El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-02
BURLES0N IS
AFTER JOB IN
CABINET
Culberson Wants to Go Into
Cabinet - Cone johnson
May Be Senator.
ZACH COBB TO BE
WEST TEXAS BOSS
By W. d. HOrnaday.

AuSIlns IeNaSY NOV. I'm anGcipa-
ton Of the success OF the national
Democratic ticket on November 3, hun
dreds Of members OF that party in
Texas have entered the contest for
7 appointment to public office under the
prospective new admlnlstra ton. Al
ready sOcaled original Wilson mem
are bobbing up by the score all over the
state and pressing their claims for
recognition at the hands of the party.
Congressman Albert :. BurleSOn. of
Austin, who is a member Of the VIII
son campaign advisory committee has
notified his political friends here that
he viii be an applicant for appointment
TO the position Of secretary OF agricui-
ture in the event governor Wilson is
elected. which he claims is practically
assured Mr. BurlesOn says he has an
ambition to serve four years as a mem
Der OF the wilson cabinet Whereupon
he wants to return to Texas and fin
ish out his public life by being elected
governor Of the state.
1t is also currently reported, and on
apparently most trustworthy authori-
ty, that senator Charles A Culberson
confidently expects TO be appointed to
cabinet position by Wilson.
Of course there will not be two cab
met members from Texas, and the fact
that there is a competition between
BurlesOn and CulbersOn for this honor
is already arousing no little interest
among the friends Of these two men in
this state.
CoIquitt After CuIBersOn's Job.
There is a general Impression among
CulbersOn's friends that he viii not
seek reelection 10 the senate, irrespect-
i've Of whether he is appointed to some
office in the event of Democratic ma
tiOnal success.
1t is an open secret. however, that
even should he be candidate for re-
election, governor o. B. COlQuitt viii
be a rival candidate for that office 1t
is stated in this connection that gov
ernOr COlquitt and his friends would
much prefer that CulberSOn be not a
candidate for reelection, and for this
reason they are supporting his re-
ported ambition to be appointed to q
place in the prospective Wilson cabi-
net 1t is the opinion OF men who are
in close touch with political affairs in
Texas and who know the relative
strength of COlQuitt and CulbersOn
among the masses Of the people that
the present senator y OUld experience
no serious difficulty IN being reelected
to another term He is very popular
among the rank and file Of Democrats
in the state and has not been identified
with any Of the warning factions with
in the party organization in Texas.
Cone johnson May Win.
If senator CulbersOn should vOlun-
tarily retire to private life or be ap-
pointed to some higher office In the
event of Wilson election it is regard
ed as practically certain that Cone
Johnson, Of Tyler would become q
candidate to succeed him in the SEN
ate. Mr.. johnson was candidate for
Balley'S place this year but withdrew
from the contest some time before the
primaries, leaving the field open to
Morris Sheppard who defeated Jake
VOTERS IN the preferential vote Tor
the office. As between Johnson and
Colquitt, should they run against each
other for the senate, the chances for
success are generally conceded to be
IN favor Of Johnson
In regard TO the prospective appli-
cations for federal appointment un-
dor Wilson, it is stated here that 7.
W Gregory, who was prominent IN the
preconvenuon campaign for Wilson in
Texas, has his eye on the British am
bassadOrship. Mr. Gregory is a man
of considerable wealth and is said to
be ambitious to mix with British roy
atty.
The Original Wilson Man.
OF all the men in Texas who sup
ported Wilson for the presidency prior
to the Baltimore convention, there is
one who stands out alone as absolute
" the original Wilson man. He Is
George ArniStead, Of San Antonio, who
served for several years as Washing
ton newspaper correspondent ana has
long been an active worker for the
good of the Democratic party in Texas
Mr.. Armistead began boosting Wilson
for the presidential nomination more
than three years ago. His activity on
behalf Of the New Jersey man was the
primary cause Of an organization be-
won for Wilson the Texas convention
vote. Mr.. Armistead is one Of the
Texas Democratic electOr nominees. It
is not known that he viii be an appn-
can't for appointment to public office
should Wilson be elected, but his
friends stand ready, it is said, to give
their endorsement to whatever recOg-
milton of this character he may seek
al the hands Of the party.
OId-Time Bosses Out.
The former Democratic leaders who
were in control OF party machinery Of
Texas are considered out Of line for
political preferment under the new
state and national deal, as they were
for the most part antagonistic to VIII
son, being Harmon partisans during
The precOnventjOn campaign. 1t IS said
IN this connection that governor Col
Iuitt plans to take care Of as many
IF them as possible during the remain
Ter Of his administration.
A Job for OusIey.
According to an interesting bit OF
gossip that IS current here, Clarence :
Ousley, editor of the Fort Worth Rec
ord, who was prominently mentioned /
Is a probable candidate to succeed Bal
ey in the United States senate, IS
% be appointed president Of the State
s Agricultural and Mechanical college TO I
succeed Col. r. L Miner, who will, it Z
S said, soon submit his resignation to F.
zach Cobb. the New Boss.
Out west Texas way. it is declared J
hat Zach Lamar Cobb will be the real I!
ictatOr when it comes to distributing J
he pie. Mr. Cobb was an original (
Wilson man from west Texas and (
stands very close to the Wilson leaders /
If the state, in fact, is very warm 1
personal friend of all Of them; then /
lis family is closely connected in a /
social way with the Wilson family 4
back home" and altogether Mr. Cobb /,
s in a very fine position to dictate
vest Texas patronage. It is said that 4
.Ir. Cobb is 10 be the collector Of GUS 4
oms at Fl Paso in the event of Demo- 4
ratio success and that the man who 4
becomes postmaster viii have TO have 1
lis approval
Six Tickets in Field.
Six political parties have state tick
IT'S in the field to be voted on at the /
general election next Tuesday Tt is 1
.stimated that there will be approx
mately 425,O00 votes cast in Texas, of /
which Woodrow Wilson will receive /
or president, $50, 900; William H Taft !
bout $4,000; Theodore oROsevelt. about
5000, and the remaining 5000 scattered
mong the PrOhibidOnists, the Social /
SITS and the Socialist Labor candidates
{ is assured in advance that the fun
Democratic congressional ticket will be
lecre0. I'm fact. no real OnnoEfffOr7 Ia 1