The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-28


duced by Judge w H. Leasing, spoke
substantially as follows:
81 have an apology to make to this
audience for being late arriving. |
was told this morning that the
mechanics would hold a meeting here
and | agreed to give way to them, be-
ing assured by some of their friends
that it would not take more than thirty
or forty minutes for them to get
through. l was told few minutes
ago on the streets that they had ad-
journed in my favor; [ fastened to
meet you, and for this kindness | ex-
tend to them my most hearty thanks.
made no preparation for speech and
have only noted down some of the
questions propose to discuss briefly
here tonight. [ am a candidate for
congress from the Ninth congressional
district as it now stands to fill the I'm.
expired term of Roger q. Mills. The
reason | have not announced before
that would be a candidate to FIJI
Mills unexpired term is that l did
not know there would be vacancy
until the Legislature on March %
elected Mr.. Mills to the senate. My
opponents, Messrs. Tyler and Pendle-
ton of Bolton have taken time by the
forelock and canvassed the district
anticipating the result at Austin which
promoted Mr.. Mills. | did not know
whether there would be an extra
session called and did not believe
there would be any I'M
til saw the call. Having
determined to run for congress at the
next election in the new district, l
could not afford to stay out of the race
for the unexpired term because it is
reasonable to suppose that the man
who is elected now will be elected in
the district in which most of the old
Ninth is retained. cannot tell at
this time when the election will take
place but it must be not more than
thirty days from the date of the pro.
clamation of the governor calling for
an election. Mr.. Mills will probably
resign his seat today or Monday and
! that resignation will reach Gov. Hogg
about the last of next (this) week and
the governor may issue his proclama-
: ton the next day after he receives it.
Then it will be 80 days before the
election will take place.
Now l desire to state that the field
is open for any gentleman from Nc"
Lehman or any other county in the
district to enter this race, but want
my friends to see to it that if am
endorsed by my own county none but
Gerald men be sent as delegates to
: the nominating convention with in
9 structions to vote for Gerald first last
and all the time. l make this request
for the reason that have been in
| formed that quiet canvass is in
progress for the purpose of locking
that convention and nominating dark
horse. If / carry my county, want
you to stand by me to the last. Ii |
am repudiated at home, would not
go before the convention, for | would
not have an Office under the sun for
, which | was not endorsed by my own
: people," Here the speaker paid his
respects to men who would suffer dc.
j., feat repeatedly at home and then, after
being given an office by appointment,
thinks it an indignity heaped upon the
appointing power and an insult to
r himself fer the people to demand his
0 retirement to give place to the man OF
! their choice.
! at is a we'll. known fact that | am
a opposed to Governor Hogg's re-elec.
/ ton and / understand that this is 60
ing to be used against me in this can
vass. do not think it is right that
| the governorship should be lugged
' into this fight, for my views as to the
| fitness OF Governor Hogg to BIO gov.
ernor has nothing to do with my fit
, ness for congress, and il it is assumed
| that no man has right to represent
his people in congress, who does not
endorse the present administration,
then you assume that Governor Hogg
has the right to select your represen-
' tatives, and such theory is contrary
Z to every principle Of repub-
lican government. If we sub.
scribe to such theory we
J surrender every privilege to the will
i of one man: / hope this issue will not