The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-08

been perfected between East renrs....
ana west Tennessee, which was to re- elect
Iuriey and put Taylor In Bates Mace Ar
otner version was that Turiey had agreed
70 TAKE the appointment and At the nroner
,ime to get out Of the way. letting ths
'es's'ature eject Taylor for the short term.
TuRLEY AND THE PLATFORM.
very few people believed in this last ver-
zion. These who knew him said that Tur.
ley would never have accepted an appo,n.-
ment under any such conditions, and their
Judgment was correct. for Senator Turley
- JUST out in an interview declaring EN-.
pnaucally that he is a candidate for cleo.
. .on ~ the hands OF the legislature. In
interview. replying to question az
be. Senator Turley said
Inere should be an Endorsement OF the
iast democratic platform adopted at Chi
.asso word for word. emphasizing strongly
'nose pianks favoring the free coinage Of
snNer. tarih for revenue only, and oppose
.lon 10 government by Injunction. / can
see no good to be gained by any modifica-
.on OF the great principles announced in
me last democratic platform. The great
bulk Of the democratic party in our State
strongly favor the free coinage OF silver.
ana all OF the other planks Of the Chicago
PLATFORM and the adoption OF these princi-
pies VIII bring about the success OF the
democracy SO essential to the business in
.erest and advancement Of the State. be-
heve all democrats will recognize the right
vi tne majority to control in these vital
questions, and think but few Of our gold
democratic friends will be willing to follow
me national democracy. II such move
ment could have any result, 1t would be
only to aid the republicans In gaining con-
troll Of the State.
AS member OF the democratic part,
OF the United States, think that the great
principles for which the democracy has al.
ways iousht are more clearly and emphat-
really announced In the Chicago platform
than in any platform adopted by the party
Tor many years"
That deal story disposed OF. there Is still
much talk of the other phase of the two
7 combination" and the press of the state
Is ringing the chances on it In variety Of
ways. 1t has resulted in talk OF a Bate
McMillin deal. and If 1t should develop that
Governor Taylor becomes candidate
against Senator Bate. the chances for
free-for-all fight are excellent. In that con-
tingency McMillin would enter actively
INTO the race for the senate against TAYLOR
and would not be a gubernatoral posi-
bility.
TAYLOR NOT A CANDIDATE
But Bob Taylor is not candidate for
the senate and will not be, II he retains
his present state OF mind. It is a privilege
which public men often exerclse-this
change of mind-and here in Tennessee
there are many people who believe that
Governor Taylor is past master In the art
of making lightning changes, but the
chances are strong that he will not fight
Senator Bate.
a man who knows more OF Governor
Taylor's plans and purposes than any other
man gave me this view Of the situation:
Governor Taylor is undoubtedly the
most popular man In the State His power
before the people Is unquestioned and il
he were to make an active fight for the
senate he could beat any other man In the
State or any set OF men. But he Is not
going to make that fight He likes the lee
ture platform better than politics, and can
make three times as much out OF 1t as he
could out Of the senate, and he prefers that
life to the one at Washington However
it will not do for them TO keep jumping on
him too hard and saying he cant be elect
ed. He might change his mind"
AS 1t stands, the governor is not candi-
date. The chances are he will not be. II
he is not, Bate and Turley will go back
to the senate and the next governor OF
Tennessee may be--almost certainly will
be-Bepton McMillin,