The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-14
nrooNaREssloNaL RACE.
.Reeord" submits Some Statements Bear
ing Thereon.

ing Thereon.
To the Editor of the Herald.
DALLAS, TEXAS, June u, lSs2.-The peo-
pie of this congressional district wouiu
, like 20 know if Mr. Wellborn, our present
member Of congress, is not one OF the at
torneys of the Gould combination and sys'
tenn Of railroads in the state of Texas, why
il Is that whenever any railroad belonging
to that system is sued that sworn answers
are frequently put in by Wellborn, Leake
& Henry as the attorneys of said railroads
to said suts2 Let the people of this con-
gressional district examine the court rec
ords OF Dallas and Tarrant counties and de-
eide for themselves whether the above
allegation is true or not. And II is a. $50 well
known that Wellborn, at the time he. was
first elected to congress was comparatively
unknown to the people OF tins congress-
ional district, and that he had been In the
state but few years. 1t is also well known
and cannot be denied truthfully that at the
time of his election he and the firm oil which
he was then, is now, and has been all the
time, member, were the paid and
retained ATTORNEYS for the Texas &
Pacific railroad company, and also
the attorneys for the Houston
& Texas Central railroad company.
1t is likewise well known that at the time
of Wellborns candidacy for congress, he
had never been in but three counties OF the
many comprising the district. That when
he became candidate for congress, the
cdict went forth to every town and city,
to every railroad station-house,
to every secton-housc, to every
railroad passenger and freight agent, to
Il rail po
tie camp, to every section boss and section
hand to every railroad servant and en-
ploye of both the Texas ~ Pacific and Cen
tral railroads residing within said congress
sional district, that thew must rally to the
unilinching support of their fellow-seryant
and railroad attorney, Mr.. WellbOrn and
do all in their power to select delegates
from the different counties and precincts,
pledged to his support in the congressional
convention. That in obedience to said
edict it is equally as well known that when
the precinct conventions were held the
same were controlled and manipulated
by railroad employees brought from far and
near, both in and ont of the district, to the
exclusion Of the bona tide citizens OF the
district whose free and unbranded will was
thus defeated. 1t is also familiar and no.
torious fact that when the precinct or coun-
ty convention was held at Fort Worth to
Select delegates to the congressional conven-
ton. that by preconcerted movement
the trains of the Texas Il Pacific railroad
were concentrated at Fort Worth and the
employees, section hands, train hands, fire.
men, engineers, brakemen, agents and oil
other employees of said railroad of every
kind and character, were mustered to-
gcther and sent to the convention at the
courthouse at Fort Worth and
tad oil ,,, Inir az
control the convention in favor of Mr.Well-
born and against the free and honest senti-
ment of the good people of that county in
convention assembled.
The people Of Collin and Dallas count es
need not be reminded that on the days the
precinct conventions were held at Plano aud
Richardson to select delegates to
the county conventions, which in
turn were to select represtn atives
to the congressional convention, that
shrewd stock agent ofthe Central railroad,
OF which Wellborn was then the attorney,
was sent to each of said precincts, along
with numerous railroad hands, many of
whom did not live IN the precincts, to con-
Wellborn, and after hot contest
did succeed in controlling both precincts
Tor him when he was not the choice of one
fourth the good and permanent citizens of
said precincts. We challenge denial of
the above facts by ANY of Mr.. Wellborn's
friends.
And will Mr.. Wellborn himself deny
that when the delegates attended the CON
sressonal convention ut Fort Worth that
nominated him for congress, that they,
&c most of them, We're furnished free
l'asses by him over the Texas &
'acitic railroad, and that said passes were
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my free Of charge?
WIN any Of his friends deny that after he
8 nominated for congress the Texas 4
Pacific railroad company employed we'll
known lobbyist ofsaid railroad who, with Il
drove Mr.. welSornn Over the s district hSr'S cn
an elcctioneering tour? TO whom did the
team and buggy belong? At whose ex-
pense was 1t furnished? Who paid the ex.
penses Of the lobbyist and driver? VIII
some employe or agent of the railroad com.
pany answer?
1t is well known to all that members of
congress get fixed salary, and also ten
cents mile for going to and returning
from Washington. Has Mr.. Wellborn ever
paid out cent railroad fare going TO or no.
turning from Washington? Will he DENY
having drawn the ten per cent. mileage?
Has he not gone and returned every time
on free passes not only for himself, but also
for his family And were not those passes
{. obtained Tor him by the Texas & Pacific
railroad company or some of its officials or
agents.
Mr.. Wellborn was first elected to congress
in 1878. lie was then the attorney Tor
the Texas Il Pacific railroad and also
the attorney for the, Central railroad
and continued to actually represent said
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