The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-11

Ia Gonzales County Than lie Was
Two Years Ago,
he TALK OF a BIG slusa FUND
Is Believed 70 Be Only Talk INDUCED in
by the Republicans at Every Con-
aressional Election.

Gonzales. Texas, October 10 t'p 10 the
present tins the campaign has been rather
quiet III Gonzales county for the reason
TINT no grent opposition 70 the regular
Democratic white mans ticket has develop,
ed vet. In county matters only two or
three ~ tho aiilel nartys nominees have
made anything Ike canvass OF the
county.
In the congressional race the campaign
has hardly opened yet Tor The reason that
MIR. Burgess. the democratic nominee IN
the Ninth district, has been out 81 the
county for a month past In other portlon.
Of tae district. and the republicans have
done little work In the county since the
negroes were organized Into clubs during
the summer MIR Rurow Of De witt county
has been IN Gonzales twice Ia the last two
months visiting relatives and looking after
his political Interests, hut does not seem
10 have created much stir or enthusiasm, MS
lac does moi make amy speeches and has
met but few ~ the voters. Shnuld county
politics liven an soon a9d Y meyl this
would stir the people also in regard to the
congressional race. nt uuy rate the demo
craIs viii get "a work inst before the day
Of election and Aanda1me majority viii
he rolled M FOR Burgess
In 1895 the vote for this county In the
congressional race was
Robson (DemD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1876
Baird U'npl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l.OSl
Hawlcy tRcpl observation-disclosures. l,Ss0
In 1900 the vote stood:
burgess tDem,l ..,,s.......,,..t... 2,a,3
Jones tRepD ...... observation-disclosures. LIZ
BURGESS is much stronger now than he
was IN 1900. aud he win get the majority
Of the former pppulist vote Of the county
this year, There are not over $50 white
votes IN the county ana 1873 ot these went
Into the democratic primaries In June The
few leaders Of the allied party claim that
q good many Of the 2S23 viii scratch the
ticket. but when the votes are counted Il
will lie found that this is not SO. There
ale nearly 5000 votes IN the county, hut
not over 400 votes win be pullcd. 4 num
her Of negroes VIII vote for Mr. Burgess
there are some working FOR HIN now) and
the democrats VIII vote some more and
win also vote great many McNicans.
There Is some tnlk or n republican camr
paign fund being turned loose Va this COM
" Just before uhe election, but this has
been the same talk Tor several elections
back and IL docs not show up to any great
extent.
The negroes arc beginning to hold meet.
ings aud invite the candidates 70 attend
them strong and working couSty allied
ticket could help MIR. Burow In this coun
~ hut the ticket and its party are doing
very little SO FUR II - settled fact that
the voters who nominated the democratic
ticket in June are going 20 elect that ticket
In November. Whenever e becomes ncces,
sary men aud money Viii be Forthcoming
for the democratic Ticket. Tho poll tax
amendment viii carry in this county by a
good majority. as nearly all the white
vote and G large number OF the negro vote
will he for &C.
II IS reported That r. q. Hawley will
make some speeches iu this county IN the
iutcrest Of the republican candidate for
congress
Democratic clubs are heinz organized
throughout the county, principally In tho
Interest Il Burgess, as II Is conceded that
the hardest hght Will be over the con.
Eresslonnl race.