The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-27
GRAYSON COUNTY.
6nyers Sentiment lis Very strong In
the Delegation.

Denison, Texas, MAY 25,-Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the primaries have been
held and the favorites In county and State
matters, so far as this county is concerned
have been selected, interest seems to be as
keen as ever in political affairs. Though
Wynne by the strong efforts of his people
from his home county. carried this county
over Crane by about 100 votes. the conven-
ton which met the following Saturday was
a distinctively Crane convention, and il the
man from Johnson had not withdrawn be-
fore the meeting of the convention his
friends say that they would have instructed
the county in his favor by throwing out
two wards in Denison where they claim a
large amount of grease was used against
Mr., Crane
One thing is certain. three fourths OF
the convention were wildly Crane, and
every motion made by standifer or Vowel.
two Crane leaders, was carried by more
than two to one. When 1t came to the Sc
lection OF delegates to the State convention,
those gentlemen prepared a lis, and asked
that they be voted for as delegates. This
raised great howl from the opposition,
but the list went through. and every name
proposed by the opposition was voted down.
The Crane fellows had the light of battle
In their eyes, and were angry ut the defeat
OF their man, consequently they avaled
then selves Of their pcwer and had their
day when the convention met and sent rs
per cent of the delegates to the convention
* posed OF people really opposed to Col
onel Wynne.
The question arises, who will the Crane
people support, nov that he is out of the
coftcst' From what can be gathered here
and at the recent convention. they are Ill
p'ost to man In favor of Sayers.
Then one of Cranes leading friends was
asked why was this, he said: This is
easy of explanation. Colonel WINNIE in the
beginning started out with the view of
thwarting Crane in his ambition to be
governor, there being not one chance In,
hve thousand that he (Wynne) could land
ne was running as a sideshow. Savers
was running from tho start In good faith
ana MS achievements as a statesman in
Tue National legislature had stamped him
as uelhg man among men. His attain
mehts are lofty and splendid. and sncb a,
| attracts the support and admiration ~ h is
countrymen. He was not r,,nninr -. 49,,
annex rms he had a right to do with
OUT mourning the Ill will or censure nj,
muse VINO had determined to help out Mr.
crane. Now that Wynne has been enc
'esstut IN blocking Mr.. Crane. the follow.
gre VI we iust named turn to Major Saw
thn S sma we ADMIT that no better man in
she state can be found for governor IN
deed 1t was hard to keep from sanit Inc
TINS too strongly even when Crane a ,as
rurring in full blast. was
,, linus they talk, and nine out OF ten ~
.nenn use similar expressions D,,n, 49, v.
VINO so to the State convention r,d.r sio ~,
ssructions for wynne give out nuhlishnd
aro rS IN which they state that thsr
are LOT Savers, and that he will be e,sc .sy
SSa ad from all appearances, man reyer
ton hs II't tsa delegation neg, enter conven-
mynne from this county thonrh LOT
omn 'hey viii cast the vote for hin, o'
phe feature of the situation is a an, nm
a np Saysrs men, who have always 'f beon
landed 'v Wy mere ana who voted for and
o,,". crane is out, are making al, now
tons tsay 70 erawish away from the nas,s
'As 'uey took while the fight was ~ po'i