The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-11
Mr.. BRADLEY TO MR.. BLAKE
A Document Full Of the Usual Pop
ulist Vagaries.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE VERY GOOD.
Tho Party Has Always Favored Straight
4 cctions-His Reasons for Sup
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State Executive Committee, Mexia.
Texas.
Dear Sir; Referring to your letter OF
October 3. which was evidently gwen to
the press without awaiting the courtesy
OF an answer, ard in which You reply
to my letter Just tweaty-onc days after
1t was written, permit me to say that
should | take tho same length of time TO
reply to You that you did to me. my an
swcr would not benefit you SO far as this
election is concerned: hence l reply now
and through the News as You did. You
say;
/. My time has been so constantly oc-
cupied IN attention 10 other more import
ant and pressing matter connected with
he state campaign that | have not hld
an opportunity To give due ccEsldcrat on
To your proposition. and,
p IL OCs,red to examine our State laws
relating 20 v..ctigns to determine If such
an agreement as you propose Was neces-
sarN dvd II J. could DE legally entered INTO
Without conflicting CT iit,ifcriug with our
- now beg to say. after careful ox-
ninlnat ON OF cur laws regulating the
holding Of elections. that tn nix such an
agreement as you suggest IS entirely un-
necessary, h"Chnsc Que statutes anord
alnpl" aal, guards to fuzzy protect the hal-
lot against fraud and to guarantee an
honest count ana an honest election. |
shoI be rlHd t. C1.crcratc with the cleo
t ON authorities n having cur state cleo
ton laws ca,'cd ont M letter and spirit.
THE democratic panty has always been
an advocate OF fair nn' honest elections
and has ever taken advanced action for
the protection Of the hlliot from fraud
by the enactment &C rigid regulations .Jr
hold uC elections. etc.
Yea say iha. the democratic party has
always faNor.i far and honest elect ,ons.
| do rot Know whether you are making
tbs settlement seriously or whether thls
ia q tsDic. bit of sarcasm. You are Ger
idtnly aware ~ the gross wrong upon
Tennessee ana cvcn In Texas.
IN Harrison, N1ss ana Bowie count es
IN the La. o.cction In this state frau *
~'u" uo,orl Fue, Also In the counties bori-
cr N% GA Mexico. In tass and 30. " coun-
/ tlts mules volcd the democratic ticket,
ami negroes who haA hc"1 dead for
Twenty wears In Tennessee thn DEM
oFrtlc leg stature giul- tho goVrrnorship
lrom the irpuhNcana after being fairly
hcl'an OF he polls In Augusta. Ga. in
iao nNemher election of lNji one vote
was cas- foe ctch tive aud ha!f of the
population. Tn outrage wa 50 notorious
thH even democrats themselves dc
upuuVtd tl'c T. dGHs. IF, as you say. your
party ihvors tnu'rl elections why do
Nol ~ II r"fuso ia Join with me in this
Joint Tcrofnino llation to our respective
You say the law affords ample protec-
lion. contord that it does not rhe
statute GoVtr1me. the Selection of Judges
am tft lhH lA a. iflitAEs
"Articl" i7e. Tho presiding officer Of
each elect ii precinct shall. on or before
the day pf elect ON. select from among tho
qualiuod voters Of the prrc net two JUDGES
and Two cirrka such scirct Oh to be made
from the different political parties II do
innied, as far ne practicable, and there
be r'escut II suIic'"nt number OF ~"
party uae.rs such demand who are VIII
| .ur and competent TO ,@piVe IN such posi-
! ousi and tho sa Il Judges aud clerks, to
rethtr with the pres ding officers. shall
| lao flta mn tF, rf.p pf IN ,N l,fttf
The selection of these election officers
| is left entirely with tho MANNER. Again,
| they ar" only 20 come from different poll
| teal part es as far "a. practicable. The
| statute affords very httlo real protection.
| | asked You to join ms In a recommended
! ton to our respective party managers
| that the parties selected by our respective
! party committees bc paced upon the
election boards. ! again rcnuS that ro-
| quest.
Replying TO your question for list Of
electors of our party permit me to say
| that tbs Est has been twice printed in
the Galveston and pr'las News, Is printed
| weekly by most Of the reform papers Of
| the state has been Furnished TO all the
houses that print election blanks for
Texas, and il had not occurred 70 me that
you did not have a copy. The list herein
| j. furnished for your especial benefit:
For the state at large Il. o. CAL. II.
FIRST distr'ct-R. H. Cab'ness.
Second strlct-G w. Carnes.
Third 1istrlcf-John O'BSrnr,
Fourth Districts. 9. Harpe-.
Ffth dislrc,--E. w. HirhpatrlAk.
Sxth d.slr.rt-E 6. Sessions.
ecy-nth district--G. T. narr,s.
Nis III ,; aspictgI i F. W Mq7an,
Teufn isirct--J. X. Allen.
I,apnnth. a 4tre i--4.. J. Ct f.,hs-s.
Twclftr d,str EFT. w. falnes.
Thirteenth district--D. Il. Gililand,
You ask mo how they VIII vote for presi-
dent and cc Ercs deni.
have not been IN comm'NsNt!on. with
nomination by Mr.. Bryan AMI "1n not
for that reason answer you. question. I
have seen no expression from them since
ms acceptance. They have mover, with
pofslply ono except. on, expressed any
opinion as 20 what they would % n their
off'c at capacity as electors. Three or
have said as individuals that they Won 4
rot vote for Bryan. They are al middle
at the road rcpuiists ana w1uid co 'tiinlr
be bouu1 by the wishes OF their constltu-
eata. They are all loyal to he South and
10 nom Watson. They believe that the
Scout !s part of the Federal linton and
entitled 20 recognition upon National
You ask II a fusion" arrangement has
not been entered into between the pop
ulis.s. republicans and sound money dem-
ocruts whereby our party Will get six
electoral votes, the republicans SIX and
the sound money democrats three.
our fnIl electoral ticket will remain IN
the field and be voted for November 3.
presume the fun nftern republican cleo
tors " II icmain IT. tho field also and be
voted for IL the general clestion next
m1nth. You could get this Latter question
answered autho:i,aiivsly by writing to
republican State headquarters.
And now, my dear SIR having answered
your questions, permit me 10 ask you
some which the mtmbers Of even your
party are interested in.
/. Please tell us what tho agreement.
was entered into between yourself and
TIM free silver democracy with George
Clark aad his crowd az the harmony
me- ting" at Dallas In 1894?
2 Please tell us why your narty IN
dorsfd CleVcland's admin stration as
"eminently wiFe patriotic and statesman.
Ike" by unanim0us vote in your State
con gent'on OF 1891 p!i you believe It was
wise. patriotic ana statesman-like then,
and. Z 80, has there boom any change In
MS pol cies since thes? You now denounce
his administration Were vow right in
1891 cr are you right now?
3. Why was Daniels, who introduced the
res 7lutio1 In the Dsnate CONNER ding
Grover Cleveland for send ng troops 10
Chicago. made permanent cna.rmln Of
your so-called drn) rate convention this
YER VIII. "a denounced the sending OF
iroops 10 that city,
T. Please tel us what ARRANGING ITS
were mrde between your N1iio1al COM
pffttsp lanes x Tomas and Senator Cor