The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-18
OUR P0TAL POUCH.
THE CAMPAIGN WARMING UP,
Gibbs at Interchangeable ES,emporane"n'
Enort-D.bato Between Mack ANA
Mu.e-sume Locai Rains
school Matters Etc.


AlthiNNihf FNlhs A'
enco.l-Mr. Gibbs, candidate FIR Lieu
tenant Governor, spoke nj farmersNillc,
In this county, yesterday. Noiwith-
standing tho fact that u local option
election was beng held In the ADJOINING
noIghborhood of WILDWOOD, Mr., nibhS
WAS welcome by Quten large nnd re-
snertnhlu audience, which was mad" up
ri the representative, thinking mon oil
the community.
tho disadvantage uf u cold contracted on
his ,rip 10 tho northwestern counties,
acquitted himself handsomely in u
spGech at about an hour u u hall. lie
scanned to sympathiZu with The mood al
his audience and gave them what thcy
rolished-a good solid, sensiblc, bust
ness.like talk ON the pol tical affairs OF
the present, the recent past ana the iu'
ture.
Ills appeal to tho young men.or rather
his reply to tho claim That
the young men OF tho
State would affiliate with the Wash
Jones one-man show, vas h best part
of his altogether good speech. lie ar
gued that the Republican, party, when
ut one time, in 1870 to 1860, was "a parry
! than ONE of eXpedients, had no prc;nisc
for the future which could allure Young
men. and that Wash Jones race WAS
simply one of its e5prliunts to ieau
Denoci ats out OF the Democratic party
after which they would, before they
knew it, be safely housed In the Repub-
licau household in company with the
$4,000 negroes OF u aiu ''ou'
eastern Texas.
Ho handled the free grass qnes;,
ton in IA way h IA caused
tho greater number OF those
hearing him who had previously
been inclined t o the free grass idoa, to
themselves converted.
Mr.. Gibbs was already popular IN TINS
county from hearsay, but after the poo
meet him he is absolutely invinciblc..
After the conclusion of Mr.. Gibbs
sptech Mr.. Mack tho free grass candi-
dale for the legislature, and Mr.: Muse,
| his opponent tor the same once, sa-
dressed tho audience. Mr.. slack adj
dressed himself mainly 10 his EricV
ances against Is supposed ring, tho can
didate of which he charges NJ. Misc 10
be. Mr.. Mack's evidence of the exist
snce of n ring consists OF the fact that
prior to Mr.. Muses. candidacy. there
wore three lease law candidates III the
field against Mack, who was tho only
FREQ grass candidate. That the
then candidates mentioned, know
ing that the majority OF the
people of this county were not IN
favor of the sentiments advocated by
| the majority should divide their sip-
port among them that Mr.. Mack's vote
might be sufficient to elect him, then,
nv giving to the minority of the people
tie representation of the county, got
together and got their friends together
for the purpose Of determining which
one of them should make the race.
Failing to agree on either IL OF lleil,
they ali three voluntarily withdrew and
left the field open. Mr.. Muse, who had
already been petitioned by representa-
tive citizens from all portions OF the
county, was then approached upon the
subject, and urged with such unanlmity
that he could not refuse, and he entered
into the race, very much to the dlsnlay
of the iree-grasS advocates
Mr.. Muse, in reply to MIR. Mack, made
q most complete exposition of ne ma
ture and logical consequences OF MacH'S
position on the grass question. lleun-
qucstionably had the audience with MN
by n large majority, and he MADE It
most forcible and satisfactory speech.
Mr.. Gibbs returned to Mckinney ut
night when he found arrangements
made for a speech from him nj inc
courthouse. Gibbs is an accommodat-
ing fellow, and as il never occurred 70
him that he could refuse to comply
with any request of the people; he spoke
here to u largo and apprcclatiVe aiidi-
ence. 1t was a sort of put-up iob on nm,
Some of his friends having teleplioned
to Mckinney in tho morning 90 have
notices circulated that he would spc&h
at night. But he didn't Grunblo hDoul
it. < great many from the country re-
NAMED in town to hear him, and they
we're entertained with u gooI talk from
him..