The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-11-11
THE CAPITAL CITY.
Points of Information as Cleaned by
Our Reporter.
Items OF Texas Interest at the Nations
Capital.
State Taxation Needing Improvement.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 7.-Ispeclal
Correspondence IL. @. Wintersmith, oil
TYLER, who is candidate for door-keeper
of the house, Is popular with all classes OF
His long residence here as news
paper correspondent and clerk OF the house |
committee, has brought him IN
contact with the leading men OF the ooun- |
try. His popular manners and old Ken
tucky training have won him the strongest |
kind OF friends who are exerting extra et' |
forts TO make him door'keep1. Fiity- |
three votes are assured for HIM In the eau
rgg 40 far IA beard from. This support IS
voluntary. His friends are lireless "ork'
ora and for "a substantial, quiet and WIN
ming stlEhunt Wintersmith IL equal to al
most any man. His large acquaintance,
easy, polite address, and quick intelligence
are familiar by.words among hie friends
who urge these as some OF the grounds TOT
his election, The newspaper fellows are
lar him because of association aud fellow
ship. General Field, his opponent gen
eral in the Confederate army ana grad
nate of West Point is highly regarded but
has little policy or discretion III his canvass
He assumes much Is due him on score OF
war times. Instead OF letting
his antecedents work up his
boom by themselves he breaches
them Mt all corner caucusses. Culberson,
Wellborn, Coke, Maxey and Others OF our
delegation are working hard Tor winter
smith.
For chief clerk, Atkins, OF Tennessee and
Clark. of Missouri, are here working. j..
G.. Thompson, OF Ohio; Button. oil New
| York. Colt, OF Connecticut and Leedum
of Indiana, want to be sergeani-at-arms,
and are here organizing their Efforts.
Until the tenth oithis month thn political
haunts will be undressing. After that
the members viii come in, aud the organl-
cation of the house will be the stirring
topic Ia every circle.
While in New York the other day | had
a talk with Colonel Il. S. Jemison, banker
there, and formerly u Galveston cotton
man, lie throws aside the routine OF
work now and then to think over Texas
slate interests. lie discussed the plan oil
state taxation as needing Improvement
In reference to Investment OF state
monies IN bonds, ne mao
T realize the fact that for every dime OF State
money invested in Texas securities the
wealth and prosperity Of the State is in
creased that much. Keep all your money
at home.n
. of Galveston are here. II Is believed Nor
ton In aiding Sabin in his efforts TO-
Morrills plaoe. Both keep away from
/. the crowds and are pursuing quie
course, Norton has found man Will
A walking stick which was like Norton
q famous stick presented to him by Henr.
y CLAW and mad ont of fallen tree III iron
of the Clay residence in Kentucky.
"a The election talk to-day INDUCED in b.
(. Senators Vest and VOORHEES, and Repre-
10 sentative Watson aud Others does not save
of satisfaction over the result. IL Is al
4. gued that the partial democratic reverse
Z, In New York aud Massachusetts indicate
y problematic future unless the party is yer
4. wise Republicans are no happier. as the
see Mahonesm has been rebuked. IN
r, suggests an end to too much interference
10 by the administration in local ON
state affairs. IL IN the general opinio
A, OF cooler heads of each party that the iutui
10 Is uncertain. Said man Of thirty yea
Or official life "The people OF this oounlr
are no longer under party influence. TT
I'd people have begun to speak singly insten
no OF through their bosses. The people a
st looking for good men to put IN office an
they believe they can not ind them IN
10 party organi zauon."
10 Hallett Kilbourn who to-day got verdit
4, for 100000 against j. q. Thompson, e.
sorgeant-at.arms OF the house, for false ~
r. prisonment, raises the question as
20 whether he will have to pay tho judgme
.st II democratic congress refuses to do
The law is on the side OF kilbourn, so II
o, conceded by all good lawyers, and u
judgment even II again SGT aside Will ma
nj to be paid some day in some amount.