The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-05
4 Of W. W. HELMS.
/, n,pu,d Home After Ills Tenth
District Campaign.
I, ,,fs Up THE SITUATION THERE
h r,sct,on Is Assured by a
y" :, Not Less Than Five
thousand Votes.

,stcpn, Texas NoVe'iDo, -
s.,ms who has been campaigning
interest of Hon. George Burgess
4 rsptb congressional district for
\, tro weeks, returned home this
4, md was seen by a Post reporter
rival
,,sed for his opinion as to the
lanai situation In the Tenth dis
Il said
IA Tenth will be redeemed next
q OF this you can be sure. The
~ Of the district have made a
IA, and there Is no question as
,.,pl They have a splendid cam
Il ,be person of Mr.. Burgess. Il
A 4 clearly entitled to the sup
avery democrat. as well as OF
n, na,riotic citizens. He has made
...msble and manly campaign upon
IA issues before the people. and
.m,nently the strongest man that
,.uocrats could have nominated.
l. o,bsr hNnd the managers of Mir.
A,ye resorted to the most despi-
rethods to secure Burgess defeat.
|, nethod Of campaigning has proven
~ failure, and will have the effect
s,rr Burgess the largest majority
,.,slysd by q democrat In the dis
4, Jones people have been imbued
IN idea that the voters OF the dis
brned but so much purchasaDle
,.sdty. to be sold to the highest
II and knowing themselves to De
IN bidders deluded themselves with
kId that Jones election could be
|4.,,ed and the goods delivered. They
tteIyed large slice of the Hanna
A iuud and healers have been trav-
y through every county In the district
n past ten days placing the bride
IN, where they thought it would 40
most good.
Nh spoutlng for Jones on the part
r,vcsed "nooence" men in the dis
t,s Immediately marked the spouter
bfbe taker, and destroys the force
M work be attempts in behalf oil
b.
IN, have used every honorable means
/ lslutc the Jones men TO come out In
e,ea and meet us fairly. but they
{tssulked through the brush and high
VI either afraid or ashamed TO come
upaly and defend their candidate and
3u They have repeatedly wired MT.
f.tss' manager liking dates and places
kIut discussion. and when our men
shsi the appointed place 1t was TO
hat no republican speaker was on
u They kept up this method of htnf-
md deception to the last moment.
y, as late MS Saturday night ! was
lsi for a speech al Hope in Lavaca
by, and was notified that Mr., Melee
" Of Galveston. one OF Jones' mana
b would be on hand to divide time
0 me McLemore had sent positive
Pasce to the people OF Hope, and had
'tiisei In the county papers that ne
pa b on hand. Nut he never inateri-
5si
Tbs c'nvlnces me that they are afraid
" Issues and are relying for victory
KY upon their slush fund and slandeI
'ssh But II won't work, The goot
~ q the Tenth, regardless of party
thoroughly aroused and | have found
eieTg county visited numbers OF hon
se white republicans who are thor.
nv diigusted with the methods O
~ Allen, Mcbride ct al and who have
eaaled the entire gang and are op.
sni earnestly working for the sue
aa Burgess. The old time republi.
q he district, who are republicans
p'heIple, resent, and properly so, tn
'asshehl INTO the front ranks of til,
'aOfan party Of such men as Noah AL
sH Mcbride, whose supposed con
NY . Iepublicanism was so conspicu
.bIean Offices.
Ws llie ny republican, a man wei
10y IN years, al Halletsvillo onl!
10y remarked with a look OF su
sgust' Republican candidate 70
s'as Why, there is none. and no
aspaolican organization in the dis
IN nnal a spectacle, Jones, a mug
y aemoelat, being run by two rene
g'punsls, and calling upon genuine
sasAas to support him None OF 1
~ u am forced to vote for a dem
IN. WV take the genuine article
~ ana vote for Burgess.
y ~aM this the prevailing sentimen
me genuine republicans over tn
usuict' The negroes, 100, are
ksls % Burgess in large numbers
w. taey are honestly following tn
a heury Ferguson or whether the.
a~s'untled at the refusal of tn,
\ os. ,,Iiputors to make fair divide
~ oe 10 say. But | do know tina
NJ IN receive large percentag
m Sypfed vote in the upper countie
a 'sIieI, and in some OF the counties
N, uonzales, Lavaca and Colorado
ss' large majority of the'
~ l hnd for him everywhere
~, me surprises of my trip wa
IAsrs .aa' every German | saw was a
|nhs. bryan man as we'll. The DO
H.. 'he district are also solid 70
anhs snu VIII not be brlbed. bulldoze
Ea, Ns Nv. INTO casting single vot
n, p'puhsts throughout the distric
In ~ wet hornets at the efforts .
su ana Mcbride TO deceive then
" anu mn mat they are everywhere tn
h uusiastic workers for Mr.. Bur
al things into consideration
ts,s could not be better an
I'M, siecilon Is an assured fact. II
n,ysa personally to great credit 10
m sueent heht and the dem craft
la "s entire State ought to be prou
think his majority will be
soss 2 not like to say anythin
VIZ throw my cd populist ASST
IN Allen, into a spasm of despair
~ gay hat my NEST conservltiy
:, ,d nat his majority Will not a.
M. SsvV' and II Jones had one q
ns.S Soah Aliens the majority woul
~. Hot Campaign On.
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