Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-05


Articles : Z and s of the agreement of
counsel referred to.
I'm pursuance of the call. precinct con
vcnticns Of the Independent Party were
held in nine of the fourteen election pre-
cincts of Cameron County on the 9th
day of July, 1912. Said conventions were
largely attended by members of the In
dependent Party, who participated in
said conventions, and had the free and
fair opportunity to express their choice
upon the matters TO be determined in
such conventions. and did so express
themselves. At each of these precinct
primary conventions the list of candi-
dates suggested by the leaders of the
party at Brownsville was nominated,
and delegates were elected to such Coun-
ty Convention. A member of the Execu-
tive Committe was elected by each of said
Precinct Conventions, Il the vote OF
each of said Precinct Conventions was
east for G.. III. More as chairman of the
Executive Committee OF said lndepcn-
dent Party. Written reports of the pro
ceedings of these precinct primary con
ventions as the returns" OF such con-
~ventions, were transmitted to the County
Conventions"
Eighth.
'In pursuance of the call of the Act
ing Chairman More. the County Convon-
ton of the Independent Party met in the
Federal Court Room in the City of
- - 49,. .'lI - on. he
::,rd day of August, 1912. There were
present at such County Convention ac-
credited delegates from nine OF the cleo
ton precincts Of Cameron County, about
sixty delegates being present in all. Such
County Convention unanimously ratified
the list of candidates proposed by the
leaders of the party which had been en-
dorscd by the precinct primaries on the
preceding Saturday. and these persons,
and each of them. were duly declared by
such County Convention to be the nom
ineeS of the Independent Party for In"
several County and Precinct Offices Of
Cameron County. Texas.
The editor OF the Sentinel has simply
confused the two terms, primary Flee
ton and primary Convention The
Independent Party Of Cameron County
did not hold primary Elections, as sta
ted i'm that portion of the agreement
which is quoted in the Sentinel. That
portion of Chairman Craig's certificate.
certifying that primary Elections had
been held was incorrect, as stated i'll said
agreement of counsel. i presume that
Chairman Craig, not being a lawyer.
made much the same mistake that the
editor of the Sentinel has made. At all
events, the fact that he intended 10 de
ceptiGn is attcstcd by the agreement CT
counsel. to which reference has been
made. and which contains the following
clause. no such elections were III tact
held. but the certificate filed by Mr..
Craig was made by him III good faith,
and there was no intention on his part
TO pcrpetrate a fraud of any character.
The Independent Party did not hold.
and did not intend to hold. and were not
required under the law to hold, "Pri-
mary Elections" They did hold. as they
were fully authorized under the law TO
dc, Primary Conventions" and a "COun-
~ Conventions" all as shown in that por-
lion of the agreed statement of facts.
quoted above.
No question as to the actual holding
of these Precinct Conventions, and OF
the County Convention was raised. The
only question raised was the technical
one that they were held II week later
than the day provided by the Terrell
Election Law.
The facts were undisputcd as to that.
The conventions were held one week ia.
ter than the date fixed by the Terrell
Election Law. As state,; in the agreed
statement of facts:
1T is further agreed that the action OF
C. Ill. More as Acting Chairman OF the
Independent Party i'll calling and hold
inc the precinct primary conventions
and the County Convention OF the hide
pendent Party at a time other h a that
prescribed by law was done by him III
good faith and with no fraudulent or
wrongful intention n was an honest
mistake as to the law OF this State rela-
tive to the time Of holding such convcn-
TONS Furthermore. and again quot
inc from the agreed statement of facts:
said Conventions were largely attended
by members of the Independent Party,
who participated in said Conventions,
and had the free and fair opportunity TO
express their choice upon the matters to
be determined in such conventions, and
did so express themselves.
Tbus the hest poSSiblc light i'm which