The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-30
EX-GOVERNOR JAMES $. nocG

lite Han Close Call In Galveston and IL
out of Politics.
rs tho clock IN the tower OF the Gnlyos-
ton city hall told the hour of Yesterday
afternoon a small pleasure boat had her
nose at the wharf and the members of n
very distinguished hunting party brcnihed
D sigh of relief Lake Surprise ana GnI-
weston bay narrowly escaped being the
burial grounds for prominent ex-coveru-
or of Texas, French count, a well known
attorney connected with one OF the largest
railway systemH OF the country aud other
distinguished people
AS chroniclod In The Post seypral deva
ago, Ex-Governor Hogg Hon Holmes
cummins and several others ief Calves
ton for a hunting expedition ON Lake sur
prise Their small craft was caught I'm a
storm yesterday. ana Governor logq anys
they had IL narrow escape. The sea was
very heavy, and for hours they watched
with eagerncss tho Increasing violence OF
the sluall- their small craft being tossed
upon the angry biIows as If 1t were the
smell OF an egg. The ex-governor, so he
states. remained in the cabin below dur.
ing the storm, while his associates wcre
better satisfied on deck, being drcnchcd
by tho waves which from time to time
rolled over the boat. They were ure-
served for future service in affairs of
state, and the former executive of TexDs
TOOK tram Immediately for Houston
ieharking 10 q reporter of The Post that
ne wanted 20 get away from the water
az soon as hc could
Ex-Governor Hoge reached tho Lawlor
nl.g,,i az ) o'clock last evening. He was
sum httired In his hunting costume his
trousers being inside OF a long pair of
hunting bcots.
We're you successful with your gum"
WINS ashsu ny Ihe Post reporter. who IN
teiIupted him al supper.
res we mad II very pleasant time,
which ! Just told you" he replied
IN The Post this morning there IL an
article from Galveston attaching some po-
litical Significance to your expedition Is
lnere anything in ~" asked the reporter.
lid not discuss anything except theology
and sport"
The prize nght?"
= No, no; the sport of duck hunting
chnt ! Eo off on hunt without the bovs
thinking ] am trying to hide something
from them. What did the Galvoston man
say"
A copy OF The Post was produced md
HE article read to the gentleman, who
gave close attention. when that part OF
I was reached where the correspondent
'eierred 10 him a. being out of politics. |
ie smiled.
THAT is well written" he said
rs there any truth IN lt?" lie was
lsked
We'll now, II ] was 10 deny that any |
me OF those gentlemen was n member of |
he party that reporter ia Galveston |
would get up affldavits TO prove he wac |
don't ~ oppose 20 deny anything; IL would |
ippear as ! was In politics again"
here " the balance of the party? |
DID they come TO Houston?"
II have lost track OF them. They scat !
cred al the wharf and don't know
where they are. Let me see--who did he |
ay was tllereT' and the ex-governor for
.ot for an instant a rum ofnoiet, and |
ounted on his fingers--"Bill Shaw Dal-
~. Dick Wynne. Fort Worth: Duncan,
YES from Tyler. and Bryan callai;hnn.
e's from fan Antonio. Well, now
wouldn't that be a combination. | wonder
that they will say when they see that
rticle. Candidiy. we did not mention
olitics on the trip. We went out for a
.Uo days trim hunting, and we had II.
suppose there were gentlemen OF every |
Official shade In the party. 1 did not
SIX any OF them, and know they did not
SIX me-"
who were with you, governor" asked
h. reporter.
"Mr. Grlggs OF Illinois. Mr. Stephenson
I chambcrs county, Captain Omen OF
alveston Count LeEeyre OF Lorraine.
rance. ". L. Moody, Jr, and Sealy
Iutchins 81 Galveston, Louis Workman
: San Antonio. and ] guess he was the
ne they mfsfook for Callaghan, he Looks
cry much Ike him. Mr.. Owens Of Jeffer-