The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-26
Gives the Reason Why lie
and the Committee
Refused TO Place General Ross Name on
the Democratic Primary Tickets.
The following letter from Chair
man James A. Harrison explains it.
self:

self:
Waco, Texas, May %, 1894.
To the McLennan County Democ.
raoy My action as chairman of tie
Democratic executive committee of
McLenuan county, in refusing TO
place The name of Gen. l.. S. Ross
upon the regular Democratic ticket
for the ensuing primary election as
a candidate for the office of United
States senator, having been to some
extent criticised desire to ex-
press to the people my reasons for
so doing, feeling confident that
in the minds of the true friends
and admirers of General Ross
my course will meet with hearty
and vi qualified appreciation. The
request urged upon me was that l
should have the name Of General
Ross placed On the ticket for the
primary, which ticket contained
only the names of open and avowed
candidates for office. This in
tileCt HOu.u udSC Dotu ali GA pres
sion to the state at large that the
general was candidate seeking
senatorial honors. When General
Ross was urged to make canvass
for the eff se he positively declined.
When he was requested TO allow his
mama to be placed on the election
ticket of this county he gave an
unqualified refusal. In this coun
try of independence and liberty a
mans name is az much his property
as the house he has purchased and
paid for aud retains in his actual
possession, Any unwarranted or
unauthor zed use of his name is not
only wrong, but in many cases is
such wrong that relief may be
granted in the courts Of the coun
try. General Ross has the right,
and he only, to say to what uss his
name and influence may be applied,
and such right to any citizen is 80
sacred that it should at all times be
accorded and preserved. If
the Democrats of McLennan
county, after receiving the
positive announcement from
General Ross that he is not and will
not be a candidate for senatorial
honors desire as mark of esteem
and friendship to vote for him for
such office in the primary election
they have that right, and no man or
set of men can lawfully interfere
with their suffrage. would not
presume to do so. Let them go to
the polls and scratch the name of
Chiffon and write the name of Ross
on the ticket 1t would be legal
and good ballot. But that is
very d tferent from demanding that
General Ross name be placed on
the ticket, along with The other
candidates. In The one case the
friends of General Ross, as an ex-
preston Of confidence in him, write
bis name on the ticket as being
their personal choice. La the other
they would have his name printed
on the ticket where it might be left
by thoss who desire, but scratched
off by those who felt inclined, or in
9th words making target of
him for his enemies TO shoot at,and,
since it is we'll known that
he is not candidate, many
of his friends would naturally vote
for Chiffon, a result TO be easily an
General Ross, for re-
sons sufficient to himself, has re-
fused to permit this, and his friends
should see to it that his wish is re.
spected. As chairman of the Dem
ocratic executive committee of this
CT unity | have no power or authority
to place any mans name on the pri
IL AIRY ticket as candidate for Office,
hen such man is not candidate,
much less | have such authority in
The present instance.
JAS, A. HARRISON.