The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-23
THE STORM CENTER.


|, THIS - the Political storm center OF IN.
state and from now until rext Novembe,
from shis promises TO so forth roor.
backs without number, and the strugtl,
Tor party SUPREMACY threatens to ratil.
the dry ooses in the households of man,
political ehief;airss and their followers.
II Is the homo OF Governor c. A, Cul
Serson. II Is tho home of Colonel Jerome
:. Kearay. who Will MAKE the race as tbs
popuitst candidate. II Is the home OF Hon
Barnett Gibbs. the iccnoclas.. II is the
home Of Hon. George ". Aldredge, whom
the enemies OF Governor Cuiberson would
dearly love 20 III agains, the young cS.
ecutive. Ard il Is the home Of a hundred
disappointed gentlemen whose compression.
al. judicial and guhernatorial aspirations
have been sadly blasted In the past.
Dallas WAS the head center OF the onpo.
stt.on TO Governor Hogg's renorn,na lion
and here the bltterest political enemies D.
Governor Culbersoa are supposed 10 hive
This is the Mecca OF the politicians q,
Nor.h. Central and West Texas. and they
| MI 10 and fro Ike honey bees from gow.,
20 flower. Since Barnett Gibbs began his
oomeardmes1i OF the democratic fortress
great numbers of politicians from the sur.
| rounding counties have visited Dallas N
ascertain the havoc that Barney's bomb.
smells We're causing and 10 visit the me.
nagerie.
special commissioner of The Post on
MS rounds today found Barney at a. favor
lie corner. a crowd surrounded him and
he was explaining, IN his fantastic wav.
the causes Of the hard times and what
| those who favored his reforms intended IN
| 10 when once in office.
.sTea pa
jumping mo hard. said the brunette
statesman but they fan to answer my
| arguments / can stand criticism bu,
"",' me Post prints my picture and
| n.Ahes NE wear a fun dress suit In cam
| Nais' year ] have a right to der,rtr /,
Is s!anaerous-that Iicture-and hi for
80 90 Dut mat; me newspapers say
mat ~ is noise and dust that am kicking
W. W ei, II the editors of the papers
,ouIi only read the contents OF tho ieitcrs
| . ,ieSSite qauy they would agree with me
thd. marie Culberson will never be re-
s!eSted governor. ! have sad enough. and
tltrrhit-r II inc newspapers want inter
| views in future they'll have 10 ,yrite it,en,
rom now on The fight will grow hotter
ma hotier. and the people Will pronounre
1AlFH.ent upon the tax eaters and their
apciog.s's and the office holding syndicate
~ ieAas. Ihey are doomed. 1t is all well
| enough 10 cuss Barney and abuse but the
lf0pIe kno" that he is telling the truth
Colonel John Bookhout was the law
partner Of Governor Culberson and the
manager Of his campaign In 1894 He is a
very cautious and level-headed politician
ana keeps MS eyes as well as his ears
open. He said to The Post representative:
'Cu!ber5on and silver VIII carry Dallas
county IN the primaries. | am reasonably
certain Of this. Culberson Will have easy
So 80 We VIII have 70 light for silver.
ne business men on Elm street are for
f~,s
people are mig friends. He Will be re-
us,i,IIihted ana fe-elected without serious
trouble or course the prize fight sup
pIesaloh may nave caused him the loss of
sup oiNcrS KNOW Heveral myself. The
nan opposition comes from the gold
standard men. Barney Gihbs' attitude Is
hhotnrr thng. Gibbs does not intend to
enter the popuiist camp. take 1t. / sur
mise mat he WIZ make the race for con-
BreSS as an lntependent democrat, hoping
too. he could look for a great many re-
pup''ceh S",es as an lndependent demo
port, he would en LANCER Tie success Of
almost amy man the democrats might
Iva dioWvFGr' 20 n0t pol.eye ne VII
mating A rrogramme OF thnt SORT Tho
State ticket In Dallas county and all
95ter e0nnAea In the district VIII be in no
""Ase''
c, - 7, -
senator " T. bow7er mas peeh citizen
OF Dallas county for thirty-four years
uc has utds ac,uotntor,s y,4,h nj,
-. -, , w., All
c'aSSlS IN SieFeiahu democrat ana leans
TO protection.
THE Post can sav for me " said the
- ,,.,N,,,
", i,.,c' 'tt'G raheS on account OF me pc
stepi,ed ont Of The Marty and ,ha ,,itia o o.
has been closed IN. Barney's talk has
sTtNei goa purpose. me OLD Fellows
for Tc,,. ,eors naSt are ma nv al ~,
fun Of nphf rrbis hodcs owl for Taarn.,,
and his Kind and luck for the party IL
ls not going to the dcmnition bow-wows:
the rank and file are not deserving It. and
If the wise heads shape affairs we will
uinlta plenn sWepD IN county coufrr,-S
slonul district and State Candidly. there
Is nothing 20 fear from Barney in Dallas
Soet i've etveo ,bat Suits, cnreid4r,
lion. aud where one county official is !
oNerpaid hundred others are underpnid."
Va, IT pe,rer was a,.c,ed ronra
eonta,t,,o -, tha d.mo,rat,o ,e,,,s,a,i,,
ticket in 1871 He Is n trades unionlst e~
''VNe, III Aef' nc - " ''a''e u','o.''''' eN-
president of the Federation of Labor and
very popular in labor circles