The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-01

called aud acted. Under it's rroyis ana
new el',etior for governor became nee,
essary. A convention Ia hona;na d
candidate sor governor WAS called .,,nu-
AIRY ., 1876 and thither the deiet ates
appointed repaired TO aisear9s theii slu-
W. While the convention was liz pro-
gress. Governor Coke, a guest at the
Grand Southern hotel, asked that.
Judge ireland be invited upto his room,
a. he Yves aispirited and wanted To see
the Judge The GOVERNORS request was
met. when he stated to Ireland that q
resolution was about 10 be subniitts 4 TO
the convention binding It's nominees TO
accept no other Office than such as hey
might be chosen for. This resolution,
Coke said, would be slam at Hubl ard,
aud he asked Judge Ireland to use his
influence 10 defeat il. which was done.
Coke was renominated and re. cler ted.
Thiags went on as usual tor while.
at,d the time for the election of sena-
tor to superecle Morgan HAM ton
rolled around. Judge Ireland WAS sur
prised 10 hear, soon, that Coke Was not
only an sspirant 10 this position, but
had laid deep bus plans to secure it.
Then the Judge realized why Coke did
not want the Objectionable resolu lion
passed at the late Galveston convention
And Judge Ireland had deemed the
following friendly letter from Governor
Coke an assurance OF support, rather
than cloud to his opposition, for the
senate The letter was based on note
written TO Governor Coke by Judge
Ireland. stating thai his friends wonld
present his name for The United States
senatorship. This is the letter. copied
from the original, as shown us by Judge
Ireland
Arsr.x. December %. 1875
Hon. John Ireland,
be glad to meet you at Calves ten
where will be on the 9Th Of January
Will frankly say 10 you that. II ] had
70 name the. senator to succeed Hon.
NJ II. Hamilton, you are MY oh DICE
over any man named. or likely 10 be.
for this place. supposed before the
receipt OF your letter informing M 3 of
the fact that you would be q candidate,
and told anothercandidats who spoke
10 me on the subject few days ago
that yon would be the moot forrnid sble
of his opponents sincerely wish you
success- s,5.s.s Yours truly. i
= 80 ~ sIcRARD COKE.
Judge Ireland thinks the publication
of this letter at the time Of Coke,s can
didacy for the senate. would have killed
his chances for the position. but its
contents have been, until now. kept
from public knewledse. He considers
that Hubbara's friends have instigatexi
the ASSAULT upon him in the 0azette
and other state papers to rain his
chances FOR the goyernorship, positio
he has never been candidate for He
places Coke and Hubbard in the same
category as political hacksters Who
live only FOR" succession and the ike.
He and his friends charge that the IN
huence OF the State Gazette was pur>
chased 10 ruin him, he having refused
to listen to an ofer. from its editor,
TO support him and give him an
interest in his paper for 5000 = a
gentleman now living in San Ans
tonic having been rendered the ma MP
ulation of his interests. He denies
that he has done anything wrong,
and from the tenorsof his conversation
your correspondent judges thai upon
the first opportunity he will pub iciy
indicate himself He will charge the
efforts to iniure him to his political
enemies, and will attack their motives
and their political characters