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wAsHINGroS, Nov. 20. Representative d.
seyers of Texas, Chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
Appropriations arrived in Washington this
afternoon. having been detained by failure 10
make direct railroad connections Immediately
upon arrival he visited the Capitol, and told the
story of the late election to party Of interested
auditors gathered In his committee room.
"The trouble in Texas" said Mr.. Sayers "is
easily explained. Hard times and nve-cent cot
ton tell the whole story. The Populists made
immense gains, and. while I was somewhat dts
turbed by the prospect Of . combination against
the Democrats before left Washington to enter
upon the campaign, I had no idea II would
amount 70 so much. They reached for our
scalps, tell you. and II II had not been for Re-
publican support freely accorded me the probs-
bilities are I would have been defeated. Judge
Culberson certainly would have been defeated
had not tho Republicans reached out and
grabbed him by the hair and pulled him through.
The lending colored Republican Of the State,
\. W. Clunie Of Galveston, advocated my cleo
tion, and other prominent Republican,, both in
Texas and elsewhere, took hand In the contest
in my district in my favor. never had such .
such stories as they told about met" medits-
lively continued Mr.. Sayers. used to think
was pretty decent sort OF = man but since
doubt It. As a specimen, IL was said that at q
certain engagement In the war the force under
my command captured 200 colored troops, that
I ordered them TO be drowned, and that IL was
done. As q matter Of fact at the time that en-
gagement occurred I was 400 miles from the
place in bed, with bullet in my ankle; and,
further. so far as ] know, the forces under my
command never fought in battle where colored
"But these stories were not necessary" he
continued. when IL costs six cents pound to
produce n pound Of cotton and the raiser gets
only four and half or five cents for IL he IL apt
TO be dissatisfied, As consequence, the rent
ers' were all against me. can't see that mat
ters are going to improve any. either. The cot
ton crop this year will amount TO 5000. 900
bales. Texas will make 100000 herself.
We've had a phenomenal fall for gathering the
alone in n few years will produce all the cotton
that can be consumed In the United States The
only relief. and what we are going TO do, Is to
raise ourselves the things the people need"
what will Congress do this winterp What
policy have you in viewT' was asked
reply. What good will 4 policy do in the face
OF hard times and five-cenI cotton What Com
gress will do cant say. For myself. shall at
tend strictly to business, devoting myself to
getting the appropriation bills through. That
will Keep me busy"
nan. the Republican member-ele from the
Eleventh district OF Texas. He said: =" He was
a Union man throughout the war. and since then
has been elected Judge In Democratic district
against all opposition. He Is about sixty wears
old. popular. and capable. That he will like
pubiicans had nominated men of his stamp In al
OF the districts and made a straight fight on
Republican lines believe they would have elect
ell four or fye Congressman"