The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-05
CLANS ASSEMBLING.
rHg GEYsER CITY FULL OF POL
.ITICiANs, WHO ARE CLOSELY
EYING EACH OTHER.
CHAIRMAN BLAKE EXPLAINS
HE WILL NOT RESIGN THE CHAIR
M,NsHIP NOR ANNOUNCE FOR
GOVERNOR.
MAY Be FORGED 70 SHOW HIS HAND
.
The Crane Men Are Determined to
See what He Has Up His Sleeve.
sayers and Crane Most Promi-
nentIy Mentioned in Con-
..nection with the Gov
ernOrship.
MAY Be FORCED 70 SHOW HIS HAND

old saying that curiosity once killed
rat is about to be- made applicable TO tn
politicians of Texas who will meet her
tomorrow to attend the meeting of tn
~lcmocratic executive committee, Gale,
by Chairman Blake. The reason tina
this expression is applicable is due TO thu
fact that not knowing what the intent o
This meeting is, they are here with en-
riosity and anxiety expressed in ever!
line of their faces. and are yainly trying
10 see under the bushel measure withou
lifting it up so that others can see also
From the outlook tonight it is very evi
rlent that the meeting is going TO be more
largely attended than was ut first thought
for. There are something like 100 poll
ticans and office seekers on the grounds
tonight, and more are hcraldcd for the
morning.
Among the most prominent are AttOr.
ncy General Crane. Lieutenant Governor
Jester. candidates for governor: Attor.
ncy General Mann Tricc, candidate for
for land office: Senator Stafford. and
Winburnc Pierce, candidate for state
chairman, in case Blake resigns.
In addition to this crowd some thirty
members Of the Legislature, headed by
Jake Woltcrs. who is Il candidate for con-
gress in the Tenth district, are on the
grounds. All these gentlemen are all ears
and no tongues and to the Web Flani-
gan query, what are we here for?" the
response is invariably the Samc-"I don't
know"
All the politicians who arrived today
say that they are here simply to look on.
a.; Ia, H.,
he done by tomOrrow'S meeting.
Chairman Blake arrived tonight, and
IN reply TO inquiries by Statesman rep
resentative. said that he had simply
called the meeting together in order that
all the workers of the party in Texas
might he posted early; that the coming
campaign was to be n practical one; that
~ would take money to operate it. and
he wanted the workers to understand
that now and f0rcvcrmOrc: that he want
cd party unity and strength from the
very start, and wanted TO coach the pre-
cinct and county chairmcn in their duties
from the start. He said he was also in
EavOr of holding the next convention at
q. town that would entertain the executive
committee free of charge and give the
most money to run the campaign on. In
reply TO Il question as TO whether he
would resign tomorrow and announce for
governor, he replied most cmphatically
that he would not resign. That he had
called this meeting to discuss the inter
ests of the party, and all questions of his
gubcrnatoral aspirations would be rclc-
gated. That if he had any intentions of
resgning and making the race for gov
crnor, that matter would be considered
al subsequent date and meeting. and
not tomorrow.
In lima with ihnsn nNhr,SSinnS nf l'hu
man Blake it is well to state that .Attor-
ney General Crane is very busy tonight
, along with his friends, and it is minated
= that they propose to force Blake to re-
; sign tomorrow and permit new chair
man 10 be elected, or unequivocally de-
Sclare himself out of the race for govern
'or for all time to come. 1t is further in
timated that in case ne does resign and
new chairman is elected, that a slate
will ut once be made for the state ticket.
This proposition will naturally bring
on II big fight over the craftsmanship.
Among the candidates now on the
grounds for state chairman are Senator
Stafford. who is anxious to see Tom
Campbell the next governor; and Win
bourne Pierce. who refuses to commit
himself to any man. w. Il. Ramsey, an
ayowed Crane man, is also Il candidate
The Sayers forces likewise have a man
whom they do not care to make promi.
nent at this stage 1t can therefore be
readily seen what Importance attaches
TO the election of chairman if any slate
making is to be done.
Mr.. Blake's determination not to resign
will, If carried out, seriously interfere
with all these craftsmanship and slate.
making plans, and hence, ut a late hour
tonight, the politicians on the ground are
still discussing with bated breath the
outcome of the meeting tomorrow which
is as much of puzzle TO them tonight
so far as its probable workings are con.
cerned as ii was when Blake called it Il
month ago.
The race for governor is being hotly dis
cussed tonight, and from public expires
sion. seems to be narrowing down tc
Sayers and Crane as the leading con
testants. In this connection it is wei
10 note that miniature booms for hotl
Col. Tom Campbell, late of the Interna
tlonal and Great Northern, and Hon
Waller Baker. are being launched to
night, but what success will attend then
Ncan only be seen by future developments