The sun., 1891-06-25
Tho Claimant in Texas.

mum DER OF 1exaS eultOTS were pTeS0nC
at the meeting OF the Southern Afternoon
Press Association at Louisville last week.
We find in Major WH1sKERANDo JoNEs's
Proadiposity organ, the st. Louis Republic,
some interesting opinions given by some OF
these Lone Star journalists in regard to the
feeling Of the Texas Democrats ns to tho
choice Of the candidate for 1892. Mr.. j. T..
BURsoN OF tho Galueston Erening Tribune. a
CLEVELAND man, and naturally inclined to
paint tho situation favorable to the Claimant,
says this:
"Texas is pretty evenly divided between CLxvRLAsp
and IiiLt- There 10 more feeling. II any difference,
against Mr. CLAW in the northern portion of tho
state. In the rs place. this feeling against him haI
been greatly strengthened by CLxvrASDs silver letter
but IL was orginatsd aud has grown principally
that class hose motto Is: TO the victor belongs tho
spoia They believe that II Mr. CLEvxLAsp was not
tho men he appointed in Texas were too great
after civil service reform Whether Intentional or
otherwise Mr.. CLxvELAsD WAS unfortunate In his ap
poin.ments III Texas Tho men he put in the prln-
cipa ofces went In with the civil service reform idea
AMI retained too many Republicans in the subordinate
places Take my own city Tho Fostmaster appointed
retained many OF the coorsd attaches OF the onice.
The same the case throuRhou: the Custom House.
The editors of tho ate in many opposed to
Mr. CLLvgLASn. But Of course. the main fauir found
With him in this largely agricultural State Is b.cause
OF hi, silver letter II would be difficult to tel' a
Texas delegation was elected now. whether It would
be instructed for CLEVELAND or liILL."
Mr.. C. E. GILBERT of the Dallas Tines
Herald said this:
"a clear majority Of the State prefer Hut to
CLxvrLASp. Even before his silver letter was
written. Mr.. CLKvkLASp's failure to carry his own
stats. Notwithstanding tho prsstivo of his position
ami tho succss OF his Administration. persuaded the
people Of my section that he wa. not the to win
vi next time The feeling against Mr. CLxrELASp is
much extensive IN Texas and in tho South than
Ills friends will admit The army of farmer, IN Texas
IRE against him. They not all for HILL, but arc
divided between HILL and some Western man. To
show how this feeling has srown. two years ago my
paper. the Tim~s nerdd. was tho only paper Texas
thtt opposed CLxvkLAxp Now there thiriy.nvs OF
the principal daes of tho State which hold the
opinions Texas delegation sent to the national Con
venton would be Largely against CLhvrLASh"
Mr.. f. G. SENTER of the Fort Worth Mail
gave this opinion:
"The cass Of voters whom Mr. wArrkasoS calls tho
bors in tho trenches ia opposed to Mr. CLkvkLAHp.
Texas too Is for in the control of these v.ry
voters and not of machine The majority Of .them
will want to 20 West for candidate lyon the great
financial issue they think New iork 10 not In sympathy
with them and that neither New York candidate
te Atrresent believe hat Governor GRAY IL tho
most popular prospective candidate Of the OF
my section. unless It be PALMER who but for his age
would De the choice Of the Texas de.cxation."
When thir.y-ilvo OF the principal daily
Democratic newspapers OF Texas are op-
posed to tho Claimant. aud one of, his news
paper champions is willing to admit that the
State is pretty evenly divided" between
tho Claimant and Governor HILL only n
confirmed CLEVELAND worshiaper can SEQ
any hope for tho former in Texas. The sill
yer lctter has revived all the old causes for
Democratic dislike aud dstrust OF him, and
it is evident that some other man is the
choice OF the Texas Democrats Whether
that choice will fall upon Governor HILL,
Governor GRAY, Senator PALMER, or
somebody else. will te determined in the
next few months
In the political experience of the Claimant
there has been nothing more humiliating to
his egotism than the swift decline OF his
strength in tho South. There, IL anywhere,
were his stronghoids. They will soon have
to be abandoned Ior lack Of defenders.