The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-08
HOT FIGHT in DALLAS.
Culberson Has the Better Chance for
the County's Vote.
GuBERNA1ORlAL CONTEST IS HARD.
Every Aspirant Has u Following and
1t VIII He Nip and Tuck
Between Them.

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respondence. )-Dallas county has never
had a more suirited political campaign than
will be waged inside its limits next year
All the seers and prophets predict this aud
the indications attest the truth Of their
visions Of the future. It's going to be
battle royal. in which the democratic voters
OF the county will be asked to take sides.
1t will not be fought for points: Food |
alone will satisfy the principals who will
go on the hustings and ask the democracy |
for the county's delegation to the State
convention. Tho contest really BEGAN !
weeks ago. Every candidate for United !
States senator every candidate FOR gov
ernor and every candidate for every other
States Office looks with longing ewes on
the twenty seven votes the county OF Dali
las will send to the next big gathering at
the democratic party of Texas. All these
candidates, through their friends. have be.
gun the skirmlsh. 1t Will not De siouped
till that delegation has been selected and
instructed.
After careful and unprejudi,ed survey
OF the local field, am forced to believe
the contest over the senatorsaip vii be
much shorter and much more easilv de-
| termined than the contest for governor.
| There never was a more complete change
! Of sentiment among certain elements in
Dallas city in such short time than has
| been noticed towards Governor Culherson
before and since the last election. There
| were scenes OF men in Dallas who used
| actually to hate the man who distaneed
Kearby. They were very active In their
l t.xct
| great deal to do with the result in Dallas
| county last November. But times have
| changed and most of these men have
| changed with them. Many OF thcm still
do not agree with the governor on political
| questions, but they have learned 10 believe
him one of the few remarkable executives
| in the Union and no longer think the state
capitol is cursed by his presence. With the
(! straight democrats the governor IS STRONGER
| than ever before. His friends ALREADY have
| an excellent organization. They viii not
| let up in their fight Everybody loves
| Judge Reagan and Senator Mills has not
| few warm admirers in and around Dalas.
but, unless there is markcd change
| neither can hope to secure Dallas Gountv's
votes in the next legislature. Culberon
has "a string on all of them.
There's tug of war coming OVER the
race for governor. Crane has mnnv In
fluential friends all over the county and
his former law partner, Hon. ". f. RAM
sey, has been doing his best OF late TO act
them working together. Mayor Barry. Dan
Sullivan and many other prominent demo-
Gratis are for the attorney general. Farm err
Shaw, Sheriff Oabell, Green Williams and
other party workers are following the for
tunes Of the man from 9a5tr0D.
II Chairman Blake enters the contest
he will "mix IT. with both Crane and
Sayers. The Mexia man can muster very
loyal and a very influential party CT fol-
lowers in Dallas county. He is first choice
of very respectable number o. voters and
many Savers men. including Sheriff Cabel
and Green Williams. say that X Savers
goes down, they will turn 70 the chairman
of the State committee.
Mr.. Ramsey SAYS Crane will carry Dial.
las county Mr.. Ramsey may ,,e rtht-
only time can prove--but Mr.. Crane vii
have to struggle for every inch Of grount
| he gains. So will the other candidates. TO
that matter. There has been talk Of n com
binaton here between Culberso- Gran,
and Mann Trice. who is a candidate fo
attorney general. But there dct ant seen
7 to be single indication that the rertrt 4
true. The only one who could be bsncfite
by such an arrangement Is Mr.. Crane. an
e Governor Culberson and Mr.. Trlne. NJ, g,
S as they may esteem the attorney general
are not likely TO invite opposition fror
II the friends OF other candidate Ly ccmbirin
: with him.
u Furthermore It would not be good poll
:. tics for any set OF gubernatorial or othe
candidates to combine to grab this count
| fnr he Ioft I, enll .
: tako into account the Jester followinf
e which, while 1t makes little noise. is ty n
means inconsderable. and stands read
and prepared - take advantage of an
mistake the friends of other asDirant
may make. Mr.. Jester Is quite popula
n here and has many friends who will maxi
a good showing for him when the time fc
g. the final round ND arrives.
- Barry Miller one OF the brightest men
- bers of the Dallas bar is candidate Il
=, the State senate to succeed Senator ID.
~ Bcwwer. He will waive the senatorial u
~ sue and leave It with the Dallas count
nd democracy pledglng himself to vote 4
q, whom they Indicate is their choice. N
~ Miller has "a hobby He wants to be u
~ author OF an anti trust law that even Il
vs Federal courts will rot declare invalid
~ unconstitutional. He has written Z
90 copies OF the limos ana GeorSid au'
as trust laws and Will seek to embody Il
"a, best features Of each in the law he W
v" introduce provided he Is elected. @.
Cohran another well known attorney. b
been epcken OF as probable candids
against Miller. He. too. will leave I
gro matter OF helping elect Mills successor
ty, the people.
i'd
:, The row the republicans are engaged
m. is ais disgusting as 1t is amusing. II eS
ion a hungrler set than the Texas repubiica
ped lived it ia not recorded in political 10
ten 1t needed the tabled beauty OF the han
- soonest woman in the world to make
pugnacious and semi barosrous Troia
10 to war: against the charms OF Hell
ing the republican party OF Texas have
nty up the charms Of fourth class posg ~.
mic and are eInbroiled M rtrugsle as oit
a. as that which leveles. Gown the walls
M Troy. There are too ncemy preay won
! d and TOO many offices for body OF n'
one | go -. =, - Avld about either. FOI