The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
ANSWERED BY Mr.. RAMSEY
Says the Sayers Claims Arc Not
Correct in Several Instances.
GIVES SOME FIGURES FOR CRANE.
Asserts that the Attorney General
WIN He Nominated ON the First
ballot for Governor.

Dallas Texas. March l9.--ln reply to the
recent forecast given out from headauar-
tiers BY the managers OF Mr.. Sayers' cam
paign. Hon. W. f., Ramsey, Attorney Gen.
erai crane campaign manager, today gave
cut tbs following;
The Sayers campaign bureau recently
gave out a statement to tho effect that
Major sayers was already assured OF 400
votes In the state convention, within
70 of The nomination.
That figures do not lie is an old saying
but there is no guarantee that the man who
makes them. however truthful era iiot err.
You can not really always sometimes tell.
There liz another old familiar proyerb that
iii is better not to know 50 many things
than TO know SO many things that are not
sot so.
1t seems from the statements furnished
from Corsicana and Austin that Governor
Jester ana Major Sayers have already cap-
tured over S50 OF the 1915 votes IN tho
convention. leayins less than 200 votes Yet
to be disposed Of III which nothing Is con-
coded either to Mr.. Crane or Colonel Wynne
except their own home counties. 1t is now
some ten days since We were furnished
any information from Corsicaua, but at
the mark the Corsicana figures were
touching when last heard from | SUPPOSE
a large number OF these 200 have been alb
sorbed by this time under the circum-
stances IL would seem that these two cam
dilates could well afford TO retire from the
field for breathing spell and leave Mr..
Crane ana Colonel Wynne TO race for the
small remainder of the votes undisposed
Of
when the counties begin to speak, which
is not far of, | VIII give you some figures.
1 can give them TO you more reliably when
Mir. Crane is nominated as he Will be ON
the first ballot. He is not depending on
the North Texas vote, the South Texas
vote the West Texas vote or the East
Texas vote. but vote that will come froni
all parts of the State and come at least
800 strong. He is making his campaign
before the whole people OF Texas and not
before the citizens Of any section eNciu-
eiVely. That he is receiving a generous
support from every section OF the state Is
the testimony OF friend and opponent alike.
and that he is the leading candidate in the
field / think is conceded by every fair
minded man who has watched the trend of
recent events
| may say. based on a careful ohserva-
ton OF the progress OF the campaign and
interviews and letters touching aud cover
ing every part OF the State, that he Is
steadily growing in public esteom and will.
IN my judgment, be nominated beyond
doubt or question. ! think within sixty
days this viii be generally conceded.
| note that II is stated by the Savers
management that of 237 papers In Texas.
no are for Sayers thirty are for Crane.
sixteen are for Mr.. Jester and eleven
for Colonel Wynne. with sixty non-cou
INITIAL. That claim differs as widely from
my reports as the other. Within INV
knowledge many more papers than that are
supporting Colonel Wynne and more than
that Governor Jester.
Mr. Sentcr, who has given some attention
to that support. tells me 1t is true that the
Texas papers that bolted the Bryan and
Cnlberson ticket In 1896 are practically a
Unit in opposing Mr.. Crane and practically
unit in supporting Major Sayers, and
that outside of these, with very few eX
ceptions, the newspapers supporting Major
Sayers' candidacy are confined to the ter
ritory adjacent to his home while MIR.
Cranes newspaper support extends from
Clarksyile to Port LaVaca and from Pales-
tine and Nacogdochos to El Paso. Mr.
Senter has compiled list, after several
weeks investigation. which Is believed to
be nearly complete and which speaks for
itself. showing that 1903 newspapers ARE
known to be vigorously supporting Mr..
Crane, while only forty-nine are support
ing Major Sayers.
| have not had occasion 10 heretofore
during the two months have been giving
some attention 10 Mr. Cranes interests TO
give my expression with reference to the
political status but may say to the pub
lie generally and to our friends that In my
Judgment victory Is assured. and there
Gan be no doubt and there IL no doubt Of
the result.
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