The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-24
CAMPAIGN OF Mr.. SAVERS
Will Be Managed by l.. L. Foster OF
Limestone.
I. M. HOUSE TALKS OF CONGRESSMAN
Tells Why He Believes the Man from
Bastrcp viii He the Next
Governor of Texas.

| Austin. Texas, December 2s.--It having
peen generally stated without contradiction
that while Major Sayers has been in Wash
ington, Mr., E. NJ. House has given gem
eral direction to his political affairs and
IL having been understood that he would
continue to do so throughout the cam
paign, The Post correspondent questioned
that gentleman on the subject today and
received the following answer:
Il am deeply interested IN the political
fortunes of Major Sayers, but the condi-
ton of my health will not permit that
close attention to the details OF his cam
paign that he and his friends have a RICH,
to expect, apd therefore Hon. l.. L. Foster
of Limestone county will assume the act
i've management. The headquarters will
be located in Austin, and hope to CO.
operate with him in every way possible"
Asked as to the outlook for Major Savers
election, MIR. House said: II have been
over the situation carefully, and have lie
doubt but that Major Sayers wiz win. The
southern and Western portions of the State
are almost solid for him. 1t would be hard
TO find doubtful county west OF the
Brazos river and south of the International
and Great Northern railroad This OF itself
constitutes about half the votes Of Texas,
for the vote OF the South Texas counties
will be largely increased by the next State
convention. For instance, Fort Bend coun-
~ had but one vote last year, while she
has eight votes this Harris county had
fifteen, but now she has twenty-five. and
the increase in other counties In that sec
ton is correspondingly large. That part
of Texas mentioned has not had United
States senator since the war and but one
governor, and now that il presents to the
rest of the State such a man as Sayers
appeals moro largely to the gratitude of
the people of Texas than any of the dis
tingushed public men now living. II was
through his efforts that more than 81 900
900 was obtained from the National govern
ment on account OF frontier claims. Deep
water on the coast OF Texas has been the
dream OF our people for more than halt q
century. and it's realization with twenty
five feet of water over the Galveston bar
is another tribute to his wonderful infu-
ence in congress. lie has long ceased to
be merely congressman for the Ninth dis
trict--he represents Texas. and today there
Is no district in our State that is free
from some debt OF gratitude to him 40
member and chairman OF the appropria-
ton committee he has had training
NpiNH duuii'dply equipS MIN Tor the posi-
tion he seeks With hundreds of millions
OF money passing through his hands each
year, the people will remember with pride
that Major Sayers is today poor man
so poor, indeed that he would not he able
to make this campaign II his friends
throughout Texas had not promised to
make ii for him"
In answer to the query as to the charge
that Major Sayers was the candidate OF
the sound money men. Mr. House laughed
and said that IL was too ridiculous for dis
cussion, why. Sayers was an ardent ad
vooate Of free silver and fought its battles
in and out OF congress when most OF his
present critics were unknown. and before
some OF them knew the meaning Of the
phrase sixteen to one The men In charge
OF Savers affairs are rock-ribbed- Hogg-
Culberson- Bryan men. The sound money
men may prefer him. and doubtless do, for
the same reason that republican and pop
ulist would prefer him; for II they can not
elect men of their own political faith they
would naturally desire governor OF whom
they could be proud and who they believe
can be of the greatest service TO the State
There are no more worthy citizens in Tex
as than Major Sayers' competitors and any
one az them would credltably MI the Of
flee. but ii is no dscredlt TO them to say
that Major Sayers Is the only one in the
race who is known beyond the borders of
Ctntr