The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

mayor of New Braunfels for two wears, and
conducted its affairs with much satisfaction :;
1 Is a successful banker and farmer living in
New Braunfels, and, except when the people
demand his public services he devotes him
self to his business and family. In the last
canvass he was the Democratic and peoples
candidate, without opposition, and was elect
ed by $500 votes. ...s -.-
sEvENTY-THIRD DISTRICT.
Counties.-Uvalde, Medina, Bandera, Ken
dali, Kerr, Gillespie Mason and Menard, with
the unorganized counties of Edwards and
! kimble
REPRESENTATIVES, JAMES NJ. HUNTER was
born in North Carolina in 1889; was edu-
Gated at Greenville, Tennessee, and came 10
Texas in 1919 is married man, resides at
| Mason, in. Mason county, and deyotes his
time TO agricultural pursuits and to hotel
| keeping.
MIR. Hunter was for number of wears in
the Texas frontier service, and was appointed
IN 1868 major of the third frontier district by
Governor Murrah. He is Democrat by
falth !; was nominated on the Democratic
ticket, and elected by majority Of 400 votes
| He is a true citizen, and is an honored mem
ber of the House. af n1ls'n1 ,iGE -fr -.
sEvENTY-FoURTH DISTRICT. ...
b Counties. Llano, Burnet, San Saba, Nc
Culloch and Concho.
Representative NORTON Moses was born
| in the State of Georgia, moved TO Texas 80
years ago, and is now 52 years of age He is
a man of family, and resides at StriclSling, in
Burnet county. ---- s...... y-,...E, - vi
! Mr. Moses has not been an office seeker,
though his people have at times desired his
services in the Legislature held the office of
county commissioner of Burnet county from
! 1864 TO 1865, and became the subject of at
tack and removal by the military under Gov
ernor A J. Hamilton $ has always been a
| consistent Democrat was nominated by the
Democracy of his district for a seat in the
! lower house of the Fifteenth Legislature had
no opposition worthy. of notice, and may
therefore be regarded as the unanimous choice
| of his district. .s
He conducts land agency at Strickling,
and also applies himself to agricultural pur-
l. e.. - sEYENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. -T a.
C0unties.-El Paso, Presidio, Pecos, Tom
Green and Crockett. -.r...-.....,s .....
REPRESENTATIVES, LOUIS Cards was born
in Piedmont, Italy, in 1925, and in 1889
was captain in Garibaldi's army came to
! the United States in 1854, and ten years after
ward settled in Texas became a resident of
Ell Paso county, on the Upper Rio Grande,
and soon took prominent stand as CITIZEN;
figured extensively in breaking some corrupt
| rings in Ell Paso county, created during the
administration of Governor Davis; was
elected as a Democrat TO the lower house of
L
| as a delegate from the FL Paso district TO the
Constitutional Convention of 1875; was again
nominated by the Democrats in 1876, and
elected over Jesus Cohos by majority of 154
votes. He was opposed in the canvass by a
clique, composed alike of Federal and State
! placeholders. ...,i., % .rf.b II F.g /.
Mr. Cards lives in the town of Ell Paso /:
and since his residence there has been engaged
| in various enterprises He is now mail
contractor, and the stage line from Ell Paso to
j Fort Davis belongs to him. yi -i7u7i u
/ .r... sEvENTY-sIXTH DISTRICT. ~,
ties-Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb
and Zapata. .. ,.-,. -, ....,.., 2,
REpREse NTArrvE A. l., McLANE was born
in San Antonio, Texas, in November, 1S49,
and lis consequently in his twenty-seventh
year. His education was. finished at Yale
College, one of the most renowned seats of
learning in the United States, He is a law
yer, and a man Of recognized ability settled
at Laredo, in Webb county, and is engaged
in the practice of his profession at that place
4 was elected county attorney of Webb county,
in February, 1876, but refused to qualify, and
was then elected to the Fifteenth Legislature,
as Democrat without opposition. His dis
trict is one of the largest and most exposed in
the State and needs help at the hands of the
government which its representative will
make every effort to obtain. He was elected
at special election to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. Salinas, who was elected at the gen
eral election, and who resigned his seat
} Mr. McLane is married man, and resides
! in Laredo, a town in the extreme western
boundary of Texas. ..'. .. r...fair
. .... sEvENTY-sEyENTH DISTRICT. r.
C0unties.--Nueces, Frio, Maverick and
: Kinney, with the unorganized counties OF
Duval, Encinal, McMullen, Dimmitt, La
Sale and Zavala ID .'"i'l '''3 I'' o.
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM L. ROGERS was
born in Louisiana and came to Texas 26 years
ago. He is married man, 81 years of age,
and resides in the city of Corpus Christi is
largely engaged in stockraising and represents
an interest in Western Texas which, unfortu
nately for the advancement of Texas, has
been too much neglected by the powers that
be- His district extends over a vast amount
of territory, equal within itself to an ordinary
sized State, Had Western Texas been ex.
J tended proper protection, it would have now
J. been teeming with an industrious and law
abiding population, instead of being subject
B ed to the depredations of bands of thieves,
Mr.. Rogers was once the county Judge OF
: Nueces county ; then its sheriff next an al
derman of Corpus Christi, and is now Presi.
dent of the Corpus Christi and Rio Grande
Railway Company. He is a Democrat and
was the Democratic nominee Of his district,
and, though his section has heretofore been
represented by Republicans, he carried it by
+ over, 2OO majority. O.. r4.a 20 d-..u n4.
J SEVENTY EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Counties. Patricio, Live Oak, Karnes
Wilson and Atascosa. Hi-
J REPRESENTATIVE T. NJ DENNIS was born
(; in Georgia, March 8, 1907; was educated in
that State; moved to Texas in March, 1885,
and has continued to live in the State Il lives
with his family in Carnes county, and is en-
gagged in stockraising, ,,.yL a..
Mr.. Dennis entered The army of the Repub
} lie of Texas in 1885; was in the battle of Sar
Jacinto, and in other fights with Mexican'
, and Indians served as member of the Texas
Congress in 1912, and was IN the State Eegis
; lature of 1S4S then remained in private life
/ till he took his seat in the Fifteenth Legisla
5 ture was nominated by the Democrats of his
district without his knowledge or consent, anc
A; was elected by majority Of 81 votes.
sEvENTY-NINTH DISTRICT.
Counties. Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Shelby
and Harrison = f..- --ri -.fI Ist.llr- /
: native of Georgia. and is "a years of age
came to Texas in 1855, boy was educateC
\ at the University of Georgia studied law
, was admitted to bar, and is engaged in tht
hpractice of his profession at Marshall, Texas
j where he resides. .,r, .sgl nv
Mr.. Coleman was a private soldier in thu
Confederate States Army, and did active ser
: vice in the field for four YEARS. He is a Dem
ocrat of unqualified faith, and, after having
received the party nomination, was elected L
the lower house of the Fifteenth Legislature
I by majority of 2305 votes, He has taken l
very prominent stand as legislator is ON,
l of The best speakers in the Legislature, and i
D fearless in the discharge of his duty Hi
r Craftsmanship of the Committee on the Peni
e tentiary has made him reputation, and h'
deserves great credit for the manner in which
2 he deals with this great question 3 ~afsaa
, He is man of family, and a citizen o
l. worth and the highest promise
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