The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-20
NO BRASS COLLARS
Worn by the Houston and Texas
Central Employees.
ALL OF THE AGENTS REPLY
To the charge that they Were
Afraid TO Express their Choice for
Governor and Twenty of Them
arsin the List that Follows:

HoUsToN, Tex, May 1S.-Mr. P. S.
Banner has received answerc to q
communication sent out to all the
agents of the Houston and Texas
Central road They were answers to
the following charge by Governor
Hogg in his Denison speech
Numbers of railroad men have assu'-
ed me that they were for me but they
dared not express their sentiments.
Numbers of them haye written to me
wishing me well in this campaign.
They are afraid 10 open their mouths.
| hope to live to see the day when q
man cal go up to the polls in this
country and vote an open ballot with
out endangering his means of sub.
sistence. Down in South Texas the
railroad men and darkies have organic
ed anti.commissiou clubs, and now
they are trying TO fool the white
folks. This must be the way they
expect to turn Texas loose.
Governor Hogg, in answering a
question in his speech recently made
here, said it was an agent of the
Houston and Texas Central road to
whom he referred. The matter was
taken up by Mr.. Banner and denying
answers have been received from all OF
them. 1t now becomes question of
verscity between the governor and the
agents. Following are specimens Of
the answers received;
MIELIoAN, Tex, May 16.-P. S
Banner, Chairman Committee, Hous-
ton: In reply to your wire of May 10,
will say l have never had any CONVEX.
sation directly or otherwise with Gov
ernor J. s. Hogg, aud have no desire
to. feel at liberty to support the
man of my choice for governor, and
here state it surely will not be Cover.
nor Hogg.
Il. p. MILLER.
HUTcHINs, Tex May l6.-Mr. P.
8. Banner, Chairman Committee,
Houston, Tex: Friend Banner
Answering your wire inquiry of May
Is, relative to the Imaginary CONVEX
sation between Governor J. S. Hogg
and an agent of the Houston and
Texas Central, will say: l "wasn't in
it" Have never had the honor of
meeting the distinguished gentlemen.
We poems" up here are glad 10 see
you taking such an active part in re-
sentiment of so humiliating al insult,
and wish you success.
Your friend,
F. G. HAM, Agent,
Hockey, Tex, May Up. S.
Banner, Esq, Chairman Committee,
Houston: Sir-Replying to your wire,
even date, relative to some Houston
and Texas Central agent being Gov.
ernor Hogg's authority for making the
assertion that railroad men were
afraid to support him." etc., will say
that have not had any conversation
whatever with Governor Hogg; fur.
thernore l am for Clark first, last and
all the time. Yours very truly,
GEORGE c. MORGAN, Agent.
NAvAsorA, Tex, May 16.-P. S.
Banner, Esq Neither myself nor
any of my men made any such state.
meut to Governor Hogg, his followers
or anyone else. Let US all know re
suit of this soon as completed through
The Galveston News and Houston
Post. Think you will find the COVER.
nor has made mistake, as usual.
Yours, etc., G. F. THoRNHILL.
Agent Houston and Texas Central.
BRYAN, May l6.-P. S. Banner,
Esq, Houston, Tex,-Dear Sir: Re
plying to your message May Is;
Have had no communication of any
character 9th Governor j S. Hogg.
Railway force at this place solid for
Judge Clark. Yours trnly,
W. s. WILSON, Agent.
BURTON, Tex, May Ito P. S
B: l have never had any converse.
tion with Governor Hogg on any sub
jeot, nor am 1 afraid to support my
choice for any officer elected by the
people, E. Brown.
LEDBETTER, Tex, May Up. S.
Banner: never had a conversation
with Governor Hogg on any subject
nor am afraid to support my choice
for any officer elected by the people
W, G. KELLY.
VAN Ar CTvNF Tav Mo,16 ID