The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17
Texas Politics.

The Pilot fears Brazos county will be
represented in the next Legislature by
negro.
Mills thinks Judge Roberts will go
into Office with majority of 1870, 600
over Hannah.
Schlelcher's friends bitterly deny
Ireland's assertions that the former
voted against the silver dill.
Kuechler holds to the hard money
ideas, and yet the Greenbackefs R0rl-
mated him to catch German voters.
John Mitchell, of Fort Bend, was
nominated at Calvert by the Green
hackers to oppose Mills for Congress.
The Greenbackers and Peoples par
ty of Grimes county propose to fuse,
and thus beat the negro Radical fac
ton.
Hannah and Sayers spoke at Nc
Kinney. Rounds of applause greeted
the latter, and it was evident he got
the best of it.
The Lockhart NeUs Echo thinks
Greenbackism will be short lived be-
cause based on a single idea, and that
idea an evanescent Issue.
Galveston's Greenback clubs are
about to break up IN row; there is
no harmony among them. Quarrellng
is the order at every meeting.
Dan T. Price is the choice of Frio
county for the Legislature, but it is
more than probable Hon. VIM. Stone,
of Maverick, will be elected.
Mills made a powerful speech at
Richmond on the seventh. A grand
barbecue was given and many hard
ticks were put in for the Democracy of
the three counties.
z. ]. Davis holds on to a sinking
ship, the Greenback craft, that was SO
poorly built, and will go down with it
rather than follow in the wake of s.
FL. Russell. The Ex-Governor has Civ
en- up all hope of ever getting anything
at Washington.
Hon. j. B. Henderson, of Tyler, is
an independent Democratic candidate
for the Legislature. He claims that the
late county convention acted in an
illegal manner. He was q member of
the Fourteenth Legislature, aud made
q good and efficient Representative.
Success to you, Henderson.
In his speech at Minglewood Park
the other day, Coke denied the power
of the government to make money out
of bits of paper and that gold should
be the basis. Coke also favors scar.
rying out the contract" and paying the
national debt, 81, no, 900, 600 IN coin
and 500, 900, 600, according to con-
tract
At the c'ose of Greenback meet
ing 10 Sherman the orator OF the occa-
sion had the hat passed around with
view to meeting expenses. It was
filled with pieces of paper inscribed,
"Phis is twenty five cents" ''This is
fifty CENTS" ETC., to the amount OF
1925. The orator of the evening left
IN disgust and, it is supposed, beat his
way down to Austin to consult with
Loe, who Is anxious to draw mileage
and per diem in the next Legislature.
Register: Major ]. d. Sayers, Demc-
cratic nominee for Lieutenant Cover
nor, addressed quite large Sudience
at the opera house, in this city last
evening. The crowded condition of
of our columns will not admit even OF
a synopsis of his foe effort, but his
arraignment of opposing parties was
most affective. He handled General
Hannah, the Gseenback champion,
without gloves, and said he regretted
that Hannah preferred to dodge him
than meet him in debate. Major Say
ers renamed in the city to-day and
leaYes for Bonham tonight.
Nec Era: "What q contrast be-
tween the labors CT the Democratic and
Greenbeck candidates for State offices |
in Texas. Judge Roberts, Ssyers, Lub-
book, Mccormick and other Demo
cratic candidates are doing noble SER
vice for the Democratic party and for
the country; while Gen. Hamman is
the only man on the Greenback ticket |
who has yet raised his voice in behalf |
OF his party-the balance of them, we |
suppose, have been Rugged to death |
By the Republicans, who seized with |
such avidity this new opportunity 70 |
oppose the progress Of Democracy