The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-02
POLITICAL DRIFT.
AS Indicated by the Great State
Press,

AS Indicated by the Great State
Press.
Sayers will be re-nomineted by accIa-
nation. The congressional cow ention
meets at Austin August 13.-Georgetown
Sun.
If the republicans win we can all have
big "chaw," a protracted drunk" and
Chinese servants. If the democrats win
we can have neat clothing, be ladies and
gentlemen and be able to pay good prices
for labor.-Cameron Herald.
We rise to a point of objection to a
man having a lease on any Office. If you
can't count up the time no other way
count it on your fingers, and you will find
that Governor Lubbock has held the office
of state treasurer for the past fourteen
years. 1t is true he has filed the Office to
the letter, but the question comes up: Is
1t right to give one man a public Office
and cast aside all others just as good men
as he is? No, stree, it Is not /! Major
Zimpelman ia the man that should have
the office the next term. He has as good
a claim to the office as any man living.
He has done as much for the state as any
man in it. He is competent to fill the
Office. He is honest. He is worthy
Jacksonville Boomer.
Hon. John Woods, of Lavaca county,
appears to be the most prominent oandi-
date for lieutenant governor.-Bonham
News.
How feeble the opposition to Mills is
may be seen from the hearty Endorsements
he..is receiving from every portion of the
state. Temple Times.
~ will support the ticket" This re-
mark Is quite common, but what does it
imply? 1t may mean that man will vote
for some of the nominees, and then
scratch the others, but not vote for the
opposing candidate. Is that supporting
the ticketH No, it is only supporting part
of it, and that not because 1t is the demo-
cratic ticket, but because you like the men
personally; therefore, you are not voting
for the men named by the party, but for
the men named by yourself, and one way
we have heard of is for man to kick at
the convention and complain about the
nominations, use all the influence he has
against the party and its candidate during
the entire campaign and then on the day
of the election walk up and vote an open
ticket to show that he intends to claim
his place in the democratic rank next
time. Is that the way to work for the
partyH-Brownwood Appeal.
The Advocate has receiveda character
istic circular from General John Clai.
borne, in which he announces himself
as candidate for comptroller.
The general has been blowing
his own horn so long and SO vigor-
ously that he has gotten quite proficient
on that instrument, SO, of course, the
circular does ample justice to his own
capability and superior fitness for the
office. He then revamps the old SANDER
against Mccall as to his democracy not
being of the genuine true blue character,
and AYERS that he can prove it all. Too
thin, John; that question was settled by
the last state convention when it nomi-
mated Mccall. The circular, taken as a
whole, most completely demonstrates the
generals utter unftness for the place he
aspires to.-Giddings Advocate.
1t is said that the Tarrant county dele
CATION to the congressional convention
are very warm-luke warm-for Henry
Furmau for congress.-Cleburne Chron-
icle.
Considerable talk is now being INDUCED
in regarding the position of the Farmers
Alliance in politics, and whether or not
Hon. Evan Jones will accept the guber-
national nomination rendered him by the
farmers, stock raisers and laboring mems
convention, which was held at Fort Worth
few days ago.-Rockdale Messenger.