The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-18
EsyVfTHDRAWAL
a. fiS SuPPOtUrHRs AND oPro'
Il ~ IN HOUSTON REGARD IT.
S9ns ! sure Victory for sayers
N 6Ssne Dpinlons from Local
& VI u. PoIiticians.


nodh0ed ID yesterdays Post. created qui'e
i iahGstion In local political circles, ana
i INVOKED only one opinion, namely, that y
\ pr6cticsaiy left the coast clear for the
4 nomination and election Of Major Sayers.
4 sThs graceful manner in which he retirea
\ from the scontest--without a single unklnd
WORD for those whose opposition disap-
pointed hin--was also theme OF general
convcrsation, and everybody praised the
n 0raise worthy magnamity With which the
attorney general yielded 10 the inevitable.
n being asked for his opinion regarding
\ the subject, Hon. j. G.. Hutchinson saio
4 the withdrawal Of Crane reflected tho WIS
Z dom Of q well balanced mind. He read MS
defeat In the results OF the primaries, and
he had the good sense to retire from a
light In which he knew there was no
chance for his success. Now that he was
out OF the race, he did not think 1t lndell-
cate to say that those who had opposed
him In this section Captain Hutchinson In
cluded) would forget the opposition TIE
contest engendered. and regard him Win
the same personal esteem they entertained
for him prior to the conflict. SO Tar as
Major Sayeis was concerned, he Captain
Hutcheson) looked upon him simply as the
best man. the people at the primaries took
the same view OF II, and now that Crane
WAS olt Of the fight Savers would prac-
tIcally have a walk-oyer. and be nominated
an fbe 8rst ballot with n hundred votes to
spare.
Hon. O Il. Holt-The only thing see Ia
the situation Is this: Crane saw he was
beaten and wisely withdrew from hope
less contest.
Major r. w Caye--crane wiihdraws
from the feb, with honor 10 himself. nc
knowledeinr the strength of his more pop.
ular aud gallant rival He Welded mag
ninoently. and hie rotIroncni assures the
certain triumpb ~ Savers
Mr.. spencer Hutcbips chairman of the
Harris county democratic executive com
mittee stated that the withdrawal of Mr.
Crane wos n great surnrise to him. belpg
Wholly unexpeeted with over one thous-
ard yotes IN Inc nountiea cen hardly see
thai Tho Inatruct,ons thue fnr given in
dioated The absolute defeat of MIR Crane.
hut doubtless he had information. | pre-
sumo Tint led him ia believe otherwise
I think big withdrawal announcement WINS
n manly one and holieve no will he ready
10 wor,, vim hjs ocrus,omsd viyor Tor tbe
nominee shnuId bis geryIoos no nacded
while MIR crane wna in nv tudoment
splendld commemorative M tho trun and
tried denocracy Of Tavas ,hero ,re etuI
three good men In the rara and M natl.
wboN ~ nominated no e,oio n,,n ~ ,'.oti
represented Cra,,o nos enroo"h,, h,ndi'
capped bv the mkew1rmnoqs of domorra,i,
leaders who nrofessod n he Tor him brr
neglected To impresa Tho voters With tho,r
reasons threfor or "a tako sny active in
terest In tho rampaipn The fec, the, he
weu ,ontord,r, p,t,., NV ~ I've
rather than one Asa r,sae mo " ",r,,rsia
,ineoual and doubtless rs,,sed him 10 he
y,ave tbnt ,ho o,ds ,ai,.t KIN, ~. "
~ be overcone uowoyor s,,,,r,i,,, 49,,
the si,uation I fecI thai r;ancrnI Cr,,a,s
withdrawal inanres Tho nom,na,ia, -, AZ,
tor Ioe sgycrs nbnsc n,a"n,@eou, =. o ma
In nuhlin l,fe ,boroncbiv oo"ina h,,, 49,
rive n ,ha r,o,,a -, ~ TIPS n.ni v"
and wise ndministratiop ~ c,,,o oa,,.~
Hon rohn r Browne ~. mayor ~ tious-
ton The wiibdrnwaI NJ r,rore ain oer
ta,nhv no a,,rnr,sa v, N' nv, WI yer.
81 In which no ro,,ras no .ie','n '' IN,
ybly a gallant londcr c,r ,.car, ao,as,
An my opinion no victorv Gould e,,. har,
more honor or he nore gr,,,f,,rs W. ~.
frIonds tb,r ,ho ohI,a,i s,,s W MS
which he quits the neid Uo indm,eoy IN
no recriminatlona againe, ,ho,a - -.
false To him he uses no words save words
Of Kindness for those who onnoscd hin, ans
comes out of tho fight with tbc re.ncct ~,
of those who sunnor,od him '''u'''"'P
Judge John G Winter Of vooo ,,.,,
asked his opinion nj III, I,a1nr " VA,
1.-THE withdrawal az crane sn nsriy /, ,,a
struggle IL birh,v croat,,hto !" 'nv
=, so, Nv ''"'" 4" uoupt 'he nomination
Mr.. william 7. Eo,ovr, "a 900, 4,,,.
Savers. onnosition NOW ~ az o supa on,ns
as shadow.
Mr. Robert Adalr-Tho attornov eo,ar0,
he's got 10 do now to ontah NV ,n;, AZ,
make himself solid with mo nen,i ~ Nv wv
move that tho nominntion n, Inn 70 y"
be made unanimous. 70
Mr.. ,lnsenh n Wevcr rran.
thing Handsomely ana iborn ~. 's u"uo we
ing left for MS 10 do hm, 10 ~ n"'..
Governor savers wv w "''oo'n' IN
Postmaster nan Smith
Northumberland dld wbat an. ,,ha v,
democrat ought To do ,,n,er ,,,a .,. ~"
stances, He saw the noorls n.nsns.a, eni'
ers TO himself. and no rs,,rn5 49,. 80. .,,
race like a man. "o"' '"e
J. v. Dealy Of tho Arm q, noo,r e ,.,
II was for sayers as frst ebo,r, " and
Mr. Pak ,nr WI wa sni ,nr s. nomination
City Attorney rohr s,,,
slad he withdyo, soI III .. s,sWhrt-i am
beaten in the onvcnt 'nr w 0u ma nave been