The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
Ia sxTEeNrH pLsrRIcr
Is Probably the Safest In the State for
the Democrats.


VIC DotnOCIdts'
lSls sprlugs, rcXaa October 10 ~ a.
safe To- aseune that th., Si>tc.,,t ,o.,,.,..-
.IopoI Jtst,trt q. ~ '""si
We '''N' 20 t"e moss safety dfmt "r.tit
NY inc ethic. ont bore. where the country
Is now, whore thor, rr -. l,t
large to,,re mo ,,.-,
N'' '"c Ie"plt ~ q rule, nave
sottgl away from that prlnhtiyg fpoUag
that IL D. bhspheinous ia .t,,,,, ~ fr,,,
lriurrrstIc f,td. p
ivy N"VN incoming put
"''nN'taey ana care fut nothing hut Ismut
tacy. True. I'm lei Piss thor, ,r.. s.,,
many rerubliries ,,d e., ts,n,
'''N "a '.EN'''N' 'id "A'
district there are some popul.ts Ian, 1,-y.
ara rabiBIy rrtrrulp- 49, ~ ri
49, 'H'"'"v :" '"V 'W L. Ju't as
'AVF nave u"Ac every Nucre else VA the
south and the district rs practically sol.
t8iy yrmooyBfir A. ,,,s 49,, tr
II M, ",eN 'V'"'' ''"''l
"a ~ ioe'' 'Ae 9l@tee"th D. inc lumb3
alstiict 81 Texas 1td tmbgaces lu its bpyaI
confines d totbi .t AZ e ri
p, 80
'-'' 20 'uV '"lsee' lR pplAt ~ population.
utNt. Win iTUpt 1bp.rc.t AZ tho c,un
tt. - . ,o,,.,
'r 49, 80" "n uoNA l" Ven ot
',w nNt,I to s.lth ne l.strlet
,t 'n"u ~" Ni', ue'N' Au" llm east
e.' i.Vu 40 4al" 'uu-ts uh lde tN'
~ wy 70 - I"s' touht} un lhe eA-
tic"e WIZ ~ Is a,s1 more ttan ooQ mlles,
but netW +lLhi iAulug ha cNtfrme breadth
gnu utpth tnla district Is only traverssd
~ ~ luNS on LWiM1%, Pha thlee Of those
uAN NuUtu NMIli poAlens OF ~ llrgu
trn1't gu w. counties ana towns 10 tlr
".t.,a'Nt w titu''td more lhau ~ mics
't"H - .NlhNdu' Ntu toMNluhlcaHru VITA
NWslIc aualts lra remote und difficult Aad
~ Ne,t touhl'ea Ile lnNahltel as = ruiz,
" n'bn t|heu hInau'mlhded clueehry,
VINO take a deep Interest IN the welfare IT
tAeie great state as Is most strongly evi
ucHNtV w thcW devotion 10 the u.u pan ~,
"a WHOSE iahea theN always have aud al
WAYS WI lBtt th3lr country battles
Both the republican and Democratic par
urs nave nominated a candidate tor con.
sltss y, thls district. The democrats nom-
lhatel Hon W X smith Of Mitchell coul.
tnct judee smith ~ IS years of age aud
mas been m Mitchell county for fourteen
Years Like many other prominent men OF
4, &as JnNge snlth WIS born anl reared In
sMitb county, on u inrm a few miles our
ilcm Tyler. lie made HIS own way atlcr
hc rcncnod the last enl 90 his teens, edu.
yatiHg himself, ana out Of his own resources
he wcut Ia Tyler, where he rcnd law aud
was admitted TO practice, forming q part
helshln With Hon. J n. Onion at present
we dSmreratlc nominee Cor the legislature
item lleNar countv, aud NJ Slayden's clh-
paien uGnHger, and chairman VI tile con.
gttssluRal democratic committee OF the san
Antonio district. Judge Smltn came TO
Colorado city IN 1855, aud began the prAc.
tice o. law, and rapidly rose Ia his profes
sion. and IN 1890, when Judge William Ken.
nedy died, Was appointed district Judge Oy
Governor Culberson without solicitation by
him and without his knowledge Since
then he has been twice nominated and elect.
ed without opposition either in his own or
any other party. Last winter Judge smith
sshnenheed 10y the democratic nomination
though opposed by number ~ aha a1l
popular gentlemen from almost every por