The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-02
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
SOME SPECULATION on Politics
IN THNAB.
Ambitions OF Several who wonid
Gladly serve the stntc--insuranee
matters Discusred-I'ienty OF
Money Expected soon.

who were the candidates for comptroller
remark Of this kind would ordinarily
argue that Mr. Finley did not consider
himself candidate fqy the nomination.
But newspaper men are neither marines
nor az unsophlstleated and eredulous as
village maidens, and therefore when Tue
financial agent denied being candidate
and was surprised to hear his own name
mentioned In this connection u WAS taken
cum grano sails. so TO speak,
MIR. Finley's friends are convinced that
he would really like 60 be addressed -
tho comptroller OF pubic nccouhts o. WY
that he Is placed In A delcatc position
over the contemplated raco Tor the place.
Wat Finley ana John d. Mccall nave
been firm friends Tor years notn hAyWg
occupied nigh places IN the eomplroilet
ouice under ColonelH DAruen anu SWAN,
former comptrollers. Whils Mccall was
chief clerk under swain. Finley was chief
book keeper. and thus their positions
threw them into intimate business reia-
lions with one another. Their social fela,.
uons were as intimate. Now Il has leaked
out that Comptroller Mccall has become
very fond OF his present CHIEF book Keeper,
Virgins, and That tondness bas ihduced
Mccall to look with favor upon the chiet
houk Keeper aspirauons which seem TO
point TO the position now held by Mccall,
but which the Inter Is Wiling to hurren-
der, provided ne ls transferred from the
conlptrollei's to the executive department
oi the state government In other words.
Mr. Mccall desires 10 be called Governor
Mccall and he would like TO hear his
chief book keeper called Comptroller Wig
sut this breaks into the plans OF his
esstwhlle friend and companion Finley,
whose designs upon the comptrollaf's Of
ilcr, 50 his friends think. are well de-
iined AZ far as Finley is concerned. he
nlnde mistake when he accented the po-
kept IN subsection the rising ambition
siton Of financial agent, he should have
remained In the comptroller's office and
MIR. lrinleys friends say that the expert
enee which ne has had MS the financial
agent Of the State, supplemented by his
long experience IN the comptrollers office.
make him thoroughly equipped applicant
for the honor as well MS the duties that
the position OF comptroller imnases.
There Is another side to this question,
which The Post man would be unfair II
ne did not give, md that IS, the fellows
on the outside are disposed 70 criticise the
oHice holder who is never willing 10 give
way TO others who have never tasted the
sweets from the neshpots. One man was
heara 70 say Look at Mccall: he was
clerk IN tho controllers Office for fif-
teen or eighteen years, was made comp
tfoller FOR six years; now he wants TO be
governor for four years. Virgins has
been IN the controllers office for six or
elght years. He now wants to be COMP
troller Tor four years, and no one can
say that his ambition win not take the
same turn that McCalPs has taken Fin
Icy was chief book keeper IN tile comm
tfplleiss office for d long tiine-,had SONS
etner position before he was made chief
posk skeeper-was mhdo financial agent
md now wants 70 be comptroller FOR the
next four years after %
But said The Post man. these men
y ,.n,, v these pasitionS. not by their own
That Is true said the complainant
rnnt you must remember that these men
for mniylng friends and fhrnInF aiiis1cess
mat are not enjoyed By n man on mo
outside, ana IN this country every good
man shonld have an equal showinE with
Ms fello%-man. These posttions ara
ir1t the exclusive properly Of any one
igAn OF any ciiame. gnd upon the prins
palpahle unfainess In keeping men nar
uetuellv h office
The Pest nlan advanced the idea that
technical knowledge 81 ronffne thnf is5
any eanfd by years af experience Tint
Aetalrs tricrds used this argument when
ne WIS ilrsi q candidate for comntroiier
The sugGeHtlpn to the mind Of the niaf,
NIB weak lie tAonght the head of 4
agnartnent could depend pb9n ths clerks,
nlto as rule are kent IN sbefr nlaces
long after the intrudusiion Info nfdrs ~
a new chief, for important informs,isn
% routine rfaulremspts when came
~ qiieH1ons q vital Importance the rev
man wend call into active use MS iutsi
llganee and common nse
rms man was dead set IN HIS views
ani my le tor az The Post man Knows
who would Ike to ret IN "a see hs,y
II feels IN the big capitol building.
INSURANCE MATTERS.
The Insurance department = IN re
ceipt Of The following letter from the
commissioner Of Insurance of Maryland,
which explains itself:
Insurance Department OF Maryland.
Nd, November 25 Dear Sir;
The American Casualty insurance com
islny 81 Baltimore ely has been required
70 lfessAt HI condition - TIE circuit
court Of Baltimore and upon the state
ment Of faria presented he said court /
on tne "a instant appointed tho Mer.
sginills Irast ana Deposit company aud 4
coAnty Maryland. to be The rer4ivers N I
s9il american Casualty Insurance. and
security eelNpsnayS Sggss t'nlg
i,i nsIIs Commissioner OF Mary
q y not aseiss e state That this com
qNnN has s2o0ep0 deposited with the in
surunrc superintendent ~ New yofs
SNte, ntla <tpQOq deposited With tho (
3 lt,.n ireAsnrgt o. Marylard As p evi-
,nianee dspartmant Of this State Both
itRosta are for the benefit OF all the
policy holders.
4 vac - aed today n .he pttofncy gem
ifAis Department tuat there IA a strong
f114hiii{y tnAt the inyaaftfaiidn into the
iitairs II .he Nauqnal l49tn aaa Sa9ln&s
$1,000 f'tff - NfNfA pef titeft 3AQ mat
Your eorresr;soe.ynt saw Mr. Mexican.
Wholesale merchant ~ offs CITY, ves.
'stsey sna sslssa him bow no fell aboat
tplnpAuys o. WHICH he waS ttaasurer a.
y gce. tiils way nha1t the National
sepn ana Safirss asaociatlon AZ thore
antfainE llesnf about DIR plan 81 do-
~ nyfipe9a 10 n9l care % h,gpn any +
lsrf e dp Win Nsat ints ne ihing
VIA Rcpeehsntetve H2tty of NAvafI@
9Nnt9 ana NJ nne'neFs man couslder
pr rian Ait fient bull am nlt IA fhia
!. SaP,a.ly eesange am ont ora JON h,lve
n, phs't,rss iiere ~ Austin and ~iil
's; h23a,s'gewnfth,s circular on Tho Sub
~ 81 these Insurance oomEanios ana ]
= moi consider thai ~ lsfafr IA hts
4 lit,r'f,snts 81 daflctlone and fIrfhas
Hinf lhaf II the affafnff rrnefei ,gfii IN |
,s &, ft,sAie me coneefu solelv ana nlone
y y, Hi'9s5Ai. nnq Wi not De Influenced ~
ylrltHfllnef fclltneswOfih. he viii ak j.
X, ~ 9i't lhkQr However, d. not want
EXECUTIVE oFF1cE
Governor Hogg has reinat4ted Peter
irHnol ~ = pilot a ssb4As Pass T,.is