The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Ni'le nisratuh) The appearance uf ok
Postmaster General Wilson nj tho reform
club banquet lnat Saturday nigh, has caua-
Oh ff,eh storm Of protcE, to break ont
In virginia ngainnt his elevation 10 tho
office NJ president Of the fpinoua washing
ton nnd i'ec university, lynchburg ana
Nntfolk daily papcrp aud a very large
portion NJ the country pteHe oSpfosa in1ia-
nation oNor The contemplated oudchVut
20 MI the scat of the beloved Robert w.
leo and hla esteemed son, tuRtlH Iro.
WIN this revnlci,rpnt democrat anu south
crn traitor, aa they deem Wilson 10 be
II VIVA great htrprlsu that tho trustees
OF the Institution aclcctod him for the 10
Hition, aud II win ho n greater Hurpfiso
VI lit the face of the general protest raised
nrnlnnt him he Ia eventually inductti
INTO the oiiire II u freely predicted mat
" hn nhpuld become president ~ the ihst'-
tuition II viii hc the downfall Of the uni
NerAlty'a prestige and ptnerptitN NJ.
tcaly Houc uf the paprrs are demanding
that " Wilson shall becumc lilo president
the people OF the Suuth should huycu,t the
inhlitution. rofuslhe to rpud their HnnH
To- HIN, Tor guidance aud instruction, Oue
NJ tho teoaunH given for this scemiub'y
violent advice Ia tho tone OF Mir Wilson's
recent letter to tho editor uf i,arpaiA
WcrlN Who ir knuwu 10 be - south
later ct The mnst iphid sort. In tho letter
Mr. wilson explained hia acceptance OF
tho position. ehylng,
~ wac influenced. I may nny capiivatcd,
hr tho ppqihilliira ut making this inHiltu.
tirn great center ur sound learning aud
sound ottlscuship. 81 power to rpWuducr
IN the South aumo al that high thinking
watch mHhu pur leadership IN rant genera
iioup 80 conservative aud M national, |
ain azure the Hopd hnR not run out ilu,
1t needs strength and wholesome culture
CummcnIuR ON thia letter. the editor
VI llatpcrn Wocltly says lie 10 about
turning hls attention to tho education
of southern youth In thu bupc of dnug
something for that pcotion II the cpun
Try aud Ot cHllghluuug the ignorance
TINT nov prevails anong fla public
mrr surely there mover WIS people
morn greatly IN nocd Of education and
OF such education IN mlud aud mnrala
"a Nh Wilson can impnrt aud luTpire"
lhp above quoted ultornuros have net
rl na iho blahds tn the ndisnntinn uf tho
\,rginla pcoplo aud press aud at charles
town. the homr vrstWhilr NJ Mr. Wilson.
waa Yesterday told that thrrc were prl
Natn hdricos 10 the pncct that Mi Wit
son would probably ho induced Noty Ehnrt-
" to sal, a rulrpsu fium his acceptance
ct the position of ptr4iloui uf the uni
Not"lty. Il e rrpsunrd that tHH viii be
duuo ON the ploa that he hnH trou offered
ih New Nurb another snd mnro nlvnu-
ngrou9 roailiom. nud that hls faulty aud
his'r'se inlCroRta rolutIr that h. glonll
"r''pt tbs moro favorable tUndur This
VIII be tho vaptrr way out of the dtirmmn
witch now rrrtrunta bnlh himself aud
the univctslly, Tor u ia ocrtniu that should
he assume the direction nj TINT hstIiu |
a. al IN ar
tho patronage aud consequently also Of |
the popular affection In the South Of tho |
great scat If learning which has been |
Enu'iif,d tu the Hnulleru pcorlo Il, tito |
mcutorrs Of Loo aud Siunowall Jackson.
Nnp,hor STRANGE pulltlca, aurrcstlun waa |
NonNWrd last ninht hy ono ot the leading |
dcuporRR IN the senate. Who has Just rr-
turned trom thr Grant memorial cpteiuon- |
los IN New Work. ilr satd that AZ one |
of the clubs n that ,ily he heard ~ con.
Notsaton hrtwrcu woll known politicians |
rt Sow York ana Now Jersey Ia which II |
wnh getiouely monird that Mi clrvplnuda |
rariy 'n''hnvc Into publicity after HlVins |
~ Tho presidency Ia due 10 u nrhetnu hy |
some ot hs ftlonls TO sruuap interest in |
hia political FUTURE. with nui n vtow tn |
ma denomination 10 the presidency. hut |
Ia mhk" of him ihr most ruupuiCuous |
drm~.ra, in The atato Of his blrth. and re-
n'W'I t's'''h'' IN Sew lorsry, and tbua
r,,n,,,', ~, I ,ne "nnph" 'er rue |
reri,, ia, ,,,, y" '"V "l'''' tl' !
All, rt,y,t,nn AN, :" "F,'''i 'nR' |
t,, ,' NV 'he 'ok''n' nnu nhly |
md ~ lr,rn,,.,,', .p,1 u'n NoW I'rHeN |
/, sol,rt him f,, ,,,, M""'t nt"'nrt
'or VINO wgH'e''t thoac thinga wau him |
,,iiitv nf ,h, s..i,,',.'. a''u w" t'n Psb7
tta au,ers. IL ,, 'iu 'up uN.ulu" ol
lnb,s,r w, III ,''a"'N 'hN' Nudt'w |