El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-14
LIGHTF00T QUITS
CAME Of POLITICS

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Texas. What conclusioF the two Off
Gals reached as 10 Chei truth OF these
charges after readingi the testimony
they viii not say Neither will they
disclose at this time what evidence
against these and other alleged trusts
they obtained at other places visited
on their trip. They admit that what
ever steps towards trust busting they
TOOK IS known 10 the corporations IN
vOlved, for the detectives closely fol-
lowed them in every move they made
Always Swallowed.
Every time I have gone on a search
for information relating to oil compa-
MES 1 have been followed by detec-
tives" Mr.. LightfOOt said but this
last trip was apparently feared by these
concerns more than any of my other
Journeys. I would judge this from the
number Of detectives that We're en-
plOyed to shadow me. The game got so
hot when AR Brady and / reached New
ork that we resolved 10 do a little de-
tectiVe work ourselves We employed
a detective to keep an espionage on the
other detectives Our man was a good
one and he soon learned lot Of
things about the men who were watch
ing us and by whom they were en-
ployed. This is the information that I
do not care TO divulge at this time
Mr. LightrOot is disguised with the
tactics employed by the trusts TO keep
informed as 10 the movements Of him
self and other members OF the attOr-
ney generals department If the
charges are true that the Waters
Pierce oil company and the Standard
Oil company are doing business in Tex
Is under subterfuges despite the order
Of the United States supreme court for
ever forbidding them from operating in
the state. there is little need of further
trust prosecutions, IT IS claimed At
tOrney general LightfoOt has made a
strong and earnest fight against vlo-
laters Of the antitrust laws. Men who
Know the devotion that ne has eNer-
clsed in the enforcement Of these acts
are wondering if discoveries made by
him and Mr.. Brady on their recent trip
to St Louis. New York and other cities
have not convinced him of the futility
Of WaElng further fight against these
large aggregatiOns OF capital which
seem able 10 circumvent the laws and
court decisions by devious ways and
pracIlceS- Fernaps II is his disgust
over revelations made by him on his
late tour Of INVESTIGATION that caused
him TO decide TO forego further pOliti-
cal honors- He is a man of high ideals.
Changes Democratic situation.
Mr.. LightfOots f-effacement as a
candidate for attorney general places
a new situation upon the Democratic
political situation in Texas. Immedi-
ately following his public declaration
that he would retire from politics at
the expiration Of his present term,
one Of his office assistants James ID.
Walthal. Of san Antonio, announced
his candidacy for attorney general
Personal and party differences have
existed between Mr. IightfOot and Gov.
o. B. ColQuitt for more than a year.
and it is said that the governor has
been striving to bring some man into
the race against LighttOOt for attOr-
ney general Whether Mr. Walthau
will be acceptable to Gov. CoIquitt and
the anti prohibition element which is
supporting the latter. is not yet known