The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-01
IN 1rFrERsoN COUNTY -.
Populsts VIII Support the Bryan and
SewaIl Ticket

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ps.r,,on, Teas October 3l.-The cam
T.. -, ,,,,.y closed ,o,i,h,
',.5 LII 49,. 49, .,os.o,e.., .r.,,-
WIN s'a"H '""' y" vac f'7'''''N' % '1''
gle, which WAS well attended N spite OF
thl Chilly atmospheric ana mhddS streets
This campaign mas been the "aFiues1 ID me
history oi beaumont ana on account OF mo
large negro population me republicans
I and renegade democrats nave hopeo Win
the assistance oil the popullsts TO secure a
majority against The state and national
democratic tickets in the election lues-
day. To accomplish This object the demo
repuh combine has been furnished every
assistance By the mat nine at Dallas. Money
and campaign literature has flowed INTO
the county freely and all demands Tor
camraisu orators have been compiled WIN
Coipred men OF supposed influence Ia
earning livelihood nave found II hecea
sary only to advocate repubhcanism on
/ the street corners and in saloons and until
/ a few days ago II seemed as II the Dallas
4 machine, assisted by the renegade de-
moCracy. would succeed in rolling up a
! majority against democracy IN Jefferson
/ county. change began carly this week
however and the indications nov are ina
tai the causes vi 'hlS chahse' loF lucy
are numerous fupl'eaNohS j" ne ios
oi the Harris county official ballot con
/ WINGED the populists that the leaders nae
sold their party to the republicans. Tn,
| pops therefore began openly announelne
the determination OF voting for Bryan
! aud Sewau electors. and many Of them
say they will vote the democratic ticket
| straight. These announcements brought
/ the negroes TO realization that their
! ticket would be given the icy finger 10y
the populists. and as result. their en-
| thusiasm FOR fusion began suhsldiug. II
fact. 1t might be said that the colorad
brother had reached that political cundi-
! ton nguratively expressed as hanging IN
| the balance when last night George Q
! O'Brien one OF the ablest and most elo
quent Of the Southeast Texas lawyers made
a speech and so thoroughly ventilatec
The fallacies Of populsm and the THICKER,
OF the plenary committees that many ne
groea today openly rcpdiate fusion nnt
say that for every office whore there II
not a republican nominee they will vot'
for the DEMOCRAT. Local democrats there
fore confdeiltly predict that on next Tues
lay Jefferson county VIII roll up tn
largest democratic majority in its history
Colonel W. d. Nylie, the turncoat poll
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tr. statar.rt i. moi correct in SO far A
h .ur,lies 70 geat,iuont. There are mil
o-.crsior, ,n peaumont Who m, for Me
tttuia- NM .here are alsn mill operalDr
i'm nus c,fv who are FOR BRYAN. The Beau
mont I.upLer company might be cited "A
ornoDg the latter. This is one OF tn
larrext veliov. nine saw mills In the sout
and whiio every one acquainted with tn
lumber business knows that there is no
a lumber manufacturing concern in ex
istence more efficiently and successful
managed, yet The Post correspondent vii
take the lesponsioil,ty OF asserting 'ha
u.nl hs enc, ,or i,rv,n ana sewn !, .,
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