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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1890
Page
4
J. C. Son, the Palo Pinto County Star editor, is a candidate for district clerk with four opponents. The writer wishes him success and notes his editorship as a qualification. The piece laments the faded presence of Hon Gustave Cook in papers.
Hon A K Swan of Henrietta was nominated by Democrats in a Montague convention to represent Clay and Montague counties in the next legislature. The article notes the nomination as favorable and hopes the lower house will be similar. It also recounts Speaker Reed locking the House doors to preserve a quorum and Congressman Buck Kilgore forcing the doors open in protest.
J W Bailey was nominated by acclamation in Decatur, succeeding Silas Hare who was not endorsed. a resolution praising Hare failed. The piece notes Bailey as the youngest prospective member and predicts a bright future. A Houston based white wing of Texas Republicans issued a platform to purify the party and exclude negroes from primaries, denouncing past leaders for bribery and suffrage corruption.
John H Cochran a respected Young county figure is named by Dallas Democrats as a candidate for the next legislature He thanked the Dallas convention noting his record including support for disabled Ex Confederate soldiers His district ally pledges to aid Young County interests The river and harbor bill now provides for Galveston harbor improvements with 8500000 allocated and a total estimate of 6200000 needed for deep water completion The plan credits Senator Coke for securing the appropriation and reports city officials welcoming the news in Galveston Texas
The city is portrayed as entering a period of sober celebration, seen as a boom for Galveston and Texas alike. It is expected to elevate the port to prominence by drawing support from several states and rivaling Charleston or New Orleans in importance.
The piece attacks congressional inaction blaming Republican obstruction and Speaker Reed for filibuster tactics. It accuses Reed of arrogance and seeks to link his power moves to future presidential aims, while criticizing the Gazette’s characterization of Texas Republican leader Cuney and using racist language.
The report accuses Dick Tate the Kentucky treasurer and Major Burke of embezzlement. It notes they are in Honduras and calls for extradition to face justice in the United States.
Virginia figure ex-governor William E. Cameron announces his exit from the Republican Party in an open letter to the press. He accuses the party of sectionalism and broken promises, predicts a ripple of defections across states, and questions who will be next to leave the ranks.
A woman, wife of Mr. James Whitley, was found dead in a cotton field with a crushed skull. No clue yet to the killer, amid past city murders. Also reports storm damage in Abilene and local notes on remedies and public figures.
Waco Day reports money in Texas and the Southwest remaining plentiful and promptly available for legitimate needs. Banks operate liberally without high costs, and cotton season drives money demand, yet no East–West panic or tightness is felt outside the eastern circle.
The Texas State Fair and Dallas Exposition runs October 18 to November 2 with special days for Tennessee Missouri Kentucky Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Arkansas. The Arizona full blood Indian band will exhibit and dairy cattle and swine premiums will be awarded by export breeders replacing prior committees. County and district fairs will send exhibits and attractions to boost the event.
Attorney General Hogg leads suit for the state against the Missouri Kansas and Texas in Austin seeking forfeiture of the railway charter. Case moves to Federal court in January. state aims to regain footing in state courts. Allegations claim bonds and stock exceed real costs, with debt paid via higher freights. Austin financier offers to build a line if joined by others from Austin to Belton or McGregor. Local commentary on advertising value and political notes follow.
A Texan values personal liberty from head to toe in a vigorous pro test against autocracy. Gazette mentions Col Kilgore and his stance reflecting strong local sentiment.
The Fort Worth Gazette notes a series of distant storms crossing from the Pacific to reach the Atlantic by February, with forecasts of a severe midwinter storm pattern and a warm December due to planetary alignments. The piece also discusses cattle market outlooks and grain feeding trends affecting prices and demand across Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, and other states.
A Farmers Alliance cotton committee says a European capitalists syndicate will advance 8 32 per bale on 2 000 000 bales at 4 percent yearly. Farmers may store cotton and use warehouse receipts for advances with a twelve month sale window. Prominent cotton men expect price rises to 12 or 13 cents per pound within a year as withdrawal tightens supply. Alliance members celebrate the plan as a step against mill owners and speculators and foresee broader market control in time.
The Seventh District Democratic convention adjourned on the 13th after casting 1500 ballots without a nomination and will reconvene in Franklin on October 1. Contenders for the nomination are Whitthorne, the incumbent, and Col. N N Cox the Alliance candidate who led by 8 to 10 votes on every ballot.
A long list assigns authors to biblical books, naming Moses, Samuel, Jeremiah, Ezra, Nehemiah, Job, David, Solomon, Isaiah, and the Apostles, with uncertainty sketched for several ascriptions. It then reflects on historical transport and communication advances from wagon roads to rail, telegraph, and instant messaging, followed by petulant grumbling about prices.
A brief account recalls Hannibal Hamlin passing resolutions at a Hampden caucus with a tall citizen as his only companion. The piece also quotes readers from various papers lampooning office copy rules and readers who test patience with daily newspaper antics and petty irritations.
In Mobeetie Panhandle the writer notes wolves are plentiful and damaging livestock daily. They urge state action to aid in destroying wolves and other wild animals, proposing a bounty to encourage hunting. The aim is to reduce cattle and sheep losses as settlement grows and fencing hinders horseback packs.
In Quanan Texas the district court jury convicted J Morris of murder in the first degree for the Greer county killings of Moss and Roberts, sentencing him to death after about forty hours of deliberation. The text also includes unrelated editorial and household remedies.
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