The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-14
TEXAS POLITICS
A RED HOT CAMPAIGN FOR THE
GOVERNORSHIP.
FOUR LEADING ASPIRANTS
The Prohibitions Issue Is a Feature of
the Contest-Campaign Is Marked By
Unusual Bitterness and Partisanship.
Senator zoe Bailey and His Influence.

Austin, Tex, July f3.-The campaign
for the Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation, which has kept all Texas in a
political turmoil for many weeks, en-.
tered on its final stage today. Ten days
hence the contest for the governorshir
and for other State Offices will be de-
cided at the general primary election
With the many candidates for Office on
the stump, together with Senator Bailey
and ali the other prominent party lead
ers who are interested in the outcome
whirlwind finish to the campaign is
promised.
The campaign has been one of The
most partisan in the history of the COM
monwealth and has attracted wide at
tention because of the unusual bitterness
of the contest for the governorship and
also from the fact that the question Of
prohibition has been the leading issue ir
the fight.
There are four leading entrants ir
the gubernatorial race, namely: William
Poindexter, Robert " Davidson, 0. D
Colquitt and Cone Johnson. A fifth EN-
try, James NJ. Jones, is not expected tc
cut much figure in the result of the con-
test
A significant feature OF the campaign
is the attitude of the different candidates
toward the business element. The sup
port of the latter is being openly in.
vited by all of the candidates. All o.
them stand for the continued growth
and prosperity of the State. No outcry
against so-called aggregations of capi
tai has been raised None of the can
didates has attacked the trusts or The
railroads as in previous campaigns.
There is no radical difference in tht
platforms of the four men who arr
waging a fight for the nomination fol
Governor, except on the prohibition
question. Poindexter and Johnson ar
expected to divide the prohibition vote
while Davidson and Colquitt are looked
upon as the standard bearers of thos
opposed to Statewide prohibition.
While the prohibition question is still
the overshadowing issue Senator Josepl
w. Bailey is considered an importan
factor when it comes to the supper
that the different candidates are receiv
ing. Senator Bailey has allowed tn
impression to become prevalent that h
prefers the nomination of Mr. Poindex
ter for governor. On the other hand,
is openly declared that Poindexter wa
placed in the race for governor at tn
instance of Senator Bailey, for the pur
pose Of dividing the prohibition vot
and to insure the election of Colquitt
It is conceded therefore that the vot
OF the Bailey followers will be divide
between Poindexter and Colquitt, &C
cordingly as the voter leans toward
prohibition or prohibition. In tn
same manner the anti i-Bailey vote is ex
pected to be divided between Johnso
and Davidson.
In addition to the governorship, tn
4 coming primary will decide the nomina
tons for lieutenant governor, attorne
!, general, controller, commissioner of tn
general land office, State treasurer, rail
road commissioner, superintendent {
education, commissioner of agricultur,
Judge of the court of criminal appeal
, and associates justice of the Suprem
Court. There are spirited contests 0
for neaerly every place on the ticke
the candidates for lieutenant governc
and controller being especially numel
D Gus.
Besides the various State Offices a
entire delegation of sixteen represent;
, tives in Congress is to be chosen at tt
/ primary The majority of the presel
{ members of Congress are candidates fC
reelection, and most of these have r
very serious opposition for renomini
j ton. Congressman Sheppard, Hard
!, Moore, Burgess, Burleson. Henry Sla.
o den, Smith and Garner have no opp
, nents in the primary. Gordon Russo
o of the Third district has been appoints
! United States judge, and he is the on
s member of the delegation not cand
> date for reelection. Congressm:
: Beall Of the Fifth distric. has a We
3 active opponent in the person of Dwig
LewelIyn, district attorney of Dalls
Congressman Randell of the Four
e district also has a hard fight on /
oI hands. The same situation faces Sim
.dl son in the Third district, Dies of t
i Second, Gregg of the Seventh, Giiiesl
f of the Twelfth and Stephens Of t
le Thirteenth.
e. The next Legislature will elect