The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-28
NORTH TEXAS GOSSIP.


tracted a great deal Of local attention. The
questions at issue had no more to do with
this result than the members OF the conf
mission. themselves. Years ago, when VIM.
X. Morrison was struggling against great
odds to reform the tariff. l was taught to
believe that the then chairman of the house
committee on WAYS and means was one OF
the greatest democrats OF his time. / nave
never lost interest in him. Last year when
the st. Louis Republic put him prominently
before the country as its candidate for the
presidency. my attention was called to the
lllinolsan more closely than ever. had
long wanted TO meet the author OF tariff
law that was the beginning OF the end of
the war taxes under which the Nation la
bored so long | had an opportunity the
other day and eagerly availed myself.
like the old war horse better than ever
He is one OF the most democratic democrats
| have ever seen and have been keeping
company with good democrats all my life.
He dresses like an honest old farmer and is
lust as modest and old fashioned in his
manners and speech as in attire. He is
fond of mint tulips and can discuss any
kind of subject which Americans usually
care to talk. No wonder he had such
hold upon the people of his district.
said TO him that many members of his
party hoped to see him honored at Chicago
last July. There was no regret in his voice
or manner as he replied that the time when
he could be considered a presidential pos
sbility had raised.
/ hope Mckinley will reappoint him
member OF the body with whose duties he
become so familiar
The announcement of Hon. Byron Drew
that he will be candidate for lieutenant
governor and the announcement of the
Hon Bill WORKMAN that he will not run for
treasurer next year. have served to start
the tongues of the political gosslps going
Mt greater rate than ever Who's going
to run for governor" and "Who will be
the democratic nominee in 1882" have
been asked hundreds Of times within the
last few DAYS. The senatorial outlook has
also begun TO absorb more interest. j have
been quietly interrosating of late the men
VINO, IN great measure, dominate the poi
ilcs OF Iallas county anent the gubcrna-
toriaI outlook. 1t looks decidedly like
Chairman Blake. if he wishes. will control
cratic convention. He has an army of en-
thuslastIc friends who have been Loyalty
ana Systematically whooping things up for
MN ever since the election. Their work
mas counted and the man from MeXia seems
TO be a prime favorite. But no man has
the county absolutely won yet Crane Inns
supporters; Savers has friends. also Jester
everybody admires Judge Reagan. and Geo
y. Garden. the most intense silver demo.
crat IN Texas. is pledged 10 Colonel Dick
Wvnne.
The race for lieutenant governor is an
unknown duantitv-as hard TO solve as the
result of the Graeco- Turkish war. II Byron
Drew Is the only candidate for the seat now
occupied hy MIR Jester. he will in all prob
.bllity get It, But others are said to
banker after the honor AS well as the man
from kaufman l hope the best man will
win and can say that Dallas county demo-
Gratis are all the time for the nominee.
The continued and apparently unending
row between Green and Grant is becoming
iresome as were the promises of Mark
Hanna few months ago. / often wonder
why Texas republicans are not disguised TO
the point OF nausea | have wondered. too
whether the republican members of the
senate have ever heard of that statement
Of Or. Grant that he had letter from
me powers that be giving him control OF
Texas share of the pie The statement has
been published and never denied II this
true 1t was very one sided md UNI
usual proceeding-to be made public. 1t
appears to be in the nature of a bargain and
sale. Mckinley and Hanna must have
thought i'll of Colonel Green to enter into
such an agreement
II is an unholv and disagreeable row. and
while it preciudes possibility of republican
success in Texas as long as continued.
everybody have heard speak of it wishes
II was over.
The departure of Texas Greeks to fight
for King George and their native land has
awakened keen local interest in the war
now raging about the Bosporous The Hell
lenic heart is aroused and Greeks are os
patriotic as when their proud ancestors
changed the maps OF the world at Mnr,-
non. The attitude of the brave peonle who
nave uohe so much for civilization and tho
defiance they have hurled at the biroted
ana murderous Turk is enough to klndle
admiration i'll anyone. There is more "A,
stake ID thelr struggle In the Far East than
IN the question of who shall control Crete
N nation whose warriors never bnttied srve
ior the homes and hearthstones of their
peonle: whose scientists nut Grpere far
DtYund their times and kent the lainns M
earning alight for hundreds of years Whose
scholars made Athens the mother OF arts
ana "ionuence' deserves TO gloriously sue
eeeu Wheh matched against a race whose
history Is recital OF massacres of thos.
weaker than themselves Other Greeks will
leave Dallas for their homes soon and N
the war continues. moro than ono Amert-
can VIII ioin his fortunes with those Of
Constantine.