The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-05
POLITICAL POINTS,

@. Giddings nominated for governor.
The Fort Worth Evening News prefers
Hon. John Hancock for governor over any
other gentleman in Texas.
The Westhertord Reviow wants Hon. Il.
b. Hubbard to be the next governor Of
Texas, and several other papers agree with
it
A grand Democratic barbecue took place
at Bonham on Tuesday. Senator Maxey
and Colonel Culberson made rouaing Demo-
cratlc speeches.
The Granbury Vidette announces that
"Sayer is fine cattle raiser, and if elected
governor he will no doubt be great i'm
provement on the long-horned old Alcalde,"
Toe Hillsboro Expositor says: "At the
asst state convention Hubbard WAS the choice
OF largo majority of the people of Hill
and yet the delegates did all they could to
defeat his nomination"
Referring to the Fort Worth Evening
News preference for Hon. John Hancock,
the Graham Leader says: at the politi-
clans of Texa, were in earnest in their search
for governor who had ability, honesty and
energy, the favorite of the Evening News
would supplant tho old alcalde, and the re-
ports of our state officials would be all made
after the same system of bookkeeping"
The Graham Leader has the following
"Hon. w. w. Lang las withdrawn from
| the gubernatorial race and has accepted the
presidency of The Texas Immigration AS.
ISOLATION. This leaves the contest for gov
ernor still open for many dark horses. There
seems to be movement in the direction o!
bringing out Hubbard or Throckmorton,
and We would not be surprised if union and
harmony should be restored to the Democ-
rscy by this new movement"
The Weatherford Herald talks to the
point and good sense As well when it says
ave believe that the time has now come
when wrong shall soon cease to triumph over
right. With such leader as Hancock, we
believe that the 18th of next March will be a
day of rejoicing--a day of release from
misrule and snarchy-for that DAYS
sun will shine forth resplendeut and glorious
upon the inauguration of Democratic pres.
ident. With Hancock as president the dark
pail ofpolitical acknowledgement that has SO
cursed our country for years will be lifted
and the bright star OF peace and prosperity
will again illume our political sky as in the
good old days of the past"
The Inter-O Ocean says "Another presi.
Dental campaign is at hand, q nd We observe
the usual preparations at committee head.
quarters-nauonal, state and county-to
hood the country with campaign documents
Those who.haye most closely observed the eff.
fects of campaign literature know that money
expended by the methods long in vogue is, in j
large degree, money wasted. The carloads
Of documents, printed at great expense, re
quiring an army of clerks and large bank
account for postage, ETC., undoubtedly dc
something toward educating the public mind
but they are comparatively worthless; and
when they come in rs competitors of the
local press and weaken their support ant
deplete their treasures, they are positively
damaging"
Abiding to the primary election held in
Nc Lehman county, Saturday, to test the
sentiment of the people for governor, tn,
Waco Telephone, says: "The primarie:
came on last Saturday, and still there wal
little or no talk about any one voting agsins
Roberts. His friends here in town loudl,
asserted that he was invincible; that he coulC
beat ANYBODY" they made no exceptions
before the people. Hubbard name was no
!. printed on a single one Of the thousands o
election tickets that the candidates haC
. printed and sent to every box. The votins
commenced, and all over this county, il
town and at rural boxes, the Democrac,
came up to enter their protest against the re
nomination of Governor Roberts. 1t was
spontaneous movement, the like of which W,
have ntver seen here before. 1t was an in
digpant protest on the part Of the Democrat
Of this county, that they wanted Robert,
t again. Out of those who voted for Hubbard
. not one in fry stopped to ask or thinl
whether or not Hubbard was candidate
The idea went over the country like an in
spiration, 'let US vote for Hubbard" w
: heard scores Of voters reason this way: "W
= do not know whether Hubbard viii alloy
the use of his name or not. We only wan
: to show that We do not want Roberts, an
we must vote for some other man to max
o our voice heard and needed"