The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-17
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On the Candidacy of Colonel crawfo,


On the Candidacy of Colonel Crawford.
Hon. w. L. Crawford, of Dallas. an
nounces in this issue as q candidate for
congress from the sixth congressional dis
trict. Mr.. Crawford is well and favorably
known throughout the state as an able and
eloquent lawyer, and be will doubtless
make the campaign exceedingly interesting
for the present incumbent. As congress-
man, his practical, common-sense ideas and
superior abilities would make his influence
felt in the national legislature, and pr owe Of
vast benefit to his constituency. The only
reasonable objection, we suppose, that
could be urged against him is that he halls
from Dallas, and even in these latter DAYS
some good has been known to come out of
Nazareth. Il Cleburne Telegram.
In this issue of the Times will be found
the announcement of Colonel William l..
Crawford, OF Dallas, candidate for congress.
The Times takes pleasure in making this
announcement. knowing as it does, the en-
inent qualifications of the learned gentle
man for the high position he asks of the
people. Colonel Crawford has long been
an honored citizen Of Texas, has become
thoroughly identified wi h the interests of
this congressional district and with the
state at large. As a lawyer he deservedly
enjoys the reputation of being one of the
Texas bar, and withal gentleman of
high cultivation and possessing intellectual
advantages of a superior order In public
affairs his voice has always been heard
whenever anything came before the people
involving the interest of the state, and with
no uncertain sound his eloquence has been
used in behalf of the rights and privileges
OF Texas. Should the convention select
Colonel Crawford as our next congressman,
our readers may rest assured our district
Will be well represented at the national
capital, and Texas will have man there
who will protect her in every instance and
prove himself worthy the grand state he
represents.-[Terrell Times
Colonel w. l.. Crawford has opened the
canvass for congress in the Dallas district.
He opposes Mr.. Wellborn, and will give a
strong fight. The pivotal point of differ
| encewill be railroad monopolies, and the
ground assumed by Colonel Crawford will
be that which the editor of this paper has
contcnded for years was the only safe pol
icy-the policy of keeping railroad agents
out OF the legislature and executive posi-
tions of the state Il Herald News, Dentson.
Hon: w. l.. Crawford, of Dallas, who is
an asplrant for congressional honors from
this district, opened the campaign last
Monday by addressing number of our cit
izens at the courthouse in this place. To
say that his speech was much appreciated
would indeed be faint praise of so able an
effort. Although it was probably the first
political speech that Colonel Crawford has
delivered in some time, it was replete with
eloquence and did not fail to convince his
hearers that he was thorough master OF
all those great questions upon which the
political battles of the near future must be
lost or won. He did not follow in the usu-
al track OF orators who devote three-fourths
OF their time to the late civil strife and the
remaining fourth to abuse and ridicule OF
political opponents. A self-made man and
one who has risen by industry and natural
talents from poverty and obscurity to the
sunshine OF an honorable fame, he is GER
tainly the kind of man whom the people
Ct our district would delight to honor"
| Often tried by his people in our state coun.
ellis and in the formation of our state con.
stitution he has shown himself to be an
earnest and able defender Unpopular liberty
and gallant soldier in the battle for the
rights of man. Should he be chosen to rep.
resent our district in the next congress all
may rest assured that in him the people
will find friend and monopolies am inyet-
crate foe.-[ kaufman Sun.
In this issue OF the Mirror appears the
announcement of Colonel William l.. Craw-
ford, OF Dallas, as candidate for congres
from this, the sixth district, subject to the
action of the democratic nominating con-
vention. Colonel Crawford is too well
known in this district for the Mirror to re.
fer to his ability, since he has long sustain.
ed the reputation of being one of the ablest
lawyers, as well as one of the most eloquent
speakers of the state. The race between
him and our present able and popular rep
resentative, Hon. DIN Wellborn, will nc
doubt be a spirited -[Waxahachie