San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-09
COMING EVENTSCAST THEIR
SHADOWS.
LIGHT BUREAU. Driskill Hotel,
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. s, 1893.

AUSTIN, leAdS, Jun ., 4O0o'
Every train for the past week has
its load of lawmakers and Office seekers
for the present session of the Legislature,
the seekers Tor remunsrative positions
with a Sprinkling of ardent legislators
who have an AK u grind or a mission TO
accomplish for which their time Is limited
To the beginning of the session, forming
the advance guard while those who have
no particular measure 70 urge, no 1rlendS
to electlOueer for, and the legislative pa
triachs of past legislatures with all classes
of spectators in general are bringing up
the rear on JUday'S aud tomorrow trains.
As the visitors step from the train
they scatter in every direction, some
going 10 mo Ike their homes during their
visit, wi h friends; some seeking qulet
boarding mouse in the SuberbS TO when
thy ha, e been referred by their &C
cUmodaIing friends at home; those VINO
have a penchanJ Tor IOrmalitles, a desire
To outs hine their friends, and the imam
cial wherewith, stop at the cOmmodious
DrIskill; Others who care nothing Tor the
VanitieS OF life, and are anxious Tor con-
genial company aud solid comfort alone,
are at the Avenue, where the great ma
jIrily OF the Legislators are; while the
man with the wool hat. devoieeS OF NJ
gent and the Peoples party, snake hunters
and pumpkin huSkers, have established
luClI ltlS db bhC ShPibOI iiONci
where they find accommodation that are
home-like.
There is a countless multitude of hungry
RspirantS for offices connected with the
legislature and they are swarming the
streets, hotels, on&es, business houses,
and the capitol. eagerly presenting Ihelr
cards, their endorsements and their argu-
mentS in their most persuasive st!ie.
They work singly in groups, thrusting the
YER present card into the hands OF pre-
spective supporter, patting MN OF the
back and assuring him his pei measure
will go through all right. They come
from almost every district, county and
city in the state, enough to put four men
in every Office in the gift of the legislature
and have half of the applicants left. ana
they are seeking with painful anxiety,
every conceivable position, aSsecretary,
clerk, sergeant alarms, door keeper,
page and assistants to all these olnceS.
They are all democrats of course for
republican or third party man has not a
bit mere show than snow ball ln-MeXl-
co, but there ar Clark men as well as hogg
men who expect just the same consldera-
ton but who are liable to lind out Tn u
they have made wrong estimate wheh
the final vote Is taken.
The various candidates for the office OF
speaker OF tn, house are at work In dead
earnest with their friends aud acqualnC,
anceS and have the ground pretty wen
canvasSed. They have been caucuSlng
all week aud some very important eau
cuSeS were held in the rooms or the AVen-
ne la night but they kept their own
runcils aud the public knows nothing OF
the results. The Two favOrite contestants
are Hon. John ii. Cochran and Hon. M.
II. GUSSet and it seems that II there be
any preference, GoSSet has 1T, because "l
his ardent support of the administration
ideas of government While the two men
toned ale dec d"dly in The lead. there are
some who are hard at work for Reagan,
Wilson and Breeding ana who seem conf
dent that they Will have more influence
than is Suppose from surface talk.
O1 he Governors mess ge has been C )m =
pleted but it has not been given to the
public as yet and therefore nothing deli
mite is known as To its contents. IL is
generally VI derStood though that 1t Will
give some pointers regarding railroads
and commission, advise the creation OF
board of pardOnS, ask for liberal appro-
priatiOn for the Improvement OF the Capt.
tol grounds and the erection or new
mansion for his successor, and advocate
III ) turning over of all state records. re-
lies and other things Of interest to the
Worlds Fair committee. 1t Il also ru-
mored that he will recommend the prohi-
| UllIUil I'll all StlOOuS Nlhillh bulNC hi'NS VI
any state institution which Will affect
almost every city Of any Importance In
the STATE; some state that 1t only refers
to educat iOnal institutions and II such DE
the case it will not be so impOrI ant. The
more conservative friends OF the admins
tratiOn claim, however, that he Will
make no such recommendations for ne
has been convinced by the last election
that his friends in the state does not run
ca biuh tho nuT1 hpr Of nnmDpraTS Quitp
and for that reason he has become
afraid Of his shadow. as 1t were.
Very little significance is attached "a
the senatorial election at the present
time but Overcome seems to be confident
that Mills will be returned. While to
outward appearances Mills has 1T all his
own way, yet IL is q well known fact that
Ireland has friends here that are making
very thorough canvass with a little
noise as possible and the fact that the
action Of Mills during the recent cam
paign did not serve to make him any
friends makes 1t every plausible theory
that Ireland has better than just heeting
chances for the position.
While the earnest desire OF all OF the
leading democrats Of both factions is that
q comprom Use aud reunion may be effect
ed between the Clark and the Hogg wings,
yet each wing insists upon the Others
compliance with its terms and seems de-
termined not to give in; therefore, IL the
usual democratic contrariness does not
fail, Of which there Is no liability, the
chances are that the two branches Will
not obey the mandates OF the stuffed
prophet, Cleveland, and work in harmony
and love, but on the contrary, there will
be some very bitter work done by each
faction during the session, with the pros
poets of only widening in the breach
which will be aided by the third party
members to their utmost power: The
Nugent crowd seem very confident that
they will WELD considerable influence
under the existing circumstances and
their nlan is to do eYaTYthinQ In their