The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-07

Floresvillc, Texas. September elf to-
days debate is to be an index Of tho cam
paign in the Fifteenth congressional dis.
trict, John L, Garner. the democratic eau
didate, win win hands down. This Is not
an expression Of partisan enthusiasm but
is an unbiased estimate OF the merits and
effect OF the discussion. Garner opened
and put Scott completely on the defensive
and at no time IN the latter's speech did
he rally He made an earnest address. but
Il was the argument OF lawyer defending
his client and pleading for acuuittal on
the theory Of the presumptlve Innocence
until guilt Is established.
Garner likewise had all the advantage IN
the popular reception. He was welcomed
here today with pean OF music and a
shout Of loyalty that assured Wilson coun-
" BY handsome majority, large part
Of the voting population assembled TO greet
him at the train, and a r0using cheer went
up as he stepped from the cars. Then
procession started for the court house,
headed by a brass band and led by NJ. j.
Nimenes, a Mexican democrat who car
rlcd a banner inscribed Democracy" and
Liberty. The procession embraced all
the carriages ana huggies In town and
wound uP with small sized brigade OF
mounted democratic rough riders. The
court house was gay with hunting aud
nags and on balcony over the entrance
stood three ladies' Miss Gilbert Brcech,
Miss Eide irwin aud Miss Annie wiseman,
waving respectively a great United States
dag Texas dng and Mexican nag
Tho court house was well filed and Mr.
Nimenes cried the audience 10 order
Nimcnes is n democratic wheelhOrse and IL
3 power IN the land. He Is the man whom
United States Marshal Hanson offered IL
make a deputy az $1,000 year. hut Nimenes
refused, preferring 10 retain his democ-
racy and a $40 month clerkship.
H.. la Flassa 4 ANfaa
lean orator from San Antonio who had
come over with Mr.. Garner. Ferrlno spoke
N Spanish aud easily caught the audience.
He addressed himself FIRST to the act Of the
trio county democratic executive committee
In excluding the Mexicaus Of the county
from the primaries and read the resolu-
lions 0f the Laredo congressional conVen.
ton which nominated Garner disavowing
the act. He also produced the platform OF
~ 1894, Of which Scott the present re-
publican nominee, was an active and in
fuential member Indeed. Scott was the
chairman Of the platform committee aud
as such made the report The platform p
an explicit Endorsement OF ClevelandH free
raw material tariff policy and Is much
more extreme document in respect TO the
tarin than the platform on which Garner
stands. The Nneees platform which Scott
signed also dcnonnces the MeNicans OF the
Rio Grande aa declaring citizenship fnten
lions Tor the mere purpose Of voting, and
demands State legislation TO prevent voting
except upon final proof II citizenship.
This was the point Ferrlno was Intent
upon making and the shout that came
FROM the Mexicnns showed that n mad
gone home. Fewlno then appealed TO his
race TO stand by known and true demo
rrat rather than by the man who had In
doiSed such know nothing views, aimed es'
peciRlly ut them.
for holding the convention OF the Ninety.
third representative convention, which was
then called 10 order. Mr.. Scott arrived d
little after noon and went to the hotel A.
tended only hy the county rpDuhlcnn chair.