The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-21
general HAN COCKS vi sIToRs.
southern Delegations Received-A
speech From the Presidential
Candidate.

lntlo WIS Sc Aush Va thitoif lester
day TO Governors Island to see Genera
Hancock than at any time since bis nomina
ton. He was indeed kept busy all day al
tending to his numerous callers, the last dele
CATION arriving on the island as late as Of,
o'clock in the evening. This last delegation
comprised sixty-6ve persons, and the impor
tant feature Of the visit was the fact that il
succeeded in extracting speech from Cen
eral Hancock which only one prior delegation
mas had the good fortune to accomplish.
The Texas delegation were as follows;
j. L. Randolph, Sherman; R. NJ.
Board, Mckinney; w. r. Hammond,
Kosse; j. G. Womaek, Marshall; w
l. Hall, Dallas; ]. G. Frost
San Antonio; j. @. Smith, Ennis; j. e.
Booth, Terrell Dock Peysus, Loncview: d.
G. Byason, Fort Richardson; G. T. Malone,
San Marcus; Jack Whiteman, Dallas; NJ V.
Flippen, Texarkans; II Seligson, Galveston;
]. T. Smith, Me1is; Colonel 7. j. Muir
Gibson, Athens; l.. j. Womack, Marshall;
H. Lulysore, Goliad; l. w. Moore, Tyler;
Oliver Pigsus, Longview; 7 W Thompson,
Dals:; 7 Q Graves, Cuero; | Goldsmith,
Dallas; I Rembert, Longview; S r Barry,
Barton; WO Lindsay, Bsstrop; E Pan.
cosky, San Antonio; G S Thebo, Paris; Leon
Blum, Galveston; General j w Barnes, San
Antonio; N Rosenbsm, Pine Bluff; Gabe
Myers, Pine Bluff; 10 Mitchell, Dallas; T G
johnson, San Marcos; G Hedges, Hous.
tom S Homels, BRYAN; S ID
Blake, Dallas; n w Pope, Galveston;
W D Scogins, Terrell; George Woferd,
Tyler G 9 Goodman, Tyler; G
R Philips, Tyler T Il Glover,
San Marcos; Phil Dimpton, Rockdale; I r
Jordan. Waco; A T Bently, Bilbo; A j Mar.
til, San Antonio; NJ West, Waco; T r
Besll, Texas; II L Pickett, Waxahschie;
Henry Merchant, Texas; r A Fisher, Lerado;
D r Murchison, Athens; w Fl Williams,
Columbia; DR.. Fl L Hall, Sherman; w l.
Tslifend, Brownsville; L L PAROLE, Hunts
vile.
After the delegation had been introduced
by Mr.. j. j. Fisher a speech was made by
Mr.. W. l.. Hall, of the Dallas HERALD, Dali
las, Texas.
Mr.. Hall in closing his speech said ::
General Hancock. Texas owes you debt
Of gratitude, which her people will in some
manner be able to pay in November next.
These gentlemen, Representing all portions
of our state, have deputed me to say that
this visit has no political significance
They are merchants of Texas called
TO New York on business. They de.
sire to show their respect to you for your
conduct in the past Your presence in the
south after the darkest night was the morning
sun of her prosperity, and the prosperity Of
the Lone Star state has been the prosperity
of her merchants. / thank you for what you
have done, and to see our next chief magis-
trate they have come here to-day"
81 am pleased" replied the General, in an
easy, otf-hand manner, 'to have had the OPP
portunity of meeting so large delegation
from Texas. was some years ago stationed
near the border of Texas, and often hunted
on your famous prairies. thank you for
the kind mention Of my name in connection
with Texas, but beg to assure you that any
act of my public lite has been what |
deemed an act Of duty for which l claim no
credit. hope at some future time to take
ride through Texas"
"As president of the United States" inter-
elected general applause, but unhappily cut
snort tue general 5 speech. Nc smiled AT tno
remark. but beyond that gave it no recogni-
ton. What he said further was in CONVEX
sational way, relating principally TO his hunt
ing experiences with Travis Wright, an old
Texan hunter, who met them with his dog
and rifle years ago. When the general had
finished reciting his hunting exploits, Mr.. H.
Seeligson, of Galveston, branched off into
quite political disquisition. He prophesied
That Texas would give $4,000 majority for
Hancock in November; that his election was
sure, and that in his election the people would
have as president man who would know
no north and no south. These sentiments Of
course elected the warmest approval from
the rest of the delegation, and all left highly
pleased with the VISIT the general accom-
panying them to the boat New York
Herald. Aucust 18th.