The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-01
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Nominee GUstUNe Nrhipi'hGt'
10 the Edll0r ol the Dallas Herald
Yesterday we learned that after nfly
odd ballots IN the democratic COnVen-
ton NJ GOllnd, MCaHrs, SlOckdnle,
breckenridge, Ford aud others were
dropped, aud SchlelChcr WINS unNnl-
mouSly nominated for congress In that
district, Divers friends yesterday cx-
pressed surprise, and one sNld "Who h
this man. ! never heard Of him be-
iorc.n
While feeling kindly towards all the
prominent candidates for the nOminn-
lion, ~ mn old citizen of the district, |
preferred the selection Of the Hon.
Fletcher :, SlOckdnlp, u man of talent,
experience and high moral courage.
He exhibited great strength In the con.
vcntlOn, but the tw0.lhlrds rule, which
has cut 40 many worthy Threats
aud caused the nomination Of ~ many
third rate men, defeated both Stock
dale and Breckenridge, and new man
had 10 he found. These things being
10, undertake 10 suy that, for once, the
nominating body fixed upon u COM
pclcnt, an honest aud n patriotic man,
IN the person Of Colonel Gustnve
Schlelcher, and for the information
of the democrats of the state, | desire
TO state something Of him.
lie IL u native born German, Of good
family and was thoroughly educated IN
u civil engineer In his native land,
Very young, perhaps not over twenty
two, he landed AZ lndianola, Texas, IN
1915 as n German emigrant, among one
or two thousand others. lie located
in San Antonio, sought aud obtained
business, won the confidence of all,
Americans and MeXicnns. He helped
survey the German colony lands on the
mountains, and soon became favor
tie with all classes Of respectable poo
pie, They speedily found he was tai
ented, honorable, brave aud just. As
soon as possible he returned TO father
land and brought out two young and
accomplished sisters, fulfilling the
province of both brother and father to
them. They arrived ut lndinnola about
December, 1913, and there made his
acquaintance, became his friend, and
for the twonty-siX intervening years
have remained so, time only strength
ening the bonds of respect and friend
ship.
The merits of such u man, among the
people of Texas, have rarely been long
overlooked. Twenty-Five years ago
he was joined with the now celebrated
General Joseph Il. johnson in explo-
rations for harbor on Matagorda bay
and n route for railway to connect
San Antonio with the gulf.
The people next sent hun to the leg
islature IA representative, and two
years later TO the senate, where he
served several sessions, enjoying
the fullest confidence of the first
men in the state.
the west were divided. But Schleicher
loved the people or Texas, and being
state rights man on principle, he sided
with his own state.
In short, he was true and faithful
confederate from Alpha to Omega, and
has never soiled his robes by apostacy
since.
Long ago he married in Galveston,
Il daughter of old Virginia, and of these
later years has been employed MS rail
way engineer on the road between In
dianola and San Antonio. He is q
thorough scholar, an experienced leg
islator, good speaker, superb citi-
zen aud has contempt for all phases of
demagoguery. He weighs about three
pounds and is the personiiica-
zion of physical and mental vigor.
Such is the nominee of the GUliad
Il.