The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-19
MAKEMSON'S PREDIC AMENT,
He Docs Not Know Whether to
Tackle Judge Savers.
HIS CREDENTIALS QUESTIONED [
Hugh Hancock Having His Revenge and
Forcing Makemson to Commune with
Himself Seriously Before Acting.

Austin, Texas. October lS.-Judge Ma
henson seems to have retired for medita-
/ tion since Billy Brush John Travnbam and
three nroxies tandorad him a ronoressfonal
{ t-.t
Hoi'lha'iou' DIS NE mas as yet hade no
sign to indicate that said nomination is &C
coptable to himself To be plain about it
the nudge has M cause fo rploiciog over
the honor supposed 10 have been thrust
upon him. aud ii is more than likely that
he has been overwhelmed nv a sense of Cts
,,,a, am, r,a.,i,,o, .,,.
H'st lee' that ne Is III sorry plight and
lis soul is Undoubtedly fun of bitterness
fof it's no Joke, after having let 20 a
,,.,b 10 ,,..
''' i" ~ ga 10 CONT uo"h 10 Gazing
u''R hahdtul oil laconsequenttal warl
politicians for a congressional nomination
ulon which the string was ni,,t,d i, ,,l,,,,
g.; ,..- .,,-, az "''t''
VIC iiPe aui reau! 20
'i"'N'
SIX weeks ago Makemson was strictly in
H. as the bows say He bas ,c,,+,,,,,.,,,,,,
10 ,,,.,., ia "0"9
49, " HeHuer'oh aside and
su'qeeded IN inducing Bill Brush to get
out OF bis way for harmony's sake In an
eyu nomont rho ,,,o '''
eyer and ,.t., , "' ''0'
az" H''N@u win the powers that lie
W yonder and his head began to swim.
rus aMbition took on hoom and he be-
gan TO figure on becoming great all over
'He STATE 40 pent up Utica OF d Ninth
uISlFlCt should contno his power. lie
'uoueht' SO he branchcd cut and took IN
hanging around Headquarters and look
'"E wise. When he fnrt Worth State ,e
N"pllcan convention rolled around he had
tHH if
iletY and IT seemed as if h., we're dos
ined TO become one OF the big bcss.a A.
fort Worth he fell IN with the 'resne,fa.
bie element and enlisted with the rro,-d
NAlch was planning the retirement of th,
negro His first break as a party ",,,-
rlfier' was TO 80 back on HUN, Hsnonc,
the colored chairman Of th. Twenti.th
senatorial district. although H,ucocl v,aa
his friend aud supporter H,eb ya. tafo,.
c1 Tor reelection through Makomson,s in
difference. to use a mild term ana tho
war opened up
Although unable to control his senatori,i
district, Hancock had a deatb e., an ~ ~
Ninth congressional district and tybon ~,
time came for nominating a rongrnss,,,,
he got even Makcmson uas
avoWed candidate before the ronv.,t,a,
Yet he failed to get the nomination rhnrn
Was a great commotion in ronseo,a,.o
and Boss Huston from fn,tana ~
lh! re came. he he la
conquer fiaucocks friend McGar who
is the chairman of the Mimi conroo,yi,,i,,
'a,Iio' met hIm and gave him to und r.
section Was in NO raaa an Parry IN ms
assistance Of imported opearcn,alIrrss ~
s",le its differences. and Huston went
ro. ~ ,,a'l'5 ana MAJOR Burke was put mp
,,,, ,u'S instead OF Makenson Burke
V "il.aVu 70 'al'aS also and after
n,'' "I 'vh1,''.t 'here week came hWk
"n' Ht,l'ue'i me nomination. Then The
~, Hu""e" ,heiF hahd
M' ~" '"l aihhoeli ana cain, all col
,, LILY 'ie''e' 70 various as
a'i o"HtF 'Hei ruiaAshlps' were de
,",'''1',,i u' nh,man Green simrlF 'e-
,a,', ,t wv" uol DC parties 10 me
'on ~. MaNeH'Son against me VIII
Wv" .'iN. ,'uFlHS ne color line VAS
Wv H. anl me r'puollcan patiy IN 'he
''s wa" demoraii@ed but tho
, 'o,n!.,','' pnaHnlen went 1'ead Az u
t"'HInS "a' H"borncH ahn dominated j. T