The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
TaEr wouLD Nor DO M.
Referring to the nooted question of
mixing nominsti"ns ct the Galveston
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mixing nominsti"ns ct the Gslvestor
convention the Telegram says:
A invention of the D mocrstic par.
tT of Travis Is not the Democracy oI
Texas. The convention is q represen.
tIITe body, and the delegates ct Gal.
weston will not be the Democracy oi
Texas any more thsn Congress is the
people of the United States. There
fore the convention has 40 right to vote
for the Democratic party of Texas out
side Of the specific purpose for which
delegates were originally chosen. The
d -ltgat are agents. and agents mere.
ly selected by the party to do q certain
thing, and when that is accomplished
their powers cesse.
The version of this scheme, as pre-
sented in certain p ,liticsi quarters here,
is not to make absolute nominations
but the idea obtains in the minds Of &
few, snd 1t is fostered by those posi-
lively opposed to the success of the
D mocratic party, that the Galveston
convention, having developed into 6
numerous body Of representative mer
from all over the state, may not abso'
lutely present nominations, but, con.
sidering the respectable representative
character of the body, and placing il
as probable result that there may bs
no other such. body OF representative
men assembled this summer, that
it would be exceedingly reasonable, in
consideration of these points, to sug
gest ticket for ratification. 1t ia un.
derstood here that this scheme is sug.
gested in the interest of opposition to
Governor Roberts; that, il the Demo
cratic element oppoaed TO him could
hold the power in the Galveston con.
vention to suggest q ticket 10 oppoei
tion to him, the clement represented
by this opposition would do the mecca.
sary ratlfying, and Greenbsckers and
r Republicans would give them support.
The Telegram says "it has been as
serted that the movement comes from
the Ssyers party, but more likely 1t is
another trick of. the Roberts boom, y
all of which ls thoughtlessly said.
Governor Roberts friends, having re.
sptct for tn, m selves and for their ia.
vorIte, would not entertain 80 unwar.
rantable proposition, and of all men
would he submit to such plan
10 his favor. We believe Governor
Roberts TO be an honorable man, and
be would receive endorsement from
the Dem cratic party which he hat
served 80 faithfully for so many years
in NO irregular way. And we believe
these same things Of Litut-Gov. Ssyers,
who has never assumed the part oi
tTickster In anything. He is devoted
10 the interests of the party to which
be belongs, and be would certainly bt
one Of the very last men in the State
to enter into a movement which re
ceives encouragement from the worst
enemies of Democracy. Endorsement
at Galveston would not be recognized
By large majority of the Democratic
party, and regular convention would
follow, in which true Democrats would
make nominations to be opposed BY
false ones, obtaining their greatest
strength from syowed enemies of De-
mocracy. Neither Roberts nor Sayers,
we believe. could be led into any such
position, and if there be those who
would practice such a scheme, they
must look elsewhe than to those two
men for the accomplishment of such
ends.