The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
POT BOILING
CANDIDATES FOR ALL OFFICES ARE
GETTING NUMEROUS.
n snirants for conaress Are Getting Thei
Lightning Reds Up to Take Ad-
vantage Of Any Storms.

\ Austin. Texas. September s.-The political
M is beginning to boil in oil parts OF the
,te according TO adyices received here.
HI the 'boys" are getting in tho arena
rly so they can stand off all Corners.
|Tbe new congressional apportlonment bill
causlng all the diminishing and pickets
H. being deployed long distance from
b. political storm centers
EIt is learned that Hon. Nat II. Tracy Of
kockdale has his lightning rod mp in Bob
Henry's old district and Is ont looking
Eter his fences, while the congressional
IA is merrlly buzzlng a sweet refrain In
In ears. Ii has been his Intention to
Ike the race In the Waco district for a
|cnr time. but since the district has been
hanged he thinks he has a fine oppormnl-
II The district is now composed of the
bllowIng counties; Navarro, Brozos, Free
home. Milan, Limestone and Robertson.
mould Speaker Prince decide to get IN
la "game" the contest between him and
Ia Honorable Nat will be rather lively.
|aAs soon as the congressional bill was
hitned by the governor, Hon. John Garner
HI lkdlut county lihN' u btt INT iul uVAhf
IN the purpose of launching his boom for
kbngrrss. That is what his friends say and
|tsslbly they might be mistaken, hut there
~ no question hut what the doubt is on
&he other side
|Nir Garner has had congressional aspira-
|bns for many years and on several oc-
coslons the old timers have had trouble In
&fcpng him out Of the race. He is a bright
bFshman and shrewd politician and his
a.. I,ttl Itt ,bu,
kng his service In the Legislature he has
bten hard working lawmaker.
|bhe friends Of W. j. Bryan. who Is a
hnhmbcr Of the house from Taylor county,
afe urging him to get Into the congression-
a} ring in the FL Paso district. He is think
|i,e over the matter very seriously and
|lahy possibly get into the ARRAY with Sen
|stor Turney. 1t Is we'll known that big
h. Jorlty Of the population In that district
|iku the Taylor county end or eastern pnr-
Hon Of H., and should the east decide to con
|test with the west In this district Mr.,
|IArney would have hard fight on his
hands. The friends of Senator Turney are
|losal to him and are of the opinion that
|he will make his initial race without OPP
|E~ ltton.
Due Of the best Jokes which took place
|dNting the contest over the congressional
|bM was the Dallas-Hill Kaufman county
|Akbt. This is the way some OF the fc.-
|ioRs who we're on the inside tell It: Hill
|rMnty did not want to be placed In the
|sane district with Dallas, while the com
|h;ttee was considering the bill, and fought
|fhe proposition tooth and toenail. Hdl
|fopnty Of course. was placed In another
|dikrict which left Kaufman high and dry
WIN Dallas This made the Kaufman Coun
|fgt congressional bee buyers feel rather
|kNm SO they made combination with
|Hll by which they could defeat the Dal
Has asprants When the bill was taken up
|In the house the Hin county representa-
|tiFe, lined up their friends and made sue
Ices full fight 10 get their county put back
|ir the Dallas district This caused n big
1dhl hcation in the camps of Kaufman and
|HN and everything went along smoothly
natl the free conference committee report
|tlr BOO. IN WAS adapted on the spot, SO
|t4Espeak, and the Hill county fellows at
|Hfi<e woke up when they discovered that
then county was in the Dallas district but
Xhfman county had been moved out and
|plafed In the Tyler district.
Hon, NJ NJ. Crane and Colonel Tom
|e4nlpbcil We're here during the past woek
md both are very confident of winning the
|xnnernatoral streamer. Both said they
|ucfe perfectly satisfied with the situation
Fat present and, of course, Congressman
t.ahham can say the same thing, The
sttlesman from Palestine has not formally
sun ounced himself, but his friends say that
Aefs In the race TO stay.
n is heard that Hon. Watt Finley, eX
SomptolIer is seriously considering the
QH7ftion Of making the race for railroad
etnlmisSioncr
II is understood that n new Richmond
y BRING groomcd for land commissioner.
Geo. Mendeh
Galnesyillc. Texas. September s. Senator
II. Potter returned home today from
Ausfin and will remain here for Il few
Whie talking with the senator relative
i1fgslative affairs, the matter of the new
fvptI esSonll redistricting bin came up
h 4A4 Nom that the conversation naturally
22t'cd into possible congressional Candi
.&HS and tho IcroItcr asked the senate
|Ne v'ulo be candidate, His rcph
|*eS That lee had received many Inquire
|pt.pe same kinl and that with them cam,
#4t llalln;'S "a encouraging promises o
<;u4rtf iLcm prominent and Influential
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