The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-30
rEXAs PoLIr1cs.
Two Candidates From Dallas-Congres-
slonal Aspirants.

Two Candidates From Dallns-Congres-
slonal Aspirants.
Dallas News.
The indications are. harmony or no
harmony In the democratic ranks that
Dallas county will be a political storm
center In 1894 Two men from Dallas
are mentioned Ia connection with the nom
nation for governor by one faction at
least: Attorney General Culberson and
( Hon. John III. Cochran, speaker Of the
! house OF the Twenty-third Legislature.
+ Attorney General Culberson is reported
to be an ayowed candidate for the nomi-
4 nation, and his friends in Dallas are all
I ready quietly at work to secure the dele
gation from this county for him. 10 all
I inquiries Hon John II Cochran returns
the steorotyped answer that he has not
told anybody that he was going TO run for
governor and is now saving wood. stu
his name IS being freely used by
his friends not only IN Dailssr but else
where and pressure is being brought on
him. so it is said to induce him 10 make
the race. With two candidates striving for
the biggest delegation IN the convention
1t is plain to sec what a hot canvass II
viii be. Mr.. Culberson " strong IN the
city with liberal sprinldlng Of adher-
ents all over the county. That Is the way
Mr.. Cochran's friends put IL Mr.. Coch-
ran Is strong In the county with q liberal
sprinkllng IN the city. That Is about the
way Mr.. Culberson's friends figure out
the situation. OF course each man rs
stronger than the other In the county,
taken as a whole, according 10 their
friends, The only way OF testing the
matter VIII be at the ballot box Mr..
CulbersOns adherents say that should
Mr, Cochran be candidate and carry
Dallas county that will not kill Off the
attorney general nor make him any less
strong candidate for the nomination.
Congressional affairs also bid fair 10 be
pretty lively. II Is known that Judge r. |
p. Burke ls In receipt of letters asking |
him 10 become candidate for the nomina-
tlon. The friends Of Ex-Lieutenant Gov |
ernor Gibbs are at work and the News has |
" from a close personal friend OF his that /
while he VIII not make an extended can /
yass. he would like to have the nornina- !
ton Strange 20 say, Speaker Cochran's
name is frequently heard in this connec- I
ton also but nobody claims to speak on
the speakers authority In spite Of The
repeated announcements 10 the contrary
made most efnphatically by him Judge
George n Aldredge has a lot OF people
talking about him. In addition to these
nanes 1t Is said Navarro county win
nave NJ least one candidate and possibly +
more than that. In kaufinan the shadow
= hon. Nj. II Gossett reaches farther
han anybody clse's, though the name OF
asst years defeated candidate, Hon w.
= Alien Is not infreaueutly heard OF
course II Is taken for granted that Judge
10 Abbott, the present incumbent, viii be
: candidate for re-election and that no
MI come 10 the convention, as usual.
yith the solid support OF Hin county at
lis back Should Judge Abbott not run
gain It IS thought Hon. WIN, A Fields
nay make the race, Lieutenant Governor
2rane's candidacy for attorney general
'iil, 4 II believed, preclude the announce
neht Of ny candidate from Johnson coun-
v 4 there are any candidates ia Bosque
hey have not yet commenced to work on
he outside Or II they have II can not now
e ascertained
Lieutenant Governor Cranes determine
ION 70 rim for attorney general brings
Q mind the record as to the lieutenant
oVernorship's chair as a stepping stone
3 the executive office. None on the ecv
rnors Of Texas since the war ana none
the presidents OF the United states
ave reacited their exalted positions I
trough the medium of tho lieutenant
eyesrnorship or the vice presidency by :
4 letter has been received at Dallas from a
r. w Finley, financial agent OF the d
sntentlarIes, Announcing his candidacy a
n comptroller before the next conyan- d
on. Mr., Finley is from Tyler ana il
brother Of Judge NJ w Finley of tbe
lurt u civil appeals located at Dallas
e Is also friend Of Governor Bopg 3,
al was warm supporter Of the governor m
the great fight In 1902 n