The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03
JUDGE ROBSON AT GALVESTON
HE BELIEVES THAT HE rs SURE TO
DE ELECTED.
M. c.u.e xyn, Given n Decided Inn
petus by His Speech at H"r-
mODy Hall.

Robson democratic nominee Tor congress-
has been kept busy greeting lis ,fienos
since he came to Galveston lie doesn'
look like a man who bad been on one go
almost continuously for six weeks or more.
and his voice is as strong and clear as II
he hadn't been using 1t at all. On the
contrary he has delivered more than sixty
speeches recently and many OF them haVs
been in the open air.
When asked for his opinion about the
conditions throughout the district, Judge
Robson sold
Il have been all over the district except
this county. My information and my OBJ
servation make me believe THAT / am sure
OF election. The democratic vote Is going
TO be increased from 20 TO 80 per cent Inc
populist vote is an unknown quantity, but
my impression Is that Baird Will not get
one-half OF the vote that was polled Ter
Allen. The only DETECTION | am aware Of
IS that OF tho Bohemians. l Will lose
some Bohemian votes. There is no doubt
about that Editor HaidIsclS. one of the
principal Bohsmians of Fayette county,
was candidate for county judge against
me / defeated him. That is the cause OF
his opposition to me, He Is man of con-
siderable influence and can swing quite a
number OF Bohemian sTotes. but ] have
the assurance of other prominent Bohe-
mians that they will MOI follow a man in
his wild efforts to vent his personal plQue.
spite and spleen.
II think you can safely figure that the
mainland counties will give fair demo-
cratic majority. Conditions In this county
are much batter than | supposed Why
| have my DISTINGUISHED republican friend
IL IL Ill
Iight and the democratic candidate Is all
right The 9Th of November will prove IT,
/ will make as good a canvass of this
county between now and election day as
is possible and If | do not make things IN
terestlng for MIR. Hawley here at his home
it won't be my fault.
II am somewhat surprised to see the
remarkable change of front of Mr. Hawley
in regard to the Philippine question. He
has had the opportunity many times within
the last two months 10 Indicate his posi-
tion ia that matter but hasn't availed HIM
self OF it. II would be fortunate If we
could get him to define his positon regard
ing standing army Is he in favor of q
large standing army Mr.. 1Iawley il
elusive
TIE democratic campaign WINS given a
powerful impetus forward tonigh, by the
| slrst public appearance Of its standard
bearer before Galveston audience. judge
Robson spoke to the largest crowd that
has assembled yet at Harmony hall Every
seat was taken both in the main hall and
/ IN the galleries, and scores OF people stood
| 20 listen to his address.
On the platform was the president Of
| ono oil the labor councils. while the audi
/ enee was made up largely of laboring peo-
/ ple The democratic nominee came to Gal
/ weston with reputation as a campaigner,
and WHEN ho had closed tonight he had
| forced the conviction thai he is one of the
/ most eloquent speakers In the ranks OF
! the democracy of Texas The enthusiasm
| he created was uubaunded, His speech
was clean, logical and convincing, fiee from
I personalities and abuse.
In his opening remarks Judge Robson
/ paid his rcspsct5 10 Mayor Fly for what,
1 the speaker said, was Il gratuitous insult
| TO democracy and ITS standard bearer, ref
| trenoe bsAug made 20 Fly's challenge to
Robson some time ago. Hts Labor day
| speech, out of which the Hawley neopie
/ nave ATTEMPTED to make capital was de-
Tended and Judge Robson advised his hear
| ers not to believe whHt they heard about
that speech but to procure copy and read
| ~ Tor themselves. There was not a word in
1t that did not stand for law and order.
Hawloy's instrumentation of Major
! 'AiNiS Sprttn WIS next exposed. In Il
speech Last night Hawley said Savers had
| advised the peonle 10 vote for Robson only
because he is n democrat. All who heard
| the majors speech know that statement
| 10 be untrue
Referring 10 the old-time democrats here
! VINO intend TO vote for Hawley because Of
| the money question. Judge Robson said hs
! was convinced that the only reason thev
| called themselves democrats Is because
! they live In Texas and 1t is respectable
10 ne democrat here. Hawleys record
| on Inc labor aue.dlon was eXposed. the
Tariff was denounced and tine acquisition
| Of The Philippines opposed. his views ON
aii lhese matters heirg the same he mas
set tcrth all over the district.
The greatest confidence prevails at demo-
cratic headauartors ton4ght.
a wodl known democrat made a wager
this afternoon that Robson viii carry This
county by 1000 majority over Hawley. Tba
eentieman who made II Is not give, -
sneeula ing- It comes from his knowleaee
of the situation '''So
rms afternoon Robson smoke at noIiv,,
Point aud from now on until tho cam.
palsn closes he will labor among the dtffor-
ent wards OF the city
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CAN OPEN COFFIN.