The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-05
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following
Be it resolved, That the Democratic
citizens of the city of Waco here
assembled, having full faith and
bouudless confidence in our esteemed
fellow-citizen, the Hon. George Clark,
and knowing him to be q man of sterl
ing integrity, of spotless purity of
character, a true patriot, and withal
conservative, broad-gauge1 statesm n,
worthy of and competent to fill the
highest position in the gift of the peo-
Pile, and that he will discharge with
answering fidelity, loyalty and patri.
otism to the entire people, within the
broad limits of this grand oommon-
wealth, the duties of governor, should
he be elected; hereby endorse his can.
didacy for that office, and now here
organize ourselves as the Clark Demo.
cratic club of the CITY of Waco, each
and all pledging our full and unqualifi.
ed support to him, our friend and
fellow-citizen Hon. George Clark; and
we tender him to our Democratic
fellow citizens of this state as their
friend and fraternal patriot also-as
man who in our judgment will, if
elected, "turn Texas loose" and restore
her to the most prosperous place and
career in the grand sisterhood of states
to which she is by reason of her ma
tural magni6cence SO Justly entitled
By DR.. F. r. Mitchell read by Geo.
Bailey, of the Dallas News.
Be it resolved, |. In such a time
as this the Democracy need leader
such as our honored fellow citizen,
Gen. l., s. Ross, has described George
Clark to be: "Wise, of incompatible
integrity and devoted to the highest
and best interests OF the people. 1--WE,
his neighbors, who know him best,
declare these words to be true of him
aid we adopt them as our own.
2. Recognizing in him the man
most fit to lead US back to pure Demo.
cratic government and away from cen
tralism. psternalism and kindred ills.
We take pleasure in presenting to the
Democratic party of Texas the name
of George Clark for governor,
When Mr. George Bailey read the
resolution offered by DR.. Mitchell and
a rising vote taken the author was cal
led and amid cheers and slappiog of
hands Dr. Frank 7. Mitchell walked
to the speakers stand and when quiet
had been restored began a vigorous
speech in favor of Hon. George Clark.
He said the position that gentleman
now occupied was forced upon him by
the necessity for leader who could
guide Texas to deliverance. He was
not candidate from personal choice
but for the good of Texas and had
taken up the cudgel against further
of her business. He had
come forward to "turn Texas loose
and the people were going to help him
The speaker knew thousands of the
most prominent men ia Texas and II
he had the naming of the governor he
would not hesitate a moment to name
George Clark. "They say he is an
ntriguer, but no man can point his
finger to an act of his life that will
bear out the charge. They say he
N axes governors | know of bat two
governors that no made, one OF
chem. was Richard Coke and the other
was our own Little Cavalrymsn
There is one thing he cannot be
charged with, and that is the making
Of the present governor.
When the cheers subsidized DR..
Mitchell said, "the fact that George
Clark did not make the present gov
srner ought to cover up every other
sin that has been charged against
him"
At the close of DR.. MitchelPs
speech vociferous calls for Judge
Jerald brought that gentleman to the
stand amid deafening applause. He
spoke in his usual strain earnest all
he time, and now and then bursts of
,loquence would thrill the vast audi.
snce into almost frienzied applause.
1t would be impossible for THE NEWS
'eporter to report Judge Gerald's
speech, even briefly, because he be-
,ame 80 interested he forgot to dot it
Town.
DIR, Wilkes was called, but beyond
announcing for George Clark he did
lot speak, excusing himself on ac-
count of illness.