The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-21
REAGAN TO CoLQUITT.
Announces HI DECLINES To RE J.,
CANDIDATE.
\ Yer. Liberal Offer Was Nndc Him.
bur He Could Not BE Induced
10 Accept IL.

10 Accept 1t.
TcrrsN. Texas, July .u.--The follow ing
letters are selt-olpianeto-y:
son. q. B Co'quRt. Terrell. Texas:
A1sua. Texas. Jul. S--pear Senator:
Your letter G. The 9Th instant : received
u vsiea you reser 20 conversations had
I ~ sen Several senators and ms SELF our
ne TIE session o. ihs leg stature. in which
fr@s urged - become a candidate for gov
or8qr.
As sad 10 them then while would
. Ike So clcse iuy political career oy serving
a -trr 81 governor - auT great State
an ret financially able 70 meet the ex-
Fe--se q canvass without loius Injustice
70 ~ family I shall DO; be able many
S~a-s longer 10 provide for Them While
: ! ara receiving 3 good salary. have had 20
H-ee' chl.e lions N,ich has prevented my
s,c l-tiu-aii1s means f1r their supper, cut
SIDE o. nay ccrreat earnings AMI duty for
ni-s ray 'sAias come - h!ch would sac
tE.-rs fhe.1 welfare
j 10y 100 versstions a'i;h members o. the
+ i5-isi-trre gn1 others on this subject as
serlalft3 above they told Ave they did rot
'.a fne 70 make canvass ths' i ] would
af-';' re nomination they rcald maze tho
Z ea7rass Tor ne To TINS said H. W he
10 rs which have named ;he deino-
TH, convention should nominate INC /
-aic acseft the uotiilt tor.
10 Fo3r letter Ycu request ne 40 avow
-rYs.l. q candidate. and express ne orin-
ltc ina. q ! viii 60 SC I might h. n5u!-
hAili ~ We" o. The earnest appe7is mad
ie f''~ ~ go many Citize0s q prominence
announce rs q csrdieste I confess 20 a
feeling ~ SOME .niharrs ssuient as 70 " hat
ought 80 DO tut must adhere So the po-
u shove stated. In doing u.s ! am
zVaf" INIT r IS not likely that any one
faH Pc 1o-a'naiei fr- .h's position who is
-. a1 a'nR % candidate and I shall feel
no DISAPPOINTMENT or reP7rt = some othe-
tnn nYsci shall be Nominated FOR This
hteh ~ -e. You are at liberty TO make
+ fA-s f-a'orHe1t public. Very truly and To-
4 sI-e-rnlly John H. Reagan
! ''isr corresponding with other Of Judge
Heaean's friends on the subject OF he
above letter Senator Colqutt, wrote Judge
} Reagan again AM received The following in
reply
lion o B Colquit, Terrell. Texas
Railroad Commission o. Texas. Austin.
IeRls. fuly if.-Ny Dear Sir ! .m IN
Ferc..' If your letter Of the 18Th instant,
u which YOU say a ruinber 81 my friends
would gladly assume nc burden u Il cam
Ia-e1 lie uy behalf. but hist With an un-
,ertlln announcement from me =, might
make n hRrd fOr thcu o. make headw1y
iheir n mis- charg ug selfish nc.N,s TO
those who 'spouse my cause
have letters from a good many othcr
.ri'ur urE.ue M to say Chat aIn or viii
i'e candidate far governor. ! have told
all ihe ff uGs who have spoken TO me or
/ written 20 ne On tins subject that could
E not incur he eSp, Bse O. ruch rapYass
without doing injustice % my flmily aud
I without taking upon mysclf the burden OF
shch canvass added 70 my ext14lug pub
; iie da'',s ! only consented 90 say that
"tuiI accept nomination by to dsilo-
! cratic 'onW ntiun II te4derel without my
+, belne candidate because a good many
I friends urged me TO say that mach Dat
! many expressions witch have received in
! dleaie he so'icitudo II friends that |
I should say aln candidate. / am nnwil-
Z ing 10 continue IN an attitude which may
, BE- cJnairuei to mean that am candi-
( rHte without an ovowal of my candidacy,
aud which see must. TO some extent at
I least, be- embarrassing 10 my friends
| J. therefore, authorize aud request YOU TO
say that ] am not and viii not he. a can
| di1a'c fer tho Office Of governor. ana do
not desIre tho nomination
! am not less grateful 10 tho friends wfo
I hnye manifested their preference for me
for this position than II could have con
! f6uiod to accop, the nomination Very
( truly and respectfully.
John II Reagan.
| nator Colquitt. discussing the above
letters from Judge Reagan. said HAD
Judge Reagan become a candidate com
mite would have been Immediately organ
| nd and funds raised and VIGOROUS cam
/ i'aign in Judge Reagun's behalf would have
been begun In due time. His frlends
throughout the State will regret hig deci.-
ION and would have gladly entered into a
en- ia H. lob hos IA
a. sumcd the expense and labor OF can
yass, and believe would have made Judge
I koagans nomination next year By tn.
I ipmo ratio convention almost unanim0us.
| They desired an early expression fror, him,
| .eeling confident that his nomination would
/ have been the result of an avowed candl-
/ dacy
He told us several members OF the SEN
| ate when rc called on han during tn. sit
! ting OF the legislature that he would like
/ 4 close his public career "a governor of
/ Texas, His LIE Is part of It's history.
He said or left tina, impression on me
that lie would not cnre for The Office more
| than one term, and the people. as a just
tribute 10 his long public service. would
have given II to him by practically unan-
l.imcus vote
No made no canvass for the railroad
| conn 'sslcnorship last year. yet the people
understood him to be candidate. and
when their repres natives net In conyen-
tion at Fort Worth they nominated him by
exclamation; net n dissenting voice could
be heard. and every delegate rose 10 their
feet and paid Reagan a tribute that few
men receive. It would have been 80 next
year.
w. %. w. Monument Unveiled.
oakville, Texas. July ls.-Napal CANT,
Ne. 229. woodmen OF the World OF this
place. unveiled the monument of deceased
Sovereign G. O. orrick today. The
camp was assisted by the Remedy, Lee
vile and Mineral City camps. The cere-
n,ony was short and Impressive and being
| the first OF the kind In this vicinity. was