The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-22
TEXAS POLITICS.
1Democrats ofBrazos county {

Democrats ofBrazos county en-
dorse Governor Roberts.
The district convention at Palm
er Endorsed Governor Roberts.
-Brazoria- county sends MS.
Munson and w. Fort Smith to Dallas
to vote for o. NJ Roberts. Il
Hon w. }. Gavin, of Harrison
county, has been nominated by the
Democracy of the seventy-ninth dis
trict as candidate for the Seven
teenth Legislature. He is a good cit
izen and an old resident of Harrison
county.
Capt. Dougherty, of Cook
county, is again a candidate to repre-
sent that county in the legislature.
Capt. Doughterty, as the JieSJ eridn
saws, "is one of our oldest and most
respected citizens. and has been sew
eral times in the legislature, once or
twice from Collin county. and in the
last session from this county. He is
sterling, true and tried Democrat,
and though not much OF talker,
has always reelected honor on his
constituency"
The Meridian Blade has this 10
say of a worthy aspirant for state
office: The state convention cannot
select one worthier or better suited
for the position than Major Temple
ton. He is one of the ablest lawyers
in the state, and his personal and
professional record are unblemished.
The nomination of Major Templeton
would reflect credit upon the Dem
ocratic party. and his election would
secure for the state in the attorney
generals Office the services of a gen.
tleman well fitted for the position"
The Colorado Citizen attacks a
great outrage upon public decency
in this wise: "By its editorials the
Galveston NeIcS has done more to
injure Texas, and the city of Calves
ton in particular, than all other
causes combined. The people of the
state are Democratic to an over
whelming extent, yet the editor
of the Ne,cS' has persistently, al
tackled and made war ON every
Democratic administration. Moth
ing good is ever seen by its
lights-everything is bad and grow
ing worse. until the people have be-
come tired and worn out. They
look upon the NerS as peculiar
Galveston enterprise, and their ami
mostly to the editorial department
has began to extend TO theIsland City.
One is sometimes lead TO suspect
that a neighbOring city, having a
grudge against Galveston, has sent
an editor to take charge of her great
daily who would ALLEVIATE her friends
and drive the trade from her doors"
This is especially severe, when. it is
known that Col. jenkins is New
Orleans man.
The Star Vindicdtorsays: "With
all the ISLANDERS and misrepresenta-
lions that have been sent broadcast
over the country by the political
tricksters and unprincipled enemies
of Governor Roberts, his popularity
among the people has kept steadily
on the increase ever since his inau-
guration; and to-day, were it left
exclusively to a vote of the people,
he would be declared our next gov
ernor, over all opposition, by an
overwhelming majority. The peo-
pie have the utmost confidence in
Governor Roberts honor, integrity
and capacity. They know that with
him at the helm the interests Of the
state will not suffer. They have
tried him and are satisfied with him.
and would rather try him again than
any other man in the state; and should
he fail to get the nomination, it will
be because the convention is manil
ulated by designing politicians and
in direct opposition to the known
will of the masses, Texas nor any
other state ever had an executive SO
popular as D. NJ. Roberts, and his
defeat in the convention would be
nothing more or less than an outrage
upon the people"
MIR. John w. Hooper, of the
firm of Singletary & Hooper, o.
Camp county, writes to the STATES
MAN as follows: "Though territori-
ally small this Camp is one of the
most prosperous and progressive
counties in the state. The people
here discuss the nomination of Han
cock with the widest demonstra
tions of enthusiasm, and to indicate
with what unanhnity the Democra'
CIV of this section endorse the adj
ministration of the Old Alcalde
the following circumstance will be
appropriate: A thorough-going bust
ness man of this place, in order tC
ascertain the views of the people
upon the fitness Of the several gu
bernatorial candidates 10 fill the eX
ecutive chair of the state, has with
in the last few weeks ascertaineC
the views of 7S4 of the voters of thi
section by making inquiries of then
upon that subject, as from day t.
day they entered his place of bust
ness to trade. The result of his in
quiries showed that out of these 784
78S of them were strong supporter
of Governor Roberts, and the 7S4tl
man was a resident of Lizard cOun
ty, Arkansas, and a Greenback can
didate for constable. Indeed, blu
one Democratin this county Opposed
to the Old Alcalde, and the probat
docket OF our county court wall SHOW
that he did more than two month
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