The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-04
Major West, Of Austin, Accepts the In.
vltation Of the Austin Bar to DO.
come a Candidate for the
Supreme Bench.
Adyiccs From the Frontier The Adju.
tant. General TO Take the Field
In Person.
Austin City Delegates to Travis County
Convention Said to Favor
Ireland.
Political News From Many Localities
and Of Different HueS.
Flashes From the Fort Killed While
Coupling Cars.
Other Interesting State News.
Austin


Austin.
Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN. July 3,-To-day Major West re-
piled TO the communication from the men,
bers of the bar of this city, oonsenting that
his name may be used before the demo.
catic convention as a candidate for Judge OF
the supreme court. He says, among other
things; This was done after great
deal of hesitation, for | do not
believe that high judicial positions should
be disposed of by political conventions,
nor do | believe that short terms of office,
low salaries and the selection of judges by
party nominations is by any means the
best method to secure good Judiciary.
Yet since the people in 1850 amended the
constitution of 1917 so us to give us an
elective judiciary, every constitution since
that in 1870 has contained the same
provision. 1t may now be considered
as settled in Texas that the people
prefer that mode of selection and will pro-
badly never adopt any other. In consent
ing to allow my name to be used in this
convention 1t is proper to say that have
high regard for the present incumbents of
the supreme bench, and am willing to bear
testimony to their industry, untiring pa
tience and ability; but do not understand,
as was recently broadly limited in
certain matters that by custom and
usage the present incumbents have &c.
quired by virtue OF their having once filled
these offices some kind of,right in them. On
the contrary, must say distintincty recog-
nize the right Of the people to call the at.
tention OF the voters Of the state to
names Of snch persons, other than the in.
cumbentsi as they may prefer for their
offices. That their Is at present in the state
widespread discomfort In reference to this
bench, there Is no sort Of doubt (;
that many persons believe that
change in the personnel Of the
supreme court will cure, or at least greatly
lessen the evils complained Of it is equally
certain; while | am not certain, that the
changes contemplated, il successful, will
cure the existing evils, it is the undoubted
right of the people to take hold ot..this mat
ter and deal with it in their own way, with
out regard to who, under their action, will
retire from the bench or who will take their
places. As a matter of fact but one of the
present members OF the supreme court has
been elected to the position he holds, and
he is not candidate for reelection. The
others hold only by temporary appointment.
[Signed,l S. WEST"
Colonel Geo. H. Baylor reports to-day
| from lslota, FL Paso county to the adjdu-
tant-general that he has just returned from
scout after band of Apache Indians.
He followed them over 500.miles. but they
eeoaped in the mountains, and his horses
being worn down, he was compelled to
give up the pursuit and return.
Captain Arlington also reports to-day that
the Apaches have been in the vicinity OF
Lost Lake near the edge of New Mexico,
| and have fired upon the cowboys in that
vicinity. He was then preparing to start
in pursuit of them. Captain Arlington
also reports that he has information for
which he cannot, however, vouch that the
Apache Indians are preparing to leave the
Fort .Stanton reservation in body, and
will probably cross into rexas.
General King states that he intends as
soon as other official duties will permit, to
take the field in person against the Indians
on the border, y
To-day the Bedford college, of Bedford,
Tarrant county, filed a charter in the office
of the secretary of state. Capital stock
$4,000. The college is to be open to both
males and females and to include scien-
titic and literary course. The Thorp
Springs commercial and literary institute,
with capital stock of $4,000, also filed q
charter to-day. The amount sub
scribed is stated to be six acres
Of land at Thorp Springs with a
three,story stone building thereon,
together with furniture, etc, valued at
$1,000. The Burnett county cooperative
association, Patrons of Husbandry, of Bur
nett, have also filed charter. Capital
stock $4,000. Their object is to own and
manage mercantile establishment upon
the cooperative plan, to buy and sell real
estate and transact other business that thew
may desire.
The state board of education held n
meeting to-day to make arrangements for
filling the places of teachers in the
state normal school at Corsicana and ono
or two other points who have not yet signi-
fed their;acceptance land who, it is feared,
may decline.
Nothing has yet been done in the matter
OF apportioning the state school funds. 1t
will be several days before the exact figures
The United States district court ad-
iourned to-day until Wednesday next, after
taking one or two motions under advise.
ment, to other courts in session.
The city council were to have met this
afternoon but failed to get quorum to.
gether.
The Mt. Bonnel lodge of Knights of
Pythias have their grand semi-annual
installation ball and picnic tomorrow
evening and night at Yumen hall and
grounds.
The city delegates to the county conven.
ton are, II is said, solid for Ireland, and it
is believed that strong, probably successful,
efforts will be made to instruct the Travis
delegation for him.
t Galveston.
Special to the Herald.