Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-08-05
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINA.
TION.
Enthusiastic Reception OF Hon. Seth
Shepard, the nominee.
Anrils booming, Music and Speech.
making.

Ah$lS haS &, Aai 81 NOhSOuiSS
Of citizens assembled at the dc
pot at $50 2. NJ. Thursday even
ing, tender a suitable reception
to the Hon. Seth Shepard and
the delegates to the congress
ional convention, among whom
were large number Of colored
men, who appeared to be as en-
thusiastic over the nomination
as his democratic white friends.
The speech of welcome was
made by our talented young
friend r. S. Tarver, Esq, in
brief feeling and eloquent man
ner, congratulating Mr.. Shepard
on his nomination and assuring
him of an enthusiastic and
cheerful support at the hands
of the people of Washington
county, who were always
proud to honor him.
Mr.. Shepard was somewhat
surprised at the reception as
well as the spontaneous out
pouring of the people, irrespec-
tive of party, to offer their con-
gratulations and tender their
kindest wishes for his success,
but he finally got off well and
made an elegant address, brief,
but expressive, rendering his
greatest acknowledgement to
the people ofthis city and coun-
ty who had always been his
friends and well-wishers; hoped
that he would ever be found
worthy of their confidence and
esteem, and that if elected to
congress-which he expected
to be-would always be found
working for that cause which he
truly and conscientiously
believed TO be right and
to the best interest of
his district and state; esteemed
his friends who had honored
him in times past, and assured
them that they would never
have Cause TO be ashamed of
any act of his. After thanking
his friends for their kindness,
the crowd dispersed to meet
again at s o'clock P. NJ. at the
courthouse. At 7 o'clocl; the
colored brass band was upon
the ground and bon-frcs were
lighted on the square.
In response to loud calls
HON. SETH SHEPARD
took the stand and after thank
lug the audience for their at
tendence he briefly alluded to
the presidential nominees Civ
ing a passing notice to Garfield
and reviewing the history and
record of Gen. Hancock, par
ticularly while in command of
the military district ofLouisiana
and Texas, extolling his action
in maintaining the civil law as
to the military. He
said Gen. Hancock had never
an official act of which the
strongest republican could
disapprove, or which should
prevent his casting his bal
lot for him. He referred to
the coming canvass in this con-
yressional district and paid his
to Col. Geo. Washing
ton Jones, giving a somewhat
scotching review Of that gentle
mans action in congress in con-
nection with some of the votes
cast by him. Col.-G. w. ]. was
described as hardly being a
George Washington; G. w. J. is
/ utility man; when in a demo-
cratic crowd he processes to be
| democrat, in d republican
;rowd he was u republican and
N a greenback crowd he was a
,reenbacker; in congress he had
yoted with all these parties on
different questions; in fact he
vas man without party and
Without party principles. The
speaker said he was a democrat
md stood fairly and squarely
lpon the democratic platform
md adhered to democratic prin-
:iples; upon that issue he pro-
POSED conducting the canvass
md hoped to meet the people
If every county in the district
md his opponent too at every
'lace; hoped that the canvass
would be conducted without
my bad feeling and suggested
hat the same course be pur-
ued in the county canvass;
nen and measures should be
discussed cllmly and dispas-
ionately. During the delivery
# his address, which was illus
rated by several appropriate
necdotes, he was loudly ap-