The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-29
EDITOR VISITS
DEMOCRATIC BOB
And Finds the Cumby Man S
Candidacy Is No Joke
at All.
PLAIN MAN Of THE PEOPLE
Is this Hopkins County Candidate for
Governor but He Has the Gray
Matter-Tribute from a
Prominent Editor.

Hon. George Robinson, editor of
the Waco Times Herald, was a little
slow finding seat on the Williams
band wagon, but once on he lost no
time in passing the word along to his
friends Editor Robinson visited
Democratic Bob of Black Jack Grove
a few days ago, and this is what he
says about the Hopkins county can
didate for governor in the Times
Herald Sunday morning:
Democratic Bob of Black Jack
Grove.
| In one of his campaigns for a seat
in the house of representatives at
Washington, the Honorable David B.
Cu1berson said that he had tired of
the strife of politics and would not
again ask his constituents for their
! favorable consideration. Two years
later, however, he was again a can
didate, and his previous promise
stood to condemn him, unless it
could be explained away And so, at
one of the meetings, he talked in
/ this vein:
1.-TWO years ago | promised to quit
and give one of the other boys 6
chance to distinguish himself in the
councils of the nation. Bill, you
heard me say that?"
Bill nodded assent.
| "And Tom over there heard me
say the same thing
| Tom couldn't deny it.
"And l know Sam was here then
and could make affidavit that old
Dave had said he had had enough OF
that Washington life"
Sam backed up the statement by
looking wise and saying nothing
We'll, boys said the Marion
county statesman, 1.-The old man has
! changed his mind
! And Bill and Tom and Sam threw
! their hats in the air and yelled theil
delight.
The story has no pertinence fur
ther than this. An editor in the
grandstand Is not under bond te
stay there every blessed minute he
has his reserved rights, even te
wearing colors.
This editor has been on a pilgrim
age, not as worshipper, however
but to see the Hopkins county pace
at close range. He wanted to be II
position to answer the oft-repeatet
inquiry, who is this man William!
and what do you think about him?'
1t is an old-fashioned custom fo
the readers of a newspaper to asl
the editor for information abou
those things which are of public con
cern, thus adding to the editors self
imposed Importance, and this on,
isn't going to assume that he's differ
ent; he will stick to Ed Turner,
motto, No trouble to answer ques
tions." And hence this pilgrimage t.
North Texas to "size up the new
entry, Democratic Bob o. Blacl
Jack Grove"
And first, who is this man VIII
liams? He Is native of Arkansas
which he couldn't help, of course A
an early age he went into the Con
federate service. Presumably h,
made q good soldier. Some thirty
five years ago he came to Texas, ant
for the greater part of that time h,
has lived at Black Jack Grove
known to the postoffice authoritie
as Cumby, in Hopkins county. Tn,
change in name-from Black Jacl
Grove to Cumby-was made over tn,
protest of Democratic Bob"
Mr. Williams is woodworke
and blacksmith. In addition to this
he does the most of the legcl prac
tice for his community. He is a jus
tice of the peace. He served one tern
in the legislature when Bob Prime
was the speaker. When populisn
was at its height he went on tn,
stump in support of the democratic
party and Hopkins county, tn,
home of Cyclone" Davis, remained
in the democratic column. Neighbor