Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-07-11
QUESTIONS Mr.. WALTHALL
Is He a Prohibitionist or An Anti?
The Germans Of South Texas
Have Him Upon Their
Ticket.

Vile, Texas, has addressed the
following open letter to Hon. }.
ID. Walthall, candidate for Attor
ney General
Greenville, Texas, June %, -
Hon. j. Walthall.
Austin, Tex.
Dear Sir;
Having discussed the prohibi-
ton question with you in the
Attorney General 5 Office, when
| was there as an assistant, and
knowing that you had frequently
expressed yourself as being OPP
posed to prohibition in any form,
statewide, or local option, ! was
very much surprised recently TO
be informed by several reputa
BILE citizens at the Houston State
democratic convention, that you
had stated to them that you
were a prohibitionist. OF course
knew if you were prohibition.
list at that time that you had very
recently changed your position
upon the question.
Within a short time after re
ceiving the information that you
were prohibitionist, | was
surprised again when | noticed
a clipping from a German paper,
known as Das Walkenblatt, in
which it was stated that the eX-
ecutlVe committee of the Ger
man Texas League recommended
to all persons of German descent
in Texas to vote for you for At
torney General. In this address
the committee recommended
that all Germans should support
Jake VOTERS for senator, Col
quit for governor, Barker for
comptroller, kOne for commits
sioner Of agriculture, etc, in
fact, a complete anti ticket.
In recommending their nation
atty to support d complete anti
ticket, the committee makes
this statement:
The committee recommends
these men because they believe
that prohibition is the MAIN
issue in the approaching (prima-
ry) election, and that the state
league CGermans) should unQuali.
hedly align itself on the side of
those candidates whom it
KNOWS TO be against prohibi.
ton.
This executive committee Of
the German League has evident
ly interviewed you upon the pro
hibition question, or received in
side information in regard TO
your attitude thereon, as they
seem to be very positive that
you stand with them on the
whiskey question.
While your opponent, Ben +.
Looney, Of Greenville, is a life
long prohiibtionist, and, as
member Of the state senate from
this district, rendered conspici-
Gus service in bringing about the
enactment Of legislation designed
TO perfect and strengthen the
local option laws, yet at no time
has he sought TO inject the pro
hibition question in the race for
Attorney General preferring to
submit his claims for this Office
upon his record as an active and
successful practitioner of law i'm
the courts Of this state for over
twenty years.
1t seems that your supporters
desire TO inject the prohibition
issue into the campaign. This
- necessarily true, when a com
mittee representing "a foreign
nationality, advises their people
10 give Mr., Looney no CouSidera-
ton whatever, even though the
slightest inquiry would disclose
that he is an elegant high.tone
Christian gentleman, enjoying
the confidence and esteem OF his
friends and uejghboy~ and that
his ability As a lawyer is un
questioned Notwithstanding
these facts the committee of
tine German League advises aIi
Germans 10 vote for You, and
gives a~ the Sole ground for such
action that 10 knows You % pa
against prohibition.
10 occurs to me that when any
particular nationality 81 people
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