The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-12
THE CAMPAIGN.
Political whisperings Gathered In
Yesterday.
Judge Hancock is still out west.

Judge Hancock is still out west.
The Democratic club met last night.
"Now / have gone and done it, with
my little eulogy on Davis. "-ITIgg.
There is some talk of another indie
pendent candidate for the legislature.
The 'old war horse" will wake up
several other localities before he returns.
Travis county is Democratic, and will
go that way, if everybody will go to
work.
The Democrats are preparing to do
earnest work from now until the day of
election.
1t is said Wash Jones will speak in
Austin on or about the 25th of the pre-
sent month.
Knowing ones predict that one of the
closest races in the county will be for
the Office of sheriff.
There are about eight candidates for
hide inspector, and several localities in
the county to hear from.
Judge Ireland will go from here and
speak at Bolton. From there he will
visit Fort Worth and northwest Texas.
The Central Democratic club has be-
gun good work. Clubs should be or
ganized in every precinct in the county.
One hundred and twenty-eight dollars
were voluntarily subscribed for cam
paign expenses at the club meeting last
night.
Col. George Pfeuffer made stirring
address at the club meeting last night.
He is one of the foremost Democrats of
Texas.
A well informed gentleman, from Bur-
net county, who was in the city yester-
day, says Judge Terrell will carry that
county.
Gov. E. j. Davis is at home, having
returned from the west. 1t is not known
yet whether Judge Hancock and he will
meet in a joint debate.
Col. Trigg is not quite "smart" enough
to make the people of Texas believe that
E. ]. Davis is great and good man.
not by large majority.
Mr.. L. P. Munson, particularly bright
and well posted young gentleman of
this city, has an appointment and will
speak at Manor in few days.
All of the party's best workers should
enter the field at once, and aid in the glo-
rious work of redeeming the capital
county of this grand old state.
There are three regular tickets in
Travis county-the Democratic ticket,
the fusion ticket and the ticket of kickers.
Nearly all Of the latter are running for
hide inspector.
The Democratic club win have an
other meeting on Friday evening at 7;30
o'clock. The executive committee will
meet this afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock at the
hall of the club.
The Republicans are sore. They say
the fusion convention gave the Green
hackers all of the nominations, while the
Republicans are expected TO furnish
most Of the votes.
One Of his friends says Nat @. Hen
derson viii be either q member of the
legislature from Williamson county, q
page in congress or secretary of state I'M
der Ireland-and we believe him.
San Antonio Express Ex-Governor
mittee Saturday night. 1t is said his
", and therefore they will support him
in preference to Hancock.
1t has been suggested that il would be
q good idea to induce Capt. Tom Sneed
TO make several speeches in different
parts Of the county. The STATESMAN
heartily seconds this proposition, and
trusts Capt Sneed may accede to the re-
quest.
Col. Trigg may be very smart man,
and since he says so himself, we are in
clined to believe he is-in fact we know
il, for none but an exceedingly smart
man could be so successful in twisting
truth all out of shape. He says no city
has adopted the free school system by
Democratic votes. viii he answer what
kind Of votes gave TO Austin her present
public schools None but taxpayers
,ns politics Of large majority of the