The evening times., 1897-03-16
MISSION OF EDDIE" GREEN
Wants the Deserving Texas Re-
publieans to Be Rewarded.
HIS POLITICAL AMBITION
lie Would Like TO BE the Governor
of Texas-It Is Said That Mother
Her Purse Strings In His Behalf.
May Control the Patronage.

Eddie" otherwise known as E. H. r.
Green was visited yesterday by his re-
markaile mother, Mrs. Hetty Green, OF
New York. Mrs. Green left the city at
IL o'clock TO return TO the. metropolis
Mr.. Green, in conjunction with his
mother. owns the Texas Midland Railroad.
and is the manager of that road. During
the recent campaign he blossomed into a
Texas politician and comes here as the
chairman OF the State executive committee
to look after the Texas patronage.
This is what Mr.. Green SAYS:
"During the last campaign the Republican
vote in Texas increased from I1O, 900 to
something like LIS, 900 or $50 600. was
the chairman Of the executive committee.
and i worked all the time during the
campaign and worked hard. There are
3,70O places to be filled by the Republican
Administration in Texas, and up 70 date
there are 5000 applicants for these places
As great many of the 3.70O Offices are
small postoffices, for which there are
few applications, the larger places are
much sought after. There are as many
as seventeen applicants fox some OF them
What ! want is TO have these good Of
fices to go to the people who did the
work in the campaign. As chairman Of the
executive committee / wish all the appli-
cations to come to rue, and | wis!4 the
people | indOrse to be chosen by Mr. Nc
kinley, according TO the usual method. 1t
has been rumored that several large places
were going to people not identified with the
state machinery. This am here to avoid
IL possible"
AS TO the mission in Washington OF Mrs
Green there may possibly be more question.
1t has been limited that following The ex-
ample of her handsome young son, she
wishes to enter the political arena; that
she was here To see Mr.. Mckinley, To pull
ropes and to help her son along. IL this
be 50, Eddie will not acknowledge 1T. He
says that his Texas Midland Railway is be
ingsued down in Texas, aud that hismother
took a flying trip over to Washington, as
he could not leave the POLITICAL vortex, in
order that they might talk the suit over
and arrange plans for winningit.
IL has also been hinted. possibly with a
latent facetiousness, that Eddie Green
wishes TO be governor Of Texas. and that
his mother will spend $4,000. 900
to give him that toy. if such a sum,
mere bagateile, is necessary
The ardor Of Mr.. Green's cha - for office
for his friends at this time may possibly
have some significance in this connection.
IL Eddie could control the whole federal
patronage Of Texas. and could give all the
offices 10 his friends and the people who
worked with him during the campaig
these things oug IT surely 10 count in his
favor in any future aspirations OF his own.
Mr.. Green in sta wing at the Regent, "a
very good hotel. but not one OF the highest
priced in Washington. He is n gentleman
of . commanding bearing, six feet two
inches tall. with broad shoulders, fine,
large head, an erect carriage. soft blue
eye and pleasant smile. He is rounded
gentleman, curved instead OF angular, and
does not impress one as likely to be very
hard or exactiHg in matters OF finance;
rather the other thing. 1t is said that he
viii accomplish his purpose in Washing
ton, as far as obtaining the Texas patron
age is concerned.
Mrs. Herty Green did not call on Mr Nc
Kin!ey yesterday while she was in Wash
ington.