The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
VIEWED AT STATE CAPITAL


BY L. II. PETTY
Austin. Texas, June 2o.--tstah speciai'
AS compared With the season tnat ioi-
loved upon the heels Of the Twenty-hftn
Legislature the present summer Is rather
duh from political point OF view Inc
c.nna,gn Of '9s practically opened up
in tho early part OF '97. and before the
lawmakers who assembled here that year
had been at work six weeks the fight for
the democratic gubernatorial nominatioh
was ON in earnest although the conven-
ton was then eighteen months in the
future,
This year It's different.
There is nothing doing to speak Of Once
or twice growls have been heard from
members OF the tribe of Original say
ers, men," who have lost the vest In the
pocket OF which they were supposed to be
carrying Honest Joe, and vague threats
to trot out some one against him, and
against Attorney General Smith as well,
| in 1900. have been made, but everybody
here Is next TO the game and no one treats
its would-be dealers seriously.
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Several members of the congressional
delegation are also sore at the governor.
! Their Endorsements didn't go as far or
count for as much as they thought they
should have done when the pie was dis
tributed in the spring, hence their Ill
humor, but in one instance 1t was the
failure to heed a protest against the APP
polntment OF a certain applicant who land
ed the office he sought that has caused
the kindly and sympathetic look which
once lit up pair of congressional eyes
whenever the name OF sayers was men
toned to change to a cold and stony stare.
But times change and men change with
them and year from now the governors
dissatisfied ex-colleagues won't feel SO bad
about 1t as they do now. In the mean
time the people are approving of the man
ner IN which the State administration has
started off which will be accepted as no.
tice by the politicians that the proper thing
for them to do If they expect to stay in
the game is to line up behind the governor
and join in the chorus.
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With regard TO the senatorial race, there
is every reason for expecting an interest
ing time In connection herewith. Chill
ton and Bailey will be the contestants, and
unless one of the two drops out before Il
is run no one else will start There are
a couple Of gentlemen, one of whom has
without holding office figured rather extern
sively in politics In the past. who are lay
ing their pipes to run for governor un-
der the impression that somehow or other
sayers is going to get mixed up In the
contest, but they are off in their calcula-
tions. There are others who, anticipating
the possible withdrawal OF Chiffon some
time next year, are trying without at
tracing attention to shape things so as to
push Sayers into the race to take his place
but they, too, are on a cold trail So
far as anybody knows at present Chiffon
is an to stay and he is not letting any
grass grow under his feet either, early
as 1t is in the campaign. He is not beat
ing the tomtom. neither is he footing a
horn, hut he is swinging around the circle
with considerable agility all right enough
Bailey has given 1t out that he will spend
about ninety days in the State during the
early part of next year. which days will
be devoted to whooping things up In the
struggle for instructions. In the mean
time he Is taking things easy, and smiling
confd entity, but without overlooking any
bets.
Under ordinary circumstances Chiffon
would be as nearly sure of another term
as a man could be before actually max
ing the landing. His senatorial record is
a good one. In point of intellect he rank;
with the stars among those with whom he
is serving But someway or another. hi;
constituents have apparently not warmed
UP to him as they have to others who have
preceded him from this State In the INNER
house of congress. Maybe this is because
he became senatorial possibility through
the favor of good friend who happened
- - N~N"f'A"S She SuueTHdlOTlal cnGlr al
the right time, and maybe not. AT all
events, he would be much stronger now
had he been permitted to come to the front
of his own motion instead of being sud
denly moved up to the head of the class
by a partial preceptor.
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Not having had the opportunity to draw
the 2aople to him in the ordinary way. or
to fortify himself in their affections he
now finds himself in precarious position
confronted as he is by really strong on
ponent who has for years been growing
In the esteem of the voters of Texas while
step by step fighting his way to National
prominence. More than this. the elevation
OF Chiffon interfered with the legitimate
ambition Of one man who has not forro,
ten " and who Is now free 10 get even
y ne VIII. II was old Dave Culberson'e
dearest hope to occupy the seat nav filled
by the Tyler man aud he would have
reached It had not Chiffon, after faiIins
10 prevent Mills from succeeding Reagan
stepped 10 and with the valuable assistance
OF the State administration captured coks,s