The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

my l.. A. PETTY
49,. December s--(staff spo-
~, ., the incoming Ecyernor's ap-
having been aatiounced. and the
~ :, other new state officials having
ses IAN given out or closely enough
tsn~ a sor practical purposes. the n;,cn-
!, ,ae public Is bcsinning 10 tira II
~ a,ros,ioa ana thc personnel OF the
49, s,,,b Legislature has become the
s subject OF conversation with
w. VINO take an interest IN governmental
sssirs. ,,.ss. 49, .s
ara well known hcrc, and a glance AZ
=, q al that il necessary 10 rcash tho
s.,s,aoa that it Is beyond cayil that thcy
~ soas,itats body OF rcmarkabiy able
~ rns hoidoyers arc pibreli OF So
v.al OF NAyasota. STAFFORD of Milne
w ,,lce OF Laredo. Burns OF Houston,
!, Seymour. Cough OF Mckinney.
!, beaumont, Karr OF Fia,on.a.
=, san AutoHio. Linn of Wharton.
49,. II Atlauta, Rose Of Paris, S,onn
...nSam. Terrell OF Decatur. Turney OF
!, pa.o Wayiand O. Calvert. Yantis or
-, and YETI OF Marble Falls.
4, perry Lewis. the gentleman from
~, 4 can be said without IN the lea t
.s,,,toe Ms colleagues. that ,ho Ia the most
s.,,,,.s. man 10 the bunch Thle viii be
Il fourth time u, Austin rs member of
4. amer house. and II Is not go.ug 100 far
!, .,y. judging from the way he has de-
..,o,ss, Is 4 legislator In the past, that his
..,,,. "a his constituents and the State al
~. vii DO four times greater than It
20 during the first session he attended.
II. pihrsll OF Seguin. Dob STAFFORD OF
|,,,ssola and Alice of Laredo are also SOC
opd tarmers' -
N the first II can be said that IN point OF
mia attsinmcnts and clear conception OF
IN, 4 best In matters OF legislation he
M 10 superiors. Aztec IL a safe man and
! nod debater. and Bob Stafford is an "old
rlabe.'' Jim Cough of mckinney is a
uaa 70 be considered in class by him
IN. long service in the lower house
y, fsyen him experience by which he has
rspt.ei Naturally quick OF perception
nd literally endowed with oratorical
posers. no always says something worth
uzeaias 10 when he gets the floor. He has
spt set acquired complete control over his
ttuwer however. and many OF his best eff
hts have IN the past been IN measure
ssakcaed because OF hrs Inability 10 Goa
n his feelings and conceal hla dlslikes.
nero Us good stuff In him, nevertheless,
Va Il time is as kind 10 him as It ought
y b. fancy neei not be drawn upon to
peiat bis culture an bright colors.
John Linn of Wharton 10 one of those
nn whom everybody likes. His Is one of
tas tatesse natures which will 20 TO my
kssh ir e friend and risk the earth 10
TlA pont. But stuboornness is no fault
hs- Ia the heat OF the warmest debate
= stware open to conviction aud will
PEA With tho best OF grace to the force of
ssrrtcr arguments. In fine John viii do
u TO-
George Neal OF Nayssota, In the parlance
]
~ characters who travel their allotted
~ Ia HE at peace with their fellow tour /
y upon this mundane sphere, viewing the !
nfk Of time with tho greatest OF COM |
aaesnny aud making everybody who rubs
asaaasi them feel better for the contact. |
coa calm and collected as he IL. though, |
y not TO DO Inferred that he can not take |
0ed oafn OF himself IN a Legislative rough |
" tumble or that no does not take a |
Nsi' interest md display superior knowl-
ese Of statutory requirements.
~
iereh Of Decatur is much the same
- Of a man as Neal. Profound and cru
10 impresses one with the idea thar
4sss much ahead of him in lhe way OF
polio hoEors.
'anus OF Waco handled himself we'll
'als Tho session OF '9T. which was his
2, and there Is rood reason 10 believe
- ne Will at the next session tako the
-''s 70 the front rank which his friends
y picked out for him.
Asnoash dssimllar Ia point OF personal
44V'eflstica md appearance. Morriss OF
~aA' Stone OF Brenha,n, WayInnd OF
<'at and Yeti OF Marble Falls are al
= 10 the same legislative sphere. Stone
- ., The most successful business men
Ny SDale, and as chairman OF the H.
"mmittee OF tho Twenty cifth
oaTuer probably than any OF his
sues, giving the same careful atten-
'ne states affairs that he bestows
~ bis OWL.
Nayland. OF Mosriss and Yeti, Il can
Ia' While they neither startled the
WIN their eloeuence nor charmed
4. 'esies With metaphor and hyper
U s'a In truth they left as much Inn
s'on tho legislation of the session as
beaumont Ia one OF those quiet
saose last thought is 10 attract at
~. ~ paying attention TO his move
however. ono viii soon come TO the
49, That he attends closely 10 the
!, '1'eusted to his care when he was
~ assetn by the people OF she Four
n ssr'e' lie Is mot much on ,he
49, s''nnaads attention whenever no
e.. " deAyer himself OF a speech, .
seymour pays more attention 10 ,
aLa,., Than anything else. and