The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-05

! agement OF investment OF capltaI III
Texas, the Hogg followers kept up a
continued series of ungentlemanly in.
terruptions, at times forcing the speak.
err stop and wait for lull so he could
make himself heard During one of
these pauses to await quiet Mrs. Dr..
T. J. Ragley and Miss Leola Sanders
stepped forward to the stand and each
presented Judge Clark with beauti-
full boquet. Great applause
Now, Judge Clark proceeded, we
strike the commission, am in favor
of commission, not the commission.
The disorder which had prevailed at
intervals since the Judge appeared on
the stand now became wild and for
fifteen minutes he was cried down by
the opposition
This" observed an old gentleman
very excitedly, lis the result OF pre-.
concerted action to bulldoze Judge
Clark People told me on the street
before the meeting commenced that
it was resolved to cry down Judge
Clark. 1t is disgraceful TO think that
gentleman who comes before the
people of Texas as a candidate for the
highest office in their gift should be
treated with such disrespect,'
Order was finally restored through
the intercession of MIR. Crane, but at
no time during the speech did
the interruption enterely cease
Judge Clark next reiterated his views
on the commission question and said :
Il want commission that will fix
and maintain rates. Do you like
that? want a commission that will
have the power and the inclination to
protect every living man, woman and
child in Texas against every kind of
a railroad That is the kind of a
commission | want. How does it suit
you?
The alien land law, the elective
commission and the investment of the
public school fund was exhaustiyely
discussed.
At the close of Judge Clark's
speech he was cheered to the echo,
and it continued to such an extent
when Gov Hogg took the stand that
it was evident a determined spirit of
retaliation forthe indgnity offered by
the Hogg men had possession of the
Clark supporters.
But little of Hogg's closing speech
could be heard and after Gathering
away for perhaps twenty or thirty
minutes be lost his temper and began
to abuse the Clark men. This abuse
was continued some time and he
finally gave up and took his seat.
NOTES.
Throughout his whole speech, and
all the organized efforts of
the Hogg men to prevent
Judge Clark from speaking he didn't
once lose his head or become the least
rutfied.
1t was rumored that several persons
had been killed by the falling of the
seat, but this proved ,,unfounded,
AS fast as the injured could be re.
moved from beneath the ruins some
were taken to the drug stores and
Others to their homes and all the doc
tors, both resident and visiting, were
called upon to render medical and sur
glcal assistance, and willingly did so
r The list of injured so far as learned
is as follows:
Miss Lizzie Gibson, CITY; nose
broken, badly bruied all over.
s. N. Garnin, Midlothian; ankle
sprained.
Miss Ada Bills; face cut.
6. L Ford, Grandview; ankle
spralned
w. A. Graham; ankle hurt.
DOss Rodgers; daddy bruised on arms
and shoulders, thought to be internally
injured.
Wash Morgan; legs prained.
Coke Oionn, Grandview; leg
broken at ankle; amputation was at
first thought necessary. but the limb
was set and he is resting easy.
f. Warren, Joshua. foot broken and
head bruised.
H. H Abbott, Midlothian; cut
about the head and otherwise bruised.
A, Hammel, Alvarado; arm injured.
Frank P. Smith, district clerk of
Bosque county, badly bruised.
E. f. Evans, Crawley; hurt in