The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

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81 49,, August ss.-Your Cor
csiIsd upon Hon. John H.
- oliies today y lsarn ~
~ cone1daAns ~ Intentions
sne. Is the state treasuryship
a snd hs authorizes The Post TO
B s,hat Is viii mot be : candidate.
M 4 sewing bis second term -
4 = ths stAts sAsrlns' AssociA-
tips his long service - snerin
It,uty he became generally known
IN tho STATE. and when he b.
Hed about q ! possible candidate
il the present popular Incumbent
ib. Worthsm. letters from gentle
'xousanepce from all parts Of tas
Aging him support came pouring
him, While his mail has not
4 been a. large Is that Of Dr.
'hce 4 became known that that
II had been delegated to dish out
lnlce pie Of the state. yet 1t u
hy that II has exceeded the mail
IA Eddy Green, Of recent days.
sketts determination not to be
], ID purely from business reasons.
sds here feel confident that II he
liuded to make the race no would
II "hands down."
every hand your correspondent
+ emphatic declaration that ut il
\ to talk politics." Almost every
gentiemen approached Will prob
lcuss the jump Of wheat, the
1 10 silver. or the Klondike gold
I few minutes. and after declar-
4 It is 'too early to talk politics
to put in half hour discussing
Gus candidates for governor aud
States senator and Jack Lewis
to succeed Bob Henry in congress.
"a 4 group an incident occurred
lat caused some rncrriment anent
Iiidacy Of a couple OF the guber-
aspirants. One gentleman Of sup
oNtical power read a letter from
ate for governor. Another gentle
oceesied to read a letter he had
! from another candidate for the
Hoe. but upon comparison Of tho
tiers II was discovered that with
cotton Of the address and sigma
iere was Just the difference OF
,ords. This was additional proof
at minds run In the same chan
cry entertaining surmising Of hon.
|iei,ey on the political situation In
or in last Sundays News has had
'ct to call out the preferences OF
'pie for the various candidates.
las been almost m universal re-
,reMed at Majpr Sayers determine
quit tho house Of representatives
time. Every Indication points TO
,tipn Of . democratic house next
n that event our people think that
/. 10 Bailey win be the next speak
NJ means, OF course. for Texas to
the second Office In Importance
With sayerx In con-
verybodS knows that he would be
in Of the appropriations committee
the house should he democratic.
Bailey as speaker and Sayers al
ght- hand bower Texns would be
Ing In tha political world. And
W the people havo tho idea tina,
is certain to be the next presiden,
I'm" Hogs his rlght-hand bower II
,inct. Now. II II could only CONT
that Bryan could be- president
Hogg. secretary OF the interior, il
speaker. and Joe Sayers, chair
the committee on appropriations
v. couldn't we Bronchos snort AM
But Mr.. Sayers has himsel
to break the slate, and incidentally
ID dream OF many proud Texans.
probably no acknowledgment to MI
ambition. but II liz nevertheless
Texas history that men who hav
In congress have never afterwerd
BILE 10 reach tho Office Of goyernol
10 way men who 30 to Washingto
out Of touch with tho people wilt
to State Issues and affairs,
ckmorton failed after repeated al
And his failures oan In no WI,
upon this great man, That he WI
all Texans know. The people love
md even felt that because no "!
from tho governor'a chair BY Y
I army that he had heen wrong,
1T tho outrage could only have bet
through another election after Il
again got In control.
ham, the fascinating. eloquent. al
nham. failed, That the people 10
the votes he received at the Il
IN for Congress- unmistakably attic
laMented and beloved Charity Ste
guhernatoriai ambition passed of
lm. II 10 Sayer~ wins this fight.
Iilures of those who have gone
The greater will be his victory
pie as a nsass move slowly, Thu
hts are sluEgiph, When they see
working at one thing for a 10
they study hin, out for that part
ausincsa. Thuy think Of him In
nd nope other. This may account
act that the people arc slow
. their servants from one held.
to another. Aud therein may
VI Governor Crane over
ents In this county, MIR, Helfie
10 the Newa rather leaves tho |
on that MIR, 6ayers han the Il
Such IN unQucstionably a rnista
'rsne has more than once lifted
,racy OF Milan county out OF
Nh Of deHpoRd." Away back yond
Harry Tracy and Cyclone" ia
running asr home orators to co
Everybody wac scared. Mr.. Or,
ed the dropping splrita VI the lead
tut the boys to shouting and Il
n fghting humor. II WA In th
these people began TO figure
for governor. and Auch fellows
Lewis, John n. tlickett. Ed Ensll
!. C0ificld. w. II, Tracy, Judge
errall. ]. j, irwin and Hillery
j ere ready 70 wager that Crane ,
Milan without any trouble. \
Cranes strength. the pee
10 love Sayere and Hlaku aud JeS,
., a. y. Lewis, It u generally
J, will b In tho race for congrs
~ been the main organiser Of
n this county for pears. The n,
nt victory Ct the last election
pcpulist majority OF about 40
ped and Z denocratic majority
70C obtained was due largely ID
fnhip He pitched tho battle raj
,cye and led the Asht. He alW
! to win, and IN tho cause Il IA,