The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05
ELECTION AT GALVESTON
A Mayor and Aldermen Are to Be Elected
Today.
CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A VERY WARM ONE
Much Figure-opposing Cnndi-
dates Glad IL Is Nearly over.

a close last night. II has been a pctW- |
esque campaign. 1t is said that none In re-
cent years has equaled It in the amount
Of money spent and in the widespread in !
terest manifested.
The people OF Galveston do not elect
many OF their officers. A mayor and an
alderman from each OF the twelve wards
are all that the taxpayers will have a
chance to elect tomorrow. The entire ar
ray Of other officials are appointed. In
many cities OF this size the people vote
direct for nearly every officer who has
anything to do with the administration OF
city affairs, They claim IL IS better
plan, but THE is a matter OF opinion and
need not be discussed here.
The aldermanc race has excited little
interest. Nobody seems to care very much
who is elected. II is a free-for-all with
half dozen candidates from some OF the
the mayor Of this town for the next two
years has provoked a lot OF oratory aud
engendered some bad feeling,
Considering that Galveston is the chief
city in the Tenth congressional district,
the campaign just closed becomes of in
teros; when looked at from democratic
point OF view. In the first place there is
10 attempt at party organization. OF the
candidates. Mayor Fly and Chief Jones
have both been strong supporters OF r. Il
| Hawley, the republican congressman; j
B. Aguilo is a stalwart democrat aud John
Grolhgar is a republican. The fact that
Fly and Jones have both been Hawley men
IN the past has caused more political hand
| springs TO be turned than one could see
elsewhere in days ride on the cars. Fly
has been on the stump for Hawley and
Jones is credited with being liberal cob
! trlbutor whenever funds wero needed The
| split between Fly and Jones placed Mr.,
Hawley in an awkward position. He was
| in the attitude of the lover who could be
| so happy If t'other dear charmer were only
| away.
! Early in the campaign the lines were
closely drawn between Fly and Jones. They
seemed to be the leading candidates,
Threats were made by the Jones men that
! if Mr. Hawley put his hands on this cleo
! ton that he would suffer In the next cam
paign. II seemed to be generally under
! stood that Hawley would stick TO Fly, but
he had not declared himself, When Mr.
! Hawley returned from Washington at the
close of congress he did not stay long,
but went to Cuba on a business trip. He
came back from there and spent day al
home. His next trip was to Atlantic city
to confer with some OF the big guns on
the money question, whence he went .
Washington again and finally reached
Galveston the third time about week ago.
Being a man OF many and diverse int-r-
ests. AR Hawley had to leave at once for
Palestine to meet with the directors OF
the International and Great Northern rail-
road. He returned from there and re-
: manned at home one day, when he dis
covered that his presence was badly need
! ed on his sugar plantation at New iberia
La He left for there last Wednesday
some of his friends giving out the word
that he would be back the following day
He was down for a speech at Fly's clos
ing rally last night, but was not present
Tom Ballinger read telegram from him
saying he had used up considerable ell
ergy in trying to get here, but ---- well
he Just couldn't do 1t. He expressed the
hope. however, that Mayor Fly will be re-
elected tomorrow.
In 1896 and again in 1898 Noah Allen
the populist leader, was good fellow
; because he contributed TO Hawley's cleo
tion 10 congress He is figuring largely II
1 the present municipal campaign. The Fly
speakers devote much attention to hin
and declare he is about the worst politica
migrate that ever crossed inc brldse' h'
] II q JAHcS man A@"-
Arthur Keetch who was Hawleys cam
paign secretary last fall, Is city recorder
now. He fought Fly two years ago a.
= bitterly as anyone could, but he seems Il
have been given absolution and taken lnt'
a the fold.
> II Jones is defeated tomorrow lars
mart of the blame viii be laid to the 400
I of CONGRESSMAN Hawley. who. thoug
r away. has made his influence felt. II FL
: is defeated it will be looked upon by IN
- democrats as an evidence OF decreasln
Y mower with the negro on the part Of ~
# and Hawley, and so from any point o
: view this campaign is going TO result 10
e the good of democracy. large numbe
Of democrats do not care who wins an
are taking no part in the fight. They ar
merely onlookers, but they could not hel
. seeing the Hawley butcher knives tina
. nave been nourlshing in the air the pas
Il few weeks. II has added to their gratn
a That the fight is over none are NOR
thankful than the candidates. 1t is re
u ported that the leading candidates fo
II he navoralty will spend $4,000 each. III
IS offce only pays $4,000 for the term.
y, who viii win tomorrow now depend
u upon the colored brother and the strongt
that hguflo can swing The c9lore
v brotbcr Is absolutely an uncertain quantll
- aenefally speaking. II Aguilo has 1000 {
I500 friends who will support him TO II
end. then It looks as II Jones could VII
Is n Arnilo only gets 500 votes It need SUI
lt mise no one to see Or. Fly mayor for al
y, other term.