The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29
is OPENING up QUITE FAp1
tBY GEO. D. ApM,erv, . !, !,

cia' )--Although he democratic ~
sional convention that shall, nor,,,
candidate to succeed coprressr, !
Burke OF the Sixth district \
eighteen months away. much int,
already being centered in the cop,.,
Is practically certain to then ens,. 4
Dallas and In other parts Of N.
democrats are beginning 10 discu,
chances OF securing the nom,na.,c
probable candidates for that hono
posaees.
Judge Burke ia soon 10 enter nm
second term. TO which he was nom
by reclamation and elected almost =
opposition. That he will have oppos
vigorous opposition. should he Offer
third nomination is now undoubt,
fact, Hon. NJ. H. Gonsett OF Kauf,na,
came near defeating Judge Burke
waxahachle convention OF 1895. h,
ready told his friends that hs- -
again measure lances with Burl, q
Other prominent Sixth distrlS
ocrats, among them Hon. 49,
wooten. now member Of IL
from Dallas county, will prohx
the field against Burke and ooI11
many friends Of ex-Attornsy q
Crane. who lately became rSIks
Dallas, say that gentleman M
to make the race for Judge Burkf1
two years hence. VA
Hon. Jack Beall Of waxaAAsAk
Jink Evans and ex-Lieutenaut a.
George T. Jester OF Cors!cank, ~
F. Ramsey and D. W, odell IL ~
to say nothing of half dozen ctAsyI
tered over the district, are rtctt
possible entries In this congressluli|i
for-all. No matter who runs bssl6s1
and Gossett. 1t is felt that tie III
be sharp and decisive.
Anent the coming contest besvts
and Gossett there hangs an lntGd
| tale. AS stated before, Mr.. 0outlt
dangerously near being Barnett oll
ponent in 1896. In fact, aoassu'e a
claimed the Kaufman Statesman ~
nominated long before Burke rol
majority of the votes and that ~
man Ramsey announced the IN
would have shown GoBsett to y IN
inee. Gossett's friends natutel
sore" at the defeat Of their faycsl9y
such circumstances and helped IT,
strong rivalry between Judge but1
Mr.. Gossett. But the latter a.
his disappointment stand IN u Il
his democracy. He went to wort =
nominee, stumped the district IT. l.
cessful opponent and landed ~
county in the Burke column ht
healthy majority.
This, however, has not press
picking flaws in Burke's positisA =
lie questions and Announcing -
ton thereto. He is eager, To-
a resumption of the fight y naae1
Il At the Galveston conventiM =
Judge Burke and Mr.. Gosss6 ~
opposite sides. AS Is we'll nT
Burke was probably the moss q /
pansionist present, while NJ. O.
and worked and voted with ~
, for the "old Republic instssd =
, empire" Judge Burke u suypesa
an expansionist yet. and -.
still an ardent supporter q
position. On this question y -
hang much of the contentioA y -
gle these gentlemen are 70 sassp
, when Congressman Burke cpsa.
, ball in Texas last summer fof 2
everybody seemed to DO in favor .
, ing everything in sight" HIS &c.
F; not half SO popular in Dallas ~
' of his districtNas II was was sn'l'
Speaking OF this a prominent ~
/. tr,ct democrat who will support y
sett said to The Post correspondsas'
, many others who had given ~
J. Iqttle study Judge Burke was sssp' u
a feet by the craze OF imper'.'
, MANSION as It may be called w.
' country to expand myself, Buy
I Bailey's convention speech Y
: and changed my views. ! yls'dl =, h
Q Der Bailey, as with greM eup u.
a shouted prophecy that the expsn'
\ would soon spend its force, ! ae u
! pledge his reputation as public
y tho nolicy OF Imperialism tnss D.
q over the country would 10 : g ~
o give way before fair dis'hs' u, 8
t s sense Of tho American ps'ss y
s again. Looking at things nov !.
It seem to have been inspireu. ~ q. n
e all the democratic party wilo - a
time and much of the repup''s.s :,
+ will go before the next Na' !, y
d ton with the plank he oneI'S s.,,S|
: ton and the democrats o. ~ 49,. 4
q adopt it. Then where wlii
% and those who agreed with u mi
i will either have to come = ~
., Gossett or get out Of the pA's' ..Iu
3. signs fail Gossett will have !, J. s.a 4
If on. the nomination In lsvO' = 81 7
), is practically out Of the par,
$ he takes back water on
" views"
while these words were ~
e, Gossett enthusiast, there = q. y
n the signs support some Z, $500 q
l. The indications today are y, y. ii
4 OF the sixth district dem0.. q. sdsI
o upon to take sides on inc 81 a4..,t i