The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-26
Texas Polsue..

Texas Polines.
Dallas county gives 1914 majority for,
ana Harrison county, black, 1899 against
the constitutional convention.
Official vote of johnson county: For
convention, s66; against, g. Nugent, 621
Bruce, M; Barnett 713; GilIett ga
Walling, II. af..
The San Antonio Express says that the
returns from this district 80 far, leaves 1t
uncertain who is elected to lie constitu-
tional convention
The vote in Hill county, except Fort
Graham precinct, stands: For convention,
al; against 40. Gillett, 3s2; Bruce, sos
Walling, 27S; Barnett, 2s3; Nugent, 2O6.
There are 1888 registered voters in Cor
yell county, and at least 800 not registered.
This county was organized in 1854 and had
then fifty-four voters. This shows some
progress.
The following is the official figures OF
the result of the election in Kendall county
For convention, 81; against, 149. Dege-
ner, 140; Ogden, 40; Cooley, 1866; King,
%; Waelder, %.
Out of voting population of more than
5000, Grayson county cast only 1876 votes
in the late election. Dallas county cast
1924, being a difference of only AZ in the
two counties.
The Waco Reporter thinks the main leaks
are in the county governments, and that the
constitutional convention should look into
the present system when it begins upon the
retrenchment departure.
The six candidates for the TOWN marshal
ship of Comanche received the following
vote: j. L. Wright, "a : NJ. j. Overstreet,
25; B. F. Wright, 12; T. G. EImore, 12
scattering, 2. Total vote cast, 1O4.
The vote in Rusk county was: For con-
vention, 1147; against, All. Douglass,
1108; Mum, 1911; Durham, 1876; M.
Priest, SAG. Majorities! Douglass over
Priest, 562; majority for convention, $40.
The Cleburne Chronicle says that the prom
inent delegates to the constitutional con-
vention are e. B. Pickett, Reagan, Flana-
gan, j. L. Henry, McLean, DeMorse, j. R.
Henry, Ballinger, FlournOy, Hugely, West,
Farris, Darnell, Brown and Ross.
The Galveston Neps still thinks that be-
cause the vote was so light, perhaps not
more than one-third of q vote being cast,
that, therefore, the convention is not carried
by an expression of the popular will, and
the Governor is unauthorized to convoke it.
The Gainesville Sun approves the Conan.
che Chief, which is very severe on Senator
Erath for going before the Meridian con-
vention as candidate, then boiling the
nomination and allowing himself to be used
to- h1,D Do IL IL NJ
Gratis.
Ell Paso county gave the Castroville nom
inees, Russell, Howard and Benlvides. liz
votes. The independent candidates, Ford,
Cards and Murphy, received S65, making q
majority of $50 against the former. Rus.
sell, Howard and Murphy are defeated in
the district.
A letter from Navasota tells the simple
truth and accounts for the paucity of votes
cast in the late election. He7says sit was
not thought worth the while to engage in 8
mere exercise which could only be regarded
as census of strength. The day of the
election was very hot, and few could bt
found who considered dense crowd VI
negroes as a place of comfort" There il
more sound sense in this simple statement
of facts than in whole columns of rhetoric
with which some of our exchanges have
overwhelmed us.
Harris county gave 1896 votes in favor o.
the constitutional convention, and 147t
against. This only can be accounted for
the Age says, by the lamentable apathy
which prevailed among our country people
and which was alike indicated throughou
the State. This has cost US the absence IL
the convention of some of our best men
which we greatly deplore, but there will
nevertheless be large majority of able anc
representative men elected, which save
Texas from vital injury in framing its or
ganic law. For this let US all rejoice.
Of Jonathan Russell, one of the member
elect to the constitutional convention, tn,
Mineola Citizen says she has represented tn,
people of Wood county in the Legislature
| for the last fifteen years, and his record a
| a legislator is well known to all his fellow
| citizens. From what we can learn of hi
past history, the Captain will make a repre-
| sentative of whom the Tenth District neec
not be ashamed, and one who will endeavo
to serve them faithfully. He has lived upoI
his farm as one of the people, and knowing
by experience the ill workings of our pres
ent Constitution, and the changes desired
by the people, with thorough apprecia
ton OF the important work he is called
upon to engage in, we believe Capt. Rus
sell will do honor, and full honor, to hi
constituents.
The North Team wants Hon. E. L. Do
honey to be the president of the constitu
tienal convention. He would make fin.
presiding officer. The paper mentions hin
as follows: Hon. E. L. Dohoney, of La
mar, called upon often to preside over the
Senate OF the Twelfth and Thirteenth Leg
islatures, exhibited every qualification nee
essary to rapid and successful dispatch o.
business, and was recognized, indeed, a!
one OF the ablest parliamentaIians in thu
State. 1T was himself that contested will
Judge Picket for the Presidency of the
Senate, the friends of the latter accom-
pllshed his defeat only through means
and combinations that involve the conces
sion to the Radicals of the Craftsmanship o.
one of the most important committees, anG
majority membership, on said committee
OF men in harmony with the Radical ide,
OF internal Improvement. Together with
his experience, Capt. Dohoney would direc
the deliberations of that body with the samt
dignity and impartiality that invoked uni
verssl commentator of his management O.
the business of the Senate when called upor
to preside over that BODY.
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