The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-13
RACE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
fBY JAMES HAYS o1rAR1Eso


Brennan, Texas. May l1.--(staff Specially
The resignation OF w. 70. Maynard as
prosecuting attorney for the district COM
posed Of Washington. Lee, Burleson and
Bastrop counties came as surprise to the
people, although IL was known that he
would not stand for the place at the next
election. He told me during the last term
of court that he would not want the place
after the present term expired. that he
could make better salary practicing law.
than holding office. | suppose the re-
moval OF Mr.. Garwood to La Grange pre-
sents an emergency for the organization
of new Arm which called for the imme-
diate resignation of the district attorney.
Ills incumbency of the office has contin-
ued ever since the district was organized.
ne was formerly in the OLD district, hut In
1898 the legislature redistricted, and Mr..
MAYNARD was brought over here. He has
maze good offcer, he has been SUCCESS
lui WITH prosecutions, and has friends
over the entire district. There have been
inany convictions against hard fought de-
l1nses which have been the result of MIR.
Maynard's ability in behalf of the State,
ana the last term of the criminal court
presented record for him that have
{ -..~''i seen cuudifu. lie secured COnNlc-
lions In every case tried but one, and
that one was a hung Jury He has pre-
sented record that Is equal to any in
Iexas. and while there may be as ablo men
IN the matter of prosecutions, yet the
stewardship of Maynard is a matter which
should make him proud when he looks
over 1t.
There is to be a hard fight for the place
Just made vacant, and already the gov
ernor has been notified to hold up FOR
few days, to give the applicants e chance
to get in their work. Washington county
VIII present two names for the place. One
OF these Will be Hon. Ben s. Rogers, at
present member of the house of represent
atlves. He is man known all over Texas,
ana IT would be useless for me to speak in
regard to him. Standing high in the
councils OF the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and the order of Knights of
Pythias in this State he has become ac-
quainted with some of the leading neonrc
IN Texas, and his service in the Texas
legislature has brought him prominently
I before the people. His associates in.both
branches of the legislature will of course
join in his application for the place. and
the influence thus brought to bear will
| nave weight. He is democrat of long
standing and one who has done valiant
work for the party.
Opposing Mr.. Rogers from this county
is Hon. ]. p Buchanan, or MEX" Buch-
anan. as he is known to his friends He
is a life long democrat, and one whose
services to the party have been OF great
benefit in whatever contingency was pre-
scented. He has gone night and day from
cross roads to country school houses in the
interest OF the democratic ticket, and there
is no stronger democrat in this county
than he. He has for a long time been an
aVoweG candidate for the place Ut the next
election, and his friends have been pre-
pairing to give him support He is a
young man of ability, and a man who
fights TO the last ditch in whatever cause
h. enlists.
The third candidate for the place will
be II. ]. Alexander of Caldwell hs has
long wanted the office and now when the
vacancy is presented he will ~ before the
governor with his claims. He will ask
for the commission know very little
about Mr.. Alexander beyond the fact that
he is good democrat and is spoken of as
good lawyer. He has a support In his
own county, but what other counties in the
| district VIII do In the matter | can not
say. The fight is between Washington
aud Burleson counties, Lee county now
has the iudgeship and Bastrop county has
held the district attorneys place evSr since
the district was created. II now remains
to be seen who will get tho place. Wash
ington county has had the judgeship In the
past and Burleson has had nothing, but
then Burleson Is small county Gov
| ernor Savers will have a time deciding be-
| tween the thr7e OF them, as all OF them
were Savers men during the campaign OF
1898, and all did valiant work for him.