The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-12


was called and made an elegant speech
on behalf of the true Democratic ad
ministration Of the state government
and denied that the present governor
had 80 administered it.
Capt. G. M. Rogers of Travis
county, candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor on the Clark ticket, was called
and entertained the audience in very
acceptable manner. Somebody called
for the cat story and Capt. Rogers told
the story, to the delight of the audi.
ence.
Mr.. j. P. Woldert of Tyler was
actually carried to the stand and made
a short talk.
At its close on motion of Col
Street, of Galveston; the following
committee was appointed to escort
Judge George Clark to the hall: Col,
Street, of Galveston, Col. Num-, of
Crockett, Zimpleman of Austin,
Wooten, of Dallas, and Woldert, of
Tyler.
While the committee was out Gen.
Felix Robertson read the call for the
meeting. General Robertson read
long letter from Hon. w. H. Herndon
endorsing George Clark for governor.
Hon. H. P. Brown, of
Johnson county, nominated
Honorable Temple Houston
for temporary chairman and just be.
fore the name was called the commit.
tee returned escorting Judge Clark,
The audience went wild with enthusi-
asm. Hats went up and men jumped
up after them, yell after yell rent
the air and several walking canes
we're broken pounding on the floor.
When order was restored, which was
only after some of the most enthusi-
astic were exhausted, Col. Brown fin
ished his nominating speech and
when the son of the old hero
of San Jacinto was named
pandimonium reigned again. Gen
eral Robertson introduced the chair
man who was elected unanimously
and the Hon. Temple Houston an.
nounced his qualification at the honor
conferred and said be was ready for
business. Calls for Clark brought the
''Little Giant" to the front of the plat
form who made short speech allud.
ing feelingly to the grand demonstra-
ton and between yells assuring his
friends Of his confidence in them and
the cause he was representing
Judge Clark spoke as followers:
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS: | wish |
had language sufficient to convey to
you my high appreciation of this, the
proudest moment OF not uneventful
life. | feel that stand here today
representing the best hopes and the
purest aspirations of the Democrats OF
Texas. | feel that there has been 10.
trusted to my hands the spotless flag
Of true Democracy, around which
clusters the best hopes and the bes,
prayers of the people of Texas, l beg
to remind you, my friends, what you
may perhaps already know, that my
candidacy for governor is not a candi-
dacy of self seeking. l am here to say
to you, what perhaps, many of you
already know, that | entered reluc'
family upon this canvass and only il
obedience to the behests of what re-
gard as the best Democrats of the
state. But having entered it, | am
here to carry the flag. Let me say tc
you, that SO long as
have that flag, that it shall be carried
far in front of the battle; and when
, the issue is joined, as it soon must be
} joined, shall stand representing you
} and the best thought and the best
feeling of the Democratic party, OF
Texas, demanding and swearing, by
) the eternal, we shall have Democratic
government CA voice, "You are
! rightpD When | look into the faces
Of this crow l know ] am all right
, But, my friends, amidst this enthusi-
asm, which is most gratifying to me
and ought to be and is to every lover
!, of Texas let us remember that there
is work ahead, and work cannot be
accomplished successfully without
perfect organization. Let me urge
! upon you here and today to remember
that we are confronted by vigilant
) foe, and that it behooves every Demo
, crat in Texas to see to it, that in his