The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-14
AUSTIN LETTER,
States ana Slate make Tho Glass Of
Hen who are offered for tie
suiirages OF the People
Roberts ana His
Hackers,
Correspondence 81 tho iIorald,

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AUSTIN, March o, lbsO.
In reference 10 states and slate'makers, tho
Democracy of Houston, Ms regards their mu-
nlcippl elections, have not only sol tho party
throughout tho State u most Statutory exam
pie, worthy Of all emulation, but have, MS we
believe, sounded the keynote Of It's policy In
becoming campaign, Heretofore the good and
true men of the community have held aloof
The nominating conventions of that city and
the laeile ringRters here had II oil their own
way. A few days since, IN tho course Of
IN ings, candidates were 10 be selected 10 rep.
resent tho various wards In the City Council,
and tho ward politicians were happy In tho
belief that things would DO again lovely, and
results would again DO eliminated according
u their discretion. But not 10, and tho pres
ence NJ the appointed time md place, Of
tho substantial men of tho community
showed that they hNd reckoned without their
host and despite all their wariness cunning
md trlckery, they came " grief The conse-
quence Ia that II better class of men Arc
offered for the sufrages of tho people than
has been the case for years. This We predict
will DO the condition Of things in the State
convention, when the sober second thought
Of tho people finds expression, whether IN
word or action. Combinations are talked OF
on every hand, md since tho midnight
resolution of tho State Grange which
compliment Governor Roberts, and which
Ia supposed to have been inspired by dis
tinguishod member Of the last Legislature
who plays tho part Of fugloman and seems TO
have particular charge of his candidacy.
Roberts and Long have been frequently
mentioned and discussed rs probable candi-
dates for tho lending places on the State
ticket. This, while NJ first blush IL may seem
10 dorogato from the dignity Of Colonel Long,
who held so strong position in the last
convention, ia recOnciable with the fact
that tho combined influences of the two will
secure tho nomination Of EACH but extend
ing one to the meeting of the Legislature, will
send Roberts TO the U. $. Senate, and thus
scat Lang in tho gubernatoria char. 1t is
pretended that his excelloncy will not run for
the Senate, but then, that does not
prevent the friends of either he or
Colonel Lang from running him, md
according to Judge Ballingers opinion
of the disintercsted patriotism of Governor
Roberts, if II could be made to appear that
the good of tho State required his presence in
the highest branch of the National Legi,la-
ture, he could not refuse to accept For it
Is stated by the Galveston jurist that in his
opinion, if the Governor could be made to be-
licve that he could better promote the public
veal by accepting the Office of the Justice Of
tho Peace that he would not hesitate to do
30. Judge Balinger says this, and while
he has repudiaiea in times past the
very name of Democracy, and showed
no pa tcuar love for il in his late published
interim, still, from long experience, acquan-
lance and association, he knows of whom he
aflirms in this particular.
--'It muet be SO;
Plato, thon rGasOnest WE'LL
Besides, II is an open fact that Governor
Roberts declares that he has never run for an
Office IN his life, and that they have always
been rendered him without solicitation. 1t
| is equally true, rs matter Of history, that
since his early manhood he has occupied of
| fetal stations in the State,
and if he has been willing to serve
| in the past and, as Judge
says would accept tho position Of Justice of
| the Peace, we feel that we arc warranted
in saying that it would require no more
persuasive arguments to induce HIM, in
| furtherance OF the peoples wishes, to accept
the position of United States Senator. This
combination is much talked of, and while
these two distinguished gentlemen may
repudiate the proposed action, VIC
know full well that otentimes men
are obliged to yield to the wishes and
place themselves in the hands of their
friends for instance, Coke promised Ireland
his support yet Coke subsequently became
candidate and beat Ireland for the very
positi,n which he formerly desired Ireland TO
All.
But there are others who will resist this
alliance between his excellency and the
Master of the Grange, because they say that
Hon. j. w. Throckmorton must 20 to the
Senate. Hence, the friends of that gentle
man, not having the fear of the Granger be-
fore their eyes, are declaring for Roberts,
insisting upon his denomination, thus hoping
to secure his influence for Governor Throck-
morton for the Senate. 1t will be seen there
fore that the few, who are combining and
confederatng in the interest oftheir friends,
regard the denomination of the present in
cumbent as the pivotal point on which turns
| the success of their schemes.
But will they succeed? We think not;
for there are other distinguished gentlemen
who have friends as honest
and who are as true to their interest as those