The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-13
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The Speakefship Race Will Be Set
tied When House Meets Today.
1T is STILL NIP AND TUCK
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Everything Else Has Been Forgotten
by the People al Austin,
CONTINUOUS CAUCUS WAS HELD
By the Partisans Of Both Factions and
Neither Made Much Gain.
CONTINUOUS CAUCUS WAS HELD
OTHER CANDIDATES ARE MIXING IN
Seem to Have Forgotten that They Are
After Jobs Themselves ard Are Pull
ing for Their Man N 6ia Contest.

Austin, Texas, January T. Tho balls Of
the senste aud house or representatives
have been put IN thorough order carloads
Of stationery, pens, pcucils and stamps
have been distributed aud everything Is
now ready for the regular sessicn Of tho
Twenty. cighth legislature Secretary OF
state Judge ], G.. Tod will call the house
70 order aud Lieutenant Governor Brown
ing the senate ut high noon. These officers
viii administer the oath OF office aud pre-
side until the houses are duly orgAnized.
quite crowd OF visitors from every part
of the state are here tn witness the open
ing ceremonies many OF whom Will remain
until after the inauguratop OF the Goth.
II Is expected that the inauguration cero
monies will he witnessed by inrger num-
Der OK people than Nuy similar ceremony
for years.
This has been by fur the nos. interestlns
day in the speakcrship contest, which, fol-
tho time being, has rolled every other cues
tion and measure TO come before the legis
lature aside and entirely out OF sight.
| Bon weevil bills have been put to the rear
good roads schemes have been forgotten,
( constitutional conventions have formed nc
! part Of the discussion, what the Legislature
! may do upon any measure has not beer
! thought Of and no reference whatever
made to Governor sayers message and not
one moments thought bestowed on the
coming administration of Governor Ian
ham
/ The question has been so absorbing and
has consumed the strength Of the members
so completely that they have apparently
forgotten that the legislature ~ TO meet
for any other purpose than 10 eject
speaker. Even the candidates for the vsri
Gus other Offices have been taking a hsue
in the canvass today. and are worked up
10 the poiut where they have entirely for
gotten 10 cultivate their own little political
patches and nrc working hard enough 70
nut the proverbial Trojan entirely ont OF
action. laying hy" MS the old time darkey
would say, the political crop Of one of the
two candidates for speaker.
The canvass Is not confined TO the mem
bcrs and others who are seeking places IN
the house The contaglon has oozed out
and now forms the theme OF conversation
among the business men Of the town. IL
fellow slips around corner to buy 10
cents worth OF bayrum he is apt TO be up
TO his ears In a red hot argument before no
gets through chewing a piece Of orange
pecl mud wplng his mouth Step into a
restaurant for moment just to keep up
appearances and nothing but war OF
words * hcnrd, AS for the hotels, the
spcakership Is the entire menu, served IN
courses: nothing else Is wanted, nothing
else is asked for and dining room tables
are converted into debatlng boards The
interest has Travelled up the avenue until
the Infection hlls the capitol Chase
around through the various departments 10
search OF news item and the chiefs ana
employes. usually willing TO give out an
item IL they have one, VIII reply 20 ques-
ton for news. with "Who is going TO he
elected speaker" They are not linking any
stock in the contest M the partisans OF
either candidate, but are nevertheless IN
terested.
heretofore, while some positive state
mcnts have been made by schluter and
Neff. I'm tho main thoir statements have
been IN the nature Of surTuises, speculatfons
and promises. Today, however the sup
porters held caucuses-in fact, nave Done
very little else exeept caucus. i has been
with both parties IN continuing caucas
At these meetings the roll was called and
the Zinc up" fair square aud unmlstas
able lust MS much SO as when the Dill max
ing an application for the mileage and per
diem Of the members is called up and
b, placed on rs ''hne. swelling and hnal pas
. sagc." when the schiuter roll was called
Continued on Second Pase.)