The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-21
Texas Politics.

The henderson Times thinks Hub
bard will do.
The Waco Erdminer Is nibbling at
the greenbsck hook.
The Colorado Citisen would see Geo.
Mccormick elected Attorney General.
The Waco Examiner ''hopes 10 sup
port the nominee of the convention"
Some of the papers pu: the two-third
rule down as trunps for Master Lang.
The Commercial thinks the two-thirds
rule in nominating convent ions per-
nicious.
The Mexis Ledger would be salts
fed with either ireland or S4yers for
Governor.
Hon. Stephen H. Dardcn is the
choice of the Guadalupe Times for
Comptroller.
The popular error still prevails that
the next Legislature will have to elect
Maxey's successor.
The GAINESVILLE Times wants the
Democratic Convert On IL assemble in
August at Dallas.
A correspondent of the Seguin
Times nomiDstes Ireland for Governor
and Speaker Bonner for Lieutenant
Governor.
In the Second Congressional District
anxious candidates for n seat in Con-
gress are getting tidgety over Culber.
sons intentions.
Fort Worth, 1t is claimed by the
Telegram, is :he place for the conven-
ton to assemble, since drinks can be
gotten as low as live cents.
Hon. A. T. Watts, of Weatherford,
is spoken of as proper man to go to
Congress. Mr.. Watts was hardwork-
ing member of the Thirteenth Legisla-
ture.
The similar position of Col. Schleich.
er aud of the Cuero Bulletin ON the
financial question gives the respecta.
bility of the plurality to the.opponents
of silver in Texas.
The Bonhsm Ne,os is wrong when it
talks about Throckmorton succeeding
Maxey. Should Throck morton become
Governor his term will expire before
the senatorial election, this duty fall.
ing upon the Seventeenth instead OF
the Sixteenth Legislature.
Manuel Martinez, Mexican, living
ten miles from San Antonio, was robbed
of $40, 200 few days ago. He kept
it in trunk in his house, and now he
consoles himself with the idea that he
might have been robbed long ago had
he deposited it in a safe institution.
The Houston Age says that all claim
to be Democrats; this is ma ural where
1t is known that the party has ma
jorlty Of over one hundred thousand in
the State, but it will be necessary to de.
fine their positions with more accuracy
before the assembling of the con GEN.
ton.
The Galveston CigiliGn says the day
is not distant when intelligence and
right, and not ignorance and vice, will
have access to the ballot box. The
present condition of things Is becom-
ing utterly intolerable and to the
women we must look for the final
exaltation and publication of the
privilege of suffrage.
The unique and original Bonham
Neaos prefers Throckmorton to Hub
bard as the least of two evils. How
much less we are not advised, but il
the vices of the two men are physical,
and they are weighed in the balances,
Throckmorton would rise among the
stars, and Poor Richard sink down
into the place where it was till Eeecher
abolished it.
The GAINESVILLE Times says: "The
only merit the two third rule possesses
is that of age, having so long prevailed
in the Democratic party. We see no
necessity for its longer continuance.
Designed to secure the nomination of
the strongest Candidate, it frequently
defeats him. A nomination made I'm
der 1t, instead of rejecting the senti-
ment of the majority. is more frequent
ly that of minority"
The Longview Ne,O Era very prop
erly says that after two years. trial
of the laws passed by the last LegIsla.
ture, many defects-have been rendered
visible. The changes to be made cal
for an elevated standard of experience
and sound discretion. This being the
case none should be selected, simply
to fill seat in either house, hut men
in whose honesty and capacity the PEG.
pie can place the most implicit conf
dence.
It Is stated thai Mr.. Culberson will
not be a candidate TOR reelection. We
cannot tell what local and personal
Influences are at work in his district,
but the State itself will be the great
loser when deprived of the wisdom
and ability of this representative. He
is second to none of his colleagues,
and his district would sink in the esti.
mat on of the people aud Texas in that
of the Union il the dignity and worth
and ability of the delegation he not
maintained. We have learned thai
every change is not reform.
The Dallas Commercial says: SIT
strikes us that the cry of sectionallsEa
is entering rather prominently into the
State campaign. The candidate fol-
Governor must live somewhere, and
if the objection TO candidate from a
particular part OF the State amounts to
anything. it will exclude any and all
candidates. North Texas does not
present the name Of Throckmorton be.
cause he Is from North Texas, but be.
cause he is believed to he the man. II
is becoming more evident, too, every
day, that his friends all over the State
desire his election as much as those ol
his own immediate section. Austin
and West Texas seem to support him
IS heartily as does Dallas and North
Texas"
The Austin correspondent of the
Galveston Neles says: ''As to the gub-
ernatorial contest little Is said. am
OF the opinion that Richard the two
eyed has lost ground in consequence of
his alleged crookedness in the matter
Of Burnett & Fitzpatrick, and, not.
outstanding his letter in explanation
of the matter, people doubt his inno-
cence. j have hoped that the Governor
would come out without the smell OF
guilt upon his garments. Explanatory
letters, Astounding In rhetorical -four
ishes and bombast, are of little avail
in matters involving the personal and
official honor and integrity Of high
official. At least one lesson from this
Will be impaired, and 1t is that those
in high places had better have no pc
cuniary relations with those who are
dependent upon them Hubbard's
chickens have come home to roost.
He assisted at one of the most cold
blooded murders OF one of Texas's
truest and purest men, John Ireland"