The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-18
LEGI>LArIVE nIRB TORY-SEN-
ATOkS.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.

/
SENATOR TuLMAN SMITH was born in the
I State of North Carolina He received a clas
1 steal education al the University of North
/ Carolina and before he was eighteen enlisted
/ in the Confederate army. He was dis
! lngushed private in the army OF Northern
I Virginia and bears the marks Of wounds re-
Ceived al the battles of Sharpsburg and Chan
cellorsville. The war ended, he bade, sdieu
to his associations in the old North State, and
arrived in Texas AS a permanent settler, June
p, 1860; studied law, went into IFS practice
| at Navasota in Grimes county, and has
| gathered around himself quite reputation
/ as a LAWYER
Mr.. Smith was member of the lower
| house OF the Fourteenth Legislature, and
made wide reputation as such He is a
bold and fearless debater conscientious and
| positive in his opinions, and faithful servi-
| tor of the public interest He was leading
member of the Judiciary Committee snd an
active worker upon several Others He was
| elected as a Democrat to the Fifteenth Leg
| lsature, and received the nomination of the
! Democratic Convention of his district for the
! State Senatorship. His majority in the last
election was $40 votes
Mr.. Smith is a married man; is thirty-two
years of age; of ordinary height and inclined
to rotundity; has an open, generous and good
| natured expression, and bids fair to become a
a man of note.
After taking his seat in the Senate he be-
came the recipient of very complimentary
vote for pro tempOre president of that body
Hon. Wells Thompson, however receiving
the requisite vote for election
Mr.. Smith is chairman of the Committee
on Constitutional Amendments, one of the
most responsible positions, under the circum-
| stances, of the body to which he belongs.
| He is one of the clearest headed men in the
| Legislature, and very marked Difference is
paid TO his views whenever heard upon the
floor of the Senate.
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
! C0uHtjeS-Waller, Fort Bend and Wharton
SENATOR WALTER NJ. BURToN.-The sub
! iect of this sketch is a colored man. He was
| born in North Carolina, August g. 1S40; came
to Texas a slave eighteen years ago and has
lived since then in Fort Bend county He is
IA married man, is thirty eight years old, and
is engaged in farming. He is possessed of
good mind and maintains the respect of all
classes in his community. He is spoken of
as generous and feeling in his nature, and de
| serves the kindest consideration, when it can
| be stated that since his emancipation he has
voluntarily maintained an aged and destitute
lady IN North Carolina to whom he formerly
belonged
He lives in district where the negro ele-
ment is greatly in the prepOnderance, and has
been the recipient of much consideration at
its hands. He was sheriff of Fort Bend coun-
ty from 1870 to December, 1878, when he was
chosen to represent his district in the Senate
of the Fourteenth Legislature. In this body
he was an independent voter, though his seat
was next to that of Web. Flanagan His pol
itics are Republican. He was the late Repub-
lican candidate for the State Senatorship in
the Seventeenth Senatorial District, and was
elected by about 1900 majority. He is very
qaiet member of the Senate but votes the
straight party vote whenever the Republican
interest may be subserved. -..
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.
COlntieS-Harris and Montgomery
SENATOR JOHN T. BkADY.-This gentle
man is a native of Maryland, is forty-five
yeals old, and has resided in Texas for twen-
I ty years. He settled in the city of Houston
upon reaching Texas and commenced the prac-
tice of law, and soon married fair, native
Texan.
The life of Mr. Brady is chapter in the
, history of Houstons advancement. He has
been engaged in nearly all the varied public
enterprises of his community, and is at pres
r ent actively engaged in manufacturing and
: agricultural pursuits
He was a member of the lower house of the
: Tenth Legislature, representing Harris coun-
| y, and while in that body distinguished him
: self as chairman of the Committee on Finance
U and took leading ground as a bold and fear
less debater. He was reelected to the Eley
= enth Legislature, and held the position o
! chairman of the Committee on Internal I'm
He was the leading spirit in the orraniza
ton and establishment of the State fairs a
9 Houston, and was president of the association
q for the first and second years of its existence
| These fairs inaugurated by him, are monu
= ment to his worth and energy
- In the late election he was an Independent
y candidate for the position of State Senator
v | opposing w. Il. Baker, vice president of tn,
/ Central Railroad Company, over whom h,
! was elected by 33 majority. COkes majority
! in the same district was over 100 votes
Mr.. Brady is one of the most interesting
members of the Legislature. Calculating il
his positions he becomes irrepressible in hi
course, and persistently reaches for end
though they prove to his disadvantage HI
II is an active member of committees, and es
{: pecialy 50 of those on Internal Improvement
= and Educational Affairs.
D He is a man of fine constitution, and is pos
5 sessed of an active mind. Though apparentl,
v gruif in his manner he is kind and whole
: souled gentleman, a pleasant associate, and
p warm-hearted and true friend.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT.
CouRtieS - Galveston, Brazoria and Mata
, gorda.
SENATOR ANDREW PHELPS MCCoRMICI
was born in Brazoria county, Texas, Decem
= Der Is. 1882. He graduated at Center Col
lege, Danville, Kentucky, in June 1854
p, studied law in the office of Judge James H
| Dtll, III DTdLOTld anu was dumlJteQ 10 In
3 bar in December, 1855. Mr.. Mccormick
father was an early settler of Brazoria county
i a soldier at San Jacnto, man of rare intelli
: gence, beloved by large circle of friends
+, and highly esteemed by all who knew him
The subject of this sketch is planter as wei
( as lawyer He was appointed Chief Justic
of Brazoria county by Provisional Governo
o Andrew j. Hamilton, in December, 1865
4 He was elected by Galveston and Brazori
+, counties a delegate to the Convention tha
passed the Constitution of 1866 and was ais,
a delegate 70 the Convention that passed tn
Constitution of 1869. Mr. Mccormick tool
d an active part in the business aad delibera
tions of both the conventions, winning TO
2 himself the reputation of a good parliamen
: tartan and able debater He is a Republican
in politics, decided and pronounced, but from
, the constitution of his mind, both liberal anC
/ conservative. IH
, In September, 1871, Mr. Mccormick wa
: appointed by Governor Davis Judge of tn,
= Eighteenth Judicial District, composed of tn
counties of Galveston and Brazoria, whicl
Office he held until the seventeenth day O
April 1876. He was esteemed by the mem
bers of the bar as able, impartial and dill
t gent judge, and one who did not carry poll
z tics into the court house. He was electet
a Senator in the present Legislature by a ma
{ jority of seven hundred and twenty-one votes
g in district which gave considerable major
~ ity to Coke and Hubbard, having received In
open and earnest support of many stauncl
and influential Democrats.
Judge Mccormick married early in life an,
has goodly family of sons and daughter
: growing up around him. He is gent1emai
OF fine personal appearance, and a man o
most admirable temper.
TwENTIETH DISTRICT.
Countes-Austin, Washington and Burle
son.
SENATOR JOHN W. CARROLL emigrated u
2 Texas from his native State, North Carolina
nineteen years ago He is now forty -thre,
T years old, and resides at Caldwell, in Burle
t son county, amidst the pleasures and associa
| tions of happy family circle. He is pro
fessional merchant, and is carrying on a flint
rnercarril.. hnsiness in CaldMeu Ahere he hal