The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-10
RAILWAYS And POLITICS.
Why Mr.. Campbell Left the Service
OF the GouIds.
RESIGNATION ANTICIPATED REMOVAL
4 Post Correspondent supplies Some
1nterestinx Pointers on Recent
Events in Railway Circles.

spondenee. l-lt will he remembered that
when the announcement MAS made seS
days ago that the resignation 0, Joaa II.
Duncan. general a,iorns! Of The in'eTna-
tionai and Great northern railroad. lad
been accepted AL iha; he ~oula ae suc-
ceece6 b. y. y. S;eautn. VIA; night -
termed ro<tse-ip; IN TIE shApe q nris'
stAienen; from I. J. Freeman general IL
torrey 0. u. Texas and Pzeiac 10 'Ae e.
fec; that Jc.Ee Duncan Wonl3 be re'i!uei
a. local a..Susy % ;as -os1 a. Eylsr vas
adte; IA: ISAss Dz1ezz uzs tsnlecea
said ioo1l G:te<z4yship Is q iGct. ha: Re
hss 70; 5scl.sa 70 .ecsq; & AID prcrablY
neve. rill eeeAuse. % tel ;hP truth. !. wss
no. err>>;e.s TIA, l. vvuis shsa TIE leader
pas rz3e
Following 1ssrs Duaoan's "resiEn1,ioa''
came tina, O. Rogg Robertson. 10 ii at
toratys for lie itiefH4tloczi and Crezt
Northern a. Austin And low eumcs The
ansOrmsuoa ;hst yogns 1s. Read. ;be
dApp~T h,iie fellow wiih Mark Hanna siae
taeelsts who - a. secrs;4ry Ok Rute nsrdy's
Texas Meklnley azrcx. las besn chosen as
Sssisaut to Judge sie1mza. Nh9 suct,eds
way RESPONSIBLE for Dunrens o. E,FEa
removal or Reads Appointment 10 orc be-
lieyes. These iAinga were ell arranged for
without consulting hiIl- To " pam ptout
st his own appointment was pomst1iag q
Gn after;houghta play % allay the feehns
aroused b. the removal % CaDpoeu al! lis
Eetinue because Of the.- well Lny.'g lol!t-
ical Convictions stednsn IS 1 man G. IN
questioned ability and integrity. giuiriyss
withal and rot given to analysing lac mo-
lives Of otteFs. 10 that when b" Vas CT
fered the place vacated by Duncan Nc Hever
suspected that Nc was being iSea ~ .
blind. He was sized W. as being .'rsf-
siye silver man rs he crowd ~h.h now
maulpulatrs the Gould ruddcr il To- as and
considered d good albeit a harmless. sob
fUtute for Duncan from a political l1,nt
Of view. Furthermore II the cry vas raised
that Duncan was dgcspi,h;ei because Of his
views on public questions the -et0rI might
be made thai there vas nothing IL H. D
bis successor was man believing r:ettY
much as he does IN that respect
Reference to Duncan. Hogs and stelmau
in connection with recent events n the
history OF the International and Greet
Northern railroad naturally leads 10 talk
tho same institution. His "resisalticn
az general manager thereof IL atlIl live
subject Of discussion as we'll az o fruitful
source OF surinise Ii has been denied ina.
politics had anything 10 90 with T.. but
while 1t is trus that be might ultimately
have been gotten rid Of anyhow. iuiucs
accelerated his elimination Mr.. Campbell
believes In the ra;lroad csluiulsf!on anu ar
manager Of the international and treat
Northern always Insisted upon n strict
compliance with is orders. Other Gou 4
representatives IN Texas differed with LIN
on this PROPOSITION and whlle scrat.y IN
Gulgln% In the rebate .. Nng practice IA
such OF the Gould properties 70 they con-
tfolled. peFsisttuily advocated ta3u.n.ng
the commission again whenever lt made tn.
least reduction IN rates Flr.Ac--n0tc. these
same ptoplf have Il Pot scntme tor con
centa;iuc the management OF ,he t4arlc
arsirs ot u Gould lines .n 81 Igals
Here again they were opposed ~ Mr.
Campbell. II spite ~ his ti6t1l.osal or
this plan thes almost FEcceedei - ratiHg
S. work. however. agd at cue time. tbs
year every arrangement wa Iplie o lut
81 INTO execution. s $ Dodge. ROSS ~ the
Cotton Bot ha.ing been selected 70 re
side over tho Contemplated Consolidated
traffic department Nj Gould'g Eaiicrn
attorneys advised against tho Hcaame.
though. when - waS submitted 10 ID II
and 4 has. temporarily At least. icen
abandoned.
Last summer the breach between Nr.
Campbell and other oou's people IN Texas
became irrepArshic In the heat OF toe great
campaign which was then on he aligned
himself with tho straight democracy end
n Est1f