The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-30
WELLESLEY College.
SOME POLITICAL NOTES.

Washington Post.
"a new bond OF sympathy has been es-
tablished between Englishmen and Amer
leans by the downfall of Aston" said Mr..
william Backshleld. who is at the Raj
eigh. THE feeling the average English
man has toward man like Astor Is
rather A peculiar one. The Englshman
knows, of course, that it is Astor's wealth
alone that enables him to meet on TENS
of equality with the English aristocracy.
and he resents 1T because he feels 1t )
degrading to the aristocrat He doesn'
like to see a mans money, acquired oft n
in questionable ways, elevate him to a
position that he has been taught 10 be-
lieve comes only from noble birth and
he is glad that the nobility has received
a setback in its chasing after American
wealth"
The absorbing topic of the heated sena-
torial contest in Tennessee is whether or
not there shall be general primary. The
outlook seems to be that there will not
be, because the democratic State organi-
cation up to date has not shown dispo5l-
ton to authorize one, That is an addition
al plume in the cap OF Representative I'D
ward w. Carmack of Memphis, VINO ap-
pears at this stage to be the probable
winner ever Judge D. 1. Snodgra S, The
only competing candidate The latter gave
cut an interview the other day in which
he admitted that he had no hope OF Sc
curing a general primary, although nc be-
lieved that a majority OF the demo2rat c
voters OF the State were with him.
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brilliant young editor who photographic
the populists out of the State, fr5t came
to notice h5re in Washington, when dur
ing the Fifty-ffth congress he held h S
seat against X-Represenuit.ve Josiah Pa
/ terson a gold democrat who brought a
contest. Mr.. Carmack won by a very mar
row majority, his victory in fact beilq
due to two or three republicans who We're
/ hostile to Mr.. Patterson on account Of
the part he had played in contests againsI
them during the Fifty-thlrd congress
when he was a very active member of tbs
committee on elections
The factional fight between the dem.
ocrats IN Montana assures that State t
the republicans this year" said r. C
Preston OF Helena, who is az Willard g
J nc lttlluh pt-WEe en- me Cl-Th ana an Il
Clark wings is very bitter. and therl
seems no possible hope Of reconciliatio.
between now and election day. Net onl!
Will the factonal tight result in the e.ec
tion OF the republican State ticket and
legislature that will send two republican
to the United States senate. but 1t wi
cause the loss o; the State TO Bryan VIII
but for this contest for factional suprsm
acy would undoubtedly get the electora
vote Of Montana.
This business OF fighting among them
selves is responsible for the democrat
no. carving more elections Just as 500
IS they get in control they begin u qua.
rel over the offices or about some othc
matter, and the irs. thing they kno'
they havent any Offices 10 quarrel abol
! rs different with the republicans. The
: light over the spols, It's true, but on cleo
lion day they all lay aside their differ
enees long enough to vote the s.raigr
/ party ticket. II the democrats would 2
, 10 republicans for q few lessons in part
, discipline they wouldn't be the under Do
IN the night so great portion OF %
, time"