The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04
ATTORNEY GENERALS.
A NuMBEn or CANDIDATES ny
rEcrED NEXT YEAR.
A Post stan Correspondent Makes
pubiie the names OF some VINO
Arc supposed 10 De In the Race
at the Present Writing.

ohta,hed. the suffering ILLUSION is dispelled
aoa Inc satiated occupant wants some,
thinvl better, As . rule he wants to swap
OF he toga OF attorney general for the
executive mantle Governor Hogg had TINS
complaint. and they do say that Cuioer-
son is seriously inclined to emulate MS
example.
have observed that the candidates for
attorney general as rule are not men
OF pre-emincnt legal attainments Now, u
a lawyer has the a. 'uisitlve faculty thal
he should by all means have, as member
OF the legal fraternity, ne will become
thoroughly competent 10 be the legal adj
WISER OF n state after serving four years
In the office OF attorney general Tue
truth Is, ne should be allowed 70 remain
four years or more longer In Office, pc
cause his sphere OF usefulness Is Just De-
gun. now speak onsy q those oll I.,
elected.
or asplrauts fer this position, and most CT
them wiil nave their names presented 70
the people before the convention meets
next Summer. The list 10 ionger than
usual ana am of the firm belief that there
Is considerable talent distributed 81 tho
entire mass. The following is the roster:
T. S. Smith. fitll county.
Emory Smith, Denton county,
James Il Robertson, Travis county.
j. j. Faulk. Travis county.
John l.. Peeler. Travis county,
Richard II. Harrison, McLcnnan county.
George PendeSter. Travis county.
j. NJ pressler Comanche county.
II. l.. Henry, Bowie county.
T. S. Henderson. Milan county.
NJ. NJ. Crane. johnson county.
The State that could not get n frst-class
attorney general out OF this bunch must
be exceedingly captous. And people
contenteJ lawyer who Is making $4,000
year to take job worth one,fourth that
figure. Is spbjecting some patriot to tre-
mendous strain.
/ believe l could take this list and, seri.
atm, point ont good reasons why any one
OF these gentlemen would be acceptable
to the people OF Texas Tried by some
standard that reaches to the transcendent-
al. perhaps no one OF these candidates
could pass the ordeal.
Tom Smith OF Hnlsboro came down TO
the last (the Twen,y-third) legislature
and made some reputation as a fine good
natnred, jolly, companionable fellow, and
a very good lawyer, too. Some of the mern-
bers who heard his speech on the assign
tnent bill remarked that he was a strong
man. But he is living too close to Lieu
tenant Governor Crane.
one of the arguments that Emory Smith
would use Is that his section Of the State
has not been properly recognized. and as
some one must eacrince himself for ths
public veal. he is willing to answer the
nomination FOR attorney general Mi
Smiths partial friends are unanimous in
claiming for him a peculiar fitness for the
lin Robertson has made a good district
iudge-entirely satisfactory TO tie citizens
Of Travis and Williamson ount'es--and II
have Judicial mind, Judge Robertson has
mad some experience on the bench.
y. j, Faux Is the next man on the list.
He VIII run for the nomination IL he finds
that his chances are oven In free-for-all
but he has become sensitive over the
eh9rge made ngalnst him Of leaning tow.
ara populisin, and II his aceusers continue
to wound his feelings he may never de.
clare himself candidate. Governor Hogg
who admires him very much, says that be
Is no more populist than he QJogg) Is, bur
with some people whom | have met tbs
denial does moi dlsprove Faullts heresy
ohm L. Peeer is Travis county No. 3,
ana one more to follow will be No
put these candidates can toss up for place
and thin down 70 one. rhe one thing
potable about Mr. Feeler's announcement
IT'S holiness. He ls the FIRST Clhrls
mnn whom the newapapera have found /
must nave been apparent to many people
that MI The state officers have had Hog
Nj Reeler put Ills tag aas-iind his neck
announcing what he wantct. This neeo
not discourage Mr.. Peeleri because whe
Senator Coke said that the administration
would absolutely isnore all applicants TO-
f,edernl offices who were not of the reg
were deferred from asking Federal az
polntmcnts. Some were adventurou
enough to ask and as tho tables now
nartnl<ing OF the sweets of official idleness
lsometimes called usefuluesl
'rherefola, say the Clark men may
take comfort IN this little piece Of his
tory and announce for onice and avail
results.
Richnrd Harrison Of Waco has served
an apprenticeship Ia the attorney gen
Araph OFFICE aud his friends will hoof
htlfgs up for him at the prcper time. Mr.
Harriton's extreme and uncomproBiislnr
altitude With reference to the inoxorabls
and nnforgiviug arrogance that the Hogr
s ,.1ll. irInan' saker should assnne may nm
hope Of haviug cou4 ,rVutlve help In his
race Though HE many pariisans Mr.
Harrison may huve hecoine more coneer.
yative. He was al one zine ref ~ GOV
ernor Hogg hut some things did happen
Up 10 McLcnnan county that did not look
ana since these TWO gentlemen We're 10
the attorney generals office together some
acknowledgements have taken place.
FRANKLY, do not believe TINT Dick Hur.
rison can rely upon the administration fof
much help and believe that Richard Is
atnG cynicism Of George Pendexter ana
can candidly IMPLY Ia him the honest
tests Of real merit. viii fnd him equnl AZ
q lawyer 10 any one who Ii nslKing for
the nomination and gentleman Of high
and noble alIas lie IL al times doginatiC
r frank but the Impulse Is not ut
teTiy disaasoeluted from the evll which
exiete and whlch he honestly aims to az
tack. lie would make q model attorney
Eencral He ie number four mentioneI
above and must accept the situation Bs
the other three will have 10 40.
Modesty may keep IN the back ground
Senator Pressler's ambitions and vnu cai
safely WAGER that he will not be a can
didate " Crane remains IN the ncid
Though, II his following should insist tina.
ne must serve his country ana they wni
not retire before the pretensiuns ~ IN
more nnissant Crane, he might consent l.
take the chances Of defeat. Whenever
MI Pr ssler can come from behind thar
1iaidence that marlSs his ordinary ever,
day conduct he may be seen In the liphi
of an accomplished and palnstaklng law.
yer. fun OF scruples and fair 20 an men
ne would not fool away amy time II he
should become attorney general
Bob Henry has the dash OF cavalier
% old-one Of these fellows whose friends
both love and admire lie Is now the as
sistant attorney general. and though he
i looking after special work. AZ repre-
sentative OF she State before the criminal
court OF RInaals he has a knowledge NJ