The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-23
SHORT LOCAL STORIES.
A leading citizen Yesterday ..,s.

A leading citizen yesterday said:
The next democratic State convention
is likely TO be an exceedingly lively gath
cring OF politicians and IL Is safe to saw
that they will be in session not less than
u week There Will be not less than Sno
or 500 delegates, and then there will n.
about so who come to look on or else
pull for their friends who are candidates.
II is not an exaggerated statement to
say that ~ Houston gets the convention
1t Will bring not legs than 1000 people here
Every body knows that members Of a DO
htical convention spend more money
than the members OF almost any other
gathering. They are generally men In
pretty good circumstances and the cx-
element incident to II political conven-
ucn has tendency to make men free
spendcrs. There Is not a city In the State
that can offer such u well appointed place
I'm which TO hold the convention as the
Auditorium. The convention hall at Dali
las was simply an old warehouse without
any conveniences. When the executive
committee are informed that Houston
has an Auditorium capable of seating
500 people, equipped with opera chairs
and all the modern conveniences, / do
not think they will hesitate very long
about selecting the place for the conven-
ton.
Il think. however. that a committee
ought to go from here to Austin on Feb
ruary so as to present the claims of
this city before the executive committee.
which viii meet at that time. They ought
to go also equipped with exterior and
interior views of the Auditorium. and /
think this will be sufficient argument to
determine the location OF the next con-
venton.
Il do not think the executive commit
tee will change tho old established custom
OF holding two state conventions-one to
send delegates to the National convention
and the other to nominate candidates for
State offices. The committee is very apt
to adhere to the old custom"
Police Clerk Martin T. Forrest-"Untii
the city finds a way to utilize the labor
of the tramps and buns who head for
Houston every winter, 1t Will he impossi-
bile to drive them out. To be arrested
and fined for vagrancy is exactly what
they want. They serve out the fines In
the city prison, in idleness. and the city
has TO feed them. This is as good "A
thing as they want-in fact n much better
thing than they enjoy when they are on
the outside 1t costs the city on an aver
age every month OF si20 to feed these
men who are serving out their hnes'
for which there is no return to the city.
During the past six months the city mas
assessed in hnes s351i and collected slS6'
500 having been served out in the GAIA
hoose. During that period 1t cost the
city $3.50 to feed these angels OF rest
II some were prONlueu TO nave liicti
work out their INES. they would not
dock to this city In such large numbers.
1--WE arc hunting a country where they
don't shovel SNOW" said Mr.. Albert Jef-
fers a merchant OF Ourny, Colo, last
night In the lobby of the Lawlor. Tho re-
mark WAS in answer to an inquiry OIL
reportor Of The Post who asked the OBJ
iect Of the visit to Texas of Mr.. Jetters
and Mr. b. h. Parliman OF the same city
These gentlemen have large holdings in
mines in Colorado and are en- route 10
Corpus Christi and Arkansas Pass, Texas
| prospectiug with view to Investments.
| They spent yesterday in Houston at the
earnest solicitation Of tho Pullman CON
ductor with whom they arrived In TINS
| city who desired to have them see the
/ town" o..,
81 believe that the deep water movement
viii be productive of good results II "
"a successful" said Mr.. LETTERS ana We
have come to Texas to look into inc mat
! Tor we have made a tour OF Houston ana
arc IMMERSED with tho great business
| ,bot is done here as 1t appears TO us III
n single day This IS pretty city ana we
| expoct TO stay several days on our return
| from the coast"
The gentlemen said the mountainous
| country of Colorado where they have heen
| making. their home. yields very fine silver
| INT unlike the people of Cripple Creek
| ,bcre Is no desire to boom the place.