The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
IN THE JUMBO DISTRICT.
CONTEST BETWEEN THE DENVER
AND II. AND p. PEOPLE.
Two Rival Sections that Have Com
Eression"l Candidates 10 Room.
The Situation Reviewed.
(BY DELL coBp.l

u lbH4L1L Cpbb.l
Fort Worth. Texas. March 3.-(staff
Special, Among the thirteen congre sslon-
al districts In Texas perhaps there is none
that presents more peculiar cond ton
and attracts more attention than does the
Thirteenth. or Jumbo district. As is we'll
known. It is by far the largest congress
sional district in the United States. That
ls' It represents great area Of country.
touching the Fort Worth distrio. on the
west, Il extends west along the Denver
railroad 20 New Mexico: thence south as
iar as the Texas and Pacific; then east
towards Fort Worth along the Texas and
Pacific including some counties on the
southern side Of the line TO the Fort Worth
district AS indicated. the Fort Worth and
Denver and the Texas and Paclac are the
only two lines that pierce this district.
hence there naturally arises n friendly
rivalry between the two sections of conn
try represented by the two respective rail-
roads This has notably been true since
The formation OF this district.
Hon. Fred Cockrel from Arson. in Jones
county, which Is contiguous To the Texas
and Pac.ic. represented the district ia
congress the hrSt four years OF its exls-
tenee. At each nominating convention
the Denver people contested the claims Of
Cockrell very holly by having q candidate
themselves. Those who take much In
terest in politics remember we'll the bitter
nights al these congressional conv ntions.
On more than one occasion the conven-
ton was locked to such an extent that 1t
had to adjourn to meet again at some
dlnerent place, and perhaps no more Bit
Ter contest was ever fought In Texas for
congressional honors than have been
Tough at the congressional conventions OF
the Jumbo district
At the end of MIR, Cockrelrs four years
administration the Denver people sue
cet ded In electing Hon. John II. stephens
OF vernon, who has continuously held the
much coveted honor. At both OF his nom
nations the Texas and Pacific people made
siren ious efforts TO land Texas and Pa
cino man
: ut VIII be remembered at the convention
that assembled before the last election OF
Hon. Fred Cockrell. the convention nrst
met a. Henrietta, when the candida es
were Cockrell OF Arson, Dean OF El paso.
Plemmons OF AMARILLO Stephens OF Yer
non and Allen of Wise county. After four
days OF continuous ballotting, wrangiing.
trading aud swapping the convention was
unable TO agree upon a candidate, and were
forced 10 adjourn without making a nomi-
nation. Shortly afierward the convention
was reoonvened at Decatur when. after
three or four more days OF wrangling they
found themselves locked and unable 10
agree and after a number OF futile efforts
TO make nomination finally adjourned
leaving two democratic candidates In the
neld. who were opposed by Hon. Gill ana
OF Jackshoro running on the popullst
ticket,
AZ teat time, II will be remembered, the
popullss were In their strongest and hest
organized condition, and Il was feared by
me democrats OF abe district. as well as
all over the State that the popullst would
defeat the two democratic asplrants. how
ever much TO the qualification Of T xas
democracy, Mr.. Cockrall was elected by a
safe majority He was never a candidate
AGAIN for the democratic nomination. Hon.
John II. Stephens succeeding him.
In speaking or congressional matters
10 the Jumbo district a gentleman who
has lust returned from an extended trim
through that district, said to a Post rem
Preventative this morning:
The Texas and Pacific people or at
least some OF them. now believe that AZ
sood confessional timber can be found
on the Texas and Pacific as on the Dem
yer, ana believe by virtue OF their loea-
ton, that they are entitled To the CON.
gresham at The general election. There
lore Or. 5. Coleman OF Colorado civ
,s candidate TO succeed Mr.. St-nhers
Inc Denver still maintain that thew have
IS good congressional ability ana have a.
candidates w. d. Plemmons OF Amarlilo
M. stephens. who wants 10 succeed him.
SET, ana Tom simmons from Decatur.
me Denver people say to tho Texas
sao Fseinc people; You have recently