The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


Prosident-eleet Mckinley will probabl
have two OF the hanisomest horses eve
seen in Washington. The late General 10
scph I. Terrence. of Chicago, possessed a
fine stable OF horses as WAS owned In tn,
Windy City. II was the generals intention
before his death that two maguificen
brown horses, the best mat hed pair In hi
stables. should he presented to Mr. Nc
k'nley TO ride behind to the capitol OF
inaasurs,ion day, In the event OF his cleo
ton. The general left no written will t.
this effect, but IT Is said that his daughter
| Mrs. Msgoun, who has come into posses
sion OF the estate. will probably carry out
her fathers wish. and proaen, the horses
TO the president elect, and that they will
| take their place in the White HOUSE
| stables on the ith OF March.
Tho vote for silver In the last election. -
said Colonel c. G. Bradshaw, OF Montana
was the American vote. The foreign vote
| those fellows who have only been here a
year or two. and don't even know how to
write their name In English, voted for Nc
! kinley TO man. That's where the big
| campaign fund we hear so much about
went, and the result In the States having
the largest amount OF foreign population
| IitNts Aulc must NtHtiuslNetN. All illls talk
| about the Bryan States having the great
est percentage OF ilIteracy is the merest
rot. Why. the census figures show that In
Colorado. Washington, Idaho. Montana. and
Nebraska the percentage of illiteracy is
less than in any Of the New England
States. New York or Pennsylvania"
Hon, C. C.. Watts OF Charleston. demo-
cratic candidate for governor OF West vlr.
einia in the recent campaign. was seen at
the Raleigh last evening
We made great fight In West vir-
glnia," said he, against terrible odds
and there is no doubt that the legitimate
vote cast for the democratic ticket. State
aud National. exceeded that OF the oppos-
ton The republicans realized weeks In ad-
vance Of the election. that they were beat
en- unless extreme methods were used, and
with an unlimited supply OF money at their
command began a systematic plan OF col
onization. Thousands of imported voters
were brought in and distributed over the
state In addition to this, repeating was
extensively practiced. There is no reglstra-
ttun law, md all that is necessary Is to
make affidavit Of residence IN the State
one year and sixty days In the county,
which. being done by an INSCRIPTIONS
voter, no amount OF challenging can pre-
vent his exercising the right OF suffrage.
Such were the methods used to defeat the
popular WILL for on anything like a fair
vote Bryan would certainly have carried
West Virginia
But l DO not regard the cause for which
We commended rs permanently beaten,
Free silver Is still a vital issue. |, with
in the next two years there is no fulfill
lneut OF tho promises 80 often reiterated
by the party now dominant the people will
reverse the verdict just rendered Let us
hope that prosperity will come II 1t does
not 1t will not he possible to deludc the
people any longer, and a democratic tidal
wave in 1895 followed by a National vic
tory I'm 1900 is inevitable. Then the coun-
try viii see that ihc cause for which we
contended in 1896 was Just and the single
rold standard will have to give way to
blmotalllsm."
There Is stll a topic OF interest growing
out Of the election that never fails TO ex
cite animated discussion, and that is as
to the right decision on the bets that were
made on Kentucky. Nearly every night
arguments about 1t can be heard in the
hotel Hobbies, and oftimcs the disputatiour
wax vociferous,
a. 10 AAiNk''4 itliN an iut Sl'tIllub nN~
pers OF tho United States have decided
that the men who put up their money that
Mckinley would carry kentucky win,
said very prominent Kentucky gentleman
occupying one OF the high governmental
positions and conspicuous IN the campaign
for his opposition to the Chicago ticket
II that be true the papers are IN my opln-
ion. very badly AT fault. and would hate
"a lqEp fhRm HgpiIp "A I'm which |
Interested. The man who takes the afhrma-
tive OF n proposition has the burden OF
proving ". 4 bets r that Mckinley will
carry Kentucky. II he does not get the en-
lire electoral vote he fails to carry 1t for
A partial carrying does not meet the re-
luiromeuts Of the wager. 1t IS too plain
for any argument that I'm such case \
oses his bet. II the wager IL declared of
and the money returned each bettor. then |
\ is playing very luckily for logically and |
legally III that term could I've used in con-
nec.ion with bottinG) he is loser
Hon j. u. Savers OF Texas and Mrs,
sayers reached the city last evening, and
took rooms at the Riggs
Governor saycrs was recently elected to |
congress from the Ninth district OF his
state for the seventh consecutive term.
tie had three opponents this time, but won |
BY very large majority. His personal |
popularity is so strong that his constIu-
,nts would be willing to elect him for lie |
Z that were possible. There is a meeting |
n the appropriations committee next Mon |
Lay. to attend whi'h Governor Sayers las |
arrived thus early.
He told Post reporter that he could |
not venture TO predict what congress would |
20 at the approaching session, but doubted |
whether much legislation would he enacted |
1eyond the passage OF the appropriation |
bills
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