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Show Says the Now York Tribune: "Tho result of the Democratic primary liij Toxns Is anything but comforting to tho Wilson administration. A strong Wilson leader, Thomas II. Hall, bnck-od bnck-od by Indorsements from Mr- Wilson himself, from Secretary Bryan and from Postmaster General Bur'osnn, has been beaten .'or tho ik alnatlon for governor by a frtenc nnd follower follow-er of Champ Clark Mr. Wilson carried car-ried the Texas primaries in tho sprlin? r ,0-2 Vi.-u ng tho power of old Bailey machine. Most ot the politicians poli-ticians thereupon went over to him. All tho federal patronage has, been In their hands and one of their number Mr. Burleson, was put Into the cabinet. cab-inet. Yet In the first primary since tho Inauguration the Texas Democrats havo turned down tho administration faction by n majority Estimated at 50,000. It Is predicted that the state convention will criticize some ot the administration's policies. We hardly hard-ly think that the present disaffection will take the extreme form. But any enthusiasm over the administration, will bo of the below zero kind. Tex: as only reflects the feeling which la ready to manifest Itself in most ot the other states. It a Democratic administration can't please Texas, what other communities can It hope to please?" |