Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-04
Il Rivalry Existing In Inc irad-
ing Political Ccnters.
HOLT INTERVIEWED YESTERDAY


NE cry CT washington, Tnursday jan
~ IL, 1856, at Y o'c-ock M, to se.ect
~ and pace Tor the ho-uing OF the
~ Nn,itia4 conven,.on CT tne demo-
VIC parry. wnlcn Wa. pace In noanina-
~, <~a-..~atss iUr tne C4i,eSss u pAesi~eli1
1lftIue prestuenl Of tue Oni.eu otate :,
~ h.s-i4LvE5 al a. io-4o"s ~ A.hStiih-'
Hury ~. G.hytUn, Aui.lu-a, ArkaiisaS' ~
H. 4sosS, La,s.e isvcA, InziIoiIi,ti, -i.SAi-Aei
4ILtpuy, 4..am,ua, Lo.orsds, InaI.es ..
Gu. Dvussr. GonneutIcut, Ia4.us
'eLen, SlS nlvur, be..twAte, Lewis Z.
>4.4.a o. a... ,.iliirs .OIii re- ldai, sahlu1.
,tt 49,. -. so, l-s.4 IlONca. .,
!, Atlanta; idaho, Frank W, Btane,
aclloot; illinois, Ben ~ CaO.e. hocn
ana, inuIAnA, simon Il. Shecrln, Losuns-
rt;t uwp, ). j. Richardson, davenport,
ll>eas. Lnar.es W. BAR, LeaSenwVrthi
tulAcKy, IAolnns Ii. sler.ty, LUulsNAlc;
~ hia. JanitJ Jennes, hapiuesi
1j& arthur eeMall. DaLn. Maryland,
- +. German, Laurel: Masacnusetts.
"a Quincy, Duston, Michigan. Dantel
mpau, Detroit; Minnesota, Michae.
b. ST. PAU; Mississippi. Chares Is.
~, CNfoId; Missouri, John G. frather,
kouis; Montana, a. j. Dawson, nei-
NJ Nebraska, Tobiaa Castor, Lincoln;
fa. X, T. Keaung, Nirsinlq Guy;
j Now Jersey, Niles 4 ISIS, New Bruins
ok; New York, WEIam r. ShVenan
M York City; North Carolina, NJ, W.
Insom, Weldon North DakOta, William
Loistikow. Grafton: Ohio. Gavin ).
u; Pennsylvania, William +, Harrity.
ilade.phta Rhode Island. Samuel X.
,ney, Newport: South Carolina, NJ. $.
'naldson.. GreenylGe; SOUTH Dakota.
!lmcs Cummins tAustln, foxaO. Mem
MI TEX ls. o. T. Holt. Houston. YER
mt. Br. iley b. Smalley, Burlington:
rfinia; basil 3. Gordon. Sandy; Wash
ton, Hugh G. Wallace. Tacoma; West
'Hiniu,. John Sheridan. Piedmont WIS
abhn. 70. c. Wall, Milwaukee; Wyoming,
~. Kay Kendall. Saratoga. Alaska,
n Delaney, Juneau; Arizona, Charles
en- nnon, clifton; District Ct Columbia,
ms J.. Norris, Washington. New Mex
!, II. d. Ferguson, Aibuqucrque; okla
ma. II. NJ. Richardson, Oklahoma city;
m, samuel A. Merritt, SAT- Lake city;
Eau Territory, Robert l.. owen. Mus
hicaro. st. Louis. Cincinnati and New
~ are out for the prize, and hot fight
IStake place. st. Louis captured the
|ubl lean convention and ls making
q determined effort to secure the other
uEonyentlon;, John G. Prather, ex-
yfrnor David II. Francis ana other
ding democrats have been selected to
10 Washington and present the claim1
their city January 10. Presidential
!d.dates named in 81. Louis have Jared
iiy. Srmuel j. Tilden was nominated
~ and was defrnuded out OF the Of
y Grover Cleveland was re-nominated
81. Louis In 1888 and defeated at the
n. Good luck attends Chicago's con-
ltion cnn2ldntes. beginning. with Abra-
n Lincoln in 1860 and closing with
,ver Cleveland In 1892. James @. Blaine
. Dominated in Cincinnati in 1881 and
succesgful rival In the city of Chcagn,
'ew York H. pulling for the democratic
!vent.o1 and will send big delegation
TO be present a; the meet
s,of TIE National co'nmittee, Chicago
Isl. Louis. 1t IL believed. lead In the
" at prevent, with New York third
Ithe home Of Mckinley poor fourth,
n believed that the members from the
honal convention as far away from
n York CITY az possible. Texas has
, members of the National committee
olonel o, I, Holt of Houston aud Col
nerly OF Memphis The former was
n yesterday by Post reporter. The
owing dialogue ensued;
WIN you attend the meeting OF the
fional committee. co'onel2"
IN know IN q day or two. Business
'nger ents make trip to Washington
,oeslble at this time"
Pow many cities have entered the race
the convention"
Foir--Nev York. chicago, 81. Loui;
Cincinnati. | understand the busl-
4 rren OF the last named city have sub
bed a large MIN of money and VIII
We strong fight fo- the convention
Which OF The cites named will secure
II vote aud influcncc?"
