The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-02-07
DUDLEY WHITES i BOOK
Tells - ahai ne lSsssa't kaow abaas
ElIis csrnfy's Landlaaie.

could have befallen Jack Beail this
early In hisirace for tbs congressional
nomination. And Dudley has "writ'i
IL. A twelve page pamphlet purport-
ing to give Mr. Beall's political record
hes found its way to this ofiee, and
for ingeniousness of argument it is an
interesting curiosity. Seven pages
are given over TO q stiIted defense OF
himself In answer to the circular sent
out by Mr.. Bealps campaign commit
tee. Like its author II is q wordy
document, and the English language
10 Played upon In . manner to give
the average reader the intellectual
"Iimmies'. SO far as Ellis county
democrats are concerned 1t is useless
to notice Mr. Wooten's voluminous
pamphlet, and so far &c 1t treats DIR.
Bealps political record 1t 10 as great O
failure as it's author. Eliminating the
mlsstatement of facts there Is nothing
within its twelve closely printed pages
to challenge Reconsideration OF the
most thoughtless voter In the opening
pages MIR. Wooten asserts that in the
local primary here between Messrs.
Beall and Skinner that the latter gen.
tiemsn on every stump denounced the
former as a Palmer and Buckner
bolter. The people OF this county
heard these discussions and are better
judges of what Mr.. Skinner said than
is Mr.. Wooten "at his post of duty"
Everyone familiar with the campaign
of 1895 knows that Jack Beall was a
member OF the county campaign COM
mitee of the regular democracy ard
gave much time to the success OF Mr..
Bryan, the state and county tickets.
delivering speeches In many OF the
principal voting b )xes OF the county.
This new Demosthenes OF the upper
Trinity also undertakes TO berate Mr..
Skinner for allowing the use OF bic
name and influence to Mr.. Beail's
candidacy In the district, unable to
understand that the contest In Ella
county was personal and friendly
one, with the understanding that
whichever of the two was successful
before the home people should have
the moral support and influence OF the
other. Mr.. " ooten Is again grossly
in error when he states that Mr. Skin
ner did not support the national
ticket either in 1895 or In 1900. The
writer personally knows that he did
In both elections. Our young giant is
again in error Ia stating that the
primary between Messrs. Bsal! and
Skinner was held over the protest of
the Chairman OF the executive COM
mittee and large number of the com
mltteemen. A majority OF the COM
mittee signed the call for the meeting,
this chairman presided and stated 10
the COMMITTEES tbat be had never
refused 10 call a meeting OF the
committee Tor the purpose men
toned upon the request of respect.
able number Of the committee. There
was no disse sion among the commit
teemen present AS to the ACCESSIBILITY
of calling the primary asked for, the
only division Of opinion being as to
date Of holding such primary. All
these facts Mr. Wooten could nave
learned by simply addressing letter
to any representative Waxghachie
democrat.
The only charge which Judge
Burke's successor brings against MIR.
Beall il that he calls himself Jack
for political purposes" and that dur
ing his career as state senator he op.
possd the uniform text book bill. It
was unnecessary TO waste so much
printers ink in quoting copious ex-
tracts from the Senate Journal to
prove this charge. So far as we
know Jack" has never denied the
accusation. That the democratic
state platform OF 1895 demanded a
text book bill our head OF
friend Is again in error. A
subsequent convention endorsed the
act Of the twenty fifth legislature es-
tabllshing uniform system of text
books.
One other gtatement of Dudley q.
merits attention and then we shall
consign his literary curiosity to that
oblivion toward which his political as
pirations are fast moving, and that 10
his boast that Rockwell county lei
solidly for him. His error here Ii as
broad as In many Of his other state
ments. By resolution the Rockwell
county committee endorsed the
choice OF Dallas county. They did
not declare for Mr.. Wooten and In SO
claiming Mr.. Wooten Ii presuming
upon the democracy OF Dallas county.
There are three candidates for the
vote of Dallas county, all from the
city of Dallas. Should one OF these
other than the great Dudley be the
choice OF Dallas county then how
solidiy would Rockwan be Tor him?
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