The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-01
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Sensa atlonal Letter from Texas.

mails, which TO me is difficult to explain.-
For instan the Union TINES Of June 13,
reached me July 9th after the issue of June
10th, 9th, and July 4,h had been received.
You, Mr.. Editor, no doubt, think aud you
arc correct too, that yon are having u
heated campaign in your State, and pre-
sumo 1t 10 be the most spirited since 1876
| At any rate it seems to one at this distance,
and it is natural for us to look on in wonder
nd with establishment, at he.course of the
people of tho beloved State of South Caro-
lima. What will such proceedings end in?
Will 1t result in good and happiness for the
people, and rebound to the glory of the
| State? Or will the result be disaster To tho
democratic party2 These are the questions
that present themselves. at this time. IL
| does not eeem that there is a just cause for
the present uproar and confusion in
the State. 1t appears to be the work of
demagogues and interruptions politicians
who seem to delight in arousing the passions
of the people, which is unwise AMI dan
gerous. 1t is bard to understand why the
people of the South, who have lived to-
gether so long in peace and harmony, work
ing for one common purpose-the good of
all-and where it is so absolutely necessary
| for the white people 10 control the State
| Governments, should at this late date COM
mence to wraugle and quarrel with each
other, thus arraying themselves against the
| good Of the country.
The people of this great State are pre-
| sented to the world in the same category
| that your people are divided upon trivial
political question, an amendment TO the
State Constitution, regulating railway traf-
ic in the State. But division in the demo-
cratic party here is not SO hazardous, be-
cause the democratic majority is 80 over
whelmingly large that it cannot easily be
defeated, even if another party should
undertake such thing.
There is however, no danger of split in
the party here, Notwithstanding the division
among democrats, for the Amendment and
Railway Commission elements are largely in
the majority, and they have things all their
own way, and after the convention meets in
August and nominates Hon. James 8. Hogg
for Governor harmony will then prevail in
this State. Hogg is very unpopular with
class of our citizens, and some accuse him
Of being demagogue of demagogues but
he Is stronger than oil combined opposition
and, Of course, will be the next Governor
of Texas.
It is q fact beyond pcradventure that no
man in the State who has offered himself as
q candidate for Office was ever as favorably
received as Mr.. Hogg He is endorsed by
the great majority Of the people from tho
center to the circumference Of the State; SO
| i
| one that he wei receive the nomination on
the first ballot, and perhaps by acclamation
in the convention. He has held tho office
Of Attorney General for four years, and has
| opposed the railroads Of the State and other
| corporations as strenuously and bitterly as
b. Il. Tillman has abused the State officers
and certain State Senator's in South Caro-
lima, hence his popularity with the unedu-
Gated, unthinking aud uOreading people of
tho State as we'll as with goodly number
Of the better Informed citizens. During
that time he claims he has recovered from
the railroads large tracts of land, driven
from the State all bogus Insurance Com
panies, aud brought about many other re-
forms; and must say that he is not unlike
Mr.. Tillman in one particular, namely He
| can "toot his own horn hence conclude
that he must be like unto Tillman in one
other respect, and that is he is man of
brains.
There arc numerous candidates running
Tor office in this comfy in this year of grace,
and they arc assiduous workers too. They
take OF their coats and come at fellow
with their sleeves rolled up. Here is list
Of the number of candidates for the several
! county officers:
There is very much complaint in this
state as we'll rs in many others, as to the
incompleteness Of the enumeration of the
census. There is howl going up from
nearly every town of any size in the State
and not shadow Of doubt exists about
the complaint being just one; but it is
also o TACT that majority Of the Western
oiues aud towns are entirely ovcrestimated
by the people and press of said towns and
cities. For instance, the CITY of Dallas
claimed early this year population of
66,OOO; the census shows "A, 600 to 45, 900.
The county seat of Grayson Sherman,
claimed 10000 TO ii 900; the census shows
a population Of about 7,1G0, and Bonham.
this county's capital, has claimed, about
o,ooO for two years or more, and the census
put Bonham's population at only $780,
With all the overestmates there is Mt the
same time lack Of thoroughncss and
completeness in the work. But the repub.
hcan party is responsible for the inefficienoy
OF this, which ought TO be great and com
ple.e work, and it is generally accounted in
the South that it intended to subserye some
deep laid political scheme by this same re-
publican party.
lew days ago the city of Fort Worth
was thrown into an uproar by the announce
nent that her Mayor, w. s. Pendletop n
man of family had married Miss Addie G..
Culiin, telephone exchange girl in New
orleans. The circumstances of this are as
follows: Pendleton and the young woman
mere thrown togetner In their Official duties;
she as telephone eIchanger, he rs Lawyer,
end at once Pondleton was smiticn by her
elegant manners and very remarkable
beauty; 50 much go that lie proceeded,
forthwith to make love to her, representing
- her and her family that divorce proceed
lngs had been Instituted agLinst his wife
ana decree OF separation grnnted-the di-
voroe being procured in Chicago. Ill, as ho
alleged, but which has proved to be base
fraud. He continued 10 live with his wife,
no one dreaming, not even she, of bis per-
hdy. Mrs. Peadleton about a month ago,
went to Jonesborough, Tenn, to spend the
summer. Miss Cullin was sent to Natchez,
Miss, little later by her mother. Pendlc-
ton now goes to Mrs. Cullin, and the Mmily
with his bogus divorce, representing that he
was legally separated from his wife and that
she had left Texas. The Cullps believing
what he said, consented that Addie could
marry him, advising her to proceed from
Natchsz TO New Orleans. Mrs. .Fanniog,