The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-22
iEIls STATE FAIR.
80. Had Possession OF the
CITY and Grouads.
ms cuLBERsON AND TAYLOR w
r,.,uss About Each Others
1850 the Natives Thereof.
po,tponed the Races

n. postponed tine Aaces
r.xss, october 2i.-This town has
.,n today with epaulets. tinsel,
= and brass buttons. The State
looked like big encampment
co,onels and feld marshals.
pob Taylor Of Tennessee and his
..s,,ormed dignitaries got in town
- N the morning by special train
a governor culberson and STAN
uniformed, waiting to receive them
20 Of Tennessee invading Texas.
rexans being ready for the In
\. forenoon the streets and hotels
'...s Of animated military cooked
..nsiug swords and richly tinted
ws occasion was scheduled as
~ day" at the State fair and 1t
!. Il Texas and Tennessee had
4, IN dress parade. Jupiter Piuvius
n The morning. but withheld the
tul after the big street parade.
novernors Culberson and Taylor
!, saudily dressed retinues were
/ into the State fair grounds, at
,sou. the crowd present to greet
,..s's popular executive was esti-
!, trom 10000 to $4,000 persons. 1t
!, .ay fully one-half the multitude
,,,yes Of Tennessee, who had become
I citizens Of Texas. The old "rebsl
..,c't IN It with the hurrahs that
"A ,or the first Tennessee generals.
N came down as II every departed
and Tennesseean were weeping bar
tears because they were not IN
The speech-making and most OF
Bher Tennessee day ceremonies, of
NJ. had to be conducted indoors
howand or more persons packed
MlL. Rev. A. w. Anderson, a noted
y,arlan minister, prayed that the
hy would bless Texas and Tonnes
President John N. Simpson Of the
Kcsty Of -Tennesseeans presented
nor culberson.
sa and Gentlemen-When we recall
VI It appears particularly appropriate
Tmnesaeeans should assemble here
kjocs in this imposing evidence of the
m Of this great State. Broadly speak
r1as Is probably more indebted to
see for her independence and sub
development than to any State
Union. 1t is net generally known,
y declaration Of Texan independence
rang like bugle call to arms and
rank with those Of Mecklenburg and
|elphia, was proposed and written by
9. Childress of Tennessee, then
years of age. In the revolution
followed and which influenced the
Of this continent, that common
sent US many rare and dauntless
AcCulloch, knightly hero from
to spur; Crockett, who with his
des at the Alamo wrested the crown
r from all the ages and taught the
new and loftier martyrdom; Whar-
y keenest blade that flashed on the
Ban Jacinto, and Houston, whose
contributed this empire to the
an Republic and Anglo Saxon
alton:
the revolution, throughout the
M the Republic and half q century
Rencod, at every step OF our advance
ner influence has been conspicuous
our foremost citizens she gave ue
morton, noble type of our best
g, and Reagan, the most illustrious
representative of the state smanshir
vonlederacy. To the upbuilding Of
aN to her commanding and i'm
uowtn to the elements of heI
aestiny, none have made more
ma enduring contribution thar
VI common ancestry and kin
Mments and aspirations our people
u' prosperity and good govern
vush the same great principle;
"! me same broad lines. In thu
~ Mllowed age Of the South they
*w4ers in suffering and in glor,
very battlefield OF that mighty
lowers spring from their com
uust Mindful and proud OF thest
Mslves me sincere pleasure to wei.
~ 70 these ceremonies and the hos
q our people. 1t Is special,
as 70 welcome the chief magistrate
sste which has not only done mucl
80 out which, as part OF Ncrtl
WIS the first to proclaim Nationa
1snee at Mecklenburg, turned tn,
aue OF the revolutionary war a
h.u'untain and since has won i'm
~ iehown in the onward march o
puohc. | beg now to present to yo,
M not stranger among us, tn
senueman, the distinguished citi
eA'ea orator. Governor Robert !.
-a graceful compliment to Gov
'vs and presented him to tn
sr,.s me band played Dixie" an,
a,,auilng Bob from the "grea
sA'e read really entertaining ad
~ W. manuscript. He was profuse Ii
S ~ " iexas. and was equally prou
s ne governs; he spoke OF Texa
ssest waffle on the gridiron o
hss 'iica and was glad that Ten
~ produced Andrew Jackson, Sar
s,ha n Inc Taylor family. He sal
l,s s PEASANT things and conclude,
~ s mat GOD had always blesse
VA. ama Texas and that he believe
f,,srm WIZ bless them. The rain con
i. ans Tor about three hours.
~ sS Were declared off. the car
n ~ ,oinorrow. The "Idlewild club
eaciusiye and aristocratic societ
--@n Vi The City iS NM orr n IN n