The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
TEXAS POLITICS.
-Ez-Governor Throckmorton heads
the Collin county delegation to Calves

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ton.
Hon. D. c. GiddiDgs heads tn,
Washington county delegates to the
Galveston convention.
The Msrshsll Herald thinks tho
two-:hirds rule will be sustained BY
the G Alveston conyS ntion.
Joseph Bledsee, of Sherman, is al
Independent candidate for judge OF tn,
thirty-seyen'h judicial district.
The LsGrsuge convention declared
in favor of Thomas F B4yard and Johr
Hancock for the natiopsl ticket, and
cordially endorse the administration ot
Governor Roberts.
Says the telegram: 1.-THE Ssyeri
boom is spreading in Western Texas.
1t will gradually veer around to tn,
other three points Of the compass be-
fore the cruise is over"
The Delta County Beacon declares
that ''amoug the historic names Texa,
has placed in the roll of fame none fol
honesty, capacity and fidelity will evel
be found by those who take the trouble
to examine to compare with that oi
Roberts"
Democrats Of Hunt county say,
like true and refined psrtissns: "Thal
we will support the nominee of the
Democratic parry, 1t matters not who
he may be, by our votes and our nfu-
ence, and will use every honorable
means to insure his election"
The Gillespie county Democratic
convention sends Wm. R.sgsn Chas
q. Mlmrz and CHRIS q. Callsn as dele.
gates to ,ha Galveston convention, and
they go uninstructed. From being >
Republican c"uo'y s"me year. ago Gil
'espie has becom, D mocrstic
The Denton Monitor says: ''In oul
county convention disposiuon wat
manifested to instruct the delegates
but as no TWO men seemed to agree as
20 who the c4ndida'e for president
| should be, il was cnnclu 1ed to let the
delegation 20 tn g .lvest IN unlnsTuct
ed.
The D D,llas Times says: "Cnl.
Lang, master of the Safe grange, be-
gins his annual visitation 10 the SIsts
oranges of the state on the a. venteenth
inst, beginni' z at Point Enterprise,
Limestone couoty. There is no cen
uection between this and his race fol
governor. OF course not.
The Marshall Herald is afraid the
Galveston convention will be over.
stocked with delegates. Braz ,s county
has appointed thirty, when she is en-.
ltled to but four vo,es. W W4shingtor
county appoints fourteen when she /,
entitled TO SIX and at most only sever
votes in the convention. II ia the same
Ia oIher counties.
The Dallas Times says: tWe me-
to day one of the most intelligent anG
prominent Democrats of this city, whl
has just returned from a two months
trip TO every part OF the State excep
the southeastern, and he expresses th,
confident opinion that Governor r III
erts will be nominated on the first bal
lot"
The Gainesville Hesperia1 believe
there will be triggering and wire.pull
ing at Galveston to anticipate the re
sult of the next Democratic state con
vention. 1t says: 1--WE Can scarcel,
doubt that there are those who believ
a timely combination will completed,
4 he IF ha 10 n
But we predict that If such a combina'
ton shall be formed it will experiene
defeat, whether Governor Roberts b,
nominated or not
The Democracy of Jack count.
elected Messrs. Thos. F. West and F
3. Bransford to represent that count.
in the Galveston convention. The del
egates go uninstructed as to presiden
and vice president, but are requested
to vote for the continuance of the two
thirds rule. 4 resolution was adopted
by the convention requesting the Dal
las county delegation to represent Iacl
county in case the delegates abov'
named fail to reach Galveston.
The Austin correspondent Of tn,
Galveston Neaos reflects as follows upol
the follies of those who assume to rul
the Democratic party in Travis county
''The Travis Democracy in this. as il
other conventions. managed to lug il
all their old subjects Of dissension-
dead issues over old contests and per
sonsl predictions for defunct asp,
rants, and the diss~nsions that have
resulted in repeated defeats in count,
and municipal contests are sedulousl,
nursed and kept alive"
The Mexis Ledger is estisfied q
to one thing. l. asy.: "The vsriou
aspirants for the positions Of Cover
nor, who hope to take Governor Rob
ert-' place, would save themselves con
siderable expense and q deal of NOR
fcstion. by giving up an attempt q
a BOOM The o A cslde' is 8
strong among the nup-aspirants, VIII,
do most of the voting, that when tn,
conven ion N cts those who have tn
temerity To stand up against him, will
the first tilt, feel as il Krupp cannon
ball had hit them just between tn
eyes.
Hon George Mccormick thus freel
expresses himself on the subject o
combinations: 81 notice whenever
gentleman wants To be governor yer
bad. that he begiss by intimaiing o
having it intimsted, that @ ,verno
Roberts or bis friends are making over
lures to have him commuted TO lieuten
aDt-governor, for the purpose of gettini
HIM out OF the way. do not believ
anybody ever made any such overture
for any such purpose. Ny opinion J
that Governor Roberts is able TO max
the race for governor on his own ner
,ts. and would scorn 20 hang anybod,
to the tail of his kite for any purpose
and that bis friends are all OF the sam
way Of thinking"
The Dallas Times. referring to ih
Nescs' special from Austin, says: 9Th
Democratic convention Of Travis coup
y old not dwell together in unity OF
Saturday last as. brethren should do
They began TO wraugle soon after tn
convention was called to order. il be
ing fight Of the 6syers and R bert
men for control of the convention
Finally, they got down to vote 70
delegates to the state convention. A
q result Of the ballot It turned out tha
the city delegates had tncked thei
county brethren out Of every position
The delegates from the country ver
solid for Roberts. and the city mans