The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

| ndrable eecfetary and coadjutor; for "
tIstenif<nce e41d frank, hhrdyome TAG
is sss 4 f sysSy fDs man n'~ ~e cs sns
contact With him. II Governor Jeste
| wero politician instead Of = businee
man he would have that bright son o
his 80 about and mix with . whole 10
MI, cIauie Jesser unhesitat,nsiy shows
Ths Post correspondent all this mass 0
correspondence and the expressions OF I
few OF the writers from different coun
expre&sIons of nearly ell OF thesn Fol
instance. = letter from an official IN Gray
son county says:
i am nothing else but . Jester man
s sna think HAZE Ss w Be hs Il. man name a. h
cardidate for koyerncr and 1t meets thu
approval OF every one"
A letter from Bowie county says: "Mr
Jceter stands high with the people OF
ceive the support Of this county"
4 letter from Morris county says: "Mr
Jester will be very prominent In the con.
test N our county"
"Mr. Jester win sun the people well OF
old Cherokee. In speaking with many
they say he Il their man."
A letter from Anderson county says:
Have fully investigated the sentiment
OF the people and am proud to he able
10 say Mr.. jester has strong follow
inY here. In fafS. he IL the only candidate
that the people speak out openly for"
80
Here arc some mora:
A letter from Hardin county says: 'rrhis
section will support Mr.. Jester solidly
when the tlsne for action arrives
a letter from Clay county says: Jester
will be very strong with the rural popu.
latlon. Will carry all this western coun-
try"
A letter from Bell county says: II be.
lieve, with a great many Of my country
men, that Jester ls the logical candidate,
and he shall receive our support"
\ lettcr from McLcnnan county says.
The sentiment here is for business
governor. and believe with little work
Mr.. Jester can easily secure majority
OF the votes Of McI.ennsn county"
letter from Wharton county says:
Our people will instruct for Jester, IL
Tor rothing else. for the good he has done
IN the passage Of the text book bill"
letter from Harris county says: "Mr.
try.
letter from Robertson county SAYS.
. nave been among~tAe people of Robert
son. Crimes and Fails counties lately
ana. while politics Is. as yet, very little
discussed, Jester seems to have a decided
advantage, and will doubtless carry these
Qualities.
\ letter from Taylor county says;
While there are scattering friends OF
the other candidates here AMI there. jess
Ter VIII get the Instructions of all this
Texas and Pacific country, since Lanham
Is not a candidate"
These are simply samples of a food of
letters from many either counties In the
State, and they carry with them the con-
victior that Governor Jester is not only
IN H." but that no is so far in, II is
going to he a hard matter for some OF
the other candidates TO dislodge him.
The Pest correspondent is fully aware
OF the fact that The Post is the only
democratic daily IN the state, is not boom
Inv any particular candidate for governor,
but TINS = written in the interest Of fair
play. The Other prominent candidates
have had their fling, is 1t were In The
i'ost, and their pariisans have boldly pro-
claimed tber virtues. IT seems to have
been the tactics of some others from the
beginning No ignone the candidacy of
iovernor Jester and bellttle It, by pro-
calming that the only two men In the
subernaterlal race were Messrs Crane
ana Sayers, with Crane long way In
ma lead. Tins has been done, apparently,
n men, that usually develops and DIS
plays Itself In contests between men. TO
always align themselves with the leader
Dr. winning side. 1t was a shrewd move
ihd was working very well, until Mr.
ltamsey's cverzea.ous partisanship turned
y int boomerang for his candidate by
making II so d4aphonous that a drunken
rdian, could read a Dutch almanac
through 1t.
The fact of the matter Is that the ns-
'ertior that any man is in the lead IN
his race at this stage of the contest is
inwarranted by anything bearing upon
me race. 1t is true that the court house
contingent In mspny counties, the fellows
who always make the noise, are ululat-
lg' but the boys from the forks of the
,raek.' tho men who, In the last analysis,
ire the fellows who decide contests of
ms character have not yet given ex-
preston to thdr preference in this fight.
Until they DO Vt is nothing less than UNI
Warranted assupmtion on the pan, of any
candidate TO CLAM the race.
II IS concedei that Major Sayers is
stronger THAN anybody in South ana
southwest Texas, and VIII lead in those
'sctlo.,S. II is ALSO conceded that Govern.
y Jester Is stronger in the Northwest
nan any other man. 1t Is expected that
Colonel l)ick Wynne Will carry TarranI,
Cooke Pamela and perhaps, mix 1t con.
siuenahly with his opponents IN some other
East Texas counties. Mr.. Cra1le's strength
lhell must lie IN Central and North Texas
n the hlackiand counies-and they are
NJ big counties In q democratic conyel-
lon--and I'm some of the East Texas coun.
lies. But there isn't a county In the
oackland belt or in North or East Texas
hat Governor Jester also Is not very
strong and WILL hotly contest every inch
d ground with Mr.. Crane. In some caun.
lies MI, Crane leeds now and in othess,
'iaimeu BY h.m, MIR. Jester has the lead |
80 MS frteisis claim. Governor Jester
S stronger now than when he ran fol- |
perterunt governor AMID there Is no reason |
ow why he should not carry some OF those |
anne big countess he carried then, Hks |
'ecord IS better, His fight for the text |
'ooli bill enteared ham TO the people and |
IS going 10 have Its weight in this !,
onteSt Mr. CrutAe claims Dallas coun- |
ana Mr., Jester also ella ms II, because |
e carried u when Bob Henry beat Mr.. |
,rane In that county. The result will |
'rcbshly be redhot fight betwoen Crane
nd Jester up there and during the melee |
'lum.
All this without reckoaing with j. Wal |
er Bake. nc should finally decide To
nv his castor into the ring. That would
mix things powerfully for
hero Is no denying the popularity OF Mr..
'hairn.un Blake. He Is strong with tho
eopie, because they have confidence In
I'M ana hs - strong with the politicians