The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-14
Te1a. Politics.


Hon. Wells Thompson Is nominated
for the Lieutenant Governorship by
the Tyler Democrat.
The Denison Herald approves Crook 3,
OF the Sherman Courier. schedule, and
1, for ThrCckmorton, Governor; d. r.,
Treasurer, and Bramlette, Land Com
missioner.
The Mexia Ledger would have Major
j. d. Sayers for Governor, bur Sayers
seeks 70 such nomination. His friends
would have him made Lieutenant
Governor, and his name will be used
alone in this connection.
Houston and Galveston both claim
to have the most commodious hotels in
the State, and the only halls cape BILE
of holding the Democrats of Texas.
We have the State house and will have
the most capacious opera house in
Texas next August or September. But
the STATESMAN also thinks that for 8
time Austin had its share OF State
conven tons.
Crooks Sherman Courier says the
ms jority in conventions should govern.
Such is Democratic theory. but for years
has Lot been Democratic practice when
men were to be selected for Office at
the hands of conventions. The two
thirds rule has been insisted upon and
adhered to, and, like many other un-
democratic acts perpetrsted either
through ignorance or knavery, this
two.thirds business is an evil that
should be got rid of.
We do not exactly see the force of
this paragraph, but our excellent con-
temporary of the Dallas Herald Is en-
titled TO the benefit of his statement.
he says that the STATESMAN says that
the Herald does think an independ-
ent candidate necessary, but that
Throckmorton will go through in the
regular way No one knows better
than the editor of the STATESMAN that
our advocacy of an Independent race
was only made to give Throckmorton
something to interest himself with
after his nomination was made, and TO
give the Democracy little healthy OF
position"
The Victoria Ad0Ocdts says that the
Sherman Register does itself no
credit by its outrageous assault upon
the personal character of Hon. John
Ireland. Certainly the AdcOcate can
not be charged with being a partisan
of ireland, for upon several important
State policies in the past it con-
sidered him as being most woful-
ly wrong, yet his escutcheon in our es-
timation has ever been sPotless and his
ideas directed only for the good of the
State. His personal reputation is
above reproach and his talents have
long since placed him among the
statesmen of the Lone Star State.
The Brenham Banner says: ''AIany
OF our exchanges make very favorable
mention of the name of Major Joseph
d. Sayers, of Bastrop, Chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Committee,
for the position of Lieutenant Cover
nor. We fully endorse the recommeD-
dation, and hope that Major Ssyers
may receive the nomination. We know
of no man in the State who is more
worthy of the position than Major
Sayers. He has never been an office
seeker, and is mixed up with no rings
or jobs. His political record Is pure
and uutarnisbed. He is a lawyer who
has already acquired Statewide repu-
tatisn for ability. In his present po-
sition he has, so far as We know, given
entire satisfaction to the party. OF
the war record of Major Sayers we
deem it unnecessary to speak. 1t is
we'll known to all the old soldiers OF
the State"
The Terrell Star wants Major W. n.
Walton for Lieutenant Governor, but
this gentleman will have nothing of
the sort. His memorable words, when
he declined to remain candidate be-
fore the Galveston conventions, in OPP
position to the armless Boone, tell
what sort of a man Major Walton is.
"If, said he, ''my success before the
public depends on the suppression
of principle or on my non-advocacy
of it, when the declaration thereof or
its advocacy by me will serve my coun-
try and my people, then / shall not
succeed; and If the pnce of my going
into effice is silence when my friends
need my help, then l shall never be an
officeholder. am not neutral man,
and do not love office we'll enough to
fly from principle or abandon friends
to obtain it,"
The Terrell Star believes that Throck-
morton would make a personal sacri-
fee in becoming governor, but is also
satisfied that he would take the nomi-
nation. Speaking OF. his election from
office through reconstruction bayonets,
it says: "He, like all other men
placed under similar circumstances,
would like to be rtinstated
in position which be filled with such
marked ability as to create encomiums
from even his political opponents, and
that, too, at a period so delicate in our
relations with the Federal government.
His administration was particularly
marked for the economy with which it
was conducted, and in everything ap-
pertaining to it exhibited such genuine
and marked ability as to be regarded
as the foundation of the eminent posi-
ton he has since attained at home and
abroad. Texas demands his services
in her own borders, aud her wish, as
was once before expressed, will be his
law"