The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-14
1.rss cannon and many Influential men

vi mother thing-the republicans who
assist in keeping the old democratic lila
chine in power hy winning a 81 s.oc e., nv
i,srosal OF a National administration IN
future. They are onto those Fellows WHO
are REPUBLICANS merely Tor reg1,ge and and
me fnierendent democrats. popullsts anu
republicans will overthrow the lee Hrau-
hing ard close corrorauon ma Shi ,soSe re-,
teiners are ontfenched behind the walls
~ every court house in the state, .,,. ra
The ex-governor talked o.oau ,r,.t,airbins,
agains, the great burdens which. ~. az
iCges. are crushing the citizens OF Ie ,S,,s
into affect rovsrty.. He mai nlaor" uprsiiie
ana popular revolt had taken place III
Texas and predicted an awiui la'o W. s,,a
in store for the democratic party OF XII nf
state and the standard bearers next Tan
TIM years ago silyer-unngued DIN Well
horn represented this district In congress
Barnett Gibbs was al the zenith OF ms
political fame. He had served a term IN
the senate: had been elected lieutenant
gove-nor on the ticket with John Ireland,
and decided TO go up higher.
Gibbs had strong following In the
ranks Of the knights of Labor and
Changers in those days. He announced
his candidacy and inaugurated the hottest
campaign ever fought out In the district.
a deadlock followed. lasting for three
days. The brunette statesman failed 70
secure the necessary two-thlr1s ana iosl
the prize Weliborn was defeated ana
Judge 10 Abbott Of Hillsboro was select
ed IS a comp.omise. He has been q COM
promise ever since. and VIII round , 9dt
his 18th consecutive term In March. 1885.
Olin Wellborn's defeat drove him to Cah-
fornla, where he was Afterwards the
democratic nominee for congress IN the
Sos i.f.~ 4 10y u Lot
q small margin. and IS nov a Uhlteu
States district Judge Barnett Giops mas
never held office since He eonducted
the Cole campaign four years ago, wnen
/ w &. CC-~-or defeated the democratic
nominee for mayor. and managed the
john Cochran campaign when that gen
eight votes Of Dallas county and was
Knocked ont by Hon. c. y. Culberson.
Hon. Il. L. Burke OF Dallas and Judge
Rufus Hardy OF Navarro are aVOwed
candidates for the democratic congress
sional termination this year Hon. Tom
smith Of Hillsboro is also mentioned.
sur j. @. Buck, a populist and single
taNer. who has bean looked upon as the
probable choice OF the popuists should
| 1t is uude-s TODD that Buck VIII contest
for the nomination, and no has a strong
following.
Milton Park and Harry Tracy. publish
ers OF the Mercury. are highly elated
over the Hop OF Barney "loos' lheso
st1''leI'en unite IN saying that jerome
he1rpy IS 'fe proper man loF lhe popu-
i'S'S 70 name LOT governor Ne''hei ft'A
nor Tracy "ou'q discuss Ilops a''lht-
,i as ca1uAte; hi, IN a INK,
| Iicttion OF a popilist morning daily. 'Tne
promotes say that The United Press. dis
"S H WI Se -, III 'S LA ne
on the inside mat Milton Park win ha
business ma0aser and Harry Tracy chief
el'''''a' writer
The withdrawal OF Gibbs from the demo-
r,.,io ,,.,.+ b,- ,,,.,.i ne, I'D ~ ,,,,,,,.,.
- ''" -' nv VAN VI
/ IN thls city.
At first Il was looked upon as one of
r2s,.,,a,.,s {cl-o, I've ~. :. Il. ,..,,,.,., 80,
't.eS' 1"I ''V" II % ''~Ncp0su az
IL reahty. he friends OF Governor Culuer-
son say that it's no moro than thew tx
! ne.,ed ras,,,.,-- .o,,,,..-.., - II.
/ A'ea'''''7 uSli'oNI@'S WHO Ilace
/ party principles above mon are positive
mat Governor Culherson Will be n0mi-
/ h.-rl by Aceiainitlon, that the Dallas del
/ tSat.S Will support him. ana that no COM
/ ciI!@.lpn oi Topullsts, republicans or self
/ styles! democrats viii he able TO defeat
! ale state ticket IN tnis city and county
! mere aIc hundreds of men in this city
/ WHo are democrats when IL suits them to
/ he democrats. In 1884 these paragous OF
/ political virtue refused to register and the
| vote Of the city shrank from 800 to $50.