The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-04
BIG BARBECUE AT La GRANGE
1T WAS ATTENDED by HUNDREDS
4A OF PEOPLE.
peuocr,ts Were Well Represented
at the Speaking; Wheiess an"
Ewing on Hand for burgess

La Grange. Texas, November 3.-The
big free barbecue given by the people OF
this city yesterday was success In every
way. While it was quite cool and enough
of a norther blowing TO make IL rather
UNPLEASANT the people from the country
aocked in to the extent of 1910 to zOoo'
and they sat very patiently in the cold
on the improvsed seats In front OF the
court house and listened to the speaking.
The oratory of the day was begun by
strong and convincing argument from
| Hon. j. S. Wheeles of Galveston for the
democracy Mr.. Wheeles while canvass
| ing this county Tor the nomination as
congressman from this district prior to
the convention had made many friends in
| this city and community, and his manly
course since then has added greatly to
his strength and popularity. He has a
clear, resonant voice. which reached every
person on the grounds. He INDUCED in
but little pleasantly and was earnest both
in manner and matter, and his appeal to
the best reason for his hearers was a
lforceful one, and If one can judge by the
Il favorable comments and frequent APP
plause accomplished direct and positive
results.
Mr.. Wheeles was followed by Russell
IKingsbury for the republicans. Mr.,
Kingsbury is a witty and entertaining
, talker, and at great length ridtculed the
, democratic ideas of Imperialism and the
trusts and repeated the prosperity and
, full dinner pail arguments. Crops are
mot good in Fayette county. however, and
his appeals to voters in this county to
vote for the party OF war, conquest and
elhigh taxes because the armor plate trust,
, sugar trust, etc, were doing a good bust
I ness did not arouse much enthusiasm
IL His dchGition of trust-to-wit. "a
money making corporation, in which dem
, ocratic spelbinders own no stock'-is
1 passed up to Senators Hanna ard Scott
6 Kingsbury would he more effective on the
e stump if it were not for the prevalen
opinion that he is a political soldier Of
l. fortune, who fights with equal sincerity
on either side.
After Kingsbury had finished Hon
Presley K. Ewing of Houston spoke fol
, an hour and a half expounding democratic
doctrine and dealing deathblows to the
fallacies and insincerities of the presen
nj
fectiye Grafton has been delivered in the
present campaign Mr.. Ewing is the out
going president of the Texas Bar asso
citation, and right we'll did he sustain hi
Reputation as orator. thinker and lawyer
Applause followed every climax. The vo
tiers of the Tenth district are very mucl
in earnest this year. and with seriou
faces they earnestly weighed every wor
e of the speaker Serious themselves they
: expect earnest argument from those VIII,
address them. The selection of Messrs
Wheeles and Ewing TO represent the cause
u democracy was a most happy one, TO
: never did arguments more perfectly NEE
= the demands of an audience. such as har
gathered to hear them, than did those q
Mr.. Wheeles and Mr. Ewing 1t was
serious, thinking audience, and with ear
d nest eloquence il was appealed to. TIL
3 results were serious Altogether 1t was
e profitable day for The democracy. Their
i was plenty of meat bread. pickles an
c coffee for all. Two brass bands were pres
ent to enliven the occasion and the day
Z enjoyment wound up with big ball a
=, the Casino at night.