The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-22
Between Chiffon and Bailey and Perhaps
Others.
SQuARElY IN THE RACE FOR SfNAIORsHIp
Account OF the Remarkable scenes
Attending the Welcome Home OF
of Copgrcssman Joe bailey.


voice against Imperialism and, again,
when he challenged the right OF Cen
eral Wheeler to hold a seat in con-
gress and commission in the army
at tho same time, he must have had
in mind what would be his welcome
home. Be that as II may, the lighting
democrats of Cooke county felt hon
ored in being afforded an opportunity
to again show their appreciation OF
their distinguished Representative.
Few such occasions as this demon
stration in Bailey's honor have oc-
Cured anywhere,
While the big meeting was per-
sonal compliment to Mr.. Bailey, II had
another and more serious feature.
II made political history for Texas. II
was the opening gun of the coming
great struggle for the mantle now
worn by Senator Horace Chiffon
Among the resolutions adopted by the
mass meeting without one dissent was
the following;
Resolved That we indorse him
for a place in the United States
senate; that we believe his services
TO the party entitle him to this
honor, and that we. his neighbors
and friends, while giving our un-
qualified approval to his every pub!
utterance and vote, also pledge
our most strenuous efforts to Sc
cure for him the honors which he
so richly deserves"
One does not have TO read this
more than once to realize what 1t
means. Bailey is squarely in the race
for the United States senate and
wants all Texas to know it. His for
NAL announcement may not be made
before the beginning of the centennial
year, but everybody who knows any
thing of Texas politics understands the
situation perfectly. Mr., Bailey means
10 measure lances with Senator Chill
ton, and all others who may make
struggle for the senatorship, and to do
IL with all his accustomed energy and
vim. He is a fighting democrat and
will force the battle from start to
finish.
Mr.. Baileys friends assert that he
will challenge Senator Chiffon to can
vass the State with him. The two men
will have much to discuss. They vital
~ disagree on the question of expan-
sion; they are apart on the subject of
tariff taxation. Mr.. Bailey agrees with
Senator Culbersons position in the
taxing of raw materials and Senator
Chiffon holds to the Mills idea. There
are other governmental issues on
which there is room for argument. A
debate between them will be worth
going an hundred miles to hear.
There are North Texas democrats
who think other men Will be drawn
into this senatorial race, but this con-
tingency scarcely seems probable.
Some men think ex-senator Roger ..
Mills will seek to come between Bailey
and Chiffon and win the coveted prize.
Nothing at present appears moro I'M
likely; though, of course, there is no
telling who may enter the contest
A senatorial toga is worth fighting
for and public men can not be blamed
for wanting to wear it. My own opin-
ion is that, If there is a third caudi-
date for the senatorship 1t Will be none
other than Major Joseph ID. Sayers.
Major Sayers' position. his natural
strength, the record he is making as
governor. etc. would make of him the
most formidable candidate against
Chiffon and Bailey who would be at
all likely to run. There is no doubt
but that he would mix things.
49,
But the chances are that the SEN
atorial race is made up. The entries