The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
BARNEY IN Tnr

Il
is deeply engaged in stirr,ns A.
waters again. a few ve.ss
was almost persuaded a
democratic fold.
Farmer Shaw and othe. ~,
ocrats' who are his persona, VIZ
been pleading with him 10 ~, s,
his first love and Gibbs ~.
q Yielding This fact was I'M, \,
The Post at the time and \, 81,
ated political sensation. nv. .ss
hostile to, Texas democracy y,
bear upon Gibbs to CAUSE NJ ~
outside tho democratic csn,n w
ocrats, populists and republ's. NY
to counterfeit Shaw's iufluanSs 4 !!
siiler deiiberated about ! ny ~
through his organ, the Da,lss ~. -
ceeoed 10 announce that ~ hs,0
no party. that he was mayer,,s ~
ed and untrammelled, but h NJ s "
still beating for the toiiins
There Is no doubt but H., ~!
like rejoining the organirsS W S
There is no doubt that ali NJ. J a.
We're promised him II he,ve.,ss
out OF his old party and cnsss s
AID and comfort to its enem,ss =
this are cropping out on TIA ~
along the line. Gibbs said th,. =
ago that he was out Of .po,ItIcs !.
wanted no nomination from 80
any office. In fact, he alma, =.
as to say he would flee from ssls
'ioh as though IL were viper.
Now things have changed.
Jerome G. Kearby. he who n,
the last State election, and dozen. !,
prominent populists have declare,
their choice of all the gubernato,,.
sibilities in sight The (lbh. I,
working so smoothly that the q
statesman from the banks Of N. \.
Will probably have no opposition ID
own party. The Nomination VIM.
he offered him ON a platter ana ~ M
more, Gibbs will not run away iros
After this will come the sams y,
ties of 1896. The wire pulling Mn
bugs and republicans will BERN y
lntrigues and deals will be strjeilv !,
der and numbers of both will II u
into. Gibbs is favorite with Il
DENNY reps. They like him, not i.
own sake, but because he has po, 4
opportunity in recent years 10 IN Y
ocracy. Chairman Il. II. r. Greer
republican State committee and NJ
Green's wing of the Texas &. O. n 4,
brotherly as though they were M
the same political parents. There i M
ly doubt but that Green, realIrIrr \
the republicans would have no M
chance to elect full State ticket d N
own. will do all in his power 10 help q
The present indications are that he y
ask that one or two republicans 1e ~
on the State ticket behind Gibbs :
boltocrats would also ask that one Of
number be put on the slate, and ~
with this mongrel rabble, would.s
nasty of the pie bald variety, all ths ,
ments antagonistic to the ORGANIZED y
ocracy of the State would exert thsnxj
to defeat the nominees OF the Calma|
These are the indications 4
Il
Gibbs said to The Post reporter Nd
day Il am a maverick. do not M
to the populist party any more TIN :
any other party" This confirms u :
lief that he hopes to weld together aI l
elements indicated above for fga
Ii he ran as stralgnl
list he would lose many republican y
He continued: IF run for goYstla]
prefer that Crane be my opponent
to Crane I'd choose Jester. With "a
Der OF the Austin ring heading the =
ocratic ticket the nominee OF the or
ton would have q strong card thai
be used to great advantage, iaea
people are waking UP on this relief issS
They are tired Of paIiii
railway companies all they make als !
ready TO take hold of my plan o. osa7S
4 line from Red River to the gull
1t is plainly evident that. as 10 W I
Gibbs will have TO be *a'l,
He fairly itches for Office and IS se'' !
yenious in devising schemes. ves U
,owever, believe that he really dssll y !. !.
of Attorney Genera -, 4,
candidates do not usnal,l Y
heir plans away to reporters Q! w 4, i
position press. Besides, II there $50
,crat in all Texas more ieAeu Y \.
average populist than another u mi 7
rial Crane ~