The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-17
FHE NEW STATE OFFICIALS.
Rr;ef Sketches of the Nominees of the Gal
weston Convention.


to work six months fer sl2, so per month
soon after the paper was moved to Green
vie, Hunt county, where be went also, and
remained with the paper until 1884 In
FEBRUARY Of that year he established the
Pittsburg, Camp county, Gazette In 1856
he sold the Gazette, moved 10 Terrell, Kauf.
man county. and purchased the Terrell Star,
which be owned and published until 1905.
When he sold 1t and retired from the news
paper business and engaged In the practice
of law.
In 1920 he lctively supported the nomina-
ton OF Hogg for governor, and the creation
Of the railroad commission; was memuer
Of the democratic state committee for the
Ninth district from 1892 TO 1894. AT the
meeting Of the committee at Dallas In
March. 1874 at which harmony between
the Hogg and Clark factions was restored
by the disbnnGment of the Clark commit
tee, Mr. Colqutt was one OF the Ave mem
bers of the committee Of conference ap-
polluted by the chairman, Waller s. Baker,
from the Hogg committee. In 1894 he was
nominated by the delnocrnts of the Ninth
senatorial district, composed OF Kaufman,
Navarro and Henderson counties, for State
senator. was elected and served for a term
Of four years. In 1900 he was appointed by
Governor Joseph ID. say srs ms a member
of the tax commission, created by demand
of the democratic convention of 1898 for the
purpose of revising the revenue laws of the
State
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superintendent Of public instruction, was
born In Baltimore, Md. in 1883. HIS
father, Rev. ]. A. Lefevre, is a retired
Presbyterian minister of that city. prof.
Lefevre was educated in the schools OF
Baltimore and the University of Virginia.
In 1855 he became a member Of a mer-
cautlle firm In Baltimore. In 1855 he went
to st. Paul. MINI. and later to Wichita.
kan., where he engaged Ia land business
and taught private school. In 1870 he
returned East but shortly afterward came
to Texas and accepted position as n
teacher in the Ball High school at Cal.
weston. In lSH2 he was chosen superin-
tenGent of the city schools of Gonzales.
In 1894 he was elected n member of the
faculty OF the Uniyers,iy Of Texas, as in
Structor IN mathematics. In 1893 he was
elected superintendent Of the city schools
of Victoria. which position he was holding
at the time he was appointed superm-
tcndent of pubic instruction by Governor
Savers to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Prof. j. $. Kendall.
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W L. Davidson, Judge of the court Of
criminal appeals, was born uear' Grenada.
Miss November 5. 1915. Was brought TO
Texas in 1851 by his parents who settled
Mt Gonzales He was admitted TO the bar
in 1871 aud in 1877 removed to George
town. his present home. He was assistant
attorney general for four years from Feb
ruary 4, 1851, and February 2, 1871. was
appointed by Governor Hogg TO Nil the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge
sam A Wilson: he was elected TO the
pace and has held 1t continuously he
served In the Texas cavalry during the
civil war.
TIE STATE CHAIRMAN.
La AL
of Southwestern Texas he vas born at
st. Josephs Island IN Aransas county,
Texas. His father, James B. Wells, sr.,
was an officer in the United States navy
in 1886. aud at one time was master of
the Texas navy yard, aud a VAIN personal
friend of the lamented Albert sydney
Johnston and Sam Houston. The subject
OF this sketch was educated at the univer-
sity of Virginia. where in addition to his
literary and classical studies, he took
course in law in the class of lsI4-o, gfadu
ating with distinction. Later he prose
cuted his studies Ia the olnce Oh HesS's,
Gresham & Mann of Galveston tahlus ae
the same time a course in commercial law.
Removing to Rocklort, Mr.. wells entered
the practice of his profession ana Ias slg,
mally succeeded. Distinguishing hlmseit
amongst his colleagues as a lawyer OF abll
ity. Ills fame uas extended beyond the
limits OF the state, and his practice EN-
braces many counties within ner borders
like the majority of lawyers, MIR. Wells Is
an active politician, anu mas taken con
spicuous part IN political ahalls from the
tist notably in the heated contest over
the subject of prohibition, MI. Weiis oelhs
AN opponent Of the measure. lie Was
presidential elector on the Cleveland ana
Hendricks ticket In 1894, and mas Decn Tor
several years a member Of the State demo
cratic executive committee. he was also
= delegate to the National convention tdem'
ocrotIcl that nominated Hancock Tor presl-
dent in 1880 Mr.. Wells has no war rec,
ord. being too young to have participated
in that memorable struggle. In ;ehgious
heller Mr.. Wells is staunch Catnouc.
He is a strong advocate for deep water
on the coast. and was chosen oy governor
Ross ms a delegate 70 the 1883 deep water
at Denver. , $50, A..
Though desiring no pohtlcai nohofs NI'
Wells mas served his party by represent
ing his district in most of the stare, coln-
~ and senatorial conventions since $50,
md has taken an active part for democracy
in IN every canvass, contributing both time
and money TO the cause. Notably nc was
satiye ana erncipnt IN the contest oetweel
Grain and Rentfro for congress, and ID tne
Sieicher and ireland canvass, as sup
ncrter of the former, His recent record Is
pioa we'll known TO need repetition