El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-29
AN ANALYSIS OF SAYERS'S SLATE,
Bexar, Travis and MCLennan Coun-
ties Fared Best.

An Austin dispatch to the San An
tonic Express says:
Governor-elect J, D. Sayers's list of
appointments was not without its sur
prises. Here at the state capital there
is considerable fault found with some
of the men named by him for impor-
tant positions. There would probably
have been complaint made of almost
any list he could have arranged.
The major has rewarded those whom
he was made to believe were his friends
and who are alleged to have acted
most in placing him In the gubernato-
rial chair.
Three appointments are accredited
to BeXar county, though Mr.. Jameson
Ia originally from McLennan, having
lived in Bexar only during the time he
served as steward of the thwestern
asylum under appointment of Gov.
Culberson. Two good appointments
were apportioned to Travis county
and two good ones to McLennan coun-
ty.
North Texas Jared better than most
of the political wiseacres expected.
The opinion was held by some that
none of the appointments would go to
that section of the state, owing to the
fact that there was such big pulling
off In the democratic vote cast at the
late election.
Joe Lee Jameson who heads the list
of appointees, has been prominently
before the public during the campaign
capable of filling the Office OF state
revenue agent with credit to himslf
and the state. An effort willsbe made
in the next legislature to increase the
Importance of this Office by charging
it's scope. 1t now pays $500 per an
mum.
N. A. Cravens, who is appointed pri-
vate secretary to the governor, is edi-
ted of the Wills Index. He Is we'll fit-
ted for the position.
D. b. Hardy OF Waco, who will sue
Is well known attorney. He was
chairman Of the Sayers campaign COM
mitee OF McLennan county, and did
splendid service in behalf Of the gov
ernor elect.
Maj. Tom Scurry, the new adjutant
general, Is now with the First Texas
volunteer Infantry at Savannah, Ga.
His home Is at Dallas. He formerly
resided at Houston where he was cap
tain of the Houston Light Guards when
that crack military organization was
in the zenith of It's fame. He has been
q warm personal friend of Maj. Ssyers
for manysyears, and his appointment
gives universal satisfaction.
Sam Harlan, who succeeds j. r.
Mooley as superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, was an ardent
supporter and performed much hard
work In behalf of Ssyers's candidacy
during the late campaign. He resides
In Austin, but spends much of his time
on bis large sugar cane plantations in
the Brazos bottoms. He Is very popu-
lar and fully capable of filing the Of
fee to which he has been appointed.
B. F. McNulty of San Antonio, who
has been appointed superintendent Of
the Deaf and Dumb asylum at Austin,
Is member of the board of managers
of the Southwestern Lunatic Asylum.
JET johnson, who is reappointed
commissioner of agriculture and insur-
ance, is we'll known in Texas politics.
He lives In Austin and was manager of
Judge John 81. ReaRan's campaign for
governor in 1894. He also managed
COngressman-elect A. S. BurlesOn's
late campaign.
]. s. Rice, who is appointed superin-
tendent OF state penitentiaries. lives in
Tyler county, but for the past four
ancial agent OF the penitentiaries. He
belongs to prominent and dis
tinguished family in Harris county,
his brother, Baldwin Rice, being
mayor OF Houston until recently.
w. M. G. Hill of Dallas, who suc-
ceeds Mr.. Rice as financial agent of the
penitentiaries, was an original Sayers
man. he was postmaster of Dallas
under Cleveland's second term. He ia
said to be the only gold democrat In
Sayers's list of appointments.
b. M. Worsham of Ellis county, who
Is reappointed superintendent of the
insene asylum at Austin, is regarded as
one OF the most capable men who ever
filled such q position. While he took
no active part in the campaign prior
to the nomination, he was regarded as
being friendly to Mr., Crane.
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