San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-04-30
Texas Day at New Orleans.


New Orleans, April 21.-A large
concourse of Texans assembled at
Texas headquarters, in the govern
ment building, at the Exposition this
morning to take part in the celebra-
ton of Texas Day and the anniversary
of the battle of San Jacinto. Seats
had been provided here for about
1000 people, but it was found that
the space available for the invited
guests was not sufficient. 1t was soon
filed with brilliant assemblage of
ladies. and stream of new arrivals
poured in and could not be seated.
Some revolt manifested itself, and
in Difference to the public demand
Commissioner General Gammage an
nounced that the meeting would ad-
iourn to Music Hall, in the main
building. The audience accordingly
marched over there en- masse. About
three thousand people, mainly Texars,
occupied seats in the hall, while
from eight hundred to one thousand
more were seated upon the platform,
including Governor John Ireland
and his staff, Senator Maxey, Judge
Reagan, Ex-Governor F. r.. lubbock
Adiutant General King, Ben. Nc
Cuiloch and other distinguished
Texans. The ceremonies were opened
with an eloquent prayer by the Rev.
DR.. Palmer. Hon. John f. Elliott,
State Commissioner, then delivered
an address of welcome.
Governor Ireland followed in o
speech dwelling upon the progress
that Texas was making, and paying
special compliments to the State
Commissioner. State and County
Auxiliary Associations and others fol
the very handsome exhibit they had
made here. Without boasting he
thought Texas could claim to have
made as grand a display in the Elk
position as any state in the Union OF
country on the globe. On bshalf Of
Texas he extended an invitation tc
the world to settle within its limits
promising every one hearty wei,
come, education for their children
health and prosperity. He bitterly
combatted the idea that lawlessnes'
prevailed in Texas or that crime wen
unpublished, and showed that the
criminal laws of the state were al
good as those of any other state, ant
as rigidly and severely administered
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Presiden
of the Women's Department of thu
Exposition, made a short address.
Hon. N. j. Kitterell, of Leon coun
ty, Texas, was then introduced as or
ator of the day. He paid q higl
tribute to the Exposition, the goo(
effects it had already accomplished
and was destined to still further bring
about. The State of Texas had no
taken part in the Exposition from
purely sentimental reason, but hat
gone into it for practical and bushes
reasons, believing that display o
the wealth and resources of Texa
| would have the effect of bringin!
capital and immigration to it.
After giving the statistics OF popu
ton, wealth and production, he cha
lenged any state to show greater re
sources in proportion to population
He finally explained at length tn
condition of the school fund and syS
tenn of Texas and wound up with a
invitation to the world to come t
Texas. He expressed the sympath
of Texas for Grant in his illness an
J pledged its faithful devotion to tn
= Union.
, T. T. Gammage, United State
Commissioner for Texas, in shol
speech delivered the state exhibit t
the management of the Exposition
, His speech was an agreeable mixtur
of statistics and humor, DRAWN
=, forth much appause and laughter.
Major E. w. Burke, Director Ger
eral Of tue Exposition, then accepte
t the Texas exhibit on behalf of tn
D Board of Management He CAV
some interesting statistics in regar
to the growth of Texas, its produ,
tions, crops and stock. lumber, mil
erals. etc, and claimed that in r,
1 sources it is without equal in this {
], any other land He predicted tn:
the Exposition would have a matters
effect in developing Texas.
The audience then returned
d Texas headquarters, where they wei
4 presented with souvenirs and treate
a to a very handsome lunch.
Commissioner Elliott estimat'
that there were over 5000 Texans
the Exposition today.
O., y NJ (1a-n of Dallas la