The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-14
WITH THE PASSING THRONG

Hon. John Peter Smith, who halls from
the place where the panther lay down"
and who is perhaps one of the hes tknown
men in Texas, was seen In the passing
throng yesterday. He says Fort Worth and
the surrounding section favor Dick
Wynnc's candidacy for governor. and that
The gentleman with the silver tcngu, will
| make a strong race before the democratic
State convention. 80 far as my rerann-l
Preferences 60" said the ex-mayor o.
Fort Worth, II am naturally 70, Wynns
against the field. He Is from M town,
and never yet went back on ANYBODY or
anything that bears the brand OF the COM
munity In which | live. Apart from that,
he is an honorable and capable m1n, aGd
II he should be elected 70 the DOS ten OF
chief executive, Texas viii have no need
| to be ashamed of her governor"
| Colonel Smith is here on business, aud
yesterday he and Major Cave. and num-
Der OF other friends, rakel ~ from tho
| einoudering fires of fading recollection
many of the stirring incidents which
formed part of their lives In the en- IL
| days of Texas.
| An enthusiastic citizen OF the Fifth ward
yesterday approached reporter of 'Fh,
Post. aud delivered himself OF the follow
ing olatorlcal famboyant: Houston is a
great city. It owns more railroads, more
mercantile houses, better newspaper,
more public spirited business men, bettcr
| schools more churches, and more OF every
thing that is progressive, than any other
| town In Texas. But where would 1t be II
| u were not for the Fifth ward? We have
the bulge on the factories. W. have tn.
Southern Pacific railroad shops, we have
| next TO the biggest vote In the city, we
have more pretty girls than any othcr
ward In the State, we have more eloquent
speakers among our workingmen than any
other place In Texas, andy thund r. -.
The speech delivered at our late flag rails
ing celebration by w. s. Tomey, and
published in The Post, proves that we
also have in our midst tho poet laureate
Of IIouston!"
Mr.. Pat Hurst, the genial commercial
man. was circulating among his local
friends yesterday, and in conversation
with n representative OF The Post last
evening this is how he figured out things:
II have Just returned from North TEXAS,
and in all honesty wish to say am glad
to get back to Houston. There is no city
in the state like 1t for business, and there
is no plnoe in the country can surpass It
for that genuine open heartedness which
makes man feel at home as soon as hs
crosses it's threshold. Yes, it always
makes me feel good to be in the Magnolia
city, and, next to Houston give me Bean-
mont You would be surprised to know
the volume of business that Is done in that
city I'll tell you two other good towns
that are also coming to the front--Sabinc
Pass and Port Arthur. These places are
all "ln the swim" and, from a business
standpoint. there Is more life hereabouts
In a minute than you will find in North
Texas is an hour"
Mr.. George J. +. Schmitt, OF the well
known firm OF +. Kalteyer C Son. and
vice president OF che San Antonio Drug
company, was an Interested spectator IN
Yesterdays passing throng. Mr.. schm It
is one of the most popular business men
OF the Alamo City, and is here to promote
the success of the State Pharmaceutical
association. which holds its convention in
San Antonio next Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday. He says that Wood and
Roosevelt's regiment OF rough RIDERS
now in process of mobilization in his town.
VIII probably pass through Houston with
III the next few days, en- route to Cuba
via Galveston.
Secretary Tom Richardson Of the Hous.
ton Business League has left for yelling
ton and other points in Kansas in the In.
terest of this city. From thence he will
80 to Chicago, after which he will Join the
passing throng on it's way to the great In
tarnational Exposition at Omaha Before
rom returns the people of the Grent
Northwest Will know more about Texas
especially Houston and its Immediate sur
roundinss, than they ever knew before. and
Ii Is dollars to doughnuts he will do moro
sona work, and put In moro eloquent pleas
ia Dehalf OF this section end its exhibit
man any other man at the big blow. out
lhcre viii be whiskers on the talk Tom
VIII give the boys at Omaha,
Il suppose these military fellows n,
Washington know what they are don. 4"
remarked a Houston merchant to tho news
gatherer yesterday, but be bloyed II
can understand where the business mart
OF the thing comes in. You can figure this
out. and then Judge for yourself: A few
days ago the war department sent n COM
pahy OF infantry from New Orleans to
Galveston, al the same time transferring
company of infantry from that city TO
New Orleans, The change entailed A cost
to the government OF at least $500. and |
nave been puaallng myself ever since 10 |
ma out why in the d--l this policy should |
prevail After mature deliberation have
gwen ND the task and now would uke
to know from The Post or some other
source (the railroads exeeptedl where IA |
thunder the wisdom of this expensive |
changing around comes in?'
Hon. Jefferson McLemore. the erstwhile |
legislative representative OF an extensive
portion OF the coast country, and recently
stan correspondent OF the San Antonio |
Express at Austin. is enthusiastically IN |
FAVOR Of the reelection of Hon. Rudolph |
kleberg as congressman from the Eleventh |
district In conversation with a Post rn |
porer yesterday he said that MIR. Kle- |
bcrss record in congress was as good as |
mat OF any other man from Texas md
gave 1t as his opinion that--if the people |
OF the coast country knew what was good
Tor them at this particular juncture-thev
ftu IN