The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-08
Texas Politics.

Mills walked over the track at the
Bryan convention without even an
entry against him.
The Mexia Ledger says Col. Charles
Stewart went down under Hubbard,
whom he carried.
Judge A. B. Norton is spoken of as
au Independent charger to contend for
the executive purse.
The Dallas Herald has taken aboard
some crazy fellow who would see Texas
divided. Several papers in the State
have played out in this heresy.
Wood County Flag: "Judge Rob
erts will inaugurate and carry out Just
such an administration as Mr.. Throck-
morton had in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
efficient and economical"
The San Antonio Herald reports that
the feeling for Judge Ireland increases
at Benton City and Oak Island. They
are led to his support in consequence
of the position of Mr.. Schleicner on
financial questions.
The Brennan Banner says that ex-
Governor Davis, NJ. Dohoney, of La
mar, and Gen. Hammond, of Robert
son, are severally mentioned as the
probable candidates for Governor on
the Greenbsck ticket.
The Age, In referring to the express
sion of Tracy, that "the Republican
party liYes again in the Greenback
10 90 he
its leaders in Houston. They are all
of them late lights in the Radical
ranks.
The Golisd Guard says: "While
there may be some of the soreheads that
feel aggrieve6 because their favorites
were not the choice, we have NO regrets
to offer, as the choice suits US, and we
will support the nominee with hearty
good will"
There must be no cessation of the
demand tor Judge Roberts to resign in
time for the people to elect his success
sor. His duty IN the matter is so plain
that he should not wait for all the
newspapers. in the State to tell him
about it before taking action.
In 1864 the greenback dollar was
worth only thirty-eight cents in specie.
and the Wall street brokers made fab
ulous fortunes by buying and selling
this currency, while the laboring man
and the producer was the sufferer. The
Greenbackers want to give those Wall
street fellows another chance by flood
ing The country with worthless paper
money.
Conventions for the nomination of
candidates for Congress from Texas,
are to be held as follows:
First district, Nacogdoches, Septem-
Der 4.
Second district, Pittsburg, August 21.
Third district, Fort Worth, Au-
gust 7.
Fourth district, Bryan, August Is.
Fifth district, Brennan, August z.
The Sixth district held Its conYen-
ton at San Antonio on the twelfth, and
failed to nominate.
The Marshall Herald very truly re
marks: 'Tf Throckmorton's candI
dacy has done no other good, it has
awakened the people to the propriety
of change. While he has failed tC
secure the nomination, another ha!
been selected of like sentiments, and
of equal determination, and who, as HI
would have done, will take pride il
calling around him the ablest men il
the State"
The Mexla Ledger says: "Havins
drawn the sword and thrown away the
scabbard In his warfare upon Ireland
we suspect Governor Hubbard regret
fully feels that he wEo resorts to thu
sword, the same shall fall by the sword
In other words, had he not attempted
to blacken Judge Ireland's character
without cause, his own would probably
not have been assailed, even though
there was abundant cause.2
The Independent Era Georgetown,
says the BRENNAN convention cannot dc
did the Ppe. at San a 9at9p;n f i65Bf6fdat
that course; in fact it drives them tC
nominate a man-that, tho, the strong.
est one they. can get. One thing they
may rest assured-ef, and that is, the
man that beats Wash Jones will have
just a little the hardest race that has
been run in Texas since the war;
j. g: Tracy, of Houston, says the
Banner, was Governor Dlvis's chief
fugleman, and now he is the leading
spirit or head-center of the Houston
Greenbackers. A few nights ago hC
said ''the Republican party lives again
in the Greenback party" Efforts are
beng made to organize colored Green
back clubs. The managers In the new
movement are or have been shining
lights in the Badlcal party.
The Independent Era was pleased
with visit of Hon. w. P. Hall, Of
Robertson county. The Era is a Green
back organ, and it says: '.BIr. Hal
served as State Senator in the Twelfth
and Thirteenth Legislatures, having
been elected on the Republican ticket.
He is now a good Greenbacker, and
has been placed in the field by our
party for county judge of Robertson.
He reports our noble cause in the as
cendent In his section. Robertson and
adjoining counties are mainly Green
back, and the organizations are flour
lshiDg and rapidly increasing IN men,
oershlp." All of which bears out the
story told so often of late and which
Tracy states is true that ''the Republi-
can party lives again in the Greenback
party"
The Marlin Ball, published at the
home of Col. Lang, gives cheerful
support to the Democratic ticket.
1.-The nomination of Judge Roberts, "
it says, twill meet with general salts
faction, though a great many in this
section say he should remain on the
Supreme bench. Judge Roberts is a
resident of Tyler, Smith county, and
Is man of great judicial ability and
sterling qualities. He is sixty-two
years of age, and a native of Alabama,
and has been Texan thirty-six years.
The Legislature of 1866 elected him
to the United States Senate, but re-
construction deprived him of ever oc-
cupying the seat. He was on the Su-
preme bench before and after the war
at intervals, Governor Coke having ap-
pointed him the last time"
The Sherman Courier, after stating
that 1t is Judge Roberts's purpose,
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