The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-13
Correspondence.
ArsrIN. NoYember s. SIS

AUSTIN, November 8, 1873.
Col. Elliott Editor OF tho state Gazette;
Deqr Sir-From conversation with you
on yesterday evening, / understand it is
strongly intimated, if not directly charged,
by several articles in the Journal of this
city, that there was, or IS. an agreement or
understanding Of some sort between Judge
Coke and the Democratic lawyers of the
International Railroad Company, to secure
the nomination and election of Judge Coke
ms the Democratic candidate for QovernoF,
in consideration of his (Judge Coke agree
ing in the event of his election and the
adoption of the proposed amendments to
the Constitution, to aid said company in
obtaining the State bonds for which suit is
pending, and which will come before the
Supreme Court at its next ensuing session,
and to this end Judge Coke had promised to
nominate myself and certain other persons
named by the Journal as judges Of said
court, none of whom have been acting as
attorneys for the road, 50 far as know.
To all such charges or insinuations, upon
whatever authority they may be made
deem it due alike TO Judge Coke and my
self to say that so far rs l know, am in
formed, or believe, they are wholly unsus-
tanned by the slightest foundation in fact.
Although there are other Democratic law
yersp associated with me in the prosecution
of the suit Of the International Railroad for
the subsidy claimed by said company, yet
so far as my Democratic associates are con
cerned, have had the chief management of
the ease, If, indeed, am not the only one
who has had any active participation in its
prosecution. Yet so far from having any
connection with, or knoWledgc Of, any such
,nl,r,
received, either directly or indirectly, in
any way whatever, from Judge Coke, or
from any one claiming or pretending to act
or speak for him, any intiinatiOn of his
views in regard TO the claim of said road to
said bonds, or in regard to any other mat
ter or thing connected with said road. Nor
have / any knowledge or information of
Judge COkc's opinions or intentions in re-
gard to this or any other matter of public
interest, except such as have been presented
to the public in his published letters and
reported address to the people during The
canvass.
As regards the statement that bad been
promised an appointment on the bench as N
part of this conversation, amOmcnt'S reiiec-
ton makes it manifestly absurd, for having
been counsel for the company in the suit for
the subsidy, I would II n member Of the
court, be precludcd from participating in
the decision of the case.
Twill also say that if was an aspirsnt
for the position of judge of the supreme
Court, aud was SO base as 10 bc willing To
obtain il by such means rs seems To be inti-
mated BY the articles in the Journal to
which you referred. 1 certainly know Judge
Coke too well To have sought il myself or
have permitted It to have been sought for
me in that way. FOR il he believed ! had
done So or to have been in any way con-
nected Herewith, notwithstanding our long
Intimacy, and the esteem in which am con-
lident he has ever held me, he would deem
me for the future unworthy Of the recogni-
ton Of gentleman, much less that of an
honorable official position And am also
sure that be believes II supposed he could
have been induced to become party to any
such combination. that would hold him in
Ike contempt. Respectfully,
Gro. F. MOORE