The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-17
HOGG'S DEMONSTRATION.
HOW AUSTIN TURNED OUT ON THE
STREETS LAST NIGHT.
The Avenue A Blaze Of Light from the
Depot.to the CapitOl-The Speeches
Delivered in the Hall Of
Representatives.

Well, Governor Hogg has come back
to Austin for another two years resi-
dence in our fair city, and the recep-
ton he received last night
should be enough to sat
isfy the vanity of any
man. He was received at the depot
by about 1000 people, among whom
were about $50 students of the univer-
sity who carried transparency bear
ing the words: "The University
Democratic Cleveland and Hogg
Club" His excellency was escorted
from the train, which pulled in at
Ills, to carriage and the line of
March was taken up to the capitol.
Heading the procession came
Judge chop" Henderson followed
by Gordon of police and a
wagon bearing fire works; then came
his excellency and the state officials.
The Governors Guard had been order
ed cut for the occasion, but only half
of them obeyed the summons. Music
was furnished by the Twenty-third
infantry band of San Antonio and
the Capitol City band
The Avenue was blaze
of light caused by Greek lights at
the street corners and the Roman
candies and rockets sent from the
wagon at the head of the line. At the
corner Of Eighth street, however, the
wagon was set afire from sparks and
in an instant was mass of pyrotech-
mic splendor. 1t was quickly vacated
by the manipulators of blazing sky
scrapers, the horses unhitched, turned
over into the gutter and the
parade allowed to continue on
it's way. From the dome of the capt.
toll fire works of all kinds, classes and
descriptions were sent off, while from
the grassy sward in front of the
Alamo statue doomed tbs piece of ar
tillery brought over from San An
tonic, all done in honor of the man
who for two years has ruled Texas
and who for the next two years will
occupy the gubernatorial chair.
The crowd proceeded to the hall of
representatives, which had been ar
ranged for the occasion. The speakers
stand was beautifully decorated with
flowers and ferns, " hile on either sic o
stood on easels the portraits of Cleve-
land and Hogg. The Twenty.third
infantry band was stationed il the
gallery above the speakers stand aid
during the course OF the evening dis
coursed sweet music. The hall was
crowded, a large portion of the crowd
being composed of ladies
and Clark men who were there out of
curiosity.
Railroad Commissioner Foster was
the presiding officer, the first speaker
presented being Judge A. w. Terrell,
who was to introduce Governor Hogg
and welcome him to Austin. He in
troduced HIM as the choice of the De-
mocracy of Texas, which was equiva-
lent to saying that during the next
two years our industries would equal
the prosperity of Texas and bold
conservative progress. 1t meant the
triumph of the railroad commission
and its perpetdity. Let no
word of bitterness, said the speaker,
be said to those who followed the for
tunes of the other side. They followed
their convictions. We, ours and
Texas is not ruined The same old
united Democracy still mans the ship
and will continue to bear the people
to a port of safety. Again Governor
Hogg In the name of the people OF
Texas, I bid you welcome as the peo-
ple's governor.