L haven't made un my mind"
which city, In your opinion. VIII win
przeT"
40 not prepared to say
HIS st. ! ouis chance2"
Al this tire / do not care to make
dtriipn as 10 tho locn ton"
Men Won have no choloe?"
Npt Mt this carly day"
hi the event that Won do not attend
m Getting Of the comm'ttee on January
upst nrsuredlv. na"e- fail to respond
~ In person or nv p-Qyy."
Whloh Of the cities Will secure the
ssof YOUR nr0xv
Nod afternoon"
1lpnel Holt has been overwhelmnnd
hi letters from the Dnrtisaus Of the
rsents soothing to oh'ain an expression
VI his preference. The writer's OF tie
efs and senders of the kilograms were
v as successful In Obtaining the info"-
tion desired "a was The Post renortnr
b fRnn.lrd the Interview hump to the
1nnber from Texas" yesterday after
ta TeNns exhibit ears, In chariye Of w.
Devter, returned TO Houston Yesterday
t3the exhibit intact. not glass bsing
94ced or broken, THIS work has been
done and the Houston Business
is to be praised.
as with the financial support OF a
x isiness men at Houston. beaumont
range that Mr.. Dexter has accom-
~ work that rejects credit upon
Only himself but the State of Texas.
VII be remembered that the State leg
ture could not appropriate a cent to
enterprise. while nearly every other
q In the Union expended from sio an
5000 for the purpose OF represtation
the Exposltion. Governor culberson
sonnlly endorsed Mr.. Dextor's plan of
car exhibit and subscribed $50 to the
9TH IN Louisiana and California the
MIXTURE made no appropriation but the
'ernor of enoh state told the commits
|ers TO go ahead and they would gunr-
- from $4,000 TO $1,000. and see that |
{egislature made the appropriation To
u the amounts.
>kansns Appropriated $4,000, aug
ted by 5000 from the Cotton Belt rail- |
company. Neither Louis ana. Cali |
Ha nor Arkansas had building al the |
stion, bnt were clustered together |
n ether States under one roof. Vet |
i liberal appropriations were made |
b the entire fund with which Mr.
8er accomplished the work for Texas
pot reach tlUy1
TsS , exhibit was the only one upon
4 rounds IN cnrs, and havin. the r,nst |
ipicuous location created almost a sem |
Rh. attracting thousands Of peopIe
4, ana possessing an individuality |
y 10 Chained was not enjoyed by
To- one. out q the half million peonle !
-vrlted the Texas eyhlhit, will fnil'to |
fmber y on this heconni," retnarksi |
KshuIfInan n charge TO a Fasl re- |
~. re continued by saying: II fspi |
we have ACCOMPLISHED h splsn1d |
lot az Texas have pergnnanv
yen large number or letters inir,,-
ra,,l noHe.ssekers 70 real estate d'aisrs |
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