The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-29

ernorship promises to be one OF the warm
est which the State has ever witnessed
and democrats and republicans are pre-
pairing for a supreme effort to carry the
election. The opposing forces are now
lining up for the preliminary struggles IN
the three states. The earliest battles oc-
cur, of course, among the factions for the
nominations, and in at least one state,
Kentucky, the night over the nomination
has embittered the factions so much that
II seems likely to figure in the final re-
suit
Prominent democrats from Kentucky
whom have seen here and talked to say
that another ticket will surely be put out
and Goebel turned down. They admit the
force of what Bryan said to them the other
day, but they claim that it will be as de-
moralizing to the party to elect Goebel as
1t will to defeat him. They also say that
there exists In the old State an absolutely
irrepressible antipathy to party boss,
which Goebel, they say, is rapidly develop
ing into and they won't stand for 1t a
little bit.
There may be trouble in another State,
Ohio, IL the contest for control OF the State
between the Bryan and anti Bryan dGn-
ocrats assumes the proportions which 1t
threatens Maryland is not free from a
similar contingency, for the Bryan DEM
ocrats have organized to attempt to pre-
vent the German wing Of the party from
gaining the supremacy In the state. with
normal conditions prevailing it would still
be premature to speculate at any length
upon the probable outcome of the elections
in those States. In the face of the threat
ened dissensions among the democrats the
task would be complicated. 1t is recog-
nized on every hand, however. that the
struggle this fall will in a measure be
preliminary to, or. at least, have important
bearing upon the preparation for the presi-
Dental campaign. Tho party machinery
which will be set up for the coming NJ
vember elections may be used to advantage
in the presidential campaign, and its con-
trcl will be of Importance to the Bryan
managers.
Notwithstanding the cat-and-do stu
alton In the democratic party in the States
mentioned, which to the republicans Is
pleasant to observe, the latter are not
going into the fight next fall burdened with
overconfidence. They have a few troubles
of their own-enough to keep them very
hi Of n that II
the democrats will allow sane advice to
guide them they will win in a walk.
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Senator Joseph Benson Foraker OF Ohio
has got tired of playing the dummy game
to this administration and has about come
to the conclusion that 1t is time to begin
to talk out in meeting.
Senator Foraker's relations with Nc
Kinley are a good deal like those of Dave
Hill with Cleveland, when the statesman
of Woferts Roost was member of the
sene.e. Foraker has mingled feeling of
hate and contempt for Mckinley, but he
has not taken sides against the admins
tration up to this time. l learn, however
that he announced to some friends a short
time ago that he had grown tired of wear
ing mask and that he was going to give
Mckinley fight for his money next time
l heard that Foraker told Steve Elkins
that the democrats were dead sure of
carrying Ohio next fall, and that Mckinley
could not get delegation from his own
State to the National convention next year.
Cleveland was nominated at the dem
ocratic National convention of 1892 over
the protest of the delegation from New
York State; it remains to be seen if Nc
Kinley can be nominated next year with
out a support, perhaps over the protest
of the delegation from Ohio.