San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
NOT NOONAN's FIGHT.

without TAKING dlu Cudu alo op OIL
! necessary. These fellows scatter
all over a ten acre lot and oftner hit
their friends than their enemies
THESE are the men who are rails
ing the hue and cry that the mon
key business at Austin has periled
| Congressman Noonan's chances fol-
reelection. There is not the slight
est ground for fear Of this kind.
In the first place, both Of the con-
testing delegations from this coun-
| ty who at Austin applied for ad-
mission to the hall of the conven-
ton, are and have been a unit in
their support Of the grand old man
who now represents this district on
the floor OF congress. In the second
place, Judge Noonan has no more
to do with this fight than the
Fourth of July has to do with the
demands of Menelik upon the
treasury of Italy. When Judge
Noonan returns TO his home and
appears before the republicans of
his district the two factions of the
republican party in this county
and in this district will tumble
over each other in their loyalty to
him and in their endeavor to aid
in his election. In the third place,
the district outside Of Bexar coun-
ty takes little interest in faction
al fight which is we'll understood
to have for its foundation
the mudsills OF Bexar county
politics. This whole ruction has
been caused by men whose names
have never been named in a
republican convention, and who
are only mixing the county cor
ruption with the republication Of
the district in the hope OF aiding
certain parties to county office.
This will cut no ice when the nomi-
nation of Judge Noonan is made.
These fellows will find that Mr..
Noonan is not handicapped by his
position as district judge and so
prevented from taking a personal
hand in the fight. This time he
will put his entire personality in
to the scale, and the men who do
not want defeat in old BeXar
county will do we'll to stand aside
and make no combinations against
him. Judge Noonan is not party
to any OF this factional strife. His
original nomination was by the
union of all classes of repub.
licsns regardless of previous differ
ences, and his denomination will
be even more unanimous and en-
thusiastic. There are some pur-
chasable votes in the district, it is
true, this is not to be denied.
One element OF this vote is sup
posed to be republican, but it is
not, only as it is paid for its ad-
herence. This statement does not
apply to all, but to a part. The
element that is not purchasable
will stand by Judge Noonan to the
last, and their influence may help
their own kind in remaining
steadfast against the seductions Of
democratic money. Those who do
not yield to considerations Of
principle are as ready to take re-
publican money as democratic,
and there will be more equality
in the campaign treasures Of the
two parties in this district this
year than two years ago, when
the railroad that was interested in
democratic candidate from this
district backed him for all that
money could buy. The chances OF
Judge Noonan's election this year
are greater than two years ago,
and he will be returned by an in
creased majority. There is not a
smell OF fire on his garments as
the result of the Austin surrender
to the colored cohorts of the state.
Those who are afraid the re-elec-
ton Of Judge Noonan is in peril
from that convention, had better
retire to the rear and let the vet