San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-24
ANToNIo TEXAS TUESDAY, APRIL "a. 1888.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
FORT WORTH, April %, 1888.

ELI OnIAL e.
FORT WORTH. April %, 1888.
Daily LIGHT:
The advance guard Of the Bexar coun-
ty delegation which left San Antonio
last evening arrived here this morning
safe and sound, and are quartered at
the Ellis house. Judge Rector and Col.
DeGress joined the procession moving
up to Fort Worth, at Austin, and Corsi.
cana, Dallas, Sherman, and all north
and east Texas have few delegates on
the ground, looking up quarters and
arranging for convention work, Col.
Creh. Cochran, Gen. Lyons, Judge
Rosenthal, ZsdOch. Cooper, and q score
o others are promenading the corridors
of the hotel, while others are strolling
around, taking in the town and enjoy.
ing the situation. The sun Ia shining
brightly and the air is very invigorating.
The Fort has put on her sunniest smiles
and greets the republican convention in
q most excellent good humOr.
The trip up was very uncomfortable
as far as Austin. The railway company
had made no provision for the firemen
and San JaointO eXcursiOnists returning
from San Antonio to Austin, and there
was hardly standing room on the train.
The Pullman care was invaded and
re sections were seated three deep.
The holders of sleeping car tickets were
nowhere and general discomfort was the
order. After leaving Austin. matters
assumed their normal condition and
peace reigned in Warsaw. Some Of the
Austin bloOds made themselves con-
spicuous by their hoodlumism and rem
dered the situation much more uncom.
Portable than was either pleasant or nee.
esssry. Sir Henry Esmonde, the Irish
agitator, orator and agent, was on the
train and proved most interesting
travelling companion. He was atfable
and unreserved in manners and CONVEX
sation, and left very pleasant impress
sion upon the minds OF those with
whom he conversed. His impress
sions Of Texas and the Unit
ed States were drawn out in
in the course Of conversation and weIe
most complimentary 10 our progress and
civilization. Sir Henry seemed not SO
much impressed with the vast extent Of
OF our public domain as with the materi-
al progress of the country, which TO
him seemed marvellous. Our civiliZa-
ton astonished him. To see such q
building as our state house In the "wilds
of Texas" was revelation. To see
such refinement, culture and evidences
Of mental and moral superiority, as were
met with here IN Texas, where wild
Indians were expected and bowie
knife and revolver suppo jed to be the
native and natural and necessary sdorn-
ment Of every one, seemed to Mr..
Esmonde to be the living marvel of the
country. Our public buildings and many
private ones he regarded fully the
equal of those of the old world, and did
not rank our civilization as one one wait
lower than was that Of England ana the
continent.
At 4 p. m. the clans had mustered In
strength. The personel of the conveD-
ton Is remarked upon as being exceed
ingly fine, and that the representative
men of the party are here on strength.
The figuring over district and national
delegates is lively and Bexar county
will get to the front in good shape unless
all signs fail. One thing Is noticeable.
Republicans in Texas are waking up
and there will be no more monkey bust
ness in the future as in the past. So far
as conversation has been had with rep
resentative men, the LIGHT does not be-
lieve that either prohibition or anti-pro-
hibition ground will be taken by the
convention. At present, however, all is
chaotic and cODjectural. Ed.