The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31
ALETTER FROM TEXAS.

BAILEY IENAs, Aug Z3ru 1871.
EDITOR UNIaN TIMES Last week | went
to Galveston, our Sea port to spend day or
two, where l enjoyed n bath in the Salt
water, and a ri lie ON the bay. Galveston is
the richest City in the State, like Charleston
in Carolins. But Galveston is not the larg-
est City in the State, there being two others
larger, pamely: Eallas, and San Antonio.
1t is said, Galveston has 80 to 35 million.
aires. On my return from the City "by the
Sea- | stopped at Dallas where the State
Democratic Convention was in session. This
being the first State Convention ever attend
ed by this deponent; of course he thinks it
b,g affair, aud to be sure it was big
thing, there being from 5000 to 1000 dele
gates in attendance There are over 200
organized Counties in the State, and an
average Of 20 delegates from 200 Counties
would run the number to 1000. So you can
see at once that the crowd was large, very
large. There were At first Candidates for
Governor before the Convention namely
lien. John II. Reagan, Railroad Commits
sioner of Texas, Ex-United States Senator,
and ex.Post Master General of the Confed-
eracy, etc. etc, Saml W. I. Lauham, q
South Carolinisn, Chas. A. Culberson pres
ent Attorney General and Jno. d. Mccall
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
o platform of prnciples-which consumed
sometime, as our democracy is divided into
two factions. The Cleveland and anti-Cleve-
land factions, there was n considerable fiSh.
over tirs platform, but the Cleveland faction
trium phed and adopted platform endors-
ing Cleveland administration, and embody-
ing in 1t the financial plank of the National
d smocratic platform Of 1892. This did not
suit Judge Reagan, aud he, at once, with
drew from the guberratorial race. Mccall
also withdrew. This left Culbcrson aud
Lauham IN the field to contest for the honors
MIR. CulberSon was nominated, however, on
the first ballot, he having nearly one half
the votes of the Convention instructed for
him in the primary conventions and elec-
tions.
llr. Lanham made an honorable clean
canvass of the State, and he comes out of
this cunvass as clean and unspot'ed and
more triumphant than when he entered it.,
and am sure speak the whole truth when
| say he is one Of the most popular men in
the State to day. Notwithstanding he was
not chosen as our Standard bearers. Mr..
Editor you will hear from Sam Lanham
again.
Our nominee for Governor, Chas. a. Cul-
berson, is Son of Congr> ssman D. B. Cul-
bers IN and at this time Attorney General of
Texas, about forty years of age, was born in
the State of Alabama, but reared in Texas,
and man Of undouhtcd character and abil-
| ity.
Our State will likely have four tickets in
tho field this year. There arc three ALREADY y
and am sure there will be one more, those
in the lists now are: The Democrats, Re
publicsns and Peoples Party. The Demo-
Gratis were divided two years ago in Texas,
but happily for the Democracy this queer
prcdicament does not confront the party in
this year of grace The two wings came to-
geiher early in the year in harmony meet
ing which was arranged by the respective
leaders and the differences were amicably
settled, and it is said that one wing carried
off the principles, while the other carried the
officers (oficcs) in the Democratic Conven-
ton last week at Dallas.
The Populists or Peoples Party have de-
veloped much strength in the State especi-
ally in the Northern part, enough to arouse
the Democratic hosts who are better organ
lied and equipped for the fray than they
have ever been since / have been in the
State.
In the 9th Congressional District the Pop
| ulists propose to contest every inch OF
| ground with "our Joe w. Bailey who is
| one of the youngest, if not the youngest
member of Congress, Joe has no opposition
| in his own party for Congressional honors,
| but in this district the "pops' are rs thick
| as hops and they may sc.rc Joe with Rev.
| W. NJ. Browder who is their candidate and
| a man of considerable ability.
A few words about the crops and | will
close this communication. The wheat and
oat crops were very good this year. Wheat
is low in price it ranging from ~ cents to
50 cents per tushel owing to tine grade
The price Of oats is higher than usual this
J year caused BY the scarcity Of corn, which
range from 2S cts. to 30 cents per bushel.
The corn yield this year is shorter than
last. the extremely hot weather the first part
Of July cut it short. By-thc-way the mer
curry was higher here in July than for about
lS years, for 3 days-July lst, 2nd and 3rd
it stood at lOG to 10 degrees in the shade
The cotton prospect is very fine at this
time but rust and the boil worms may in
| iure il materially before it natures thorough
| ~. The farmers are picking cotton now
and great many new bales have already
| been sold. j. s. {.
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