The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-26
Texas Politics.

1t is believed now that Bastrop county
will give majority for Giddings instead o.
Jones.
Colorado county, after being looked upon
as doubtful, is considered after a careful
view of the situation, prepared to give d
handsome majority for Col Giddings.
The friends of Gddngs in Washington
county are hopeful that they may carry the
county. They are making the canvass a
most active one, and 1t Will produce good
results.
Whether Col. Jones was solicited by Re-
publIcans to become a candidate for Com
gress is question amounting TO Tut little,
when it appears that he is the accepted can
didate of all Republicans.
On the second of October vote of the
lIeuor prohibition law was taken in Live
Oak county, and of the 1913 vqies cast, not
one was cast against it. Grant needn't
send any troops into Live Ok.
+. The Caldwell Eogie, referring to Wash
Jones's speech IN Caldwell, says: "We
must express our regret that Col. Jones has
such a poor opinion of the Democratic
press in this district as to suppose that they
are candidates for bribery aud corruption.
We regard the charge as grG,uitous and un-
worthy of its author"
The Dallas HeraH modestIy says that
''the TRADE OF black guardIsm directed by
Governor Coke against the press Is 3 grave
and dIsgraceiul commentary upon the dig
nifty and decency Of our chef magistrate.
He has overacted his part most shame
fully, and can merit nothing but derison
and contempt"
II Jones postpone his Withdrawal he may
as well go through the race. The fact OF
his declension must be made known yer
many thousand square miles, where mil.
ways were never known and stage coaches
sometimes lose mails On the contrary
Davis need only commune ste with a single
loyal league and the message will go
through the district like electric shock.
Hop. George Washington Jones says he
was the nominee Of bis own convention.
gotten up and attended by himself alone.
but he says nothing about nj promised
aiders and abettOrs, who decided the
Austin convention to defeai, il possible,
some by open and Others by secret means,
the nominee Of that body.
For ways tina, are dark
And tFiebs that vain,
who can beat the secret deccivers who pre-
T. nded to support Giddings but mean to
elect Jones.
A subscriber to the STATESMAN, writing
from Santa Rosalie, Comal county, says:
at pIesses me 10 assure you Of my healty
endorsement Of the STATKsMAS IN It's polit-
ical, local and general departments, aud TO
say TO you that am with you, heart and
soul, for Tilden and Hendricks. This vot-
ing precinct, (German) which has hitherto
z ven solid Republican vote, will now go
as 3 unit for the regular Democratic noni-
nees- This change is responsive 10 the
great German feeling throughout the Ia
ion.n
Col. Giddings and Jones. it appears,
while discussing political Issues at Csld-
well, IN Burleson cCuaty. on the thirty
first, bad personal alteration, which be-
came very unpleasant. The difficulty grew
our Of dispute. Is 20 time agreed upon for
each 10 consume in speaking. Jones claimed
that be had thirty minutes in which TO re-
ply 70 Giddings's stacks, which Giddings
deaied, and then charged that Jones Was
the Radical candidate, and .hst he hAd adj