The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-16
COLQUlTTS POSITION.
WOULD NOT OPPOSE MAYFIELD
FOR COMMISSIONER.
sets Himself Right in Regard to Hi =
support of Judge Reagan for
the Covcrnorship.

Terrell. Texas. July 13.-The Post Of
Sunday contained The following dispatch
from Greenyille;
"Gleenyille. Texas. July lo.-Senator 0.
b. Colgu.tt OF Terrell was prominent
visitor in the city yesterday. In ccnyersa-
tion with The Post correspondent he de-
cared himself IN FAVOR oil John Il. Reagan
for governor mex, year The senator i also
opposed "a the irrigation and bond amend
nents submitted by the recent legislature
/ He Is icing strongly urged by his friends
20 enter tht race FOR railroad cpmHisst0uei
but stated he had not made up his mind
Is to what his course would be.
senator CoiGu,tt speaking of the above
clsratch from Grsenvilie, said
i am FOR Reagan for governor and be-
| licye that all he has 70 do Is TO announce
Ia the public that he wants The demo
cratic nomination. and ne wlll get IT, and
that. OF course. would mean his election
Il am opposed TO he irrigation ANA rail-
road bond anne ndments ami shall vote
against them al the election in August.
These acquainted with my views Oh these
two amendments know that l could not
! vote for them because they are prcdlcaied
on the evil OF the age-ponds and higher
| taxes. II they are adopted the lime will
come when the people living IN the section
| OF tho State they are Intended 10 benefit
VIII mourn The dag they became a part
/ Of cur organic law. | am not only op-
posed 10 the adoption OF these amendments
| to the constitution. but tr.ed 10 defeat
| holding election in August and be-
| lieyci that all amendments should be-
! voted On at tn. next general election. when
| taircr and fuller expression could be OBJ
tained and the expense Of one election
I saved TO the several counties As 1t Is
4 predict that none of the submitted amend
ments will be voted on by 100000 OF the
! 800 900 voters in the State.
But. as to nv being candidate for
railroad commissioner the most encOur-
/ agement ! have given 10 this kind Of talk
! is TO state 10 my friends who have men,
| toned the matter 10 me as well as to your
| correspondents on several occasions when
discussing my chances OF preferment and
election to other offices, that there were
only two offices about the State capitol
that would or could afford TO accept and
/ ] have stated that commissioner was one
/ Of the two. This talk about my aspiration
I IN that line has grown out OF that ! pre-
I sumo. Allison MpVtolds successor VIII
have to be elected next year, he having
! drawn thr short term. / am his friend
and have given him my support IN the past
| and would not be- the means OF bringing
about his defeat. | could not therefore
oppose him II he should be candidate
for recollection, So That disposes Of that.
But there is another matter | would
! like for The Post TO correct. While at
I Austln. IN inc discharge OF IuDl' Hu'E' /
| and other members OF the senate, called
| on Judge Reagan and asked him to become
| n candidate for governor, T. was charged,
| notably In the San Antonio Express. at
that time. and later in the Dallas News
| that those who We're trying TO sei Judge
| Reagan into the race for governor wanted
! to fill his place on the railroad commits
| sion: further that those who were asking
| him TO become a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor were not
| his old time friends and, on the contrary
were supporters OF Culberson at the time
| Judge Reagan was a candidate before. OF
| course | was the person alluded 10, as l
| was the only one OF the party VINO called
on Reagan who supported Culberson IN
1894 for the nomination. the others, as far
| as | know being original Reagan men.
| heard II floating around. too, as coming
! from come Of the probable candidates that
| was actuated by selfish motives In my
| support OF Reagan now Those who know
me best. ! trust, are able 10 TESTIFY that
never gave my support 10 man for
office on account Of any selfish desire OF
| NV own unless onNould call constant o.
fort to promote the success OF a friend,
! without expecting or asking any fayors or
/ reward. selfishness. for ] have PUT behind
me opportunities to hold office, voluntarily
rendered. My general experience with men
aspiring To office is that they will charge
selfish motives to those who they think
may be instrumental in putting difficulties
in the way Of their desires or ambitions.
But am willing Ia bottle up all the de-
signs am charged with having on any
particular office thut | do not thirst after
any offirel and agree with all who have
encouraged the charge that these who are
boosting Reagan are doing so because they
want 10 step into his shoes, and let all
stand aside and nominate aud elect Reagan
governor next year
ut is true that | supported Culberson
for the domination in 1894 against REAGAN.
| | had committed myself to Culberson Ions
before Reagan became a candidate, but
do not know that my attitude would have
been different had ] not been committed
as stated for ! had long enjoyed the per
sonal friendship OF Culberson and esteemed
him highly. But to charge me with in
sincerity now, In advocacy OF Reagan, OF
TO attribute my preference for HIM 10 be
due to a selfish motive is TO admit tha'
the men who make the charge are incap-
able OF seeing or doing anything politically
except through selflshness and having nc
higher purpose than their own political
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT aud promotion. The mote
thcy charge with being in other eyes can
be always easily located In their own OPP
tics.
'They would like TO discredit Reagan'i
friends in Reagan's estimation and keep
Reagan out OF the race and induce him
TO hold back any positive announcement,
for they know II Reagan should announce
that he Is candidate now thai their am
hilton would he nut 20 sleep"
Asked what he thought OF the Waco con-
| ference senator coiduitt said:
''oh. we'll. knew q no party necessity
st this time for such : meeting, pre-
! chance y snaks sha9ln6."
T.