The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30
BLOCKS OF FIVE HUSTON
When Asked at Austin About Fusion
He Ninked the Other Eye.
THINKS POPS CAN DELIVER GOODS
A Candidate for n state Office Placed In
Rather an Awkward Position by
Letter Hc Wrote.

Austin, Texas, September 29.-(Staff
orrespondence.)- while jerome Kearby
was on Sunday denying to Major Walton
that he knew anything about fusion, Gen-
eral Huston. the republican mogul, who
was quartcred within four blocks Of the
popul st nominee for governor in TINS
city. merely smiled and looked wise when
asked for information on the same sub
Ject.
He would neither deny nor affirm that
there was anything being done. or that
anything had been accomplished in the di-
rectton of obtaining popuist votes for
Mex inley but insisted that everything
y as ali right and minated that the repuD-
leans and their friends had II card up
their sleeve which they proposed to play
later on.
When asked If Mckinley really needed
the vote of Texas 10000 worth wasn't he
in a MIGHTY bad fix and practically beaten
the genera. replied that Mr. Hanna was
reaching out afler southern votes MOI De
cause they were necessary to the canton
maj r's cause, but so4eiy Tor the PURPOSE
Of "empaasiz. ng the ver..ct against sli-
YER" aad then ne smiled again, Further
than this he seemed to nave tdith IN the
ability of the popu..st bosses 10 deliver
Their people to Mex nley, and attached II
great deal of Importance to the fact that
Watson assisted upon being recognized.
Undoubtedly he believes tina, love for
Watson vii, move enough popullsts 10
vote to vndicate him even though they
hive to wade through the republican
party" TO get TO do it,
The young man who represents the
Austin district on the popuiist State ex-
ecutive committee has been talking a
great deal of late 10 attract attention to
himself. For instance. he has been tell
.ng it around that the populis; and repub-
lican machines are working in perfect har-
mony and that there Is an understanding
between the manipu.ators of both. which
understanding VIII be made public ten
days before the election. He has also had
great deal to say about AN nQnest cleo
t'on and a ia n count" and has Been boast
~ has furnished him with Nst of "the
fellows who monkey with the ballot boxes
down there and that he proposes TO put
a stop to Their Interference with popu-
lar suffrage this year"
And there are great many other things
tn $ young man has been talking about.
most mross BILE to keep up with him.
As he has been called down by one of the
mes maines, men IN his party. however,
and given a ,eciure on the subject of dis
erection. 1t is possible that he will not be
heard from so much from now on.
-
~ INC COURSE OF II JOINT ueDdtc WIN
Treasurer Workman, Mr. \. b. Fran
CISCO. the popul It nominee FOR super!n-
tendent of public instruct on. recently as
serted that it was impossible 10 obtain
information on any subject from the state
departments and exhibited "A letter from
the populist nominee for comm. ssioncr OF
.he general land office telling him that he
had .heen unable to ob.a,n certain reports
for y m even though he had tried IN an
underground manner" to get them Mr.
WORKMAN challenged this statement and
as soon as he returned to Austin obtained
the reports desired for Mr. Francisco and
mailed ihom to him, AMI this morning re-
cNNod an owlcdgemen; thereof and a
promise that henceforth Mr. Francisco
would from the stump ct the peop'a
know that there was one Democratic stnta
officer at least who was ready and wiling
to furnish department information on an
pt 90 ion. F
As a matter OF fact the reports referred
TO wer" never refused to Mr. FraYr{sco or
TO the populst nominee for commissioner
of tho general and office for him. and II
is n PITY that the later. who has hereto
Ic.r afrn considered a truthful man ms
lauen INTO the vulgar habit of reckless
49, rtlcn' winch has much shortcr uano
IN common parlanoe. simply because othe~
mon OF lbs. political fai;h have pnrteI
company With the truth. \ cau.. which
reeds holster!ne with fa,sohood is dNsror.
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