The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-13
PROHIBITION ISSUE
IN TEXAS
All State in Turmoil Over
Contest for Governor
and Booze.

all Texas in a political turmoil for
many weeks, entered upon it's final
stage today. Ten days hence the
contest for the gOvernorship and for
other state offices as we'll will be
decided at the general primary cleo
ton. With the many candidates for
office on the stump, together with
Senator Bailey and all the other
prominent party leaders who are in
terested in the outcome, whirlwind
finish to the campaign is promised.
The campaign has been one of the
most partisan in the history of the
Commonwealth and has attracted
wide attention because of the I'M
usual bitterness of the contest for
the governorship and also from the
fact that the question of prohibition
has been the leading issue in the
fight
There are four leading entrants
in the gubernatorial race, namely:
William Poindexter, Robert Vance
Davidson, o. B. Colquitt, and Cone
Johnson A fifth entry, James Mar
tin Jones, is not expected to cut
much figure in the result of the con-
test.
A significant feature of the cam
paign is the attitude of the differ
ent candidates toward the business
element. The support of the latter
is being openly invited by all of the
candidates. All of them stand for
the continued growth and prosperity
of the state. No cutlery against So
called aggregations of capital has
been raised. None of the candidates
has attacked the trusts or the rail-
roads as in previous campaigns.
There is no radical difference in
the platforms of the four men who
are waging a fight for the nomina-
ton for governor, except on the pro-
hibition question. POindexter and
Johnson are expected to divide the
prohibition vote, while Davidson
and Colquitt are looked upon as the
standard bearers of those opposed
to statewide prohibition.
While the prohibition question is
still the overshadowing issue, Sena-
tor Joseph w. Bailey is considered
an important factor when it comes
to the support that the different
candidates are receiving. Senator
Bailey has allowed the impression
to become prevalent that he prefers
the nomination of Mr.. Poindexter for
governor. On the other hand it is
openly declared that Poindexter was
placed in the race for governor al
the instance of Senator Bailey, for
the purpose of dividing the prohlbl-
ton vote and to insure the election
of Mr.. Colquitt. 1t is conceded
therefore that the vote of the Bal
lev followers will be divided be.
tween Poindexter and Colquitt, &C
cordingly as the voter leans toward
prohibition or anti-prohibition. In
the same manner the anti-Baliey
vote is expected to be divided be-
tween Johnson and Davidson.
In addition to the governorshlI
the coming primary will decide the
nominations for lieutenant govern
or, attorney general, controller, com
missioner of the general land office
state treasurer, railroad commission
err, state superintendent OF puDllt
instruction, commissioner of agricul
ture, Judge of the court OF criminal
appeals, and associate justice of the
supreme court. There are spirited
contests on for nearly every place
on the ticket, the candidates fol
lieutenant governor and controller
being especially numerous.
Besides the various state offices
an entire delegation of sixteen rep
resentatives in congress is to bf
chosen at the primaries. The ma
jority of the present members o.
congress are candidates for re-elec
ton. and most of these have no yer!
serious opposition for denomination
1 Congressmen Sheppard, Hardy
Moore, Burgess, Burleson, Henry
Smith, Slayden and Garner have ne
|, opponents in the primary. Gordon
Russell, of the Third district, ha
been appointed United States Judge
and he is the only member of the
delegation not a candidate for re
election. Congressman Beall, OF tn
Fifth district, has a very active op
ponent in the person of Dwight Lew
ellen, district attorney of Dallas
Congressman Randell, of the Fourth
district. also has a hard fight on hi
hands. The same situation face
Simpson in the Third district, Die
of the Second, Gregg Of the Seventh
Gillespie of the Twelfth. and Steph
ems of the Thirteenth district.
The next legislature will elect
United States senator to succeed
Charles A. Culberson, whose tern
will expire next March. The sena