The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-03
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Corpus Christi. Texas december ~
IIoa. Jas. .. Wells Of Browusviiis is being
routloned By his friends ali over the dis
trct 10 enter the race FOR congress next
year They claim that he Is the strcnecst
democrat In The district and some OF them
so 50 Tar as 30 claim he is tho only one
| that can enter The race With certainty or
"inniils, ~ the noniiDntion " any ether
nun would cApaa fusion OF the repuDit-
cams and popul,sts NJ. Wells Il a man OF
great personal popularity. aud While tie Is
4 'ayed-in- thc-wool Democrat, he las many
warm peisounl ttienus amOAis both repun-
neaii9 S-<a popuiists who, Knowing us
broad, hpellll Views. would not object y
seeink hlin IN congress. lion Frank
Graves, representative fiofn karnes coun-
", where the populists are nlnflng thinks
mum. says All W els IS the ouly demo-
crAt That can enrry the district next year,
anu Al, Graves ~ IN a position 70 Know
whereof he spealSs. In order 10 soothe the
.eeAhss 81 ceitutn wouid be poIticiansi
state autborltatlreiy thai air. Wells Is
n0t candsdnte Tor congress, at least mo-
YET awhile and VIII not be IL MIR. Grain
uiiers FOR re7electiou next year. Mr.. Mclls
hos always worked hard Tor his elecuoA
ana has Sent him away from the lower
eneh eieeuon. a. VIII ilo Ane SANE nee,t
Year il Mr. Grain Is nominated aud win
work hard for his nomination II MIR. Grain
The tWepty-second anniversary ball and
supper 81 die Corpus Christi ire depart
mei.t WAS giand success and was nt-
supper, which WAS Arranged by the lady
itlenus Of the nremen. was certainly g
most elegant afaiTs but then, the Corpus
christi Adies never 40 thinss by halves
4 magnificent pyramid. presented 10 the
ire department. by hose company NO. 2
ana 10 be voteu 70 the most popular youns
lady, was captured by Miss Maggie Mc-
CURE. who generously gave Ii back To
TIE iiremen Faivella's italian band fur
nisheu music loF the occasion ana II wac
I O'clock in tie morning before the dane
lns came to an end Everybody had Il
bls time ana w!li long remember the bali
and supper given By the Corpus ChrisuI
second anniversary Of their ORGANIZATION,
On. ThRnk5siytae uigti, at Market nail,
the Light Guard nnipsU els gave an entof.
ltalnment for the beneiit OF the Corpus
christi Light Quart The young gentle
9en comprising tAe nin4trels are AiessrB.
~. y. Fufinan A. b. Jacobs, Hugh Suth
eflnnd. Fred Rivera. Claude Arnold, j.
~, ChestnytA Harry Dale, Ohm " ester
veil and VIA Horne. The ministries wers
select audiences that ever turned out 10
asss iAInetrst perstfnance In this city.
and the audieLce was very appreeiatiye, A
too The gags and jokes Of Bones ana
'fIambo1 we're fresh and green, and n
most Of them had some Local. application
which caused much mefrimsnt and laugh
iNl, he siilging Was good and The laugh,
able cohe,&y with vhicn the perform
aIes eonclad was hiEhiyS amuslng. Mis-.
the ep,teitaiiiinent w assis tug y slne
DIE entertainment t6k}ssail was cleared on
1by ali Who so SO dezss{d until i 10 ociocit
The ret prpceeds n the entertainment
HinounIcd 10 some alN-T odd dollars
isulng the Light Guard treasury just q
present,
DR. Clinton cavendish. The gent Eng
lish traveller and scientist anu who has
Visited everv portion ot the h.il1itsss.t