New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

lessness was rampant The rife and shotgun set
tied disputes. and entire communities laughed the
courts scorn. The young District Attorney went
at his work with courage. He sent dozen Of the
most notorious outlaws TO prison The rest fed
from the State, and such was his fame a relent-
| less pursuer OF lawbreakers that he elected
Attorney General Of Texas IN 1886 and again in 1885
antI-rairoad and anti-nonopoly platform
He had removed TO Tyler. Smith County. IN 1884
but upon taking office Attorney General re-
moved Austin the state capital where he after
ward mads his home While he was Attorney Gen
erai he said he would purge the state OF lawless-
ness II It took every dollar IN the treasury. He
Immediately secured the arrest OF lawless char
acter who had committed sixteen murders and
boosted that the state could not stop his career.
Mr.. Hogg secured his conviction each individual
count, and he sentenced TO the pententiary for
life. Mr.. Hogg also prosecuted cases against the
railroad companies and recovered many thousands
of acres OF land for the state.
The popularity of Attorney General Hogg was so
great that in 1889 hs nominated for Governor
by the Democrats and elected by 10000 plu-
rality.
As Governor he set foot trusts. mo-
nopoIies railroads banks and insurance companies.
He got after the Standard OIL Company. and for a
time drove 1t out Of the state. Vested capital took
alarm and resolved TO crush him An attempt TO
defeat him for denomination failed In 1892, and
George Clarke. Of Dallas nominated 5 an IN
dependent candidate. The Republicans gave Gov
ernor Hogs support. and he was voted for by the
negroes. whom he had promised 20 protect IN their
rights
The campaign tried Hogs few men have been
tried, He abused. slandered and ridiculed IN
his party. The press OF the state solid
against him Every corporate institution in the
state was back OF the movement. Texas over
by agents OF railroads banks. trusts and mort
gage companies. Mr.. Hogs administration was
called the "Hogg. blight Texas never saw a
fercer campaign: It's progress vas closely watched
reelected by 5000 majority
At the end OF his second term he declined re-
nomination and resumed his law practice But his
political activity was not restrained in times OF
tionai and state campaigns In 1883 he threw the
Tamnany ranks into Confusion by coming out
on July l. when everything had been ''aIed' to
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ExIGovernor Hogg was married In 1874 to sallie.
They had four children So many stories have
eral years ago. is Of interest; He said: 7 sup
the way my children are named. Now. the truth
81 the matter Is [Rai my g name Is Ina Hogg
reading a book somewhere in which OF the
along. and she was named lima. We never noticed
attention The boys ali have rational names TSey
boys The eldest has been graduated from the law W
school in San Antonio and is practising law The
cation time now. they have gone out ON a ranch
TO rough IL, and working for monthly wages
like any boy. It is hardening process. and they
have done It Of their own volition. They are able
to take care OF themselves
Ex-Governor Hogg was frequent visitor 20 this
city. where he had many stanch friends. who ap-
preciated his breezy, unconventional manner. He
was thus described few years ago: Governor
Hogg is distinctively OF force. with ideas OF
his own. He is not hliterate but. whether through
design or carelessness. he makes many grammatical
errors in his conversation. and makes use OF many
quaint but effective Western words and phrases
He has a wonderful capacity a story teller and
the quaint turn OF his conversation makes him a
companion 70 be sought He wears 2e-inch collSr
sports a wide open shirt front. q frock coat and
looks Western in the true sense OF the word -
He made large investments In oil lands in Texas
and said in 1901 10 have made three million
dollars out OF the oil boom and 10 have secured
control OF valuable iron territory.