The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-26
WELLB0Rnls RACE.

ple In his support This week he spoke
In WaXahaolio and In Ennis A num-
her Of letters from prominent aud ln7
auontlal citizens, arc 10 the effect that
the people Of all olasses ara very greatly
pleased, not only with the man persons
ally, but with his positions on all impor'
tant questions now interesting the peo'
pie, lie IL soundly conservative and At
the same time progressive While feels
ing and expressing q lively interest In
the national questions Of finance, labor
troubles, tho tariff and foreign policy,
his thoughts very naturally turn with
all their strength TO his own state and
tho rich and populous district which he
aspires TO represent in congress, No
measure having for its direct or remote
object, the development of our wonders
ful natural resources, and the early GO
cupNncy Of that advanced position IN
the state to which she Is entitled, wall
be neglected by him, He will not be
content with this merely negative de~
yotion, but win exert 10 the iullest,
all those splendid qualities with which
he has been 30 lavishly endowed by na-
turo, 10 force our state and hia own
district up to that elevated plane which
IL IN entitled 10, and should by all
means occupy North Texas, and more
especially the Third congressional dis
trict, has learned the worth OF due
care in the selection Of representa-"
tive, and also tho value Of
greatness and ability in tho occu-
pant Of her chair in congress,
In her earnest advocacy Of tho claims
Of Col, Wellborn she is striving to give
this district u successor TO Gov. Throck~
morton, who is every way worthy and
well qualified to succeed him, with
honor to himself and advantage to tho
people, 1t IL Col, WIS purpose to visit
every county in the district before the
convention meets, and to SEQ IN many
of the people rs possible We have no
fears Of the result il he carries out this
programme, because one only needs ace
and hear him to be convinced of his
ability and the integrity and patriotism
orhsevery hope and ambition, He has n
powerful personal magnetism attaching
to him warmly all the honest and fair
people who como in contact with him
This taken with the singular purity of
his liIo and the unsollishness Of his pur
poses, appeals very strongly to the supN
port Of the people. Letters received in
this city from the western counties of
the district SHOW that in Hood, Johns
Ron, Erath, Shacllleiord, Young and
Wise, he is very strong, and the hope is
growing rapidly into certainty that he
will carry n majority of them, We can
say TO our friends on the frontier that
their interests will be safe in his hands.
No man in the state has clearer ap-
prehension of their wants, and the
splendid possibilities of that peerless
region of our state than has Wellborn,
and no man will work more eagerly or
intelligently to serve them than he.
Scattered over all the territory Of the
third district are numbers of old
Georgans many of whom know intis
mately the subject of our sketch,
and to those who do not know
him, we can say that he has been rear
cd in the same school of politics
which made our old mothersstate illus,
trious by reason of the exalted character
of her devoted public servants, such
models AS Troupe, Crawford and Berrien,
in the older days and Gordon, Hill,
Stephens and Pierce Young, of her later
and more glorious history. By the dies
votion and true craftsmanship of this
coterie of exalted patriots, old Georgia
was the first Of our bruised and broken
southern states to throw of the shackles
OF military reconstruction and recom>
mence, under vastly changed circum,
stances, that career of energy and ems
lightened policy which had won for her
in ante Jellum days the proud Sobriquet
of the Empire State of the South"
Drawing his political inspiration from
source such as this, we do not hesitate
to say to our progressive people from
every part of the district that they will
have no reason to blush for or complain of
their representative in congress- should
he be their choice Indeed, we are graft,
fed beyond measure at the warm recep>
ton our nomination has met with, aud it
will be proud day for us when we can
announce to the people that their favor.
lite has received the nomination. So far,
the canvass has progressed satisfactorily,
and we do not doubt but it will 90 on
in this way TO the end.
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Mr.. TBRocEMoRToN is opposed to the
reduction OF the army. So is Mr.. Tom
Scott. Riots and mobs must be put