The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-08
The REPUBLICANS,
.Io,ish Patterson aud Tenues-
see Goldites Are Doing.
ANTS TO Be GOVERNOR BADLY.
May Bring Interests
r.mplications-Talk Of Sem
..orial Complications.

hyille, Tenn, ocIoper ra'-
!. IN he a candidate for governor.
and his goldite cohorts still keep
,retense Of democracy by claiming
~ name, but they are in politics
thew we're last November, to help
,.,h,icans. and the Memphis mans
ian IN the present instance is solely
hcpe of bringing defeat to the dem
Marty. The chief Of Southern
has become the chief OF guerrjl-
b,s one purpose these days is to
verthrow, II possible. the party which
!, him and which he betrayed.
49,, IN his aspirations to remain in
:, ambittered by Reputation at the
- the people whom lie thought he
patterson tried for a while the By
Ian of lecturing under Wall street
!. and like Bynum he has had to
nm because of inability to find any
,ho would listen to him. SO he has
again to politics. not Win much
direct reward to himself, but in a
Of revenge. 4,
need. but there Is no question OF 1t.
4, rim. and deep down In his heart
IS that something substantial may
his candidacy.
,eh still calling himself a democrat,
not Of course, a candidate for the
ratjc nomination. He knows that
honor he could not get a majority
inele county in the State. He will
the standard bearer OF the gold
crats" and he hopes that circum-
will so shape themselves as to find
short while the candidate of the
leans also.
THAT JOSIAH WOULD LIKE.
goli;te plan, as explained by one
men who has been approached in the
is to nominate Patterson. and then
the republicans to make no nominal
but to throw their support 10 the
candidate. Just new they are Chi
enough to believe that it is possible
X that game. They figure, how
hat If they can not bring about such
itior they can, by splitting the DEM
vote, aid IN the election of re-
kn and that will satisfy them in
hey see no chance to get the gov
bip for themselves.
3 Is no real likelihood Of their In
the republicans to support Josiah,
fact that they are working on that
as caused some highly interesting
among leading democrats here.
such a deal be put through a very
consequence of it would be the nomi-
Of Congressman Carmack by the
rats.
has been much talk of such con-
BY among the democratic leaders.
ssman Carmack has had no desire
Ter to become candidate for gov
and the idea of doing so, at this
least, had not entered his head,
10 possibility of Patterson leading
hbined forces of the enemy has re-
In much talk OF Carmack as the best
the State to lead the democratic
It was Carmack who, in the face of
rdest kind of opposition and when
Va AAiNh WNiN 6iNCh tNSiy HpsSlplJ olo
be National administration, led the
forces Of the Memphis district to
d victory, sending Patterson down
at; and with Patterson as the oppo-
candidate nothing would be more
tate than that Carmack should be
nocratic standard bearer.
BLICANS KNOW POLITICS, TOO.
there is little chance of the cam
Assuming that shape, for much as
and his friends would like 10 have
ubllcans indorse his candidacy, these
cans are not likely to see it that
hateyer may have been said against
ennessee republicans, they are not
Ihey remember the Evans Tur-
npalgn and they still believe Evans
cted governor. They know that the
very close and there is enough of
10 carry 1t for a number of aspir-
rens 10 have their eyes on that gu
'al nomination. They will put
Ael IN the field. OF course they will
80 Josiah to run and keep running,
mat he may perhaps be able to
ousn followers from democratic
.urow the victory in their hands.
epuDlicans have not as yet given
lcatlon of their nominee. At the
me Walter Brownlow and his Fed
avg holders will show their hand,
= certainty, If Brownlow has any
10 with 1t. that they will make
nomination possible. And enc
mug is certain, the nomination will
Clay Evans.
,s Tue democratic nomination, there
AN Just now OF Benton McMillin
osner possibilities. McMillin can
,o mulhihation If he wants it. In
uu nave had it several times in
ms as, out he has preferred remain
ne'ess- But he Is not now a can
=. congress, but 1t is significant
~ is much talk of him in the ma
we state in the face of the fact
10 a, o,ner prominent Tennesseeans
~ . N. .ne h9nor. The feeling sesms to
b. among the politicians and the
vss, ,ne party should have one OF
C ~ leaders for the next State con-
ttat. '''iii''h Is recos-
BENTON is SHY.
was here several days last
a,a asked him about the gov
NC was exceedingly non-commit-
Onls that he is not candidate.
no' mean that he may not be
would not accept the nomination
Irsed upon him.
~, smother matter is attracting
Won Of this particular member Of
s rrs. as u is attracting the atten-
the the. many Others In this State.
,ue senatorship.
beco ~ means certain that McMillin
the an active candidate for the
Eysr senate now held by Senator
'erybody knows that s.xss,,s