The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
I HAWLEY IS WORRIED.
y oDo, D. ARMIsTEAp.,

~. }-Mr. n. b. faw'es VI ua'ses'on
ssce with a bunch Of dhemmas.
r.,.oee It looks like his days are
..d--and they are not as the SAINTS
4 40 .Aore ear his island home. either.
~. ssston man was a political acci-
~ ~. In with and the plumbers he has
w.sa during his career in Washington
,,n overbalance that smoothness and
IN. a. which he is notch.
..s,d,pg to political enemies In his own
IA !. A.. ruthlessly disregarded ante
~ promises and has heaped iniisui-
!. man whom he might much better
,,..,ed with marked courtesy.
~
r.vlAy has rebuffcd the great ma
ria negro frienlls, to whom he
y. at in congress. He did have
,s-- wilson appointed deputy collector
..'..-r., revenue, but tlhlat was because
..u not avoid 1t. and not because he
- 70 reward man who had gone
n. creaching Hawleys qualifications
!. ss,Iug a good representative.
4. ether colored supporters Mr..
-. summed {. raj ear and a cold Shout
4. IN. tact that HE has a coloreil re-
'.a,su opponent proves this. The ingrai-
81 q the man quite vanquished their con-
~. nd trusting natures. But they are
: ~ doing.
g. M colored voter In ten in Hawley's
- really wants him to win. He has
.~.., ther confidence; he has treated
- Mn contempt; he has shown himself
..t,e IN gratitude. They threaten to vote
~ and. II reports from Galveston are
j. hundreds OF them will. They are re-
.A,s.ns just as good party men as he Is.
~ ttnt Is saying much, for II ever man
nm the Hanna collar 1T was Mr.. r. B.
mMey
Ue,a ,,arkies are not Robson adherents-
IN are republicans. But they declare they
IN allow no man to win their ballots by
pneng smiles and fair promises and then
nu,ple upon their rights without return
a the compliment. Many OF them Will
uss for Minister Gary and teach Mr.. Haw-
IVA lesson he failed to learn at the Ma
|ionsl capital.
There Is yet another element Mr.. r. B.
E,xley must reckon with--an important
iensu Doubtless ne knows OF 1t. IL he has
d. thought OF 1t, he does not possess
rous5 political acumen to run for congress
q close district as his. II he has not
rendered how best to meet 1t he has griev
us erred But Mr.. 1Iawley has thought
KIT He knows something OF the danger
ufins in his path That's why he has
hen 30 cross and sour all this summer and
H.
Al the republican State convention. held
Fort Worth last August, Mr.. X. b.
kwley Of Galveston found himself in a
ttrlt quandary. A contest over the tenn
wxy Craftsmanship arose. The opposing
AnaidAtes were Charles w. Ogden of San
Isonlo and Henry c. Ferguson of Fort
els personal friend and legal adviser.
ucgs Ogden, to become the convention S
r4orary presiding officer. MI. Hawley,
Blowing his usual course, would not have
ina on his heels TO help anybody had not
sown interest become involved. Henry
esuscns home IS in the Tenth district.
9 Is, PROBABLY, uhe most influential negro
da8iey's bailiwick. Ferguson never was
loW with Hawley and he plainly told
Do would defeat him for reelection
pFss be (Hawley) came to his add in the
simanship contest. Mr.. Hawley sweated
zoe box in which a turn of the wheel
placef him. He hesitateA. If he
Sa' ior Ogden he might expect Fergu-
% hight him with all the bitterness of
'aTure II he fought for Ferguson, he
sa' expect the animosity of Green and
aen. he hesltated again. But he could
run away from this battlefield. He had
70 meet the issue. He preferred
w silent animosity ami Ogden's con-
~ 10 Henry Ferguson's open warfare.
.euson won. He could have won with
nswey' but thereby hangs the tale.
1ss iorrid heat has given wSy to Oc-
Us chilling winds, but time has not
Oi0''ed from Green's memory a remem-
=" Tue indignities Hawley arrogantly
"ansnsly heaped upon him. In Charley
gus Uranium still linger recollections OF
insulting manifestoes and ultimatums
''s!s messengers brought. Do they
: 10 see Hawley win? Do they love
phtical brother OF Galveston? Let
''safns Of the Tenth district answer.
~
rost Of last Tuesday contained d
q ofpatch stating that Bill Mcdonald
county and j. w. Mckenzie,
'ne leading negro republicans in
y Texas, meant to go to the Tenth dis
SAY week TO take hand In the con-
go campaign. Mcdonald is close 10
for that reason he was diplomatic
'emafks. But those who heard HIM
-a VINO Know min well. understand
'eit' He is generally supposed to
puA on Green's purse as well as on
aud Il he finds a fit opportunity
A3e one. to hide a stlletlo in Haw-
s'0ih' The stiletto will be hidien.
should any loyal supporter oil
N, -n' hawley reelected? A Texas
Sah only hope for local influ-
~. @' influence, or much of it, now
" hawley. II he is reelected
sno Grant may as well go out OF the