The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-05

NOMINEE HERE
HON. " II. CREAGEI ADDRESS
ED VOTERS or ELLIS COUNTY
IN COURTHOUSE LAWN.
DINNER At ROGERS
Was Entertained With a Number of
Friends at Rogers Hotel With
Dinner by Hon. W. q. Nc
Claim Before Speaking.

Hon. X. u. Creager, republican
nominee for governor of Texas. ar
rived in the city last night at s:42l
O'Clock for the purpose OF address
ing the voters of Ellis county in
whirlwind campaign of the state
Judge Creager was met at the sta
ton by committee of fifteen
headed by Hon. w G. McClain. re-
public candidate for the office of SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
and was escorted to Hotel Rogers
where Mr.. Mccain entertained the
party with a dinner.
Immediately following the dinner
the party went to the courthouse
lawn where the Waxahachie band
played brief concert, calling tho
people together. 1t was 7:45 o'clocl.
when Chairman McClain called the
assembly to order and in a few briei
words introduced Judge Jack Lump
kins who was chosen to introduce
the speaker of the evening. Judge
Lumpkins told his hearers that it
was something entirely new to Wax
ahachie people to hear republican
nominee for the chief office adj
dress the voters, yet he de-
clared that it produced a pleas
ant sensation. He told how the av-
erage Texan in years gone by had
made it point to keep his boy from
coming in contact with real re-
publican until the lad was of a ma
ture age, but he said it was crafty
ing to note the disappearance of the
party hatred. He said it was posi-
Bile for a man to be honest in his
convictions without regard to party
affiliations. He also said that it
was a privilege some sixteen years
ago to attend State University and
at that time he had for classmate
the Hon. r. B. Creager of Browns
vile. He said he had found him a
man of force, character and heart
and that he has watched his career
since leaving school and that he had
improved in these qualities so neces-
sary to make up an evenly balanced
man. With these few brief remarks
he introduced Hon. r. B. Creager to
to audience.
Arraignment OF Ferguson.
Judge Creager first paid the Wax
ahachie band a most deserving COM
pliment. He said he was sure it
many months. He likewise express
ed appreciation of Judge 'Lumpkins'
laudatory remarks.
Launching upon his platform he
said it was gratifying to see the
party lines being wiped out. He
said it was his belief that partisan
ship has run its day. that people do
not vote the ticket because their
forefathers voted it, that even the
rock-ribbed republican states such
as Maine had shown contempt for
party lines. He declared further
that the prejudice in Texas against
the republican party is passing.
He arraigned Governor Ferguson
for his extravaganza and careless
expenditure of the states funds, us
ing much OF Morris campaign thun-
der. He declared the tax rate has
increased 610 per cent during the
last seven years and that the great
est increase came during Ferguson
administration He mentioned the
oft repeated story OF the Texas Off
cials visited the Panama exposition
at the expense of the state, told of
the Ferguson junketing trip to New
York and his change in heart with
regard to certain moneyed interests
following his visit. His arraignment
of Ferguson was well received by
many, but when he touched upon the
national administration there was a