The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-06
SAYERS-HUTCHISON.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESSIONAL
HONORs FAIRLY ON.
AT SAN MARCOS
Yesterday Witnesses the Firing Of the First
Gun-Msjor saysrs Captures the Crowd
and Knocks all the Wind Out Of
Hutchison.
PERSONALITY THE RULE.
Special to The Statesman.

gresham Joe Sayers of Bastrop and
Major w. o. Hutchinson of San Marcos
opened their campaign here today
1t was announced that the speaking
would take place at IL O'Clock at the
courthouse, but owing 10 the fact that
court convened today for the term the
speaking was postponed until :
o'clock and the place OF meeting
changed to the chautauqua hill. Here
at 2 O'Clock about 1900 voters of Hays
county assembled to witness the de-
bate between the two aspirants for
congressional honors from the Ninth
congressional district. A STATESMAN
staff correspondent was also on the
ground and can give testimony to the
fact that the occasion was perfect
ovation for Joe Sayers. He captured
the crowd from the start and kept
them we'll in hand all the way
through. He jumped on Major
Hutchinson in such a vigorous man.
ner that that gentleman showed up
rather badly when it came his turn to
speak. He seemed to have lost that
tluency OF speech 80 characteristic OF
him, and his two hours OF speech
making was not attended with the
fire generally resultant from any eff
forts on his part. Captain Ferg Kyle
was chairman of the occasion and in
trCduced both OF the speakers.
oil Of irnn tnln0aI
the table as well as pitcher of water.
Just before Major Sayers started his
speech he took a sip of the wine and
then sailed into the issues of the day
ard Senator Hutchinson at one and the
same time. When Senator Hutchinson
started to speak he moved the glass OF
wine away to another table and stood
by the sparkling water throughout his
speech. The speaking closed at Clio
O'Clock and and yet the crowd showed
little Teariness after their 4 hours
and 10 minutes setto with the con
gressional aspirants.
The debate was in all probability
the llveliest one that has marked any
of the stumping of the state. Both
speakers seemed to consider it their
bounded duty to jump astride the
neck of the other with all the vicious
ness that the law would permit. They
hurled one compliment (?) after an
other at each other and the case was
plainly proven to be one of stampede.
Major Sayers having the bulge, got
in his work to such good effect, that as
above stated, Major Hutchinson was
not in it, The latter naGned gentle
man, however, informed your cores.
pendent tonight that his crowd wasn't
on hand this afternoon-there is no
need to say that .Sayers' crowd was
The cordial reception given him
proves that.
Captain Kyle, as chairman of the
meeting, then arose and said:
"Fellow citizens of Hayes; you too,
ladies: am here to di. charge the
duty to which L am assigned and il is
a pleasant one also" After q few
further eulogistic remarks of Major
Sayers that gentleman was intro
duced to the audience.
MR.. SAVERS SPEECH
or o.. Mr. Sayers said: "Fellow citizens
and ladies-I appear before you tU-
day very much wearied, not only be-
cause of the long and protracted labors
in congress, but it was not until Sun
day morning that L reached home,
after long journey from Washing =
toll. 1 came here today to give you
an account of my stewardship. In
victory aud in defeat, in it's hours Of
infancy, immediately after the war,
and its glorious successes since, have
ever been in the rank of Democracy. |
am willing to be responsible at all
times for the action of my party. 1t
matters not to me whether that party
has done all it could or has failed to
do that which it should, | am here TO
defend the party in every instance.
In case my opponent desires to hold
me personally responsible for what
my party has done l am willing to
stand by it. But what of Major
l think he knows some
thing about all the parties. Loud
can remember when he
was Democrat, but in 1868 he
showed up as q Republican. In 1872
he was running for congress on the
ticket. Major Hutchi-
SOhi hOSP JOul JCb OpOh
Hutchison-I will. You keep yours
open as well.
Two years ago when was making
my canvass | came over here and
found Major Hutchinson running for
the state legislature on the Populist
ticket, AT that time Major Hutchi-
son was running on platform that
was dead against national bankers
and railroad attorneys, and yet Major
was running on that plat,
form while he was both "a banker and
b railroad attorney. Now, l had
rather be dog and bay the moon
than a man who would do what he
done. Loud applause. No, sir, L
mad rather be a private Cltizen ali my
lite than to be Il man with so liLtle
principle as that. When he went o.
the senate it was hard to tell
what kind Of party be belonged
to. | would advise you voters 10
spurn this political traitor from your
presence rs unworthy of any colsi er.
alton.
If / am to be held responsible fol the
sins of the Democratic patty 1 would
like to ask what parry does Major
propose TO acknowledge
to? / tell him here and
now that intend TO canvas this dis
trict for the next nine weeks and 1 in.
vite him to be present at all times, /
warn him, however, that l intend to