The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-14
STATE CAPITAL TALK
WHAT THE POLITICIANS HAVE TO
SAY ABOUT MATTERS.
why the Republicans Favor Crane
CumpbcIIs Retort--Onc Conven-
ton Not Il Good Idcu.

Austin, Texas. May 13.-John Grants ir-
repressible lieutenant, Cecil Lyon, has bsen
In the city for several days, mixing with
the soldiers. He has brother who is cap
tain of the Sherman company and is taking
considerable interest in military matters
In consequence.
But this does not bar MIN from paying
the usual attention to politics. 1t makes
him smile to suggest that Ned Green may
be nominated for governor by the republic
cans, while he is not slow TO express the
hope that the democrats may noninate
Crane with Crane at the head of the
democratic ticket says he I'VE repuo-
leans can make a fight. We can keep up
our talk about a state ring and all that
and our old time gold democratic allies
will flock with us again, of course am
for Crane" dina,
Colonel r. NJ. Campbell was in the city
Yesterday to see the boys who compose the
Tom Campbell Rifles Of Milano. lie Is
proud of the company and does not care TO
talk about anything else but II Is hard Tor
him to avoid the subject OF politics Tor pso-
pie will bring 1t up when he Is around one
of Major Sayers' friends brought II up iasl
might. for instance, while he was IN eVl.
dcnce and "hurrahed" him a little about
the way the gentleman from Rastrop mas
been getting in his work In the matter OF
capturing instructions. Not In the least
| disconnected By the pleasantly OF the savers
man. the colonel promptly retortsa; my
dear Ar you must recollect that IN May
| 1892. George Clark had 40 Instructed votes
while Hogg had only ~, and mat with Two
| exceptions the counties which had then In
structed for Clark are about the same as
| those which have instructed for. sayers.
Taking Travis county for an example,
the populist party must be in condition OF
complete disintegration throughout the
| State Many OF their most mainest msn'
participated IN the recent primaries here
and showed up in the county convention as
delegates And the same may be said TO
some extent OF the republicans. me iat-
ter. however, still maintain their organlza-
ton. while the former can hardly muster
half n dozen men for any Kind OF party
meeting.
The announcement by State Chairman
Blake that there will be no state judicial
convention meets with anything but favor,
land the belief Is expressed in some quar-
ters that said convention was done away
with to increase the opportunities TOT trau,
inc votes In the interest OF gubernatorlal
candidates However this may be, II wouio
seem that the experience OF the Dallas con
yent,on in selecting Judges CT the higher
courts could not have been so soon forgot
len and that the State executive commit
tee should have been anxious 10 adhere t'
the separate convention proposition plan II
order to avoid repetition OF SAID expe'
rieuce. Should the anticipated attempt %
made TO trade off the vote OF certain pls
counties which have candidates Tor Judg,
sbins there y@iIl be music in the air and
trouble will surely ensue. This iradln'
business well nigh ruined the democratic
nsrtv ia the past aud It is significant that
threatened revival thereof should com
with the return to the fold by the "ipera
lost route OF the "kurnels' ana malans
who have been grazing in otner roii'ica
nasttres since 1892.