The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-19
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Who Are to Be Appointed BY Governor
Sayers.
SEVERAL FINE STATES ARE BADLY BROKEN
Hardy for secretary or state, jane
son for Revenue Agent. Cravcnn
for Private Secretary.

| Austin, TeNas, November is --tt Genes
from democratic authority usually 50 vel
iIfio.ne and 30 close TO Govornor-eleci
Sayers as to make the statement almost
official. that during his recent visit ia
| Galveston Mr.. Sayers determined upon the
makeup OF his official administrative
| follows: Secretary of state, ID, II. Hardy OF
| Waco; assistant attorney general, X. a.
Johns OF Georgetown; private sccra,ary, N.
A. Cravens OF Willis: State revenue agent,
Joe Lee Jameson of San Antonio; Super
| intendont of penitentlaries. w. NJ. c. Hall
OF Dallas: adjutant general. undecided, bur
! said to lie between Colonel A. s. Roberts
of Washington, d. c., Major Tom Scurry
OF Dalfas--now with First Texas infantry
| at Savannah Gu. --ani Captain Kelly 0,
Font Worth. late OF the Second Texas vol
untcer infantry, recently mustered out OF
| the United States service.
This ls a smashing Of the slate which
had popularity been credited to Governor
elect Sayers, which had Jameson down for
secretary OF state. II. Il. l.. Saner OF Dali
las for private secretary and Hardy for as
sistant attorney general.
The city is full of office seekers and
friends of office seekers tonight attracted
here by the report that Governor Sayers
would be hero this evening" but he failed
once moro TO inaterlslize and the latest
now Is that he viii show up tomorrow
afternoon.
With regard to the number of applica-
lions on hand for appointments IL may be
stated that dhroa OF the new goyarnor's
friends have been at work here all week
sorting such of his mail as refers TO places
TO be given out by him aud that this
morning they had classified and gotten
together 5000 letters, Endorsements aud
other papers filed by PLACES hunters and
their friends and were congratulating
themselves over having completed their
task but they were dlsmayed this even
ing at the receipt of a fresh box of papers
from Bastrop which contained G000 sep
arate pieces of mail for them 10 get in
shape.
With regard to the commissionership OF
insurance, reference TO which was made
in these dispatches today. 1t is learned
that jeff Johnson is the only applicant
required by law of being familiar with
the insurance busjtess. II Is also learned
that Thlad Thompson Is not an avowed
applicant for any office.
Attorney General-elect Smith reached
the city this evening, accompanied by w.
c. Wear of Iiillsboro. and spent the after
noon with Mr.. Crane With regard TO the
places In his department he neither az
firmed or denied TINT the list given in
these dispatches few, DAYS ago was cor
rect. but insisted that he has not yet de-
c'ded on who he Will choose to assist him
IN the discharge of his dulles, declared
that he had authorized no one to say who
his appointees will be.
Among the notables here tonight are
Judge Sam Scott of Marlin George Burgess
Of Gonzales Or. Mcfarland of O'Connors-
port, c. S. Todd of Texarkana and Gus |
S. Shaw of Clarksviile. A large delegation |
from WaXahachie. in which the noted |
Squire Harris was lbcludei. came in this |
evening.
President Winston OF the university gave |
reception at the Driskill tonight which |
Sas attended by mary heads of depart
nents and prominent society people, as
vel, as by a majority of the visitors who |
Ind themselves awaiting the arrival OF the |
lew chief executive.