The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-23
Array OF CONGREssMEN.

"Daas county had thirty votes In the
convention and about half that humber OF
It's delegates were present Most Of these
teached Galveston on Monday, and when
k6y. got there were amazed to find Sen
.tor Bailey and every other congressman
In the Texas delegation who is understood
to be very close to him lined up like an
army OF colonies under his leadership
working with extraordinary energy for the
reelection Of Mr.. Wells. In this forni-
da9e array were congressman Bail, Cooper
Atnry, Burgess, Slayden and Burleson, and
az GarnSr, VINO has been nominated for
congress In Mi Wells district
The rear guard OF this remarkable and
unprecedented combination was composed
i the chief executive of the State, "A
hunter OF his nppointees. and several
members of the State administration,
whose names ] do not mention because OF
the profound conviction that these were
coerced into unwilling service and realized
Tue uhSeemly nature of it. Against this
iormidaDle combination We're actively OPP
posed in the contest which ensued only
tae members OF the Dallas delegation. Most
81 these were strong friends of Mr.. Bailey.
IL was reported to them by delegates whose
votes votes were sought by both sides that Mr.
bailey was making urgent personal APP
pealS 70 them to support Wells, upon the
grounds tnat 1t was fight on him
lpule!h tnat MS prestige was at stake.
mat the Penhed Incident had brought
uoWh upon him storm of criticism from
, ,ne press ana the election of COckrell
would be seized upon abroad as evidence
tnat ne was repudiated at home. Follow
iug thls came the declaration BY his Jour
Mlistic friends that the contest was be-
.weeh bailey, and Hogg. To the extent of
my observation every newspaper reporter
~ galveston, with one exception, was a
most Jealous Wells lieutenant, and this ac-
counts for the obvious coloring given to
New, ft tP appearing in the daily press;
iyeat the report was sent out that Colonel
Lanham favored Mr.. Wells. and applicants
40! u place under the incoming administra-
u.n were threatened with disappointment
uaess they should line up under the ban
nror, ., tne machine. This report was
bb, X, Tpply met by the statement published
~ eolonel Lanham to the effect that both
" we candidates were his friends and
ta aSt ne was taking no part In the con
FAD epS, ana the action of his home county
te,, and three TO Mr. Wells was the one
snItesning and significant instance of con-
'p.yyn u Independence of the machine
Gu ~ spite OF all the efforts of the con.
sdmInIs nn u combine reinforced by the State
demonstration. and without the active aid
n. single office holder, the friends Of
az OocRrell were able twice to count IN
ch,r assured majority, and then the ma
sorted !. true TO It's natural instincts, re-
,sin 10 the subterfuge of bargain to OBJ
, sin tne appearance of victory. Mr.. Cock
~ was offered the permanent chairman.
IN oi the state convention TO retire from
az h'u, ana afterwards the chairmanship
rat. ne executive committee In 1904 He
buseu to make a bargain which would
I've purchased the hauble of an hour nj
NJ TSacrlnce Of the right of the democrats
servsnfs TO choose their own executive
~ NV, ana thus nobly indicated his right
csns stand as the representative of thei,
ncii,s IN the contest between machine
InstIo trained at Washington and al
S1sa9, and the people.
conelole the roll call 1. WINS nuovn n
ana tnat he was defeated, but both IL
1ph, .hs supporters were determined 4
thn na ny battle 10 finish, to the end tina
the np,e might be made to understand
now ngs OF the machine, and whicl
In ,Ais GAYS TO exercise autocratic powe
&c.. noiTONHULED DELEGATES.
.. ro'unda Of the fremont hotel pre-
80 Tor two days & spectacle whic
n... Hu'e given valuable hints TO tina
NJ master OF political Czarlsm, Senate
s,n ny Oh Pennsylvania. One delegate fror
oma1 STATED that on his way from tn
.s,,l 'us TO the hotel register he wa
80 upon ana buttonhoIed and lahore
~, prayed with by three congressman
Nv. -s,'ner OF whom he was acquaintcC
dirso.- stood Senator Bailey, apparent
ana every movement OF the combin,
p.,n. all other arguments had faiie
tnsns 'ae prestige of his position and IL
rsts 70 bring around tho RELUCTANT dei,
ity wh,otSuer these circumstances maio
the cbana would have been a minority b
ohtsInsd OF about one hundred votes wa
More M. the congressional combin,
ahu NQdr number =.