Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-27
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MAN-BAILEY is THE ROCK.

A staff special to the Houston Chron
icle from Austin under date Of Deem
Der 26 says:
The senatorial situation is assum
ing an interesting phase. A good por
ton of the party machinery is behind
Senator Bailey and is working over.
time in his behalf, while the rank and
file are Smelling the woods in every
section against him Something is go
ing to happen before many days that
will put all of the party leaders on
one side or the other, so that the plain
people can see just where the captains
have attempted to lead them.
1t is well known that Palestine is a
hotbed of anti-Baileyism. II is also the
home of Governor-elect Campbell. The
sentiment surrounds him every day,
and it would be impossible for him not
to absorb some of it. He told the peo-
pie at Rusk that, while Bailey was the
nominee of the party, he (CampbelD
was opposed to the servants of the
people representing the public service
corporations. 1t was not known at
that time that Bailey had been so in
innate with Pierce. The vouchers
and confessions of Bailey had not
come to light. Had it been known
then it is very doubtful whether the
next governor would have alluded to
Bailey as the party nominee. Since
the Rusk event many things have
transpired against the senator. He
has been talking a great deal, and
every time he says anything he con-
fesses, which causes his friends to
seek new and fresh defenses and
again change front Colonel Campbell,
like many others, doubtless thought
Bailey had been candid with the peo-
pie, and since he learned that he had
not it is probable that the next gov
ernor has been as much up in the air
as any citizen in the State Then,
again, Colonel Campbell loves the
weekly press, while Bailey despises
it and thinks that country editors can
be purchased for 81 each.
When the various phases of the
campaign are considered it appears
logical to believe that the governor
elect is strongly in favor of a State
primary so that the people can be
given an opportunity to again pass on
Bailey with the beneficial light of
the vouchers and confessions. Some
go so far as to intimate that there is
between the next governor
and Chairman Garden of the State
committee as to Bailey.
Campbell and Garden.
On this point the Dallas Times-Her-
aid, through the medium of "Old Poll
tician," makes the following interest
ing observations:
"Governor-elect Campbell gave the
boys a run to Dallas today for their
money and then failed to material
ize," remarked Old Politician last
night. 1T was announced Friday that
he was due in Dallas Friday night,
and Palestine correspondents sent out
the news. Governor-elect Campbell
caught southbound International and
Great Northern train and landed in
Austin Saturday morning. Wise man
is Thomas. State Chairman George
A. Garden landed in Austin Saturday
A remarkable coincidence.
so to speak. Chairman Garden is on
the anxious seat, the boys tell me.
The senatorial row is getting very ex.
citing, and the Bailey members of the
are clamoring for decisive
action-that the chairman shall de.
clare all Democrats boilers who op-
pose the junior senator. On the other
hand, Committeeman Smithdeal of
Hillsboro is clamoring for a ruling
from Chairman Garden or a call for a
meeting of the State committee. Chair
man Garden is an out and out Bailey