The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09


ua-de. $ permit 70 repair i and lt buzz ed
gq. Ard then. ] an informed. -hey neglect
cd 20 make nroos or loss wl.G'n t2e re-
qu.ssd time and can not collect the In
sgrsnce. Aud these are the people thar are
talking 20 you about municipal ownership
cf public Utilities
In conclusion Mr. Coleman stated that A
snort time ago De Lad had occasion g
invest gate some cf the foreclosures OBJ
tz!aed ID tax suits brought hv Mr.. Stew
at Tor the C-ty. These lnye.' legations e
CASES OFT OF lDa THE PORTFOLIOS
CRES WE'RE ABSOLUTELY WORTH
LESS. and that IN the one .0-e case the
wrong party had not been suad
The speaking was closed hy Mr.. Watkins,
candidate for alderman from the Third
ward on the Holt ticket who briefly re-
viewed the different positions assumed br
Z the opposition and showed now they had
been driven from them one by one.
Colonel Holf and his friends have every
reason 20 feel good over tue progress they
save made during the past week. Every
Heli rally wss we'll attended and every
'peech made by or in tie Interest % Colo.
nsl Holt was enthusiastically received aud
favorEbly commented upon. indicating that
large majority Of the voters OK Houston
are interested IN his candidacy and de.
termined 10 bsstir themselves IN his behalf
On the other hand the Stewart rallies
have plainly shown that the opposition TO
Colonel Holt. which was never very strong
10 begin with. is weakening day by day
In no instance has Mr.. Stewart been able
to attract such crowds as have Invariably
, greeted the good government candidate
} neither has he on any occasion succeeded
: in impressing bis hearers that his candi-
! dacy Is really serious. Placed on the de-
feRsiye at the outset by Colonel Holt, he
0 has never recovered from the effect OF the
4 expose of the eItravSEance which char.
: acteriEed the administration Of his depart.
, msnt while no was city attorney Chsi
y leuged 10 explain how 1t was that 50 much
i, OF the taxpayers money was devoted tc
r. taking cara OF expenses" during his ofd
|. elal career, he has vouchsafed no reply
y save that he has nothing 70 apologize
r. for.
q Cornered, and At a less for something
Gu to say In reply TO Colonel Hollis criticisms
Mr.. Stewart nnally called on Judge Bra
- shear to come TO his rescue last week. III
4, appearance OF the Judge on the stump 10
"A MIR Stewart was widely advertised an,
an industrlously herRlded in the hope that nj
~ participation In the campaign would revly
- the Stewart fortunes aud have a mag
- eject upon the Stewart following. al
At hrst speech was made in the Fifth ward
y. where IL was expected that he would prov
~ a drawing card OF exceptional value Blu
NJ. his reception was disappointing to thos
m who had banked so much on his popularlt
I'D with the voters. The crowd that gathere
". to hear his 2rst speech was not as larg
he as the one that greeted Colonel Holt /
ay the Fifth ward the night before aud hi
ou remarks made no particular impression 0
he Following Mr.. Stewards example Judg
M Brsshear touched the good government u
sue glngerly. la fact, he went so Gar q
Ike preterrlng rather 20 talk about munlcip.
at ownership about which there Is no .ontr,
he yeTsy. lie had nothing 10 say, howeye
IN explanation OF the extravaganza Wit
which Mr.. Stewart Is charged with hayln
=, INDUCED In while office, nor din b
sc promise for Mr.. Stewart that II that gel
es- tleman was elected the revenues OF III
h, city would be economically handed or tn.
e. the borrowing OF money from favorg
.0A banks for the city's accent would ceas
Ne he was silent on the subject Of why Il
Endorsement vouchsafed Colonel Holt I
-. bis faction, after the withdrawal Of Jnd,
st Wilson had been suddenly taken back ar
he did not undertake to make clear his qui,
cal change u opinion with regard 70 the a
II. ceptabiltE Of Colonel Holt On tn CO
az I-!s MS eloluenSe vac vested IN an {
9nl tort 10 fasten the responsibility for q
nd awry condition OF the cltys affairs upt
arr = portion Of the city council, composed
men, several OF whom are now followll
ord the Stewart trail seeking reelection
lile Ia the, Judge Brashears remarks Z,
HI shert ~ the expectations OF the stewa
be- followers and had uttle II any effect up,
cor The campaign. Hesdlined as star attra
pot tlon, DC failed 70 make anything Ike Il
to impression anticipated. Held back for
leir big gan be did NOT make enough noise
disturb the serenity OF the good Cover
Ter. nlent advocates who are moving stead
nat on Just ss II the exIrayaganee faction h
ere not trctted out itsi last hope and seen
ne, dwindie down 10 nothing In the she
sw space 81 aftssR miautsA