The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-27
Gully aterald
DALLAS HERALD PRINTING COMPANY
DALLAS. TEXAS.
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In yesterdays HERALD we gave the
vote for and against il'e new Conslllu-
ton In seventy oophlies of the State, us
follows
For the CoBsliutiOn. ,,"",o,,u,,,""",o"lS' gW
AgninAt the Constllntlonr'r'",,o'
Majority for the Constitnllono.'"''"io'T wv
To-day We have received the 0lllci"l
vote Of eighteen additional counties,
which foot up M follows;
Against tho Constitution ,.,",","",,,,,'" b,O'O
MeJorlty for tho CONSTITUTIONS, O,7O7
This embraces ninety.eight counties,
Add them all together, and the follow
ing result IL manifest:
For the Constitution ....,...."..,,,........ 0D7l5
Against INC Constitution ,,,"u.,.-"","", l3leO
Majority In Os countless. 60,22O
Total vote In nlneiy.eight countIes"""li3SOi
Vote so far, l2,737 over two to one in
favor OF the new Constitution.
In 1873 the whole vote Of the State
III boNtinUi WHO ub lOllOWB
hichard Coko;,","".."".,,.....". 10y ~ ~
FAD, ".".,,.,r...,.,.,,..",''. bJ2OO
Total. l5OGSl
Three counties missing, estimated atn
total vote OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" ,llO
Entire vote 900
Now, IL will be seen that in ninety
eight counties alone, leaving fifty
counties TO hear from, we have total
vote Of l43,2O
These figures are wonderful. They
show the wisdom of the late CoDven-
ton In abolishing registration and
opening the polls to fair and honest
vote of the people. Right here in Dial.
las we cast for Governor in 1873 only
two thousand three hundred and sixty
four votes, while at our late election,
relieved of registration, the people raj
lied as freemen ought to, and we cast
vote of five thousand two hundred and
ninety, five hundred and sixty-two
over double our vote in 1878, only two
years ago.
But again, from ninety-eight coun-
ties we have an entire vote OF one
hundred and forty-three thousand two
hundred aud four, and u majority for
the Constitution of flfty-six thousand
two hundred and twenty-siX. This
leaves fifty counties yet to hear from,
which, on a careful analysis, we feel
sure will give a majority of eleven
thousand five hundred and twenty.
Add this to llfty-six thousand two hun
dred and twenty-six and we will have
a grand total of sixty-seven thousand
nine hundred and forty-six for the
Constitution, or seventeen thousand
seven hundred and forty-tive more
than Coke beat Davis in 1873. And this
In the face of the fact that at least three
widely circulated Democratic, papers,
published respectively in Hous-
ton, Marehall and Austin, have
fought against the new Constitu-
ton with persistent obstinaoy, and de-
nounced in bitter terms the address of
the committee of the convention ex-
planning the advantages of the new
Constitution.
Calmly we undertake to say that no
such triumph has ever been attained
by the yeomenry of any State in this
Union. 1t is emphatically triumph
of common sense and intelligent man
hood over localized misapprehension,
not to say selfshness.
With such signal results, patriots
may well rejoice In the hope of bet
ter day for our State and country.
Factiopists, If wise, will realize that
Texas is not the State, nor Texans :the
people, in which and among whom to
follow their vocation.