Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-05-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

miles of wire in operation.
MAJOR MARTIN of Round,
Rock will run for the senate in
Nat Henderson's ~ district.
Col. J. H. McLEARY, attor-
ney-general, thinks that Judge
Ireland will be our next gov
ernor.
The democrats in congress
have put themselves--on record
as being opposed to national
banks.
The Missouri Pacific railway
will soon begin running through
passenger trains from St. Louis
to Taylor.
The State Democratic Con-
vention is to meet at Galveston
July Is, instead of 10Th as first
reported.
THE Austin Statesman thinks
that a change in the board OF
University regents might be
made beneficial.
| THE Dallas Times appears to
| be having a lively war with the
w. c. T. U. and American
Knights OF Honor.
IT is now stated that New
York has a weaker representa-
ton in the United States senate
than any other senate.
1t is supposed that the Penn
sylvania greenbackers will sub
side after this year. They have
nominated a state ticket.
| On Monday the Senate con-
firmed the nomination Of H. L.
Costing to be marshal for the
western district OF Texas.
The Bonham News of last
week complains that it finds it
difficult to select a subject that
needs writing up in an editorial.
The Tyler Democrat sug-
gests Hon. John H. Reagan for
governor, but it does not know
what his feelings are in the mat
ter.
The branch house of A. T.
Steward & Co., in Chicago has
been closed, and the employees,
$50 in number, have been dis
charged.
Gov. CHURCHILL, of Arkan-
sas, ex-state treasurer, is short
SII4,82o, as appears by the re-
port of the investigating COM
| mittee.
In Grayson county the papers
advocate a free race for county
Offices. They want neither a
county convention nor primary
elections.
The late Gen. c. C. Wash
burn, of Minnesota, was very
wealthy; he left nearly half a
million dollars for charitable
purposes.
CoRsIcANA business men are
pleased at the new arrangement
by which the narrow guage and
Santa Fe railways are to work
together.
THE Castroville Quill says
that McLeary is after bigger
game and will not be a candi-
date for reelection to the Office
of attorney-general.
Ex-Governor DAVIS wants
to hold a republican state con-
vention at Dallas. There does
not appear to be too much har-
mony in the republican camp in
Texas.
THAT there will not be a walk
over for the democracy next
fall is now conceded by some of
the strongest democratic papers.
Unity Of action in the party is a
necessity.
ACCORDING to the Democrat
Advance the News stood two
days Of Jones politics and then
returned to the democratic fold.
Another report says that it has
suspended.
A WICKED Dallas paper sug-
gests that inasmuch as the
small pox is now prevalent at
Fort Worth that the republican
state convention should be held
there forthwith.
The Tyler Democrat says
that Hon. r. B. Hubbard is not
a candidate for governor, and
cannot be made one under any
circumstances. 1t processes to
speak by the card.
The Cameron Herald is a de-
cided improvement on the old
Sentinel; it is a lively, well edit
ed paper with plenty of reading
matter and news. 1t is worthy
ola liberal support.
SENATOR BEN HILL, of
Georgia, is slowly passing in
the valley and shadow at Eu-
relta Springs, Ark, and it is
said that Gov. Colquitt has an
idea Of going to the south.
II is announced that Col.
Lang will, within a few weeks,
sail for Europe, to be absent
several years. If this be so, he
can hardly be considered as an
aspirant for congressional hon
ors.
ACCORDING to the San An
tonic Light the democrats..have
the only political machine in
operation in Texas this year:
The republicans are anxious to
Join hands with a phase of the