now II u qul
tv generally un lerstood TINT Judge sur
who has served twelve years rs luu
NJ OF the Fourteenth district VIII nor
~ ID candidate for reelection, nut W
=, enter the race for congress. THIS y
~ pnuncefnert Is not here made upon 1
IL, authority Of Judge Burke, but II IL
~. understanding current nmong !
,e. friends and acquaintance. Az OF |
~. nbove are In harmony with tne m
- iority Of Democrats Mt lenat those
~. tbe south and Wcst, on the SLY
Ia question.
~. 1,hc ruror was quite generally G
as culated Yesterday that Mr.. o. 7, 30
OF aer. and decided TO become II candida
b. for congress as representative OF !
p eo-cnlled sound money Idea, put wh
sh called upon Mr. Bowser DID not &C
at firm nor IN fact deny II.
az ~ bnyc befn intcrrogatod about Il
~ several times today" said he. "nnd
bavs told everybody that l nm !
nil a candidate. That is the truth
a" In no sense cendldnte for the plnc
-, "Do you moan to cay thnt you
zee not be a candidateY was a-keu n., ,
-o- 30. no. / won't go that far lts
Ias long time vet. md this In o free cot
I'D ~ Won know There might be
ms emergency, but / am not now CT
SO several dilgcnt and apparently
to seryant politicians were iotlnd yes,
re dnv who were convinced that the "a
IN parney Gibbs IN grooming hlnseli
- -, t,,tenendent candidacy for c.