The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

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than Judge RaIley and other old timers (
! ray that the Holt meeting last night
( was the largest political gathering ever I
J held In Houston. Conservative esti-
Z mates place the crowd at something }
} eyer 1000 The Stewart meeting IN (
Turner hall attracted soma 600 to 800 )
} persons. The hall was not crowded at :
Z any time II was in striking contrast {
: with last Saturday night, when the }
! Holt meeting there packed II with 1900 (
{ voters and at least 500 went away be
cause they could not get In hearing (
distance.
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II any evidence were needed to show
the trend Of public sentiment as between
the two candidates who arc now ohering
for the mayoralty, or TO demonstrate their
popularity and what they stand for In the
present campaign. It was found last night
In the comparison OF the two audiences
that assembled. one on court house square
10 hear Colonel Holt and the enuncistion
Of that principle which bis candidacy rep.
yesents and the other at Turner hall TO
hear Mr. stewart. the opposing candidate.
At the Holt meeting there were 1000 or
more people. the crowd extending compact.
~ from the speakers stand to the coping
eronnd the north corner Of the square,
while Turner hail, tho seating capacity %
which is 500. was at no time taxed beyond
Its seating capacity and portion OF me
time there we're many vacant chairs the
audience Huctuatinc from 600 10 500.
AS both locations are equally central
there can be claimed no discrimination
from q geographical standpoint. and taken
as a straw to show the way the wind
blows. last nights rallies were peculiarly
significant
Az The Holt meeting Colonel Hollis in
PRODUCTION was received MS usual with the
greatest applause He commenced his nd.
dress with nm sllusiop 10 the extravaganza
prevailing In the present and past conduct
ot the city administration. charging that
It cost from - 10 so per cent more TO
run the government than the cost Of any
ether city In Texas He referred TO the
earelsssness negligence and eytravagancs
In the bringing Of suits against taxpayers,
10 each Of which case Mr.. John stewart
always collected his cost. whether tho city
collected the judgment or not, and he col
iected them so well that now ne rs can
didsta for mayor Colonel Hollis huslon
10 the mistake nv which John Stewart
gave away the market house though told
before. did not fan 20 have IT'S euect WIFI
ing scheme was referred Ia MS wind jam
ming" by way Of VARIETY. Colonel Hon
Is not given 10 the use Of slang, but th'
application of wind tammiuG" TO MIR
Stewards scheme seemed TO catch thu
crowd as sn appropriate designation.
Colonel Holt reviewed at length Mr., Stsw
arts official career and challenged an
one to point 70 single instance where MI
Stewart had ever lifted his voice in fsyO
of municipal ownership during his Ion
Before concluding. Colonel Holt. in rerer
ring. 10 the action Of the democratic 81
seutiys commTiLtec: sac, &c W "a, P ,, r
BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT WHICH /
FAIR. We simply want equal aud m
representation, and We propose to have II
Let them name their own representatives
we will mans ours
AZ The conclusion OF Colonel Holt
specch there were loud calls FOR Mr.. Cole
man, who In responding, prefaced hi
speech with a complimentary alluson Z
Houston's matchless advantages which h
said. we're threatened with another tern
Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by q little band o
politicians who had gotten their clutche
upon the throat ot Houston and wcr
choking tho very lfchlood out OF the com
munity, aud against which it was crime
according 10 their idea. for citizens 10 rails
a voice Of protest. There wsS absolutely n
harmony In any department or the cit
government, particularly did this apply &
the health department. which was demoI
allied bv n lot OF greedy politicians, VIII
cared nothing for the health of the CON
munity. The furniture Of The health ofhc
has been moved from one ofhcc 10 IN
ether so often that IL has become rckety
and the books have even been lost or gon
10 meet the others. And yet this depart
ment cost the city $4,000 more than one
third OF what IL cost TO run the schools.
He charged that the opposition saw II
doom and that the people Of HousG
were In earnest In their demand for
He referred to the pharmaceutical de
partment OF the city, not provided IoT J
the charter, but 20 which every citl5el
haA 10 IN sol drugs
city.
In reference 10 the police department
Mr. Coleman referred to the dlscord "a
prevailed in this department. and vail
he did not charge the police department
with being responsible for the daylight rot
berries and the bunco steering that pre-
vailed 10 this city, II was the present pc
ltical condition that was responsible 10
It. The municipal machinery was simpl
out of fix aud was responsible for the d'
fects in the various departments Of III
city government. What we want is tina
lives. limbs and property may be safe: w
want II so that our wives and daughter
may walk the streets without having the
purses snatched from them. tApplause.l
What have the schools come TOT The
have been run down simply by the preseI
political condition. The poor women tencl
ers In these schools are not paid the
salaries simply because they wear pstt
coats and can not vote, while the nnan,
committee will rush out and borrow mons
20 pay the police and hremen. because thu
have the right OF franchise.
He referred TO the Fannin street scAo
which cost as much TO repair Il as It co
TO build 1t originally. C'And the roof 81
leaks" said a voice in the audence)
eyes and a Thermometer hung outsi
Of the building will indicate the temper
ture ON the inside"
He referred 10 the extravaganza Of t
city park, which cost S65.OO0, and I
erematory, which cost $4,000. and with
they could not now cremate jack rnhh
II used to take all day to SINCE the hair
Of mule Now they pay man S65 \
month to watch 4 cord OF pine wood. N
furnishes an Illustration OF the capaci
for municipal ownership ~ those now Sc,
ing reelection.
HHow can such people be trusted 70 Il
as municipal ownership of water and high
when they eau not run crematory n
can not cremate a mulef"
He referred TO the fact Of cutting dor
the market house insurance from $500
10 $4,000, and taen permitting II bu
without being abba 70 collect that for {
reason that by slight oversight Of
Stewart thev, hAd no title to the proper'
because they had no permit TO make I
improvements which caused the IRE g
because they failed &c establish proof
foss. thus making ell the mistakes that