The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-31

a mature manhood. when the frost is on his
brow, he asks to give ner the benefit OF all
his wonderful experience in matters OF
state That is why ] am for joe sayers.
! am for him also because he is a plain
man OF the people. Not ull his life spent
In congress, HIS contact with minds great
as well as pinchbeck, has caused him 10
swerye one iota from his allegiance TO and
confidence in the grent mass OF the people.
and he Is happiest when at home exchang
ing ideas or shaking hands with one of the
boys who has just alighted from load Of
cotton.
"No. have nothing to say against any
OF the other gentlemen who are candidates
for governor They are all excellent gem
tlemen. and am particularly attracted by
and impressed with Attorney General
Crane. could readily support any one OF
them II nominated by the democratoic party
next year, but not one OF them has made q
record that extends outside the borders OF
our State, and, in my opinion, the time has
come when Texas needs a man with a Ma
tional reputation for honesty and ability,
to preside over her AFFAIRS OF state, and we
are offering the people one with an inter-
national reputation. Besides, with the ex-
ception of Colonel Wynne, all the other
opponents OF Major Sayers are young men
and can afford to walt few years. How
ever, Major Savers is not running with the
intention OF dragging into the campaign
the personality OF any OF his opponents nor
attempting to elevate himself upon the po-
litical corpes Of any man. He is running
on his own merits and not upon the demer-
It's of his opponents in the race"
What about the assertion. Colonel Shaw.
that all the old so-called CLARK crowd re
solid fer Major Sayefs?"
THAT kind Of talk is going 10 help
Major Savers because 1t Is going to prove
a IN ba taab hi Inc ~
It. II all those people are indeed support
ing Major Sayers II is very high compli-
ment 10 him. III they are supporting him
they are doing so for the same reason that
many republicans and populists in his dis
trict have always supported him. Those
men have certainly not supported him for
political reasons. for he Is opposed 10 their
political ideas. and they know Il. therefore
It must be for some personal reason that
ccmpels their admiration for the man, and
IL is a great compliment. II the men who
followed the political fortunes OF Judge
Clark and those who left the ranks OF tho
den ocratic party in the laet campaign on
accent of the divergence OF views en- The
financial question arc supporting Joe Say
ers. am glad to know IL for two reasons.
First, because 1t will help the democratic
party In the State. for those men can not
support Joe Sayers without entering our
primaries and giving in their allegiance to
the party and their promise to support Its
nominees. whoever they may be. Second,
because they love the nfan and will support
him. knowing full well that he Endorsed
and supported the democratic platforms OF
the State adopted at San Antonio in 80, at
Houston In '92. at Dallas In '?4 at Fort
Worth In '96 and also the Chicago platform.
The attempt to injure Joe Sayers by such
twaddle Will. as said, react In his favor.
and is as silly and senseIess as that other
cry that because man ~ attorney general
he must not run for governor. No. sir.
those men are supporting sos Sayers Tor
many OF the reasons have given for sup
porting him myself and because the ele-
ments are so mixed In him AZ 10 give the
whole world assurance Of man."
Colonel shaw talked to The Post CORE
spondent IN, the corridor Of the Driekiil no.
tel and before be had flnkhed quite crowd