El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-07
Politics Are Hot In Texas
Candidates Clutter Up the
Horizon; Many Of Them
Of Many Minds.

TT CUSTOM, Tex, Feb. 7.-'rWise
II men change their minds-the
Il Il other kind never-and now they
do say that even short lanes turn.
after trying to prove that only long
ones are subject to the direction.
drolled the politician as he leaned
against the cigar case and grinned.
w. p. Lane is not long one. He's
changed Now he's twisting and
sQuirming and Wriggling and trying to
80 back-in other words he has turned.
His weeks Of defiance and p0sitiveness
mas come to naught. He's agreed to an
elimination process-but still breaches
against being eliminated.
we anus call him water power
W. =. may as well stand for the two
words as anything else. And it might
be added to that Water Power Lane
started the Powder Dry Campaign
hoW's that for an amateur But didn't
ne hand VIII H. Mayes something to
thing about in his waking hours2
Pears to me it was coming, too
And politicians views are about the
same as the views entertained by lots
and lots Of persons in this sectOn-nOt
alone those who make a business Of
politics during the shooting season, but
also the erstwhile and humble voting
persons. Despite all, Lane has been
regarded as the strongest vote getting
pro in the announcement list, except [
Bail and Horace Chiffon
The ELIMINATION Process.
With the decision Of Lane, the pro /
middle becomes more muddled. The I
opinion exists that all of the avowed :
nave realized a hopelessness and rather 4
than embarrass the situation too much. !
have agreed that some sacrifice of am ,
bition must be undergone Thus, up
TO date the elimination process has
caught Cullen Thomas VIII H Mayes,
w p. Lane and the smaller fry.
In the meantime the ''sleuths" are al
work. It's a kind Of Gum shoe" Jones
propositiOn-with apologies to the Ty-
Ter man who many years ago inherited (
that distinction, and, who, by the way, (
is a sort of candidate for governor !
himself He's one Of the three Joneses
mentioned as probabilities-from their
own viewpoint.
Between Ball and Chiffon.
But back to the gum shoeing." The
little bird whispers it's between
Thomas III. Ball, Of pro fame, and
Horace Chiffon, Of anti Bailey fame.
II. H. McGreSOrs who has the prefix
senator and who halls from Travis
county, spent several days IN Houston.
Like all others Of the clan, he de-
clared that his visit had no political .
significance. His chief callers, how 3
ever, aside from prying reporters.
were pOliticians-has beens, ares or
would bes.
Il never straddled a rail in my life"
he said-iust as if he meant every
word. Il don't intend to ever straddIe
one They are useless, an abOminatiOn
in the sight Of the voting people, and
are creatures calculated to muss
things up-therefOre I'm for Horace (
Chiffon for governor" More than that
senator McGregOr claims to be the or
gum shOeing" for him away last OC-
ober.
Urging Ball to Run.
letters-friends are
lrging Tom Ball to get in the running.
They are in earnest it seems, but the
age Of water wagons smiles and re
lies; II don't want the job and
lOnt like to be put in the attitude OF
iecllnlng something that hasn't been /
filtered me" Then he turns to his I
iesk and opens a huge yellow back
'olume and begins pouring over "decis-
sam Sparks. Of Travis, and James
'ergusOn. of Bell,-bOth original Bell
ounty boys-are each laying claims to
he ami end OF the comedy drama so
ar sparks has some new apparent
- things in his platform, even though ( z
he planks are rough and splintery, ]
nd touches on features that no other
IAN has dared trust One is the rem
arS. organization and their plan for
citing hold Of a bigger end of the fail .
honey sack. That's just one, of
curse There are maryland among J
hem the solemn p1Ous announcement I 7
hat the liquor question has no place
o the campaign. Not new by any !
leaps, but a handy thing to have !
round, even when declaring on the :
ide that the anti side is esDOused! Z
Ferguspn's Fight.
James Ferguson win open head s
uarters in several spots, word comes
rom Temple, when the time is ripe
he exact date for the ripening hasn't r
cen settled definitely-but time seems / Il
o be ripening fast Some day, his 2
-iends are authority for most Of his
3mpaign talk yet, Ferguson expects o
3 run up to Dallas, drop over into g
ort Worth, shy into Waco, visit I S
ustins thence to San Antonio, speed | V
} the city Of Houston, and to Calves h
IN, ct al-an for the single purpose / c
establishing publicity bureaus, liter
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