The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-29


position in the Lower House of the Fifteenth
Legislature, he was elected by $40 majority
out of 2400 votes
TwKNTY-NINTH DISTRICT.
Couaty-Grimes
REPRESENTATIVE c. ii. BROOKS is a ma
tive of Alabama was horn in 1927 was edu-
Gated in Tennessee, and moved to Texas in
1854. He is a married man, a minister of the
gospel, and resides at Bedas, in Grimes county,
where he is engaged in agricultural pursuits
MIR. Brooks has always been Democrat
was nominated by party convention, and
elected to the Fifteenth Legislature by sixty
nine majority. He has just entered upon a
public career.
THIRTIETH DISTRICT.
C0unties-Grimes and Madison.
REPRESENTATIVES, SCHRIER is a native of
Texas and is tifty-One years old. He resides
at Madisonville, in Madison county, and is
engaged in farming and stockraising. He is
man of sound Judgment and good purposes,
and has lived a life of conscientious duty to
himself and the rest of the world. So much
has he obtained the confidence of those among
whom he lives that he has become the peace
able arbiter of individual disputes and mis-
understandings, and his decisions are univer-
sally received as just He has been twice
elected chief justice in Madison county-once
and decisions are like the laws of the Modes
and the Persians. In politics Mr.. Schrier is a
Democrat He was nominated by the Demo
Gratis and elected TO the Lower House of the
Fifteenth Legislature 10y 6l3 majority.
TWENTIETH DISTRICT.
COunties.-Lamar and Fannin.
REPRESENTATIVE 5. w. STEWART was born
in Kentucky, December Is, 1919; came to
Texas with his parents when ten wears old
m affaruyardS ranaivaI A liberal aInrafip,, ut
Lanes Academy in Fannin county; studied
law at Cooper, in Delta county, and was adj
mitted to the bar December 20, 1872. He is
a young man of fine attalnments and liberal
views, and represents, with credit, an intelli-
gent constituency.
In politics MIR. Stewart is Democrat. He
was nominated by convention of the Demo
Gratis of Lamar, Fannin and Delta counties,
and was elected by over 1000 majority.
Mr.. Stewart is practicing lawyer at Coop
er, the county seat of Delta county, and stands
well in his profession. He is the second young
est man in the Fifteenth Legislature, Mr. Ba-
ker, of Pamela county, being the youngest by
some months. He is an unmarried man.
TwENTY-FIRsT DISTRICT.
C0untieS.-Hunt and Rockwell.
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM H. PRICE was
born in Kentucky, January 80, 1890; was ed
ucated and grew up into manhood in his native
came to Texas in 1868; settled in Rockwell
county, where he is engaged in agricultural
pursuits is a minister of the gospel, and the
head of family.
Mr. Price was a captain in the Missouri
State Guards during the late war was par
ticipant in the battle of Elkhorn, and was dis
charged from the Confederate army, at Mem
phis, in 1862, in consequence of chronic OPP
tbalmia, from which he has not yet recovered.
L. e f,;tL a
| by the Democrats of his district, and elected
to the Legislature 10y over 500 majority. This
| is the first civil office he has ever held, and
he says it will be the last. He is a good and
true man, and faithful to every trust contided
| to him.
| TWENTY SECOND DISTRICT.
| Counties. - Kaufman, Raines, Wood and
Van Zandt.
REPRESENTATIVE T. J. TowLEs was born
in Jones county, Georgia, and is now thirty
| two years old. He is a married man, has
| lived in Texas eighteen years. and resides in
| Canton, Van Zandt county. He is farmer
| by profession, and is at present engaged il
farming in Van Zandt county.
Democracy is the prevailing faith of Var
Zandt county, and Mr.. Towles is the personi
tication of a Democrat from the Free Stat,
of Van Zandt" He was elected sheriff o
his county in 1870, and served, with steadfas
ZEAL during the dark days of Radicalism il
Texas never daunted, as a peace officer, b,
the armed and liveried hirelings of the Davi
administration; always doing his duty to Cit
and country in face of military despotism
Learning to love him in the dark hour
which, from 1870 to 1873, lowered over Texas
his people have felt delight in doing him hon
or. He was the Democratic nominee of hi
district, and was elected by 1000 majority.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN S. GRIFFITH is
native of Maryland, but was reared in Texas
coming to the State when he was but ten year
of age. His father reached Texas broker
merchant, and he and his sons went to tn
pillow handles for a livelihood His bool
learning, in early life, was obtained at night
after the labors of the day were completed
and, finally, by ten months course Of stud.
at Wesleyan College, in San Augustine, Texas
He started in life penniless but with stroDl
will to do married at twenty-five years o
age, and at tnirty-two had accumulated a flint
I fortune, nearly all of which was swept AVA
by the issues of the war. Again he went 4
work with zeal, and has retrieved his one
fallen fortunes.
Gen. Griffith won his military title in tn
service of the Confederate States was col
onel under Gems. Ben. McCulloch, Van Dorm
Maury, Price, and others, all the time in aC
tive service. Before the end of the war b
was promoted to the rank of brigadiergen
eral of the second brigade of Texas Stat
troops. He was a member of the Tenth Leg
islature of Texas Since this service Gen
Griffith has repeatedly been urged TO run 70
public position, but, preferring the pleasure
course to Office, he has as often refused to al
low his name to be used as a candidate. III
is gentleman of fine ability, rare cOmmo
sense, strictly moral in his habits, purely pa
triotic, and possessed Of an unusual degree O
public spirit. 1t was the Office that sough
the man when he was elected to the Legisls
ture, as the Democratic nominee of his lii
trict. He was chosen as candidate onl
twenty three days before the election, and
against a strong opposition, received majo
ity of 131 votes over the next candidate b.
low him, there being nine in the field, froI
among whom two were to be elected. II
commended with the rival interests of thos
towns in Kaufman county, seeking 10 obiai
the ascendency over Terrell, the present coul
~ seat, and this was the cause of oppostio
TO him.
He is married man, is forty-seven yea
of age, and resides in the town of Terrell
real estate business. He is also largely int
ested in farming.
THIRTYFIRsT DISTRICT.
/ COunties-TIinity aud Walker.
, REPRESENTATIVE SAM Y. SMITH was boz
! in Texas, September 30, 1S4l was raised an
educated in Texas, and graduated in Aust
College in 1859. He belonged 70 Hood
Brigade, G. s. A, and after the war settle
at Galveston and remained there for nv
years in the mercantile basiness; returned
Huntsville, where he bad been raised, an
= became a banker was returned In 1874 as
: Democratic member of the Fourteenth Tex
+; Legislature, and held the position for Nv
; weeks resigned il to J. v. Lea, also Den
d ocrat. who had received larger number {
votes than himself, but who was refused n
E certificate Of election in consequence Of II
: formality in returns Mr.. Smiths magaau
I nous conduct in giving the position 70 M
D Lea was recognized BY the House as an ~
{ worthy of special mention. He was nomin
5 ted fer the Fifteenth Legislature by the Den
r ocrats and elected by 81 majority He
; chairman of the Committee on Public Del
+ and member Of other financial committee
He resides with his family Ia HunssviIl