The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-09
THE WITHDRAWAL AZ

Aus'in, Texas. March .. -rAs y,
from the field within less 4, h.
Of two candidates for tho INA.
senatorship has not caused quit. !. |
motion that might naturalIv NJ.
pected under the circumstsns..
Judge Re'ga1 rctir,i from ~
only opponent Governor Culhs,.ss' h.
occasion to fear disappeared En- IA
Mr.. Blake's threatened CANDIDA.
especially dlsquieting and
chances OF succeeding himself
slim 70 excite enough Interest /. N
pirations 70 get up much OF a ~, = q
The verbiage OF Mr.. Mills les,s
draWal has been the source ~ w.N
ment than the withdrawal it..,
latter was not unexpected M
thought, though, that when hs =.
the way he would do SO In m.M
sistent with his reputation for 49,
that he would lay down his hars n
nifty and good grace, but he ti@l
them. Contrasted with the tprr. u!
reagan announcement that N :.
OF 1t, Colonel Mills ill-tempersd 81.
tion shows UP to his disadyants,!
to conceal his modification sfS,,.
than evident GOODNESS with vhich n
didacy was received he chimes q =.
soreliead crowd which has open.S =.
state executive committee and ~.
to show that 1t treated him unfsjri, \
instigation OF a more popular 49,.
said committee, he charges Ma
tention to his request for lats ~
w1en as a matter of fact it recoss.
that primaries be held on July 3 ~
ing but few days difference ma
and the one he suggested, II cert ~
outive committees have disrep,,ds;
recommendation of the STATE eourSs
this respect it is not the latisy. i
Furthermore, the calling OF early ~.
by the counties referred Ia has ~.
to the intense delight Of the vsry
for whom Colonel Mills expresses I.
solicitude when he charges that x.
committee 'disfranehisedp a larss II
Of the party to dictate the nomIn,t.
certain men, and to prevent III N,
tion of "certiin others;'' so that Il 4,
that the crowd upon whose sunoT
seems to have been depending =,
worrying Itself to- any ALARMING !,
about his political affairs. AS n Il.
content among other democra,sa
Colonel Mills foresees as likely a
because of the State committee's VII
is off in his calculations. The am
content" was discovered in 1896 ~
most similar circumstances. but Il
to materialize on the day OF election
Had Colonel Mills wanted eyiae1
the fact that the "disfranchlsed III,
which has suddenly aroused his syrrz
has no love for him. he could easjly
obtained it. for the leaders OF said "A
have openly been seeking for ma
enough to beat Culberson, predicatw
search upon the expressed convictm
the gentleman from Navarro was tw I
with the people to make the rippAs
now It seems, judging from the tssa
certain dispatches appearing in todgi
pers that they have centered upoa 4
tim. Mr.. Blake. SO the report gos.
ing urged to recall his letter d
travail. In other words the state
nan has been settled upon by the ni
-euts as the proper person to voice
alleged grievances and play the sr
n the political funeral they are y ~
o prepare for any good man foolish n
o listen TO their siren songs. 4fhg
ry to deceive him into believing thf
tdoption o. the so-called Blake tea
lumber of county executive commlha
to the cornmittee
compliment to himself and an m
4 his great popularity. when ~
bout It is that wherever county ~
ees have acted as indicated Hel3
cntrolled entirely by LEGAL clrcurs
nd sought TO accommodate tbsmttl'
xigeneies Of surrounding politItal Z
ions. But It is hardly probable y
nan Of Mr.. Blake's experience Will iD
he trap. and allow himself to be vc'ts
hose who have in the past been m1'
NOUS in fighting the organized deu,s
iehts. la
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