El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
NEED BIGNE55
IN GOVERNOR
OF TEXTS
Railroads and People Look
for Man With Brains to
Grasp States Needs.
Ell PASO MAN MAY
ENTER THE RACE
Isis. Texas. o. e sev-

UsTIN, Texas, Oct. 25-In sew
a eraI respects the political situa-l
A ton in Texas at this time is re-
markabIe- In the first place the cam
paign for the different state offices
has opened several months earlier |
than usual. Then there Is a dispose Z
ton to demand mental bigness in the
gubernatOriaI race. In former years
the candidates held off making formal
announcements of their respective as
pirations until three or four months in
advance of the date of the democratiol
primaries at which the selection was to
be made
Five Candidates for Governor.
Although the time for making the
nominations in the primaries is not IN
til July % of next year, five candidates.
for governor are already sQuarely IN
the field and three or four more men,
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
fact, the campaign for the governor
ship may be said to have opened six
months ago, at the time the legisla-j
ture was in session It was them
speaker of the house Of representa-
tives, declared for the office He was
shortly followed by w P Lane, present
state controller OF public accounts
Since then additions have been made
TO the field of entries until it has BEL
come one of the most interesting con-
tests for governor that the state has
experienced for several years
Ell Pasoan May Enter.
The other candidates besides Terrell;
and Lane are John G. Willacy Of Port
and VIII Hanger OF Fort Worth
Among the prospective candidates
whose names will be probably added
to the already unusually long list
NJ Worsham. Of Fl Paso. Louis J.
Workman. of Fort Worth, and Joe Rice
of Houston
Not EnOuEh Blgness-
1t is very mixed field OF active and
prospective candidates for. governor
1t is undeniably true that a very large
percentage of Democrats are not sat
isfied with any Of the names SO far
announced. While they are all good
men as far as they go, they do not go
far enough in the way of ability and
bigness, according to the views OF
many voters who are casting about
for candidate Of their own liking.
It is admitted on all sides that
Texas needs q business administration
in order that the financial difficulties
N WHICH several OF us INSTITUTIONS
and departments are now involved.
may be overcome The Penitentfary
system is in the worst possible condi-
ton 50 far as its finances are con-
have been recently made in its man
agement may help to solve the pro-.
blems that have brought it to the
verge of bankruptcy whoever sue
Heeds governor O. B. Colquitt will
find mis- way beset with difficulties in
the matter Of lifting the penal branch.
of the government out OF the financial.
pit OF course, the legislature must
but it devoIves upon the governor and
the men whom he places in control Of
the peniten1aries to evolve ways and
means for making the two inStftu-
possible Governor ColQuitt's recon-
mendation that the state sell It's "a
00o acres Of cotton and. sugar eSa0l
plantations in South Texas and replace
land In Central or North Texas Ia
not likely to be carried out BY any fu-
ture Legislators.
There is a general demand, however,
that better financial treatment be ac-i
corded not only the penite1tiary sys-i
TEN but the state university, the
state agricultural and mechanical coll
lege, the different eleemosynary insti-
tuCons and various other branches OF
E~AME0a08 Want ElE A0ns
The railroads and business interests,
would like to see some man in the
governors chair who possesses \ men
tai grasp Of the bigness of Texas, who
IS familiar with the extent and char
acter OF its wonderful undeveIoped re-
sources and who could put into effect
; broad policy that would add greatly
to the material up building OF the
whole state
The people Of western Texas are
eammoring for more railroad mileage.
There are vast stretches of rich land
n that region which would soon be-
'ome the producer Of enormous quanti-
les of products II railroad tFanspor-
alton outlets were afforded
Costs Heavily to Make Race.
Since the democratic primary law
vent into effect a few years ago the
cost of making the race for state
,ff1ce has mounted up enormously.
Is high as SIS, 900 has been spent BY
candidate for governor in one cam
)algn- TnlS Is paying pretty dearly
or an office that carries with it an
nnual salary Of only $4,000. All of the
'and1dateS now running for the office
re fairly well to do in the matter or
Worldly goods and il is a foregone con-
iusion that the campaign that is now
IN VIII cause the turning loose of q
considerable sum Of money in the ag-
sregate by them and their supporters.
ON top of this early array of candi-
ates for the governorship comes the
tatement of J. F. VOTERS Of Houston
hat he will be candidate for the
United states senate five years from
-oW His opponent viii probably be
enator Morris Sheppard, the incum-
ent- Mr.. VOTERS was a candidate
or the senate last year and was de-
Gated by Mr.. Sheppard