The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
BATTLE NOW ON In TEXAS
A Correspondents Views on the Senatorial
Contest.
JOE BAILEY PlTTED AGAINST GOV. HOGG
Some Spcculations as to what Is
Liable to Occur Next Year
in This State.
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Correspondence Chicago Record.
Dallas, Texas, August 21.-Mr. Chilton's
term in the United States senate will ex-
pire March 3, 1901, the legislature to be
elected next year will choose his success
sor and the race for the position has begun
in earnest. His only avowed opponent is
Congressman Bailey. but Congressman
Lanham and Governor Savers are both sus
pected of harboring senatorial ambitions.
! 1t requires years rather than weeks or
months to make thorough canvass OF
| Texas, and the two candidates are already
! II the field organizing their forces. They
I-hhave not formally opened the campaign,
! but are making speeches almost daily at
public meetings, celebrations, barbecues
| and gatherings of all sorts Mr.. Bailey
| has so much confidence in the result that
he has announced he will not be can
! didate for reelection to congress. He Is
attacking Senator Chilton's position on ex-
( pansion and on the tariff charging the
! latter with encouraging the annexation of
! Cuba and Porto Rico, and with supporting
the Cleveland doctrine of free raw mate
rial.
ISSUE MAY TURN ON EXPANSION.
Senator Chiffon and MIR. Bailey were both
members of the committee on platform in
the last State democratic convention. The
senator supported and Mr. Bailey opposed
the plank which was adopted favoring the
annexation of Cuba whenever the people
of the island should so vote. At that time
| the sentiment of the State, as openly eX-
pressed, leaned strongly toward expansion.
/ hpDfpu ~ nj -
about two to one The position OF Mr..
| Bryan and the evident purpose of the Ma
| tional leaders OF the democratic party to
make expansion an issue In the presiden-
| tial campaign has chilled the ardor Of the
democratic friends OF expansion and en-
| couraged its antagonists. 1t is likely that
! the next democratic State convention will
reverse the declaration made by the last
on this subject and pronounce for the Bry-
an platform. Mr.. Bailey is making the
most of this change of attitude in his sen
atorial race 1t will strengthen him in the
rural districts and weaken him in the
towns, where expansion Is still popular
| The tariff is a subject which arouses lit
tie popular interest now, because of the
opinion generally entertained that no
change of material Importance is possible
in tariff legislation. When Mr.. Bailey
was just beginning to come to the front as
| a National leader, he took an active stand
against Cleveland's free raw material pro-
posals on the ground that they embodied
the worst form of protection. This led him
to antagonize Senator Roger @. Mills. Last
year Senator Mills sought to infuse life
into his forlorn effort for recollection by
making an issue with Governor Cuberson
on the subject The governor was nvow-
eddy opposed to free wool, and the senator
challenged his devotion TO democratic tarff
principles. When Senator Mills threat
ened to return to Texas and make a tariff
campaign, Mr.. Bailey let 1t be known that
he would take a hand himself IN such a
night in support of the governors views.
The hasty withdrawal OF Senator Mills
from the race caused the people of the
! State to miss an interesting and spectacu-
lar campaign. 1t is limited, however, that
in view OF Mr.. Baileys attitude against
him, MIR. Mills may Tetaiiate by taking the
stump for Chiffon. II would be a strange
: spectacle but stranger things have hap
pened in Texas.
HoGG A FRIEND OF Chiffon.
In 1891 Governor Hogg appointed Chiffon
, to succeed Judge Reagan, who resigned his
place in the senate to take the chairman
ship of the State railway commission. Mr..
Mills thought he was entitled to the place,
and Judge Clark and others OF his sup
porters began in his name the fight on
! Hogg that eliminated In the bolt Mt Hcus-
, ton and the nomination OF an independent
ticket In 1899. In the race before the leg
islature Mills defeated Chiffon and the lat
Ter retired. but was again returned 10 the
> senate when Coke declined reelection.
, Chiffon is known AS the political friend ana
: protege of Hogg, by whose appointment he
first went to the senate. Out OF this TACT
will come The interesting developments OF
/ the senatorial campaign. Since ne rellred
, from the gubernatorial office ftogg hdh
lost much of his strength by MS loiation
, at the State capital and his acceptance oil
, the attorneyship of several big corporations
1 popularity supposed to be hand In glove
. with trusts The refusal of the last legls-
lature to ratfy the contract made with
him by Governor Cnlberson for a fec OF
vices a lnbb -oatdmqoi (sho-ly,-y qsMfulll
$4,000 for what Is charged 10 be services
, as a lobbyist in the recovery 0t aupul
100000 for the State from the Feoera
government, and the frequent and ammo
NOUS debates In the legislature on lnt
subject OF the fee contract, KEEP. the porlls
, ex-governri's name before the people IL
r an unpleasant light.
While ayowing his determination 70
! make fortune and not seek oince' ne u
equally frank In his determination 70 re,
, tain his political prestige. his preseh,
/ professional engagements largely aepehe
upon the retention OF his popular influence
He did not conceal his chagrin at th'
. turning down by the legislature OF th'
$4,000 fee contract. nor bis anger az tns
attacks made upon him on the floor OF tn'
legislature. In the course OF the oepal'
he wrote personal letter 10 senator
Odell the leader IN the State senate o
/, the fight against the fee, which the latte
construed to be an ATTEMPT to- intimloa .
him and to which he replied on the MOO
OF the senate In language that caused
State sensation. The fee inoident an,
: others of political nature with wnicl
Governor Hogg has been connected sine
| he retired from office have uansferre'