The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Nyune Tactics Caused Much Sur
prise at Austin.
NEW CONSTITUTION IDEA GROW ING.
Argued II Is Needed-Attorney Gem
crnI of the Opinion TINT Scrap
Lnnds Belong to school Fund.

Austin, Texas, May 2S.-(Staf Specially
The latest campaign tactics of the Wynne
managers have excited considerable sur
prise here. Not many days ago the Fort
Worth man carried Grayson county with
the assistance OF "goldbugs' and others
who had never in their lives voted the
democratic ticket and never expected to,
while his staunchest supporters in Cooke
county were gold men. Now, however, tho
gold" element has suddenly become OBJ
noxious to his friends and 1t Is asserted
and circulated by them that Sayers VIC
tory would be a gold victory. No attempt
Is made to account for this sudden change
of front except on the ground that politics
makes men do strange things and that the
Itch for office often makes man amend
lbs principles in the most unexpected man
ner.
II, as seems more than probable, Joe
Sayers receives the democratic nomina-
ton for governor, the opposition will have
a hard time rallying corporal's guard
ut the polls unless Barney Gibbs, Cecil
Lyon and others are very much mistaken.
les expressed themselves as being anxious
for his nomination, because they consid-
cred him the easiest man for them TO
fight. Sayers, they averred, they could not
make showing against. That being the
case Sayers ought, in the event of his
nomination, to receive the largest major
ity ever vouchsafed democratic candidate
for governor in this State. And, by the
way, what has become of Gibbs ambition
to run for governor as an Independent can
didate with a view of investing the school
fund in the construction of great North
and South pro bono publico railroad?
Governor Culberson's recent open letter
to county judges and commissioners courts
with regard TO the sale of county bonds to
the school fund is well worthy of atten-
ton. 1t needs but little calculation to show
that the slight premium offered for bonds
by foreign investors is but a snare and
that 1t is an absolutS loss Of money to a
county to sell its bonds to outsiders in
stead OF to the school fund, because the
larger the amount of the uninvested per-
manent school fund. the smaller the an
portionment of available school funds. 10
any one who will stop long enough to give
the matter little thought it must appear
that it Is a poor business proposition to
Sell bonds to foreign capitalists at a small
advance when the transaction is sure 10
result in loss of school money much
greater than the insignificant premium OBJ
tanned in tha first instance.
me sentiment in favor OF new con-
stitution is growing to such an extent that
1t can DO predicted with reasonable GER
tainty that the next legislature will order
constitutional convention. There is no
longer any doubt but what a majority Of
lne people OF the State realize that many
changes have become necessary in the or.
ganic law and that enough pressure viii,
be brought to bear upon the Twenty sixth
collection of law makers when 1t meets
next year to Induce 1t to make provision
for redressing thereof
the attorney general is OF the opinion
mat the decision of the supreme court in
the Hogue case gives all the scrap" land,
TO the school fund which rendars inoper-
atiVe the act of July IA. 1879, and the acts
arlendatory thereof, as well as the act
VI March ~ 1887, and the acts amenda-
.ory tnereof' which are commonly known
as the scrap land acts Therefore the com
missioner of the general land office WI,
t n.ieaIter refuse to issue patents applied
Tor under those acts. I'hp
coLoRED SCHOOL OF METHODS.
Inc date of the State school of methods
Tor coiored teachers, to be held in Calves
ton, has been changed from June to June
10 reduced rates have been granted by
the railroads for the occasion.
SAM HOUSTON NORMAu