The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-22
TEXAS POLITICS.
Cant John Q. Elgin, of Waco,

Capt John Z. Elgin, OF Waco, il
a candidate for the legislature.
The Bell county Democracy in
struct for @. NJ. Roberts for gov
| ernor.
The Democrats of Rose Hill
Harris county, have instructed for
Gov. Roberts.
The Lampasas county Green
back convention endorsed Wash
Jones for Congress.
Mayor Thurmond, of Dallas, has
been arraigned on charge of NAL
feasance in Office, made by City Mar
shall Morton.
The Greenbackers of Clay coun-
ty are blowing awfully, but the
Democrats are sitting back easy
and confident Of strength.
The Graham Leader would be
pleased to see Hon. John Hancock
nominated and elected governor OF
Texas by the Democracy.
The Sherman Courier states that
"Culberson says there is about as
much chance for Dohoney to get to
Congress as there is for Lang or
Savers TO be at the Old Alcalde,or for
Dohoney to beat some good Demo
crat, neither of which is possible"
-Corsicana Courier says: at
makes us feel as if the power of the
press don't amount to much when
we see the McLennan county farm
ers go into the city where the Iele-
phone and Examiner are published
and instruct their delegates for Rob-
erts."
Bell county Democrats resolve
that "we extend greeting to the
great majority of our fellow-citizens
of Texas in their hearty Endorsement
of the honest, economical and eff
cient administration of Governor
Roberts; join them in supporting
him for denomination, and so in
struct our delegates"
AT bar meeting held in George
town, on Thursday last, Capt. A. S.
Fisher, Of Georgetown, was endorsed
for the vacancy in the Court of APP
peals, and Hon. Sam A. Wilson, OF
Austin, was recommended for the
attorney generalship. Col. Thomas
z. Hughes acted as chairman of the
meeting, and Col. John T. Coffee,
Capt. Walter Acker, S. NJ. Lesesne,
Il. w. Straton, John W. Posey and
others took part in the proceedings
The Me4ia Ledger says; Gov
ernor Roberts visits to this section
of Texas has resulted in nearly So
lidifying the Democracy in his sup
port. His plain, unaffected, honest
manner of treating things has won
the hearts of the great mass of his
party, and if Lang and Savers want
to escape being heavily set down
upon they will hasten to throw up
the sponge and join the Roberts
army. We are too good friend tC
both of them, not to feel that they
are now running their future pros
poets by longer opposing the almost
united voice of the people"
Leslie Thompson, Of Castroville
one of the delegates, writes letter
to the Express correcting its state
ment that the delegates from Medi
ma county were not for Governor
Roberts. Mr.. Thompson says: "Sucf
| is not the fact. There are thirteen
delegates in all; of these, eight are
for Roberts, two anti-Roberts anC
three doubtful. Roberts delegates
are, Fred Niggli, w. A. Cole, JohI
G. Sullivan, Leslie Thompson, ii
ellis, James A. Slaton, John L. Nix
James Paul; anti-Rpberts delegates
w. r. Wallace and w. ID. Ward
doubtful, r. "A. Harper, Joe Ney anC
w. McElhenny. For comptroller thu
delegation, or large majority of it
| fayors w. A. Pitts; for commissions
of the general land Office, Walsh, ari(
for attorney general j. II. McLeary
Davis, of Houston, is comparatively
| unknown here, and his candidacy
was unknown here until it was an
nounced editorially in this morning
| QuiH, the day succeeding the con
vention."
-AnEasternTexasD Democrat write
to the STATESMAN and says: "Wil
the Democracy of Texas allow them
selves to be sold ont by defeatin!
Governor Roberts at Dallas 10 graf
ify the aspiring ambition of som,
men who have an Unsuitable amhi
ton 70 be governor aud ieutenan
governor, before the people at larg'
are ready to give up the Old Alcalde
1 hope not. The public welfare, tn,
interest of the horpy-handed labor
ing men of Texas. and of the tax
payers Of every class, seem to me 4
demand that the ,pay-as-you-go'
system should be continued. AND
vet, Mr.. Editor, every device known
to the crafty politician is being re
sorted 70. TO defeat him. Letter
from one prominent man, ore Mason
Ito another. anonymous communica
tons TO the Galveston Nesrs signe,
b. Blue Jeans 1.-THE last two b.
the same author, I think and vari
Gus others, are working in the inter
est of self and special pets, to defea
y man IS much or more devoted t
the interests of Texas than any othe
man that has ever been governor o
Texas." ssa - n