The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04
VIEW AT AUSTIN.

Austin, Texas December y.--,Stah Cor
rcapondence. "A month ago the laily poll
teal budget from Dallas was rich in para
graphs that read something like th'si
Chairman Bradley and Harry Tracy called
at republican headquarters today and were
cosctcd foi an hour with Chairman Green
ard Colonel Huston. Mr.. BRADLEY was seen
as he emerged from the conference but de :
ciinod to talk, but it is understood that
the details of a complete fusion between
the republicans and populis,s nave been
satisfactorily adjusted 1t is known that
a liberal supply OF campaign funds is ex-
pcctcd from National republican headquar-
tiers, and when ii arrives campaign work
will begin in earnest and the Austin ring
had better hide out Colonel Huston is
confident of carrying the State for McKin-
ley. while Chairman Green estimates that
the vote will stand as follows For Nc
Kinley, $4,000 republicans. 10000 popu-
lists. $1,000 sound money dem ocrats. fetal
1926, 900. FOR Bryan 10000 popoora,s. Some
chances of carrying Texas arc all right. AS
to Koarby. he has a oinch The Austin ring
knows this and is badly scared"
The election came and went. and McFiin-
ley managed to scrapo UP $4,000 out o.
$4,000 votes cast For week or so after
the election Chairman Green issued daily
bulletins claiming the State for Mckinley
and Kcarby by from 10000 to $4,000 major
ity and would probably have been at II
till yet if some OF his friends had not taken
pity on him and choked him off. He must,
however, make sorlo kind Of n showing to
In measure oppcosc those who believed
his oNtravagGnt ante election promises and
supplied the whcrcwith to arrange for the
delivery OF the populist vota to Mckinley
and carry on the campaign, 50 he has hired
statisticlon to ring the changes on III,
tremendous Increase In the republican
organs. to figure out the vast amount III
rrspoc,abillty represented by the contingent
which voted for Mckinney.
Just now the reading public ia beng
treated to doses of the following descrip-
tion from Dallas: "Tho last election was
remarkable from tho fact that the rcpub!i-
cans made large gains among he intoll.-
gent voters of the State. The Mckinley
vote was $1,000 greater than the Harrison
vote of 1902. the white or black land oouu.
tics being responsible for the Increase.
Men voted the republican ticket this year
who never did so before. and who propose
to affiliate with tho g. o. p from now on
Mckinley failed 20 carry the State. It's
true, but II the republicans continue TO
make converts at this rate 1t will not be
many elections before they can get along
without the vonal colored vote"
And to support his claim that this years
accessors to the republican vote are noted
for responsibility aud intelligence the
aforesaid statistician has prepared a won
derful table # comparisons b. counties
Ills conclusions are faulty though. because
he Ignores the fusion deal and fails to take
total vote in the State. Furthermore, he
compares the fusion vote Of 1896 with the
Harrison vot" of 1882, although 1t Is '
paiett fact thGt the latter did not ronrc-
sent thc fun strength 81 the republican
party In Texas. as but little interest was
taEen in the presidential election in this
state that wear ana Harrison did not poll
more than GO pcr cent Of his parts vote.
There are nj least 10000 republicans In
Texas. anl Mckinley got the vr'cs nj i2G
OGn Of them. This leaves II Loo Yates whici,
he received IN addition 70 his republican
vote. to hr divided M among so-rnlled
sound money democrats aud fusion popu'
lists.
In ls9H the pnpulist veto for proaide,-
tial electors was $1,000 and for governor
10000 In 1894 the populst vote increased
to $4,000. but at least $4,000 OF these lei
0C1 vo'cs wore cast by republicans, az Is
evidenced by the great shrnkage T.. the
vote cast for the republican candidate for
governor that year Again there were
probably rs many as ijr1n democrats who
voted for Nugcnt in 1924 because they were
dissatisfied with the state democratic pla,
form while no less than 5000 others aid
hcr1ons Goliad speech. And on the whole
about 10000 democrats ana 10000 republ
cans did not vote al all. To sum up. the
normal domocratic vote of the State is
about 307 900. rorma' republican vnto ~ho",
$4,000; normal pcpulist vote about 10000
rncompromis.ng prohibition vote uoJrt
1000. This year this vote distributed usnl.
In round numhois MS follows. For dcmo-
cratic electors 29l 600 for republican cleo
tors l6i 900. for popullst electors so 90. for
Indianapolis ticket electors soon, for pro-
hihiiicn electors COCO
| In accounting FOR the ii,o00 ron -repub,.
can votes which McKinley received II must
he horne in mind that the vote for n,
! nNpulist presidential oluctnre shows n