The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-05-12

tremendous majority but enjoined him
not TO give away the figures.
When the train rolled into Cleburne
at 1920 a. m. its passengers looked
out upon sea of faces extending on
either side as far as The eye could
reach. At a glance it showed to be
the largest assemblage ever gathered
together in Texas. The vast multi
tude greeted the two candidates with
wild shouts for each which were deaf
ening in volume.
The Dallas artillery
THUNDERED GREETING
of seventeen guns to Judge Clark.
They came over early on freight in
order to get to spend their ammuni-
ton in welcome to Clark. His adj
mirers hustled him into a carriage,
but before it could pull out for town
the horses were unhitched by en-
thusiastic supporters who took their
places and themselves pulled the car
riage up the main street and to the
hotel door. Streamers were hung
across the leading streets reading;
"Turn Texas Loose,' and "Down
With the One Man Power"
Governor Hogg was not the object
of such marked attention, but his
friends proved that their tongues
and lungs were as sound
as those of their rivals in
the welcoming business. They pa
raded the square on horseback four
abreast, making twice the circuit of
the square. By actual count $50 men
were in line.
BANNERS OF VARIOUS HUE
bore devices, won't somebody head
us, " "We do business at the forks"
"This (picture) Hogg is a prize win
ner," You can swear by Johnson
county," "Don't loosen the belly
band" "We love Hogg for his grit"
johnson county has twelve votes for
Hogg," "Bully for Midland county,"
This parade was made up exclusively
of boys from the forks of the creek.
One man in it wore begun hat
but he was solitary and alone in his
glory. That begun made him as
conspicuous as any of the flaming
banners.
1t was charged by the Clark local
leaders that one-third of the the men
the Third party movement, were
THIRD PARTY MEN
out and out, and that badges were sent
out to them this morning with an APP
peal to them to help swell the pro-
cessions. AS dress parade affair it
was magnificent success. AS
joint discussion it was fall
ure. AS to vote-getting the
man who profited most by
it was the new man to be nominated
at Houston.
The debate here today between can
didates Hogg and Clark was in many
respects a notable occasion. 1t brought
together more people than ever as
sembled in Texas for political pur-
poses. 1t recorded the high water
mark of
POLITICAL RANCOR
In Texas. First Judge Clark was
assaulted by the disorder of thought.
less opponents, and virtually forced
from the platform. Then in retalia-
ton his opponent, the governor of
Texas, was hooted and Kissed, and de.
livered his rejoinder without a dozen
auditors who understood a dozen
sentences. 1t was a shameful
spectacle which the leaders on both
sides felt keenly and did all they could
to prevent it, but they were power
less. The incisive thrusts Of Judge
Clark at the course of the administra-
ton stirred the wrath of the Hogg
men, and they set about deliberately
to shout the Waco man to a standstill,
but he did not stop. He remarked
soto voce to some of his friends, who
told him that he might as we'll quit,
that he
HAD COME HERE TO SPEAK,
and he'd be blamed if he dill not
speak, and he did.
Hetalked right on, but the uproar
never ceased.
Senator Crane, one of the leaders of
the Hogg forces, took the stand and
appealed to the crowd to let Judge
Clark proceed without disturbance.
The rioters paid no attention to the
remonstrance. The disorder was kept
up with but little intermission, to the
end of Judge Clark's speech, though
he did manage towards the close to
get attention to his bursts of impas-
stoned eloquence.
When the governor took the stand
the Clark men whose indignation ran
away with their Judgment
HAD THEIR INNING.
They paid the other side
back in full and to
overlooking. The governor sat down
in chair to await the calming of the
waters, but they did not calm. He
tried to speak again but no one heard
him. Then he got fretted and made
some remarks which no one heard
but the reporters.
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Mr.. H. P. Brown, the Clark leader,
appealed to his side to remember that
1t was the governor of Texas who was
trying ty speak. His appeal was as
futile as that of Senator Crane. The
GOVERNOR NEVER WAS HEARD
by the auditors and his closing
speech is rescued from obliv-
ion by the reporters. Such
conditions of course had their effect
upon the nature of the debate. 1t was
featureless and but an abbreviated
iteration of previous speeches. A sig