The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
sHAM,s CANnInACY.

Dallas Texas, June 15.--The weather Is
hot enough, but the contest from now
until a nomination is made for a demo.
cratic candidate for congress from this
sixth district to MI the vacancy coca
stoned by the death Of Hon, X. p. Burke.
Will border on the toriid
This district for many years has invariably
had warm, and In some cases, very bitter
contests in its congressional races This
promises to be no exception TO the rule,
although It win, fortunately be much
shorter, So far as warmth, interest and
in all probability bitterness IS concerned,
1t promises to equal any other This is,
according TO population, the largest dis
trlct in Texas, the population according 10
last census giving II almost a SUFFICIENT
population to have two congressman. Dai
las county has larger population than
any other two counties In the district, but
does not show up strong enough 10 control
the nomination Of itself; mat is, 10 give
Il TO a Dallas county man, although she
could give the nomination TO any other
county she might wish. The other couu
ties are in a manner combined already
against Dallas. and owing TO TINS condl.
ton many Dallasites admit that II VIII
be almost impossible 20 give the noinina
ton TO a home man.
This view, however Is not INDUCED in 10
such an extent as TO prevent a very warm
hands of the Dallas county democracy nor
to prevent q multiplicity of candidates
within the county announcing and throw
ing themselves into the urena eager 70
secure the vote OF the Dallas county dele
gates and run the risk of their securing
sufficient support from other counties %
give them the nomination. Farmer Bill
Shaw Is the latest announced candidate
from Dallas county. He has strong
hold on the people aud his refusal to an.
nOunce as a candidate for congress because
i - 0sraN a.. h.
expense Of holding n special election 10
elect q successor TO him as representative,
viii tighten the bands with many OF the
people in the county. Hon. Dudley 9.
are the other avowcd candidates from
Dallas county although there is a strong
probability Of others entering before tins
books are closed. The general impression
among those best informed is that Dallas
county will furnish six and probably seven
candidates for the democracy OF the county
to choose between, But they VIII 80 to
the district convention united on one man.
Ellis county Is Ia the same shape as Dial
las so far as having TO select between It's
own county men as to who shall receive
gress0ia convention. Messrs. skinner
and Beall of that county are both ia the
feld and endeayoring TO step Into the late
Congressman Bnrke's shoes. This VIII
ecutiye committee OF these two counties,
and all to be crowded into less than thirty
DAYS Meetings OF the committees To DE-
termtne how the county's choice shall be
made, followed by the county primary
election. returns OF election. county con
vention TO select delegates 10 the district
convention aud the district convention All
thIs 10 BE- done and the nominee 90 maze
Ills canvass before the special election or
dered for july - by Governor Sayerp.
Ii will be hustlng campaign, and lively
times may he looked FOR IN the Sixth dis
trict from now until the polls close, as
the candidate who ever he may be, can
hardly have more than one week ga which
10 canvass the slx counties. The executive
committee Of Dallas county, anticipating
the meeting Of the district committee,
which met at IIlllsbOr0 today, ISSUED call
Tor a meeting Of the county committee TO
IL held IN Dallas Wednesday. June 10. at
ii a N. Dr. c. B. Lewis chairman OF
the Ellis cGuuty COMMITTEES. has also been
urged to call his committee together but
mas refused 70 act until after the district
ronlnittee acts The meetings Of these
eo.n,fnittpeS. both comfy and district, are
certain to be fraught with much Interest,
and lively times are expected at each,
owing 10 the difference Of opinion a. 60
the Insnner 10 which the choice Of the
comfy. No the county COMMITTEES, shall b.
made. and In the dlstriet committee as
Ia how the candidate for congress shan be
chosen. a. o, Robertson.