The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-01
CENSUS AND POLITICS.
Bureau Agent ia Texas Appointing
Statisticians.
HE is MAKING HAY FOR ROOSEVELT
Locking Carefully into the Situation In
the Flo 3rande Congressional Dis
trct--Appointed by Quay.

Galveston, Texas. July s1.-That the
Present administration is making renom!na.
tion hay while the sun chimes is evidenced
~ otAeE places than Oyster Bay aud the
National capital. While sitting IN the ro
tuhas of the fremont hotel here last even
lug a lcquacious travelling man was heard
70 MAKE some rather startling admissions
TO circle Of friends with wAon he vas
chatting
He was evidently a repnoicAa, ard enc
Of toe working kind. and pronaDly was
deiuded into a belief that rome but ne.
puollcans were listening ~ his remarks.
Said he:
Il tell you what It is. The zen, blicaa
machine Is better organic ID this CAM
plisn than ever before. WHAT you see in
tae newspapers about the conferences at
Cyetef Bay aud the stun that leaks out
about the movement Of heGds Of depart-
Meht Is very small part OF the scheme
IT, Y very evident thar Hap has been
aWelllng the presidents head Will Atclies
aDoat possible success in congressional
elections Ia Texas The way / know what
Is going ON down mere is tIiF: ! II ct ut n
Houston hotel few days since a Mr..
cnaity sort of chap and easy 10 get ac
luaintcd with.
Nj Rose is representative o, the
census bureau in new department estab.
Hshtd thls year for obtaining accurate
records OF the cotton crop OF the entire
cotton hclt through system of direct
mas the supervision Of twenty To thirty
counties. III Texas. and of course there
WIZ be others. as one man can not cover
ttt whole cotton growing area Of the StIte
lie VIII have the appointing OF slbagrnts
Wherever be cho0scs to place them Nav
thiS same thing VIII be done IN every
other cotton growing State, so rou can
FORM an Idea OF what number Of depHrt-
mtnt specials there will be In the neld
TO say nothing of the small army of their
teleSted representatives.
These census bureau men are carefully
selected Tor various qualifications --rspa-
Clhly knowledge Of hed politics Rose
Is a Pennsylvaninn aud clalms personal
acqualnthnce with Matt Quay and other
81 the Keystone states blgwigs. / Judged
from his conversation that Quay lad n
Aand "a his appointment. You know Quay
1904 They are stanch political friends
and a solid delegation from New Nyrk and
lrhe , would mean good deal in
declared for Roosevelt.
Every appointment by such ngsnts as
AIr. Rose WllI be carefully made so rs to
course, good republicans will he selected
In each elsewhere they can ba found
and democrats aud the black man nre
barred from such appointments No col
orcd men are wanted by Mr. Rose us his
appolntees There IS clearly IN effort TO
GounternGt the effect OF the Booker Wash.
JUS 'vu h4HutI' WulCu Rose lNtltna:pa the I
president regrets.
oh. mo- the census part Is not fnke |.
hose attends TO that business reil !iouslv, !
but evidently he is in no hurry ana has I
plenty OF time Mt his disposal IL took
MN nbont week to make hts selection OF [
the Harris county agent at Houston and /
Noticed him In constant touch with the re. /
publican lenders SO of course the political [
Phase Of the selection was OF more inpor /
tnnve than the qualifications for a burenu /
agent ! know that h. Is in close touch [
with the committee at republican hcadauar. |
tors because he showed me lot OF letters
and credentials.
He got pretty we'll posted on the CON
eressional fight In the Rio Grnnde district,
where Scott is going to run against Garner,
apd Mr.. Rose SAID he thought the chances
we're first class for buttiug la down there
and heating Garner out. He says Wells
Is disrasteful to mnuy demo.
GRATIS out In BeSar county aud below and
Dlhrclls friends are sore. There are I
great many republicans IN that district and
Rose seems confident thar good geld politics
would make SCOTS race hot one Ii
would be big thing to make a break I'm
the Texas delegation II only one congress.
man was secured. The same thing may be
worked In other cotton States by this sys.
TEN. 50 that possible losses in the West and
Middle states may be overcome and still
leave good working majority In the next
congress,
MIR. Rose will 60 to san Antonio in
short time and believe The heart of tho
night Will be IN that section"